Return to salad days

Out of all my Top 5 Single-girl Meals*, a bowl of greens (preferably red leaf lettuce) with feta, orange segments and chopped avocado must be the one I've consumed most. In fact, even just writing that makes my mouth water. Back in the day I even used to make a toasted seed-and-nut mixture to sprinkle overtop. There's something simultaneously virtuous and wicked about eating an enormous quantity of foods that are good for you.

As per usual, this week's version (also containing chick peas, grated carrots and celery) goes into my favourite plastic bowl which is light enough to hold in my lap while sitting on the couch watching Law & Order. It takes more than half an hour to chow through the entire thing, after which I'm totally full and only vaguely interested in a kitkat. And since I'm no longer a single girl, the Brit got his own bowlful too.

Top 5 Single-girl Meals
1. Tofu with greens and quinoa
2. Pasta with garlic, olive oil and whatever
3. Fried egg sandwich with pickles
4. Rice and dal
5. La Grande Salade

Friday night burgers

There's something new happening for me. It's this Friday thing, I believe they call it "TGIF". I feel peppier and generally more cheerful all day. Is it the promise of a stiff martini (x 2) at day's end? Or what?

Whatever. Food-wise, Fridays have become fake take-out nights -- curries, pizza, Chinese -- but homemade of course. And tonight, burgers. I've ranted about burgers before, but these may well have been the simplest and best of the bunch. A single pound of the city's best butcher's ground beef with salt, pepper and a splash of water, some Ace buns and a plateful of condiments...oh and a ton of cheap red wine on the side.
 

Yes, you're wondering about the little jug of scotch in amongst the condiments. It's for afters.

Note my hands going in for the kill.

That's coleslaw on the side -- good old coleslaw made with mayo and ketchup and yumminess. Perfect.

So...much...food

Clearly, I've been working and eating so much that all other duties have fallen by the proverbial wayside. To catch up, there has been:

Coconut lentil curry with Japanese eggplants and couscous (for the July issue).

Creamy and so comforting and good.

Shepherd's pie made with leftover lamb and featuring a cheesy mash crust.

With many lashings of ketchup and worcestershire of course.

Another of Cumbrae's ridiculous prime rib roasts. Gorgeous Yorkshires too and gravy. Oh and roasties and carrot+turnip and broccoli oh my!

And then this simple little plate of grilled polenta and etc -- a perfect vegetarian grill meal.