Its been a while since i did a proper roast

[secrets22]

So today i am cooking a chicken,cauiflower cheese,sweetheart cabbage,roast and boiled tiny new potatoes and baby carrots.

It may not sound to healthy,but i tend to now cook most things in my 2 Air fryers,no added fat apart from a smidgen of oil brushed on potatoes.I have a small air fryer and a large one,and i find them invaluable,as i rarely now use my full oven,and everything actually cooks much faster.

My sin of the day is my Traditional English Trifle which i assembled last evening,and i do use a lot of double cream.(naughty) but I was brought up on a dairy farm and cream,butter and cheese were our staples,and luckily these things have not affected my general health,and my doctor,after a yearly review of bloods,examinations,blood pressure,weight,etc...he said whatever you are doing keep doing it because physically your health is excellent......but my mental health ...now thats another story.?

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Sounds good to me secrets. 😋

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Good morning Roddy so good to see you posting🤗😁 your lovely meal the air fryers are very healthy mam may get one her brother has one we love our chips n roasts but she lacks storage space so need to sort that it will probably be another utensit goes in gas cuboard or a major clear out too many pots she doesn't use and food galore I hope you will post picture of it maby outdoor table if warm enough or at your lovely table indoors I'm lying in think new potatoes cabbage chicken for our dinner we eat about 4 Sunday I go to mam's need carrots🤗😻🇬🇧 xx just having toast with bite out of it as you see 😁I'll have sliced peaches n mandarins bit later my mam makes trifle but we add skwerty cream on serving were allergic to fresh could only ever eat bit same with butter although love it makes us feel.sick and would bring me out in spots if eat too much 🙋

Boring toast

[secrets22 in reply to Hidden]

oh Mandy...the air fryers are marvellous,and they really dont take up much room,but i have cleared a lot of utensils that i never use,and i'm about to dump an almost new coffee maker,it was fun to start with,but having to keep buying the pods was a pain,plus now a tiny part is broken and i cant be bothered paying for a new part,the spare parts are a rip off.x

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Hi Roddy I'll tell mam to get one I may do too when I get my new kitchen sorted I'll have more cuboards I'm just about to open them fruit tins lol I was debating whether to actually even get a oven I am toying with idea of just having a hob only prob is if I end up selling in the future may out people off there so flipping particular I don't even need a washing machine only for sheets I have my dad's spin dryer I've so many clothes but I best just go with the norm even tho I'm.a odd bod 🤦🙄😁xx

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

That toast doesn’t look boring to me Mandy. It’s a long time since I’ve had toasted white bread and after seeing your photo I’ve decided to get a white loaf. 🙂👍

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Oh dear lol well I went through phase of wholemeal but I went off it I love white toast soldiers dipped in boiled egg 😁

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

I think we need to ring the changes occasionally, otherwise as you say we can get stuck in a rut. 🙂🍞

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I'm still working my self upto trying black rice it's very nuticious I'm sure pixie will have his face in it thinking it's insects 🤮🙀😁

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

If you do try it, let us know what it’s like please Mandy. 🙂🤔

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Yes I think I'll do it with curry like Jerry did I don't really see how it will taiste of anything much other than other rice boring and bland pixies in now too hot outdoors just off to man's then to M for carrots have a good day too hot here now 😁💐🙋🐯🐯🐯🐯

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

It’s cool here but bright. I prefer that than being hot. Thank you, and you. 🙂

[secrets22 in reply to Hidden]

i love white bread although i do buy both,some of the breads with all kinds of seeds are nice too.x

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to secrets22]

I enjoy sourdough bread too, have you tried it secrets? 🙂

[secrets22 in reply to Rachmaninov2]

Yes i have,and i love it.

