Yesterday's mission was to hang some net in the lounge, to give us some privacy from anyone standing outside, and to enhance the look from the outside.
The lounge looked dark from the outside, and the windows looked naked...now:
But you get the gist.
Now when sitting in the lounge we don't feel like goldfish in a bowl. *smiles*
I really like the net.
Last night's dinner was a rarity... no meat.
I'd like to do more dinners without meat, we have far too much meat in this house.
So... any ideas people?
I have on my pathetic list:
- mock whitebait fritters
- macaroni cheese
- corn fritters
- baked potatoes
- omelettes with cheese/tomato/mushroom
Not much eh?
As a side note, we have tried stuffed aubergines and didn't really like them much. That's the only other one I can think of.
Moving on... we are heading over to Tauranga/Mount Maunganui today.... just to have a nice outing for a few hours.
And it would be lovely to take a walk on the beach... if the weather is nice enough.
We are planning on having lunch with our dear friends Jacqui and Martyn too. We love catching up with them.
So, that's it for now... catch ya later.
ONWARD...
4.15 pm: home from Tauranga/Mount Maunganui... we have had an awesome day!
I am going to go through the photos then post a few, and more tomorrow, as I took HEAPS.
Coco missed us, so much so, that she did her business AND pee'd all over the floor! She's in the sin bin (in the garage) musing on her misdemeanours now. So frustrating, and so unnecessary, she has easy access outside and never does it inside usually. Grrrr.
And before you ask, DOGS are not permitted on the beach at the Mount, therefore we could not take her with us.
Thank you for so many awesome non-meat meal ideas too... I am certainly going to be trying some of them.
RIGHT.... time for a few photos of our day:
Keera loved the beach and running around.
After our walk on the beach, we headed over to Jacqui and Martyn's, where we had a lovely lunch, then we all went for another walk on the wetlands, which are a short walk from their home.
I will save those photos for tomorrow... there is a little surprise from MARTYN tomorrow!
And on that note, I'm outta here. Got to do a few jobs ready for tomorrow. I'm leading a walk with the Fat Bottomed Girls tomorrow.
40.24 kms walked this week
Stirfry veges, just heaps of veg with whatever sauces you like, satay, soy etc.
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Soup & toast
Frittata
Risotto
Toasted sandwiches
Vege bake - veges in cheese sauce, add breadcrumbs & slices of tomato on top.
Your new nets look good Chris. I know what you mean about the "fishbowl" effect. I hated not having nets on our front windows - plus I reckon it can make a house more appealing for burglars if they can see what you have through the windows. re meat-free meals, I found this website very helpful ... http://www.meatfreemonday.org.nz/Default.aspx?CCID=7735&FID=57264&ExcludeBoolFalse=True&ID=/recipe-search Enjoy your outing today :)
ReplyDeleteThe nets look great. Makes a big difference. Have you tried vege curries, or vege stews..they are good. Hope you have a great time over at the Mount and Tauranga...my old stomping ground!! Maybe you could have a walk around the base of the Mount, always good to do.
ReplyDeleteSome interesting things here too www.safe.org.nz/recipes
Hi I made some zucchini balls last week with tahini sauce, you could try pumpkin, sweet chilli sauce and onion quiche. Potato and cashew nut curry made with coconut milk...zucchini slice . Lentil burgers (you can buy them frozen). Meals with nut meat. There is this really delicious thai pumpkin soup recipe on Burke's backyard if you google that.
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Baked califlower parmigina is delish! (any method from google works)
ReplyDeleteChicken stir fry....chicken is not meat it is poultry 😂
ReplyDeleteWould your family like falafel? You can buy it premarital in balls. I usually cut it up and either dry fry it or fry it in a little bit of butter, just to warm it and give it crunch, then serve it with salad, yoghurt and cucumber dip, grated cheese and pita breads. If you like garlic, you could bush the pitas with melted butter and garlic and bake for a few minutes. Feels like takeaways but relatively heath?
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DeleteOMG premarital balls.... got a good laffff
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DeleteAnd Yes, we love Falafel. Stew and I always have them in a kebab.
DeleteHow about other pasta dishes. We don't eat beef or pork and hardly any lamb. I developed a meat intolerance some years ago and they give me the worst guts ache ever, followed by vomiting and No 2's. Nasty. I probably have to much chicken and fish ( about 4-5 nights a week) but the other nights we quite often have other pasta dishes such as vegetable lasenge ( the usual but with layers of sliced vegetables, its really tasty, and with a nice side salad and maybe some home baked fries, we don't miss the meat with this one at all. Another is pasta and vege stir fry, with some garlic bread or a big oven dish of roasted veges ( chopped into strips) with a green salad. I know it sounds like a double dose of vegetables, but the yummy roast ones, go nicely with a coleslaw as well as a green salad. Also enjoy a broccoli salad, which is chopped small, throw a tin of kernel corn in, then a chopped up block of feta, and 1 tbls spoon of mayo per person. ( so 4 people = 4 tablespoons of mayo) mix thru. tasty, normally have this with chicken though, so there is a meat aspect.
ReplyDeletewe try to do Meat Free Monday around here. The kids are surprisingly into it.... try burritos with lentils and red kidney beans (taco seasoning and salsa etc).... fried rice with no bacon ie: just peas, corn, eggs and soy sauce, it's so yum and filling (use brown rice for extra points!), quesadillas with flatbread, red beans, avocado, salsa, sour cream yuuuumm, oh and I also do a "chicken" schnitzel using eggplant. Eggplant parmagiana my FAVE xxx
ReplyDeleteOff to google Quesadillas! No idea what that is.
Deletecauliflower fried rice (with egg or without egg) is great
ReplyDeleteohhh and I love the difference the net makes too
DeleteLooks good! I have a couple pasta
ReplyDeleteDishes that are meatless I'll have to find the links for you
You're so lucky with the weather. It's been atrocious here again today.
ReplyDeleteOh Keera you look gorgeous as always xx and the rest of you are ok too hehe xx #jailbird
ReplyDeleteGreat photo of all of you Guys! So cool. 😍
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos, what a lovely day out :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos .... especially the one of the five of you - and you're smiling Chris!! Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteCook up a tray of roasted vege (cut up small). Mix through some spinach leaves while the veges are hot so they wilt. Grease a baking pan, pUT the veges on, crumble feta over the top. Beat 6-8 eggs with a bit of cream,pour over, add salt & pepper & bake. Serve with salad & whatever sauce takes your fancy (we like sweet chilli or bbq)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of you all at the Mount, remember when Marineland used to be on the Island?
ReplyDeleteYes I do... went there when I was a kid. We walked around the area it used to be at yesterday.
DeleteThe nets look great and make a huge difference. Lovely photos of you all. What a neat day you all had
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of you all Chris. Absolutely! Glad you had a lovely day together.
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