OneGuyFromBarlick

They look good Kev! I'm sure I could manage a bit of pastry but operate a total ban as long experience teaches me that if I allow myself one treat otheres follow and before I know what's happening I am in trouble again!
I had chicken and veggies four times, I am finding I need a second breakfast with these upset hours. I cooked savoury cabbage and onion to extend my veggies.

Stanley wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 03:22 They look good Kev! I'm sure I could manage a bit of pastry but operate a total ban as long experience teaches me that if I allow myself one treat otheres follow and before I know what's happening I am in trouble again!

I only cooked a small batch, the rest are in the freezer. A longer cooking time and they can be cooked direct from frozen.

Today I will be making veg soup. We dropped into Aldi yesterday and they are selling bags of carrots, parsnips, 2kg of potatoes and individual swedes all at 5p each. A carb loaded soup unfortunately but a bit more walking and we soon burn it off
My neighbour is going to get some for her horse

I think I heard a radio report yesterday about carrots being sold as a loss leader....
I had chicken and veggies X three and enjoyed them. I am so lucky in that I actually like the taste and texture of veggies.....

Friends round for cocktails and nibbles at teatime today. I have pigs in blankets and a batch of sausage rolls for hot food, a charcuterie plate, cheese and crackers and a selection of bottles for mixing cocktails.

I might treat myself to a bottle of cider for Xmas. I'm just about teetotal now, I don't know how it happened just crept up on me..... Probably as well with my favourite single malt selling at almost £50 a bottle!
Yesterday I had chicken and veggies X three and when I had a mid morning craving I silenced it with a five minute pick at my chicken carcass!

Chicken and veggies X three. I cooked my pork belly with onions and oranges and put the gravy in the fridge overnight to separate the fat. I shall do that this morning and that's the end of food related items for Xmas!

Been playing with my new air fryer, the paper liners were delivered today so that'll make cleaning a lot easier. Lunch today is baked potato (10 minutes in the microwave and 10 minutes in the air fryer) with tuna mayonnaise and cheese as a topping.
The new one will be used a lot more now as it's a lot bigger than the one it replaced. It has two independent drawers, a 5 litre and a 3 litre, with separate temperature and timing settings with a 'synchronise' button so they both finish at the same time

Pork and veggies X three. The orange flavour is particularly strong in this batch.... I'm enjoying it, slightly bitter which goes well with the meat.

Xmas eating was exactly what it would have been on a normal day. Pork and veggies X three and I allowed myself a mid-morning treat of spicy mackerel fillets on oatcakes.....

Three hot meals and today's festive treat was a packet of posh crisps.....

Still on three hot meals a day. I grilled some pork and black pudding sausages for a mid morning treat. Good move, very tasty!

I am working on the last of the Xmas veggie cooking. I am looking at having to do a cook again and it's going to fall on New Year's Day unless I do something imaginative.

I am getting the last batch of cooking into a corner. I made two helpings of fish, chips and peas to give me a bit more time before the new cooking.

A sausage sandwich with real butter and ketchup

Kev, have you tried 'Rubies in the Rubble' ketchup yet? It's in the Co-op and is better than Heinz.
I had the last of the old batch of cooking X three while I roasted my chicken and then cooked my veggies. That's the last batch of 2025!

Stanley wrote: ↑31 Dec 2025, 02:13 Kev, have you tried 'Rubies in the Rubble' ketchup yet? It's in the Co-op and is better than Heinz.

I haven't, I just use Bramwells from Aldi.

I saw a very good write up of it on Youtube and it confirmed what I thought.....

I had chicken and new batch veggies. Always a treat after the old batch. There were no leeks when I shopped so this weeks mix is different, more celery than normal.... (Did you know that celery is classed as a herb?)

I had chicken and veggies X three. I cooked an extender of savoury onion and cabbage and I know self praise is no recommendation but it is superb!
(I have been heard to say that one of the key elements in a healthy diet is the ability to make cabbage interesting!)

Bought a reduced price chicken in Aldi today, it's currently roasting on a trivet of carrots with potatoes, parsnips and stuffing (also reduced price). There's Savoy cabbage and mashed carrot and swede to accompany it. First roast dinner I've cooked this Christmas

Later, pre gravy...

That looks very good Kev.
I had chicken and veggies X three and cooked an extender of buttered swede.

Chicken and new batch veggies X three. I cooked sweet potato chips as an extender, Today I shall get my pork belly into the slow cooker with Onions and oranges.

Chicken and veggies X Three and I completed cooking the pork belly by defatting and deboning it. I might survive this cold spell1

Three hot meals and a mid morning snack of Mackerel fillet on oatcake.....

Three hot meals again. During my trip to the Co-op I bagged a sell by date reduced mini chicken roast and cooked that for cheap protein. That was part of one of the meals. I'm a sucker for reduced price protein, it's non processed and good value.