Sundays can be maddening. They’re made for not doing much but invariably end up with the pre-monday rush of boring chores like ironing work clothes, doing the weekly shop and cleaning the house. I’d much rather spend the day sitting in the garden (on the rare occasion when sunshine occurs at the weekend), drinking a few beers and generally doing as little as possible. Because I was feeling a bit lazy today and didn’t want to go get lunch from the supermarket I knocked up this quick fishy feed instead. Continue reading “Quick lunch – mackerel, courgette and tomatoes on toast”
Author: minceandskirlie
A tiring day with some mince and skirlie!
So today we were going to climb our first munro, Lochnagar. Unfortunately illness and very low cloud cover put paid to that so instead we opted for a couple of hours walking around Loch Muick instead.
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Lemon and herb crusted sea bass
There was a Scotland game on tonight (0-0 against Lithuania, good performance but we should’ve won) so I needed something quick for dinner before the game. Quick, relatively easy but also fancying something I hadn’t cooked before my thoughts started turning towards fish. Continue reading “Lemon and herb crusted sea bass”
An excessive carbonara lunch
I’m so stuffed! It’s my own fault as usual though. The one thing that sticks in my memory about Pappagallos in Aberdeen is that the portions are massive. So why did I choose lunchtime to forget about it? Continue reading “An excessive carbonara lunch”
What’s going on this week and some recipes to look forward to
I’m taking a step back from the oven this week after my flurry of cooking since I started the blog last month. I’m in training mode just now so lots of quick and simple dinners after training that aren’t really worth telling you about and on the other nights this week my girlfriend is taking the reins in the kitchen (last night’s chicken with a creamy sauce including bacon, peas and spinach was awesome) which means I don’t have the recipes to give you. Continue reading “What’s going on this week and some recipes to look forward to”