I’d love to share something exciting with you today .. maybe a new recipe that I have tried or a new food that I have been checking out … but in the last week I really haven’t had much happening on the experimental or even cooking front. 

Oh wait!  I whipped up a batch up Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing for my mother in law’s birthday on Saturday.  I will add here that I quality tested the mixture for both the cupcakes and the icing at several times throughout the baking process and I will admit to feeling rather ill from the ingestion of sugar by the end of the day … no really, I had to ensure the quality was high!!

Not my best effort but they tasted good!

But anyway, back to what I ate today …

Breakfast was my usual oats with the trimmings … I like oats, they work for me, don’t judge.

I was out and about a bit today so at morning snack time I was very luxurious and stopped for coffee and banana bread with my in laws!  Banana bread is a favourite and I don’t have it very often, not even when I make it at home, so this was quite the treat!

I made it home for a late lunch today and I didn’t realise how hungry I was until I drove in the driveway.  Quick and easy for me!  I always keep a stash of heat ’em up soups in the cupboard for just this occasion … the fact that it has been freezing all day made soup the perfect choice!

A cup of peppermint tea this afternoon was nice and warm in my tummy as I didn’t feel like much more after a late lunch.

There’s not much exciting that you can do with chicken and veg, which is what dinner consisted of tonight.  I tricked it up a bit with honey soy marinade and some sesame seeds .. so Nigella of me!   I’m afraid I was not feeling the culinary creativity today!