Soba noodle salad with basil tofu

I haven't really made nice foods lately. I've been so busy I sometimes forget to shop. My fridge gets empty, not a lot to eat. Being healthy and eating healthy foods are commitment and always need to remind myself to look after myself. And treat myself too!☺I've been eating cakes and pastries every time i got to coffee shops(cafes).... One cake for every other day now. So, when I went to Waitrose for my food shopping this arvo, I found nice gluten-free cakes in bargain bin. So, I bought them. I thought mite as well, I'd already taking sugar.... rather that eating gluten products, buy gluten free cakes...and have them with my coffee tomorrow morning with a friend.... Yes, this is my excuse. But I don't care. I will burn it off. Ha ha ha☺ Anyway, when Marcus came round mine, I found 100% buckwheat (organic) noodles in my cupboard. So I made soba noodle salad. Oh, I hadn't made that for ages. I do love soba noodles. When I was growing up, I used to dislike the bloody thing. I remember my distant family used to make hand made soba noodles. I never liked it. But now I suddenly remembered the texture and taste, actually it was fantastic. Not many people make them anymore even in Japan I would imagine... I've got how to make good soba noodle cook book, bought it looooong time ago in japan, I would like to make it this year. So as vegan ice creams. Oh, I can't wait to retire! ☺ Anyway, this is what I made.

Salad leaves on the bottom, cook soba according to instructions. Make veggie mix in a bowl. whatever I have in my fridge and fancy, i just chop them throw in. Splash some tamari, good oil and zest of 1 lemon and juice, grated ginger and garlic, chili coriander leaves.... Yum Yum. slice the basil tofu, garnish with home grown alfalfa. very simple and easy. Oh, today, I was asked for some recipes for dinner ideas. I told her "I don't have one, I just make it up as I go".. I don't really cook same dish twice. When i cook, i like to eat different foods and vegetables. I do make into big portions. I can hear Johnny saying..."Big salad for small person" every time. This is what I made when I went round Marcus's while ago... How greedy am I???? ☺☺☺

chinese take-away 9/June

When me and my friend Emma went to Felixstowe, again, we were hungry. Feels like we(more like Me!) always hungry. By the time we got to Felixstowe, it was getting dark. We saw beautiful sunset. Chippie was closed. We just missed it. then we saw this chinese take-away shop where only cooked fried noodles and fried rice. I ordered "mixed vegetable fried rice". Emma ordered " bean sprouts and prawn fried rice". I was watching her cooking them. Yes, she chopped and cooked from fresh, however, I was thinking..."More veggies! Surely she's adding some more veggies..." I was wrong. She only cook the rice with: very bit of cabbage, about 5 slices of carrots, a small half of brown onion. I'm sure, that was it. It was my first chinese take-away for.....probably 2 years or more. that was the last time I bought chinese take-away.... Neva mind, Yes, it kept coming back to me for all nite, I probably won't be eating for another 2 years or so. I'll recover. Anyway, they were the rice we had that night.

I was hungry, I ate in 5mins. How greedy! ☺ It was nice change to eat naughty food. 

Following day, me, Emma, Liza and Deidre went to our local spa where Liza had membership. Guest price is £15 for all day spending in swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. I like the place. I usually go there with Marcus. He teaches Tai chi(Qi-Gong) there. This place has two more places in Ipswich and Colchester. Anyway, we had lunch there. we all had toasted paninis or sandwich. Catering there was really bad. Liza's sandwiches were dry, on wrong bread, fillings in our toasties had virtually nothing, then charging fiver for them. ☹ Never again, paying for foods there we agreed. 

Anyway, I really enjoyed my weekend with ladies.