TONIGHT`S DINNER

Okay, confession time. Husband is away and grandson put in a heartfelt request for cottage pie. So I bought him a ready made one because I'm just too tired to be bothered to cook.

Tonight it was lovely sea bass cooked with lemon, fresh garden peas and local potatoes - simple but delicious

The remains of the curry I made on Tuesday have beeen in my fridge for toinghs dinner. Yum!

A nice piece of salmon with a salad, all very healthy but followed by a donut!

We are having ocean pie with baked courgette. I prepped both earlier so will just pop them in the oven shortly !

Delice!

I had fresh figs from our friends' tree, with Epoisses cheese & some cherries. ( had a huge lunch at friends)

My niece and great nephew have come over from Italy for their annual hols with us.

It happens to be her 43 birthday so we have had, at her request, spare ribs, egg fried rice and seaweed, following by lemon meringue.

A chicken sandwich. Not very inspiring, but I'm tired and can't be bothered to cook just for myself. DH is working until 22.00. Wish I had some

I just love leftovers vegasmags they always taste so good

Chicken and Bacon pancakes from Waitrose, and very nice they were too, with courgettes, and a small glass of

Vegetarian pasta coming up shortly - made with all the leftover bits of veg and some beans and things from the garden. Smells quite nice!

Tonight I had lovely white crab open sandwich on homemade wheaten bread and DH had his favourite potted herrings again with wheaten bread. My was accompanied with a cheeky little glass or two of Pinot Grigio

Barbecue and not cooked by me.

king prawns cooked in Green Thai Paste, with coconut pieces, carrot and cucumber ribbons and lime juice.

Griddled squid with lemon and coriander with mixed salad from the garden.

Hi everybody tonight I made a dish that I briefly glimpsed on Celebrity Masterchef knocked up by Christopher Biggins (I know don`t mock me) I`m going to call it "Biggins" until I think of a better name. Any of you who watch said programme will know that you don`t get all of the ingredients etc but anyway I registered I quite like the look of that and it consisted of leeks, hard boiled eggs, diced potatoes all covered with parsley sauce and topped with ruff puff pastry - well that`s what I did anyway - and we had it tonight and it was really, really good ok could have had a bit more seasoning and perhaps some garlic or something to give it a kick but all in all a good dish.

If any of you Tweet, FB or whatever with said Biggins pl tell him I tried his recipie and we loved it

Am thinking of changing my name from Sparkygran to Queen of the leftovers have been doing it again. Tomorrow and over the weekend have new receipies to try will keep you in the loop

Ricotta-filled pasta, asparagus, yellow beans (home-grown from Lidl seeds - they are amazing) and home-grown lettuce (also Lidl seeds). Oh and a glass of red wine. Wine counts as one of your 5 (or is it 7 now?) a day - it's grapes isn't it?

Salad Olivieh. Strips of chicken breast, crushed eggs, crushed new potatoes, lettuce, cucumber, gherkins, green beans and celery in a lime juice mayonnaise. Just right for today as the thermometer is showing 36 degrees in the garden.

Chicken salad with new potatoes. I left the rest of the chicken in a large 'pasta' bowl after DH and I had served ourselves. I also left a plate out for my DS to use. He came in later with said bowl piled high with chicken, ham, potatoes, crisps, grated cheese and salad. He thought that the half a chicken in the bowl was for him. Oh well!

Nonu; as if I'd dare eat them if I have to sit on a coach with a load of other people every day .

Chicken breast, spuds, cauliflower and peas. Followed by yogurt and a nectarine.

BTW TEGAN you won"t get BOT for breakfast when you are Stateside

they think it quite hilarious that we eat them for breakfast.

In fact it is most unlikely you will see them on the breakfast bars !

Nothing wrong with B O T , himself has it every morning with coffee .

Loves it to bits !!

Oh I had beans on toast two nights running last week. Not something I usually eat [especially if I'm going out anywhere the next day ] but I saw a tin in the supermarket and had to buy it for my tea. Enjoyed it so much I had to have the same the following day. I wish you hadn't mentioned rice pudding because that's something I've been fancying for ages as well. With a dollop of jam on the top....