Friday

My new toy arrived quite late yesterday, too late to use it to cook the evening meal so that is today's plan. It was a bit of a spur of the moment decision to buy this ... I had been thinking about getting one and was going to leave it until later in the year but I saw this on one of the TV shopping channels and thought it was too good a bargain to miss as it included the knives and chopping board (which I needed) and the spice rubs for meats (which I didn't need, but will use), all for them for less than half the price I'd be paying if I bought it later on. 

I haven't decided exactly what to cook today but it will be either chicken or pork as that's what I have in the freezer. It'll also be SW friendly and I should find a suitable recipe on one of the slimming blogs I follow. I also have to do a bit of moving round in the kitchen to make room for it.

I've woken with that raw feeling in my throat that hints at the start of a cold, so it's a pampering-stop-it-developing sort of day today. It's raining and cold so it's definitely a day at home in the warm and I'll get my daily exercise by proxy as my joyful activity is to accompany my friend on her Japanese pilgrimage ... I'll be snuggled up on the sofa reading about her adventures but walking beside her in spirit!