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to secrets22]

I hope you enjoyed your meal today and the lovely trifle. I’ve recently discovered sourdough crumpets and I’m just about to eat one now. Love them. 🙂

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Yes I like seeded bread I have to go easy on seeds tho just incase I upset my intestine again I still don't know for sure what caused my intestine to go thin and bleed I think it was acid from. start of stomach ulcer they called it ulcerative colitis I read can get a one off and a Gillian m book about foods that year away at us this sounds sad but I can't wait for my cholestrol and blood results my sister had to go on statins as hers was 6.2 mine was 4.2 year half ago, I had good walk yesterday, and I've just bloated myself again with beans vegetarian sasages fried mash n a vine tomato looks nice I think I'll post it soon just off to man's then supermarket for them carrots I need good walk again 😁have a good day cooking is good for mental health be nice if you could invite someone round 🤗💐🙋🐯xx

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I think we will be having fruit for our dessert for today's Sunday dinner.

I hope the dogs are well as Baby is fine and is as fit as a fiddle for 17 due to being spoilt!

I have been finding it difficult myself in dealing with letting go of anger and resentment I have been full of towards my family and the poor way they have treated me over the years.

I know rationally it's not good to hang onto bad feelings but I'm finding it difficult to let go but I feel time will help.

Many years ago I was having a chat with the line manager at my catering job and had said about their attitude and he had asked why did they do it so I had said ask them yourself and had given them their phone number to ring to ask!

The line manager had said how that kind of behaviour is rude pushing someone aside and I had said how it was their loss and he had said that I was losing out as well.

The anger and resentment isn't done out of deliberate malice when I dug to see what was behind it no what's behind it is sadness and grief over losing out as I had only wanted the same things but sadly lost out on them.

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Hi cat I'm just going to get some fruit now I had intestine pain this morning so I have only had bit of toast I think.it was the beans yesterday and curry and beansprouts last night I suffer from.slight IBS and need to monitor how I am.with certain foods I've only tin fruit today but will wash all syrup off I'm fed up.of buying fruit that's either dry satsumas with loads pith I can't chew or bad dry, we are shopping today for black grapes and carrots and stock up on few bits I'm really into tin mandarins, glad baby's well pixies out in the sun have a nice day and I'll look forward to seeing your meal if you post it 🤗😻🌻

[secrets22 in reply to Hidden]

And the fresh fruit goes off so quickly,waste of money.

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With the tinned fruit and veg they last ages so you can have them anytime you want.

I remember that nurse that was crying on the TV when the silly panic buying fiasco was going on as there was no fresh fruit and veg at the supermarket and I had said to come to us as we had tinned fruit spare she could have to put her on.

With us we had always kept a well stocked store cupboard even before the pandemic hit so had no need for panic buying.

[secrets22 in reply to Hidden]

i am the same,i always have a good store cupboard.x

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Lovely

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[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

It looks very refreshing, ideal for a hot day. 🙂👍

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I got these reduced I'll have 2 pieces for tea and pixie can have a taiste should have been 4 pound reduced to one fish is so expensive I'm just about to water plants late tea as I'm full from breakfast and lunch if I big lunch I'm so full until late on 🐯pixies meowing I got 3 packs lol I'll freeze some

Salmon in chilli soysauce

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

You do have an eye for a bargain Mandy. I’m pleased to say that we had a lot of rain overnight so no need for watering. Pixie is looking forward to his tea. 🙂

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He just had half sardine he had some earlier he's likes the Tom sauce it's in I add bit water too so he gets a drink he likes a change from cat tin meat I think.tbere should be a site healthy eating for pets 🐯🙀😸😻🌻I'm.putting some false yellow roses up the trellace next to front door lol with ivy been buying lots very realistic and going to have nice room in winter which is now my kitchen it be converted into a summer room the kitchens going in the back room I'll be surrounded by flowers all year and so I'll be happy all year round 😁💐🧡🌻wish I could show you the man at market has a stall I only get the realistic ones I'll do post on edible owners lol then can show you 😂🤦

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

They are just like us, they like variety in their meals too. Great that you will be having a summer room, I hope your builder can get cracking on it as soon as possible. 🙂🤞

