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At risk of being very boring but here I’ve served lasagna again, this time with spinach. I had made a large dish of it last time, expecting visitors who didn’t show up, so a lasagna meal from the freezer was most welcome.

Chicken noodle with dumplings soup.

Lasagna with salad. I never used to put cheese through the layers but after reading US style recipes, I decided to do this. Nothing fancy, just a few spoonfuls of ricotta sprinkled over the meat layer. Cheesy bechamel sauce on top. Was pretty good.

Liverwurst on heavily seeded bread that has been toasted with a little fresh tomato salad.

Dinners over the last few nights Fish Friday was battered flat head fillets and salad Below Lamb loin chops brussel sprouts, potato and salad below Rotisserie chicken and potatoes with salad and a dollop of blue cheese below

Belly pork and crackling with brussel sprouts

Pumpkin soup for lunch made by my husband which was delicious.

I recently had garlic scapes risotto at a restaurant and it was really good. Of course I don’t know how it was actually made but I could see they were finely chopped and incorporated into the rice. You can see two asparagus spears as a garnish which could be confusing but the flavour was different so I asked. You can also see white garlic flowers used as a garnish.

Hastily put together avocado on toast with slices of Camembert for breakfast

I was looking forward to a burger and here it is.

Breakfast of sourdough toast with cream cheese, hard boiled egg and pickled cucumber which I pickled the other day.

Roast pork with roast potatoes, roast pumpkin, beans with tomatoes, apple sauce and gravy made by my husband. I do like a more liquid gravy but he seems to like this thicker one which he makes from a roux. I’m actually pleased just to have the help so no complaints from me.

Enjoying cooking for us again. Poached rockling on bed of puréed cauliflower, broccoli, a few chips and a sauce made from green onion, yellow pepper, tomato and some herbs.

@rotuts Yes it does look a bit pale for Guinness but I’m pretty sure we had Guinness at that place. Maybe just the way the light is shining on the glass. At another place I had seafood chowder which was creamy and delicious. By creamy I mean It was made with actual cream. It was served with brown soda bread. I found some of this famous Irish bread to be better than others. Fresh smoked salmon with salad This was a glass of Lucozade for those who remember. Monks at the Pier Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland

Last Saturday I went to children’s football with my older grandsons and after we had breakfast/brunch at a cafe. My Okonomiyaki with cabbage, fried egg and smoked salmon with two sauces. A breakfast bowl with poached egg The children had grilled cheese on toast while also sharing our meals. The 3 year old said ‘“I like Okonomiyaki” pronouncing it perfectly. Proud grandparent story but it is breakfast cooking related.