Monday Monday

This morning the dog decided to lay on me and fall asleep - this is a 'definite first' as it's usually a quick smooth, out for the toilet, and then sits on her own. She's usually in the same room but that's about it, never lays next to me even on the sofa. Hope it doesn't mean she's becoming unwell as it's really odd. We call her Loof - short for Aloof as a nickname. She is the most difficult puppy I have ever had. She eats gravel, plants, sticks, dried grass stems, peat and new plants we have planted. But she is very fussy with dog food and the only one she really enjoyed was £1.19 for a small sachet - no chance I am going to pay that price - we just bought it to try and see if she liked it! She will eat our food though anything we leave. Add to that she is a cockapoo and therefore needs a lot of brushing but fights with the brush and runs away. She is just about housetrained now at 7 months and has chewed the wall paper off, the bottom of my kitchen cupboards, dining chair legs, a Chinese rug, our fitted carpet, the stair gate and every bin-liner bag I have put in the bin. Indoors it is improving but once in the garden I spend all my time removing twigs, gravel etc. from her mouth.

Decided to go shopping as it was looking a bit bleak in the kitchen, toddler had no fruit left and we ran out of biscuits which is dire in this house. Went to Lidl as they are much cheaper on fruit and veg and that is what I mainly bought. I'm still trying to get to the end of the frozen food here as we have 3 freezers all partly full! It is difficult as every time I run them down OH decides we need more food in the house and comes home with more meat and frozen veg! He can't seem to comprehend that I am trying to use everything up so I can start fresh. Came home and started cooking daughter's special recipe for an early tea as she has work tonight. Daughter usually cooks this but she is busy with her dissertation, and the toddler loves it and ate really well tonight.

Recipe (serves 4)

1 Chorizo sliced or chopped smallish
1 or 2 Courgettes halved lengthways then sliced
Pasta penne or similar enough for 4 people
Dash of olive oil
Pinch of salt
Grated cheese
Mushrooms 5 or 6 sliced or chopped
1 Carton of crème fraiche

Method

Put a pan of pasta on to boil with a dash of olive oil and pinch of salt to taste. While this is cooking fry the chorizo for a few minutes, then add the courgettes and sliced mushrooms. Continue to fry until cooked through and the courgettes are soft. Drain the pasta when cooked and combine with fried ingredients. Carefully fold in the grated cheese and crème fraiche and serve at once. Nice with a salad or as it is.

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