I tried taking Ibuprofen both as medication and as a cream to rub into joints but neither had any effect on me, so I stopped. I was offered surgery on one of my knees, but was unable to get answers from surgeons about the prognosis or management of recovery, considering that other parts were/are worse than the knee being considered for surgery. So I didn't go for it. I just use the occasional half dose of co-codamol when I can't cope with symptoms and that takes the edge off the pain. If I took more it would really knock me out - even half a dose makes me sleep for about an hour.
11 am - Had a late breakfast of a RyVita and cold meat sandwich. Plenty tea, of course.
Dinner will be cabbage stuffed with spinach and cottage cheese. Maybe some strawberries to follow.
Goulash (2 servings) now in the freezer. I've ordered more meat (so that I can take the car for a run on Thursday) and was told that the shop is now open for customers so I will be able to go in and pick up my parcel of meat. I've ordered offal, black pudding and cheap meat - I could do quite well without any meat this week, but I have to have a reason to take the car for a reasonable length of drive - 14 miles should keep the battery charged and the engine turning over.
Ann - if the shop hasn't been open through all this (our has, thankfully), please be aware they are likely to have measures in place to limit the number of customers inside at any given time. On that basis, ensure you are wrapped up warm.
More often than not, I have a little wait outdoors for the shop to clear, before getting in. Of course, I have a good looking the window to see what's looking particularly good.
Did you need to actually make an order? I often find going in, I'll see x, y or z that looks particularly nice, so my initial list changes.
I'd actually given my order before the butcher told me that the shop was open for customers, so I just left it at that. Next time, I will probably just go in. If there is a queue, I shall just go away again, since I can't stand for any length of time. I will still have plenty of meat in the freezer and the next week, I'll go back to ordering. You're right, it would be good to just see what is there and make a choice then. Of course, I would still have to stand around for long enough for my purchases to be wrapped and paid for - maybe too long.
These are our butcher's special today. We couldn't consider them, as there's all likelihood of gluten in the sauce.
Until relatively recently, they didn't do any prepared meats, aside from the odd time they'd do BBQ packs in the summer. They're diversifying a bit.
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Was unable to buy cauliflower, or celeriac, so plan was to substitute with buttered cabbage. But just thrown about a third of the cabbage away. Very disappointing.View attachment 41982
Bought. We have biblical size plagues of caterpillars, have given up trying to grow brassicas. Otherwise I would have home grown cauliflower.That is disappointing. Was that bought in or home grown?
10.06.2020
Breakfast: no grain nut granola, CWC x2 2 rashers of streaky bacon, grilled until crisp.
CWC
Lunch: had planned to have pâté and toast, but somehow ended up with sardines. Salad, raw carrot and mayonnaise. 2 large mugs of tea.
Tea. Tastings of cooking. odd bits of bacon and chorizo, few bits of grated cheese. One salmon and courgette fritter.
Dinner, another of the salmon and courgette fritrers, dollop of tartare sauce, buttered cabbage with nigella seeds. Frozen Green beans. Nearly finished the bag now. This 1kg bag says it contains four servings. Really? Does anyone eat 250g of beans as a servng?
Glass of wine. Might be another later. Possibly some tea.
Cat greatly enjoyed the salmon skin.
Mountain of washing up. Every bowl in the kitchen, several baking sheets and a couple of frying pans. Looks like MrSlim was cookinghere.
am sure it would be lovely, managed to crisp it quite well in the frying pan last timei had real salmon. Today though was using tinned salmon. The Skin was indeed slimy and disgusting, but i did warm and then drink the can juices. Something i have never even thought of before.I'm in danger of sounding like broken record, but I'll say it anayway.
Airfried salmon skin? Quite delicious. Crispy, savoury and not slimy at all.
am sure it would be lovely, managed to crisp it quite well in the frying pan last timei had real salmon. Today though was using tinned salmon. The Skin was indeed slimy and disgusting, but i did warm and then drink the can juices. Something i have never even thought of before.
The cabbage looks so pretty!Stuffed cabbage and tomatoes steamed in the pan as well.
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