What have you eaten today? Part 2

[AwkwardSquad]

Shiny new thread, continuing from here

A diary thread for our daily meals, to record, share, glean menu inspiration and chat, but no judging each other’s food choices.

pepperwand shes okay thanks, just smothering in a cold, temp has stayed down since Sunday evening thankfully. My little boy has also had conjunctivitis and a cold. He also steals my toast like your toddler 😂

Yesterday:
B: blackberry and almond porridge, toast with marmalade, 2 cups of tea and 2 coffees
Cup of tea and a shortbread biscuit
L: tomato soup, cheese on toast, yoghurt with apple compote, pistachios, few squares of dark chocolate
D: creamy chicken and leek pie, with peas
Hot chocolate in the evening

Porridge with cinnamon
Apple
Cheese savoury sandwich and crisps
One hobnob biscuit
Just about to have roast chicken dinner for tea 😋

B - a latte from Costa

L - egg and tomato baguette and a packet of crisps

D - picky bits so flatbread, falafel, houmous, olives, lettuce, beetroot, those little peppers stuffed with cream cheese

S - will be an advent chocolate and glass of red wine

Somehow managed to lose over a kilo, which I couldn't afford to lose. Mince pies needed.

B- mince pie porridge with almond milk
S- two plums and 2 mini gingerbread men
L- chicken and sweetcorn soup, 4 ryvita
S- popchips
D- grilled chicken burger in a bun, big salad
S- 2 crumpets with pb, banana, advent calendar chocolate.

2 slices sourdough toast. Caramel latte

Chicken, pigs in blanket and stuffing sandwich

Pesto topped cod. Wedges, mushy peas

Glass of rose wine

Bag of chocolate buttons

Not a good day but I’ve enjoyed all I’ve eaten

@onlyhereforthefood - I’m intrigued by the mince pie porridge!! Do you make it yourself?

Porridge with banana, cherries, cinnamon, hazelnut milk
Coffee

No lunch

Tiny pasta cooked with truffle oil, cherry tomatoes, garlic, onion, red pepper, Parmesan and chorizo and peas. I hadn’t made this for about 10 years, and if if for say so myself, it was amazing!

Two boiled eggs
Twelve bread sticks
Baked potato (small amount cheese)
Sample chocolate from Hotel Chocolat
Two chocolates from Jo Malone counter (most delicious)
Mini Twister
Small bowl of porridge
Gallons of tea

Distinct lack of any fruit or vegetables .....

Full of cold, sore throat, 5th night of hardly any sleep, appetite all over the place so after breakfast, I just grazed as I didn't fancy meals

B: Weetabix with banana and blueberries, 2 teas, 2 coffees
Clementine
2 squares of white lemon and poppy seed flavoured chocolate
Few mouthfuls of tomato soup
Toast with butter
Yoghurt with apple compote
Few bites of chicken
Handful of pringles
A blackcurrant sundae cake thing
A malted milk biscuit
Small bowl of pesto pasta with chicken

I'll have a hot chocolate in a bit

@tigerbear nope! Although I am sure a homemade version is possible & nicer!
this is just Sainsburys sachets

@onlyhereforthefood have some Wensleydale with your mince pies, it’s delicious and bumps up the calorie content nicely! Or I had a traditional Dorset variation once - warm mince pie, lift up the lid, dollop of clotted cream, pop the lid back on. Amazing.

@onlyhereforthefood - ah, I had visions of you mashing up a load of mince pies into a pan!

Mm, I love the sound of mince pies with clotted cream, not that I need extra calories. Haven't posted for a few days, have been away staying with family, eating out, don't want to dwell on the particulars!

Slice of marmite toast
Handful walnuts
Tuna salad for lunch
Small slice chocolate cheesecake

Not sure about dinner yet as I'm not feeling at all hungry. Will probably be fish pie and veg.

Chicken soup, loved it, the first food I've wanted and managed to keep down in three days.

B: porridge with chopped walnuts, banana and maple syrup
Clementine
Cracker with cheese
L: egg on toast, natural yoghurt with apple compote, an apple and square of dark chocolate
S: pistachios and a Cadburys mini roll
D: minestrone soup with lots of parmesan, 2 crackers with brie and chutney
Plum crumble and custard later

B- mince pie porridge with almond milk, 2 plums
S- 2 mini gingerbread men
L- spiced parsnip soup, 4 ryvita
S- popchips
D- cottage pie and mixed veg
S- mince pie (no cheese!), a banana and a handful of jelly beans

B - muesli etc
L - large brown roll with tuna mayo, lettuce and cucumber from local sandwich shop
Snacks - energy ball (almonds, cashews, dates, figs, cacao, cardamom, sea salt); Portuguese custard tart
D - a snack after an evening class - two oatcakes with peanut butter and a pear (cutted up)

Oh and three marzipan chocolates!

@AwkwardSquad those energy balls sound amazing....do you make them yourself?

B - two crumpets with butter

L - crackers, brie, chorizo, spring onion

D - peanut satay chicken with egg noodles and peas

S - advent chocolate and a Baileys

B - slice of toast with raspberry conserve and cup if tea

L- 2 crumpets with raspberry conserve and tea

D- roasted vegetables. Grapes.

S- maltloaf and lurpak.

Ww lemon meringue bar (disappointing)

Morrison's Brie and cranberry sandwich (yum!)

Vegan pesto pasta with rocket salad

Not a bad day calorie wise!

@Pepperwand yes, it’s very easy with a decent food processor and much nicer than bought ones. You can vary the nuts, dried fruit and flavours as you fancy, and they keep well.

Coconut and lemon is lovely - cashews, almonds, desiccated coconut, dates, apricots, lemon zest, ground ginger, lemon zest. Roll in toasted coconut.

Peanut butter and cacao is really tasty, but a bit messy!

@Bloodybridget maybe a few highlights? Just so we can have some vicarious enjoyment!

Oh OK! Two different kinds of Iceland mince pies, which were indeed very good, especially the crumble topped ones. Excellent bread from Cottonrake bakery on Great Western Road. Nothing else outstanding, but a great deal of it!