Tag Archives: food

Has Beens

Posted on April 1, 2021 by pensitivity101

Hands up those who remember the advert in the UK Beanz meanz Heinz? As a kid, I was never a fan of beans, much preferring spaghetti but I was in a minority. If Mum could get the small tins, or … Continue reading →

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Snow moon, Witchy Socks, and a Frittata

Posted on March 2, 2021 by pensitivity101

I’ve seen a couple of posts about the last picture on the camera for February. I think mine was the snow moon. One picture was taken with the flash, the other without, both before the street lights came on. It … Continue reading →

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Truthful Tuesday: February 2nd, 2021

Posted on February 2, 2021 by pensitivity101

Frank aka PCGuyIV is our host for the Truthful Tuesday prompt. You can find out more and last week’s round-up of participants (myself included) here Frank’s question this week: Whether it’s soups, stews, or chili, are there certain foods that … Continue reading →

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Toad in the Hole

Posted on January 30, 2021 by pensitivity101

We Brits may seem to have some odd eating habits, but Toad in the Hole is a family favourite, and one I used to do quite often when I was bringing up a family. It was cheap and filling, and … Continue reading →

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Dinner experiment

Posted on January 17, 2021 by pensitivity101

Having discovered to my shock that the cornish pasties I’ve taken a shine to have a whopping 28 syns, even if I had one on my double syn day, they are still too high and therefore off the menu. Bummer. … Continue reading →

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Shopping on a budget

Posted on January 16, 2021 by pensitivity101

Hubby picked up on a headline today about a savvy mum spending £10 on food for the week in comparison to the government’s ‘£30 food parcel’ which probably only cost just over a fiver. I couldn’t find that one, but … Continue reading →

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Applying myself for 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by pensitivity101

Getting the head in the right mindset to apply myself back into the SW plan has taken a while. The goodies I bought ‘For Christmas’ are mostly still where I stored them, and in years past we would probably have … Continue reading →

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Bubble and Squeak

Posted on December 26, 2020 by pensitivity101

As promised, here is our lunch today, which consisted of cold meat (turkey, chicken, gammon), pigs in blankets (cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon), stuffing balls, and the Brit’s infamous bubble and squeak. I did mine as a huge pancake today … Continue reading →

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Somewhat of a surprise………..

Posted on December 21, 2020 by pensitivity101

This is a good news and bad news post, so I’ll get the bad out of the way first. Hubby’s INR is still out of range, so he will be back for another blood test on New Year’s Eve. Let … Continue reading →

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Lunch today, 20th December

Posted on December 20, 2020 by pensitivity101

What to do with four rashers of bacon and little else. Hm. I had some white rolls, but bacon butties for a main meal didn’t seem very filling. No mushrooms left, and I didn’t fancy beans, tatty cake, or fried … Continue reading →

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