22 January - not fish pie

We were out again for lunch today, making the most of a bit of brief sunshine at Mud Dock. I was feeling a bit sicky after painkillers for a really sore back, so I didn't really appreciate my scrambled egg with smoked salmon, but it was a still a nice place to hang out on a Sunday lunchtime.

I'd got the ingredients to cook fish pie for supper, but I was feeling too pained and horrible to be bothered with the faff. Instead I used the prawns I'd got to go in the pie with some mushrooms in a simple creamy sauce with linguine. Easy and tasty and a good base for more painkillers.

22 October - lunch in the sun and a chicken curry

It was one of those fantastically bright, sunny autumnal days, so we wandered down to the harbourside for lunch at Mud Dock. It was so lovely and sunny, we were able to eat outside - I even had to peel off a few layers the sun was so warm! I had some really nice fishcakes with chilli dipping sauce, followed by a long, lingering coffee just to make the most of those rays! Then we headed over to visit mshed, Bristol's new museum - it's a cool building with great views.

There was a big bag of spinach in yesterday's vegbox which I know won't keep long, so tonight I made chicken and spinach curry. It wasn't as creamy and delicious as some curries can be, but tasty nonetheless.