Day 8 - A Pig Saves the Day

The title of this blog may seem a little abstract but today, Friday, when supplies are running very low, the mighty pig came to the rescue - twice. Today has been a mixed bag, a very good friend of mine K came over with her adorable little boy and we had a very enjoyable couple of hours lamenting the lack of work at the moment and the horrid weather.  It really does put a downer on everything.  We feasted on homemade banana bread made by Gerry and K brought over some Florentines which were delicious.  She's off swimming with the little one today and I don't envy her having to plunge into cold water right now.
Lunch was a meal that I should be creative with today because later I'm working so cannot create my normal culinary masterpiece (yes I know, can they *all* be deemed masterpieces, probably not).  However, as I said I'm running rapidly out of supplies and my stomach was getting a little frustrated so what better than a ham & cheese toastie on the ever-trusty George Foreman to save the day.  I delved in the back of my cupboard and also found a minestrone soup with croutons - bonus!  Lunch is served!

Ham & Cheese Toastie in all its Glory

The afternoon was a little more subdued because I often think when left to my own devices I become a little more anxious about the future, work etc. I mindlessly flicked through channels watching things I've seen before in the background and wondering why they repeat the same shows over and over again in such short spaces of time, while applying for a couple of jobs but generally felt a bit blurgh. Gerry came home and we watched 'My Neighbors, The Yamadas'. It cheered me up.
On to dinner,  it was a similarly quick affair to lunch. It involved the mighty sweet potato (wrapped in a napkin as I'm now all out of kitchen towel), 1oz avocado, 1oz onion, 1/2 tbsp light mayonnaise and of course 2 slices of the mighty pig.  The last rashers of maple-cured bacon are now on their way down to my stomach.  It was actually pretty delicious and I topped it decadently with some Ligonberry jam.  It was an impulse purchase from Ikea and I'm still not sure why.  Anyway, dinner as Gordon Ramsey would say is 'Done'.

It looks a little messy, minus marks for presentation but it was delicious!