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Good morning Rach did you get your white bread for toast I'm having pikelets still got 3 left I've no avacado or bananas I eat far too much yesterday no toast today I'll be having fish in batter got reduced which I froze for tea and a giabatta bread which I love only get now n then as quite dear but as these were on offer at 4 for 75p from M I'll have another salad sandwhich for lunch like last night's supper which I didn't need but saw the bread in fridge I had chamomile tea with it and slept ok, hey guess what I read activity 2oo2 post and she had picnic in park so I'm going to have one with pixie and his nana lol 😁😸yes really and I'll take photo of him sat on the picnic blanket I'm sure that will be fine Hel luv it well we can't go with mam's great grandchildren at moment as the virus is ripe again in schools hope you have a good day no watering for me heavy rain yesterday later afternoon and in the night hope Yul post some meals I'll post today salmon tea and pixies b b q tea last week you can see on photo I extended grass it's come through now 😁🤗😻🙋💐

Giabatte

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Hidden]

Morning Mandy, I’ve got to wait for my delivery on Saturday, am looking forward to my toast. Ciabatta is very nice but as you say a bit expensive, your sandwich looks very appetising. I have tried chamomile tea but even with added honey I’m still not keen. I hope the weather is perfect for your picnic. I’m looking forward to seeing your meals. You’ve done so well with your garden, now you can enjoy it after all the hard work. I’ve been thinking about what I could post. 🙂🤔🥦🥒🥕🥔

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Hi Rach I've just posted my meals from yesterday I put them in the comments on my main post I really don't think.i be eating much today I tend regulate automatically if I eat too much one day I won't be very hungry the next but it's if I'm.eating out of boredom like biscuits or the coconut cake I still have that's when there's no auto regulation apparently it is a type of person I watched a programme about weight and people's eating what kind we are, I can't for my cholestrol results have a nice day, oh the tea well I wasn't keen at first I had to have it to help heel my colon 6 years ago and I tried a brand called M it's got white Daisey's on it and pale blue box I put the tea bag on my bad thumb after wards pixies just come in, there on about yogurt on TV been so good for all.sorts I'm going back on probiotics to sort my tum out so bloated and feels looks pregnant after a meal 🙄😁😻🙋💐I missed some of it 43 degrees she made her own yogurt the cultures that are good for health good bacteria I'll look up the recipie should be on internet there expensive I used to get actimol but too sweet so I stopped

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Baby likes sardines as well as her usual scoff!

She is happy this afternoon with her leftovers in her dish from our roast dinner which we all really enjoyed.

This afternoon it's been raining so it's been a kitchen afternoon and I have made some meals out of the leftover chicken and butternut squash for the week ahead.

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Pixie is meowing as he can sense the packs of salmon that his mum has brought back!

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Yes he knows when I'm.handling food even when he's out I know if I get food out he will appear they are intuitive like that 🐯we fell asleep as I had extra potatoes I must stop been so greedy I'll post the meal in morning and some more from.last week I've just had cheese the ones processed white don't think.allowed to say name with salad no cumber on a giabatta it was on offer 2 X2 for 75p giabattas I like them as not crusty like a baguette is as sets my nuralgia off I've had mug tea as so thirsty but now need another pixies out he was asleep.on my dressing gown it was very hot then he flaked out in a cooler room I gave him.a bit of his meat with lot water in mashed up he can't eat his meat unless I mash it as he eats like a greedy p and chokes 🐯🙄

[Subtle_badger]

That sounds like a great meal.

The cream is not naughty. Enjoy it. Maybe skip the trifle and just have the fruit and cream, because the cream is not the problem with a trifle. Nor are natural fats the problem with a roast.

[Zara0123]

The chicken roast sounds delicious 😋 I'm sure you must have enjoyed it. I have a Air fryer too and think its much better to use instead of the oven as much quicker to cook food in and less mess. Also the Air fryer doesn't overheat the kitchen in the summer like the oven does. Only down side is we are a family of 4 so need to cook things in 2/3 batches even though I have a large air fryer. Not much counter space for another Air fryer. The trifle sound delish. I think we all deserve a treat. I love double cream and am thinking of making a muffin trifle today. Sorry to hear your mentally not feeling too good. Wishing you good health in every way 🥰Thank you for sharing your lovely meal with us ❤

[secrets22 in reply to Zara0123]

aaww thank you so much Zara....first time in ages that i really enjoyed my meal.

[Zest]

Hi secrets22

You meals sound lovely, and I like the sound of your trifle too. Yum!

Zest