Love an easy pasta bake

Friday 29th November 2024

Another day in the bag and I even had a chocolate chip cookie!  Breakfast was a couple of eggs scrambled just to say I'd had something, I really could've had a breakfast baguette from Greggs but it's not a habit I want to get into every week!  They kept me physically satisfied until lunch time when I had a can of soup, it was edible, I wouldn't buy it again, Baxters super good pea, broccoli and basil pesto, nah I preferred the asparagus one.

I made a pasta bake before going back to work and I really didn't fancy it, I'd only made so lads could microwave some.  Having said that, when I got back and had a bowl, I really enjoyed it and would eat again.  Maybe next time I won't put the cheese on beforehand, I'll let everyone put how much they want on their portion because instead of the 30g on mine which cost 125 calories, I'd have a tablespoon of grated parmesan which is 5g for 21 calories - not a bad difference!  

   

I added 4 oxo cubes to calm the tomato flavour down and it works, diced the onion and fried with the mince, I could've used 5% to save more calories but it was on a whoopsie would've took 420 calories off the total recipe though.  I used rigatoni for the first as Elle said it made a difference and it did, I'm thinking I might do a cannelloni recipe soon, that would be nice.  I like that sauce as it has hidden veg and counts as 1 of your 5 a day, I also grated a carrot into the meal.  Yeah I'd do that again.

I've managed 8hrs 17m sleep, I'll take that, got Aryn's birthday tomorrow, so need to wrap a couple of things and fetch his birthday cookie, that's the only must do thing on my list.  

I do have a poorly man on my hands though, oh the drama of a male having a cough!  Joking aside I really hope it doesn't turn into a chest infection, I do not want him ill over Christmas again! 

Oh I've just realised I haven't thought about food for today yet, I'll have eggs for breakfast, I've not defrosted anything, can't have fish as we've all had that this week, he had fish and chips yesterday for lunch.  I need to get my thinking cap on, maybe a curry to clear his head, mmm yeah, just not sure which meat, ooo beef curry I have some nice pieces that have been there a while yeah I'll go get it out of freezer now, it should be okay.

Right here's to surviving Friday, I can do it = positive thoughts.

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