It’s been a while so I will start us off…….whats for supper and why?

I’m much the same, Elegran -I was recently asked by a guest for the recipe of a soup I’d made for lunch - not the first time this had happened.
I gave him the basics*, as far as possible, but did add that I don't have a recipe - it’s different every time, according to what I’ve got.
Plus my *secret ingredient, which on that occasion was some leftover cheese sauce. TBH I often make a little bit too much on purpose, since it goes so well in a vegetable soup.

Yesterday's supper was the very last meat from the previous day's roast chicken, with the last halves of a courgette and a red pepper, all chopped up and supplemented with an onion, a tin of cannelloni beans and a tin of tomatoes, all thrown into the soupmaker and cooked on the "chunky" setting for 28 minutes. Eaten with home-made bread generously buttered, and all excellent. It is unrepeatable, of course, as I will never have the same selection of leftovers and tins.

I so envy those people who are able to eat puddings. It always completes the meal properly I think.

For lunch homemade vegetable soup with home made soda bread.
For dinner lasagne left over from yesterday followed by apple fool.

A substantial minestrone, with plenty of veg and a can of butter beans as well as pasta. With garlic bread - I have some bake at home baguettes, and leftover garlic butter in the freezer. 😋

Poached egg for lunch here too.
Faggots, peas and a small helping of chips tonight

Today

Poached egg on toast
Chicken and salad wrap - using last of chicken
Liver, bacon, Jersey royal, broccoli and peas.

Today we are having a full English for brunch- with fried bread - it is a Bank Holiday after all.

Nigel Slater's braised sausages and mashed potatoes probably with minted peas this evening. Not at all fancy but all quite easy.

sp toutes not routes!

Me too. Plus a lot of raw chopped salad and raw vegetables which I do like (green peppers, mange routes, I adore raw carrots so I buy posh ones) and gives me the 5 a day easily.

I sometimes stir fry the chopped up stuff

Baby potatoes do well in the microwave, as do the quantities of fish I love too, poached effect with butter.

What fancy meals some of you cook!
I used to cook for a large family and there was not one meal which everybody liked, so umpteen variations needed. Now I’m on my own I aim for something vaguely nutritious and quick, with heavy use of the microwave.

We had fiery prawns with spinach and wholemeal pasta. Why… ? we are eating as healthily as possible. It took about 30 minutes to cook and wad superb.

Lasagne because DH wants to learn how to make it.
Lime mousse because it is easy to make.

I'm on my own so Charlie Biggam came round.

I had a fish cake out the freezer
My husband heated up some yuk sing I cooked yesterday and had it with salad

Co-ops offer of an Irresistable Pizza and a 500ml tub of Haagen Daz for a fiver. 🤗

Pad Kra Pao made with left over chicken and cherry crumble.

kitty that sounds delicious!

I ought to say why I suppose - but it is what I plan and shop for that’s the main reason. But I will deviate if something needs using up. Like tomorrow will probably be chicken salad - to use up some roasted chicken. I’ll freeze the rest.

Bakes potato - the insides scooped out and mixed with cooked bacon and onion, grated cheese, butter and cream. All put back in the skins, topped with more grated cheese and baked a little more. DH is away so I am indulging myself.

Pancit, fruit, bread.

Homemade burgers, with whatever veg I’ve got, because the minced beef needs to be used.

Today

Boiled egg

Pitta bread filled with small chunks cheddar, apple and salad.
Pear

Chilli con Carne - Greek yogurt, honey and summer berries.

Two grandchildren here, we all had pasta, gluten free for GD, tomato and garlic sauce with Toulouse sausages and mushrooms. Then they had ice cream afterwards. I had a couple of glasses of Viognier after dinner sitting in the garden enjoying the evening sun.

Cauliflower -cheese fry with ketchup. Drink of water with luxury elderflower cordial .