We will survive.

Dear reader,

Just a quickie as worked late. Was doing so well money wise until yesterday when I was driving Big Mans car and heard a grinding sound when I braked. There were a few squeaks as well.

Today was relieved of £497 at the garage. New discs and pads, the bracket for the thingy that hold the exhaust on had snapped and the something else was resting on the axel!

Not happy bunnies here but these things have to be done and luckily the two cars we have don't cause many problems. We have to have 2 cars to get to work.
There goes the car fund money we were saving for tax and insurance and the good intentions for the overdraft!

On a good note, we are doing well with the shopping. I had some diced pork in the freezer and decided to do something new and adventurous with it. I fancied something spicy yet not too hot, a bit smokey and a bit BBQ ish. Here's what I did.

Sliced one onion and put into the slow cooker along with,
One clove of garlic
I ground one dried clove with some chilli flakes and pepper.
Tossed the pork cubes in flour and added the above ground stuff
Half a small cup of red lentils
A packet of Hickory BBQ sauce (any BBQ sauce will do)
A squirt of Tom ketchup
A tin of chopped tomatoes (I just swipe a knife around in the tin if not pre chopped)
A cup of water
Turned on low all day and ready when I got home.

Absolutely delicious. Served with mash and bread for mopping.

We had the fish in a light batter yesterday. I slow cooked a tiny gammon and we had with salad in pittas for lunch today and tomorrow. I have another gammon left in the freezer, a bit of left over beef stew, a few chicken portions, about 10 faggots, some frozen veg and a small bit of Thai curry sauce.
I have lentils, rice, pasta, a few tins of tomatoes, sweetcorn and mushy peas. Half a sack of spuds.
2 pints of milk, a few onions and a lot of hope. We will survive.