I had a chicken sandwich.

Whole wheat penne with blue eye's Marinara sauce

Thinly sliced roast beef with Spaetzle noodles, gravy made from the juices, mushrooms sautéed in butter, asparagus and kale, and carrots chopped with black pepper and ahembutter.

Moroccqn lamb cutlettes with cous cous, baby spinach, and topped with yoghurt and roasted broadbeans. Yummy.

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Yummy looking I like me some grilled meat.

Red curry with fellow residents at a great little Thai restaurant in Almost Heaven. Back in my own bed tonight!!! - for one night before a coal mine tour tomorrow. Bliss.

Tonight same as last night, a take on chowder:
Sweet potato, haddock and spinach soup with a little bit of horseradish and lemon.
Not home made, but very tasty all the same, finishing off the container tonight.

And day-dreaming about payday. Just one more sleep!
Okay the soup was from Waitrose but it was reduced to 99p and the result of a surprise Euromillions win. Limping to the end of a boring month food-wise. Then six days of excitement, then back to working on my target. Which might be boring, but it'll be for a reason other than that the cupboard is bare.

The excitement will also be low fat but I may sneak in a naughty treat or two, too.
It's the knowing that I can if I want to that gives me the pleasure.

ETA Ali, I'd give up my antipathy for lamb if it was served to me that way.

"I don't know why you'd want to go into a hole in the ground." - My grandfather with disdain in his voice, having grown up in coal country and seen his share of mine "accidents."

Seems like a weird combination, but I like all those things, so I bet I would like that soup.

Un-stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients:
1 1/2 to 2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes [or fresh]
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
Preparation:

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring, until ground beef is no longer pink and onion is tender. [drain]
Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.

Add the water, chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.
Yield: Serves 6 to 8

Home made navy beans. Soaked 10 hours, and then cooked another 10 with maple syrup, a bit of salsa, onion, celery, bacon and tomatoes, and spices.. turned out very very yummy!

Lobster and Snake Fangs

Rast night I had a steam dumprings. Wacist steam dumprings, ya Plick.

Simple Sautéed Turnips

INGREDIENTS
3–4 small turnips
1 cup onion of any kind, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Sauté onions on medium low in a skillet with half the butter.
Meanwhile, slice turnips as thinly as possible. Once onion is just starting to soften, add turnips to skillet with the rest of the butter. Cook for 5 minutes, reduce heat to low, and cook until soft. Once done, season to taste.
Sprinkle with juice, toss to coat, and serve.

Serves 2–3. Prep time, 5 minutes; cook time, 15 minutes.

YUM next use the same pan to fry up some hamburgers :D

The best Indian food I've ever had ... at Rasika, in DC. If you're ever in DC, do try this place. Small plates are $7-9 and very generous. The balance of flavors and spices is out of this world.

Took two of my sons out to Pesce tonight, also in DC. Very good cocktails, very good food - seasoned well, cooked well. Very tasty. Not quite the experience of Rasika, but worth trying.

For the rest of the weekend I'm eating salad. Once daily. Lots of cycling. ;)