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Meat Feast Week 2

It's possible a week of eating home made Egg McMuffins every day for breakfast is not healthiest way forward, but it was enjoyable. I've mixed it up this week with some slightly mutant 'Breakfast Burrito Bites' - Mine were tasty, but not as pretty, although I might try a different muffin pan or invest in a silicone one (and when I mean invest, they'll be in Home Bargain / Poundland next time I'm that way) - I almost made them in silicone cup cake cases and decided at the last minuet not to, and since they got stuck on the muffin tin they don't look as pretty as they could do. Anyway, reheated in work's microwave they were super tasty - even if some of the lurid green salsa I brought back from Mexico looked a little unappealing in the morning light.

It seems everyone's getting into the make ahead vibe, The Guardian has a  new series of 'get ahead' articles.

I tried a different tact with my shopping this week - not planning quite so much and seeing what appealed to me in the local co-op, for a bit of excitement. Not much, but I've got some discounted ready meals for work and a steak pie for dinner tonight (and lunch tomorrow). I've got plans up until the next veg box arrives on Wednesday but tonight I'll try and do justice to the first of the seasonal asparagus that turned up last week.
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