Archive for the ‘breakfast’ Category

Bad, bad boys’ breakfast

Posted: September 29, 2007 in breakfast

Two croissants fresh from the baker, sliced carefully in half. Cover with generous slice of Parma ham. Slice a melty cheese and cover the ham. Turbo oven at 230 for five minutes ’till the cheese melts and exposed bits of ham start to crinkle. Flip together. Eat whilst too hot with coffee.Calories and fat content: [...]

Lazy food days

Posted: September 15, 2007 in breakfast, eaten out

It started Friday because sister in law needed birthday pub lunch and The Halfway is a few yards from the office and home. A perfectly competent fish and chips did the job, but why the bullet sized peas? They’re one thing that freezes well so either buy decent ones or make them mushy. Supper reduced [...]

Muesli as Luxury

Posted: September 10, 2007 in breakfast, Quick and easy

If you stay at Holiday Inn Expresses (which I do often and recommend as the best of the cheap brands) the best you get for breakfast is Alpen. Now once we thought that was very good for you, but now we know that it’s sugar laden (although it says not!) and tastes like, well yes, [...]