Get your skates on!!!

I said I probably wouldn't get to do a blog today .... I lied!!

But will just be a very quick one.

We attempted to go out for a walk today, but as suspected, the weather put its own dampeners on that!!  We managed half an hour or so, then the heaven's opened, so instead, we ended up in the cinema watching Bourne Legacy, which was fab!!

As I have said before, there is no real structure to my eating at weekends, we just eat as and when we feel like it and usually breakfast see's us through most of the day.

~BREAKFAST~

So this morning we had our usual weekend breakfast out and once again I had scarmbled eggs on granary toast, forgot to take the IPod so no picture I'm afraid, but take my word for it, its lovely and even better when you don't have to make it yourself.

~LUNCH~

 



Not the healthiest, but hey, I cannot go to the cinema without having some Ben and Jerry's!!!  They had the chocolate brownie fro-yo which is frozen yogurt, just a little healthier than the normal ice cream but just as delicious .... I enjoyed every single mouthful ... then remembered to ask Matt if he wanted some after it had all gone!! :)

~DINNER~

 

Today was my favourite, Skate.  I love skate, it is my most favourite fish to eat, so delicate, so meaty and just delicious.  Matt's Dad used to be a trawlerman in Devon and catch these regularly so we ate them a lot when we lived down there.  Now Matt hates me buying them as they are so expensive, and we used to get them free, but as a treat every now and then it doesn't hurt, he had his steak last night, I had my skate tonight!

I cook mine in the oven in a tray lined with foil, I then just grate some lemon zest over each wing and drizzle wih rapeseed oil and a couple of twists of black pepper, then cut the lemon into wedges and throw them in too, bung it in the oven at 180oc for about 25-30 minutes, depending on their thickness.

To go with these I made a fabulous mango salsa inspired by my friend Natalie Guyan and adapted from a recipe on her facebook page Eating 4 2.  This is a brilliant page for anybody who is pregnant or planning on being so, offering fantastic advise on health and nutrition to enable you to enjoy your pregnancy and get the most out of it, give it a visit.  (I'm not by the way, nor have any plans to be, but she does have some fab recipes on there!!).

I use pre-chopped mango and then just chop it up finer, mix it with chopped avocado, finely cut spring onions, finely chopped red chilli, chopped coriander and a big old squeeze of lime.  This salsa is amazing, goes with so many things, I have had it before with griddled lamb, chicken and other fish, it is beautiful, so fresh and vibrant. 


I also boiled some new potatoes in their skins and this was the finished result:-

 

A.M.A.Z.Z.Z.Z.Z.I.N.G!!!!!!!

 

Am now off to knock up some magical energy bars now to take on a picnic tomorrow, weather permitting!!!

 

Thanks again for reading

Jo

xx