The old faithful, Spag Bol, for tea last night , with a side salad.....

Should I admit to my practical shortcut? Yes I always cook plenty of a dish like this, to allow for naughty seconds,if required, and/or leftovers for the next day. There, I've said it, we do leftovers. I am not ashamed. When I did my chef's training years ago, it was known as 'rechauffe' and the main rule was to make sure that the food was thoroughly reheated, and was piping hot, particularly if it contained meat or fish. Also to be extra careful if using rice as it can be risky from a potential food poisoning perspective, the reason being that each grain can acquire harmful bacteria - if kept unrefrigerated for too long-but it's fine if you follow the basic guidelines! Ensure leftover food is refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible after cooking, and use refrigerated leftovers as sold as possible ie within 24 hours or so.  ...Anyway, used vegetable oil to sauté onion, carrot and mushroom, til softened about 10 mins, then added a chicken stock cube, the mince, fried for a few minutes to colour it, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, then added some tomato Passata (sieved tomatoes)and some tomato purée, stirring into the mixture. I used some garlic powder, a little chilli powder, a sprinkle of Worcester sauce and a pinch of mixed herbs.  Allow to simmer gently for 10minutes or so, and cook your pasta.  Served with a little olive oil on the pasta, some black pepper and Parmesan on the bolognese,and a little side salad! Yum!  Oh, and tonight, some broccoli  was popped in with the pasta to cook.

Today's light lunch - Egg mayonnaise sandwiches on white farmhouse bread, with Quavers and cucumber on the side

Bread from Lidl, eggs, mayo and cucumber from Aldi, and Quavers from Home bargains, I always search for best value and best taste combined!

Stir-fried Chicken with noodles

Stir-fried chicken breast (Aldi, frozen) flavoured with garlic,honey, and chilli, cooked with onions and mushrooms, and some broccoli, with sweet corn added

at the end. A little water,milk and gravy granules added to expand the sauce.

Our version of Krispie cake, son feeling creative!

We microwaved for one minute, a plastic bowl of marshmallows, syrup, crushed shortbread biscuits, 100g milk chocolate and a knob of butter, then stirred in some rice krispies unril of the desired consistency. Pat down into a container lined with greaseproof paper and chilled for a while in the fridge, marking into portions first for easier cutting. Sweet and tasty, think next time we might use some fudge or toffee in with the mix, and add the marshmallows last so they keep their chewiness, another reason to make more soon!

....and served with some chopped marshmallows and maltesers on top,as there wasn't enough sweetness there already....

Tonight's quick meal,all from the brilliant value Aldi - sausages, waffles, broccoli and peas... sensing a theme here, yes where greens are concerned its either those or cucumber! Well as long as my boy gets his nutrients!

Ashfield Farm Butcher's select Pork sausages, 72% pork,all British. Delicious and amazing value for money. Fried, but with only a coating of oil in the pan, and waffles done in the same pan,almost stir-fried. The veg were steamed in the microwave, in a little plastic tub with it's lid on, for 4 minutes, and then the lid was left on to allow the cooking to complete while the rest of the dinner finished cooking.  Topped off with some Tomato ketchup!

Tonight's dinner, courtesy of Ald - Gammon steaks, broccoli, tinned spaghetti ,carrots and potatoes, buttered.

Oh,and some sweetcorn, we like a mix of flavours in our house!

Some beautiful Honeydew melon from Aldi as a post-school cooling snack, perfect.

seeds removed, of course...

Today's Brunch, sliced banana on toasted farmhouse loaf, with warm honey drizzled over...yum..

And pudding to follow; Chocolate ice cream with warmed crumbled chocolate muffin on top, then some butterscotch sauce and squirty Dairy cream! Very sweet and very delicious, and not too heavy either!

Tonight's quick mixed supper, Chicken with noodles and broccoli, with some cheese and tomato Pizza on the side

Chicken breast (courtesy of Aldi, 1kg less that. £4) steam/sautéed in a little butter and olive oil, with honey,a good sprinkle of garlic powder, ginger powder and a small sprinkle of chilli powder. About 5-7 mins either side,ensuring any pinkness cgone.  Noodles placed in microwaveable dish with loose plastic lid, covered with boiled water from the kettle and with little florets of broccoli in among iit. Microwave for 3-4 mins ,stir then allow to steam for a few more minutes.. Bake pizza as per instructions, this one also from Aldi.

A quick energy boosting snack for my little treasure on his return from scout camp - Aldi's Torchon Ham and mayonnaise, with cucumber and Wotsits on the side!