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Friday update and next weeks menu

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Already Friday again and less than three months left till Christmas. It feels very surreal considering that we had a 27C this week…

This week has just whizzed by and the only thing I’ve done is to attend a crash course in photography with my friend Jenny. We were taught both the basics and a few good tips, so I am really excited about photography at the moment.

Other than that, I have spent some time in the kitchen preparing the monthly cakes for work.

And tonight we’re going to Bucks to spend the weekend with Christopher’s mother and brother. It is his mother’s birthday, so we will put her in a comfy chair with a glass of bubbly while the rest of us take over the kitchen.

Next week’s menu is as follows:

Friday: just grabbing something on way to Bucks

Saturday: Jerusalem artichoke soup with girolles; poussins with lemon and rosemary, roast potatoes and jus; tarte tatin, vanilla icecream; truffles.

Sunday: tacos when we’re back home

No cosy dinner at home tonight for us, but we had a lovely one last week (picture at the top) so we’ll be ok. Have a great weekend, guys!

Friday update and a weekly menu, sort of

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I skipped the Friday update last week because of the sad news of the riots in this lovely city.

But things are back to normal now, and regular people have claimed back the city. It almost feels like a bad dream what was happening here 2 weeks ago.

This week I have been extremely tired, after a shock to the system of being back to work for a full week. But I had time for meet up with my friend Jenny for a fro-yo at Snog one day after work. I tried a green tea version which was nice, but didn’t taste that much of tea. Jenny chose passionfruit which tasted more and was really nice. Apart from that it has mostly been early nights, but at least I have a busier weekend. I will spend the day tomorrow with my friend Nick, we will go to a few (food) markets and have a nice dinner. He’s basically showing me some of what East London has to offer. On Sunday we’re going to Ian and Anna’s new flat for lunch and a much needed catch up.

The autumn is nearly here and it feels like people are getting organised for weekday life again after the summer holidays. Most blogs show this by posting a weekly menu, which is great for mid-week dinner inspiration.

I plan our meals too, most weeks, but I usually decide what to eat but not when to eat it. And I prefer to start my week on the Friday because that is when I get the weekly shopping. I like to have a well-stocked fridge for the weekend and indulge a little extra then.

The following week, starting today, will look like this in our household:

Friday: sirloin steak, celeriac gratin and port and porcini sauce

Sunday: out for lunch, so paninis with salami in the evening

To post a weekly menu is more for my own sake, but hopefully you will find inspiration from it too. It is just so difficult to think of what to have for dinner some days, don’t you think?

Have a nice weekend!