RTM Day 70 (Week 10)
Well tomorrow starts week 11, bread week, the one I have been dying for and dreading in equal measure. Bread has always been my great love and biggest weakness, I subsisted on bread for years and years, and most of my best meals were toast!! I thought it would be the hardest thing to give up, like the wine, but it has not been so bad. I am however looking forward to trying it tomorrow. I am a bit worried that it will have the same effect on me as pasta, so have stuck with purchasing wholmeal/wholewheat varieties.
Today was a fantastic lazy day. Woke up late, my sister went off to mass so spent an indulgent hour lying in the bed with new mattrass pad (a fabulous success and I cannot recommend it highly enough) leccy blanky on and cat curled up, reading a brilliant book - quite unputdownable. I adore reading and havent had much time to indulge in more than a page or 2 a day of late, so this was a real treat. Late breakfast of oats with banana, raisin a spoon of berry compote and a spoon of vanilla yoghurt. Quick trip to the shops as Bliss decided we should have pork for dinner and we had none in the house then home to the couch with 2 chick flicks!! Lunch was a salad with smoked salmon and cottage cheese, with the usual peppers, onions, tomato and cucumber. Very good indeed. Smoked salmon is still one of my favourite things. The movies were great and I feel soooo relaxed, a good thing as I have a dinner on tomorrow night for 400!!! Dinner was lush, some grilled pork loin (fat removed) topped with grilled apple slices, some broccoli, roasted root veg, and a nice mix of petit pois, leek and spinach. This all topped off with a wholegrain mustard gravy. Again so wintery and lovely. I really feel like I am eaitn gwith the seasons now, which is something important to me. I feel "in tune" so to speak with nature when I do this. Lots of chatting ot nice man online tonight, he finally sent me his pic and he is quite a hotty!! A lawyer and the right kind of age, so we shall see, perhaps this coffee/drink date will come off.
Pud was some lime jelly, and then a fabby "toffee apple" some baked apple with raisin and pecans and toffee yoghurt. Diiiiiiiiiivine.
Probably have a tea or coffee later maybe a shake instead, but not sure.
Whilst at the shops today, got various types of bread to try, figured I can always give it away, or pop what we dont use into the freezer. Not quite sure what I want to try first, bagel, wrap, pita or bread. Also found some BGTY naans, which might be nice with some curry later in the week. What I really must try is toast, see what that does for me being my previously favourite food.
So all ready for the week ahead. Have only had cheese 3 days of this week, and as lovely as it was, I feel no great urge to have it every day. Let's hope the same happens to me with bread
OOOOH before I forget, the other most exciting news of the day for those of you following the Miss Lily story, her little companion child was born today. 2 little girls in the litter, one Oriental chocolate torbie (a spotted tortie) and one oriental black tortie. They have been named after the Bronte sisters, so are Emily (chocolate) and Charlotte (black). I really do love the thought of a chocolate torbie, and the name, which is the same as my sisters feels like a sign. So will be popping out for a visit in the next week or 2 to see them. I guess I really cannot decide which baby is coming home with us. Emily (the sister) is also having a look at a lovely little oriental red boy called Chai. This might be a 3 cat household which was always the plan!!
Have a great week everyone.
Jez
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