I'm not making much progress trying to link this blog to the Facebook page I've created, in fact I'm not even sure that is a possibility.

Yesterday, I baked six fruit cakes for the local Country Market and cooked a very simple dinner of Shepherd's Pie and veg. I had frozen the pie filling when I last made a batch so only had to make the mash for the topping. I did remember to use Delia's tip and cover the filling with a thin layer of sliced tomato before adding the mashed potatoes. It does make a difference. I left the cheese off the topping since I'm trying to lose some weight and it was fine.

This morning I've planned my menu and shopping list for the week. I'm determined to try some new dishes this week, it is very easy to get into a rut making the same things week in week out. Hugh F-W has also reminded me of my intention to eat more vegetarian food so I am planning to include at least one meal each week without meat.

I have to go to the dentist later today so it will be good old Spag Bol for dinner. It's really a ragu with fusilli since I'm told the Italians don't eat Bolognaise sauce with spaghetti. The meat sauce sticks to the fusilli better and it's not so messy to eat. I always seem to get sauce on my shirt when I eat spaghetti. Now I'm thinking it's a long time since I made a Spaghetti Carbonara which ought to be rectified soon.