The ‘apple-a-day’ resolution remains unbroken, with one eaten after dinner.

P’s decision to come off the diet came rather suddenly so I didn’t really have time to plan any great ‘first meal’ for her but I was able to rustle up something from the ingredients in the fridge.

Given the nature of P’s diet, I kept the meal very simple to avoid shocking her system. A couple of tomatoes and a chopped red pepper were tossed in a bowl with some olive oil and seasoning before being put into a medium oven for 30-40 minutes and then mixed in the bowl again with some balsamic vinegar and fresh basil leaves.  The meat component involved massaging a couple of chicken breasts with a little olive oil before grilling it on the Creuset grillet.  The meal was completed by some steamed fine beans.

Scrambled eggs and (cold) ham. Distinct lack of carbohydrates available this morning, so I whipped up some eggs.

Lunch:

Covent Garden Co. chicken soup, with a ham baguette.

Dinner:

Home-made burgers (made simply with minced beef and a pinch of salt) and potato wedges (McCain, not home-made).

Marmite bagel.

Lunch:

Beans on toast, made by P.

Working from home today, and having to work over lunch due to someone not sending me something until very late.

Dinner:

Chicken and tarragon pie, with potato wedges and baked beans.

P was unwell, so it was up to me to sort out A’s breakfast. I managed to grab a marmite bagel and a half, in between serving little madam.

Lunch:

A chicken, lettuce and tomato poppy-seeded baguette from posh bakery Paul. It was a strange feeling having to venture out to get lunch and pay for it with cash.

Dinner:

Noodles with some leftover chicken slices from Sunday’s festivities.

Toast with ham. Not a million miles away from the hotel breakfasts this week, but it’s still good to be home.

Lunch:

Thai-spiced fishcakes from a recently refurbished pub called The Inn on the Pond. Also ate the remains of A’s ham and cheddar baguette, along with her chips and some token salad. My review on Qype

Dinner:

Red chicken curry, made by P.

The usual hotel stuff.

Lunch:

A mixed bag – potato salad, sweetcorn, tomato, butter beans, kidney beans, cucumber, along with some chicken nugget type things, cheese-filled chili peppers, and breaded mozzarella.

Dinner:

Italian place called Malatesta (which, I was told by my linguist colleague, means ‘headache’). Lovely restaurant, and food was ok. The Italian in our party reckoned it was pretty close to the real deal. I had fried squid to start with, followed by a main of linguine con vongole, which was well-seasoned and gave a nice hint of the sea. My review on Qype

Bread, meat, cheese, yoghurt, boiled egg.

I like staying in continental hotels. The breakfast is substantial enough to be satisfying, yet not artery clogging. Yes, I could try to avoid the cooked breakfasts, but I find it very difficult to do so.

Lunch:

Chicken meat balls, cardamom sauce, rice, from the work canteen. Surprisingly tasty, despite its appearance.

Dinner:

We went for a Thai meal at a place called Kori & Fay. My review on Qype gives more details but I had some of the mixed appetisers and a main of a green curry.

Two slices of toast with marmite. Then a couple of egg mayonnaise and bacon baguettes from Pret A Manger (delivered to work as part of a bulk order for a course I was helping to organise).

Lunch:

Singapore noodles from Miso Noodle Bar.

Dinner:

Oops, succumbed to the KFC monster again, because the kitchen was covered in flowers (P is sorting out a wedding tomorrow). Had a zinger burger with chips and a few hot wings.

A soggy hot cross bun at home, then various pastries at work.

Lunch:

Tepid meat-feast pizza (leftovers from a meeting), and a couple of half-baguettes (one containing chicken and bacon, t’other containing ham and egg mayonnaise).

Dinner:

I’m helping run an induction course this week, and tonight we set up a drinks and food buffet for everyone (since we had a lot of people travelling from outside the UK), so I pigged out mainly on sushi, and then some cheesecake.