Friday

Just a banana and orange juice before rushing out to do the first round of horse feeding and dog walking, then back for second [Hobbit] breakfast of shredded wheat. Later, lunch was the last of the corned beef, this time with salad in a sandwich.
Following a fairly hectic afternoon I was really hungry but took horse for a ride and did not eat any of it [the horse that is].
Dinner has as on most days had to be made from the freezer, so being Friday I decided on fish pie, my own recipe using anything available, all the best meals are created from leftovers and odds and ends.
Fish available last night was smoked haddock, prawns and some anonymous white fish, with peas and green pepper in a white sauce, topped with mash. Vegetables were carrots broccoli and swede. Ice cream cone for pud.
Late evening ate bag of crisps, low fat but still bad for me I'm sure. Not sure it was the best balanced day, food-wise. Must try harder, what would Jamie Oliver say?

Inspiration

Yesterdays meals weren't very inspired, I was too busy setting up this blog.
Breakfast was the remains of the pancake mixture with crispy bacon and mapel syrup, very tasty, though not slimming, or very healthy.
Corned beef and Branston Pickle sandwiches for lunch, on wholemeal bread without butter, to make them slightly more healthy.
Dinner was going to be something tasty based upon Jamie Oliver's book Jamie's" Italy, but we ran out of time so had pizza instead. Well they are italian and we ate a lot of salad with them.
Moderation is the key. It's alright to have chips and pizza, just don't eat them every meal.

Wednesday

We were in a rush this morning, more than usual as I had a couple more horses to look after than usual.
First thing we grabbed a banana and a glass of grapefruit juice. After a long morning we had sardines on toast, with a slice of tomato and some fresh basil.
Dinner was pigs liver, bacon, onions and tomato with mashed potatoes, cabbage, carrots, broccoli (calabrese) and peas. Washed down with a very nice Australian Shiraz.
Finally we had pancakes, because we missed having them on Shrove Tuesday.

Why?

Why have I called this blog "What's for Dinner"?
It's a perennial cry in our house and immediately I hear it my mind goes blank. We don't have a set routine like our parents did.
They had a roast on Sunday, if they could afford it, then the leftovers were eked out for the rest of the week, possibly with fish on friday and maybe some offal.
The same thing every week, the only variation being the type of meat.

Now we have far more choice and are constantly assailed by celebrity chefs, so if you're like me it isn't easy to decide what to have.

What I will try to do is create a record showing what we ate yesterday, warts and all. Maybe it will give you some ideas and seeing it in black and white may help me to improve what I eat.

Watch this space.