Thursday 4 October 2007

Holiday Food

Day 38 Wednesday 26/09/07

On Holiday heading to Normandy

Breakfast

Bowl of Shreddies with semi skimmed goats milk
1 x Benecol probiotic cholesterol lowering drink
Glass of pomegranate juice
cup of tea

Daytime

Cup of vending machine white coffee
Humus and falafel sandwich on wholemeal bread
Ham and goats cheese hot pita pocket

Eve Meal

Roast Chicken with baked potato, carrots and chard with gravy

1/3 a bottle of NZ White wine
cup of coffee

Pros – plenty of veg

Cons – ham and cheese in the pita pocket and the skin on the chicken

Day 39 Thursday 27/09/07

On Holiday in Normandy

Breakfast

Bowl of museli with semi skimmed milk
Slice of toast with jam
cup of tea

Daytime

Two ham and tomato wholemeal rolls
Pint of heineken

Eve Meal

Camembert and Normandy ham on toast with Dijon dressing dressed salad
Beef bourginon (2 pieces of shin beef slowly braised in a red wine sauce with 3 potatoes) – very simple but very lovely
Crem caramel

Red wine, a whisky
A coffee

Pros – breakfast

Cons – ham and cheese and beef for evening meal

Day 40 Friday 28/09/07


On Holiday in Normandy

Breakfast

One croissant
Slice of bread with jam
cup of coffee
glass of orange juice

Daytime

Goats cheese baguette and a glass of cider

Eve Meal

Sep ravioli in a creamy sauce
Rare steak with chips and salad
Choc moose
Red wine & a whisky
A coffee

Pros – not sure really

Cons – beef in the evening and croissant

Day 41 Saturday 29/09/07

On Holiday in Normandy

Breakfast

Slice of bread with jam
Natural yoghurt
cup of coffee
glass of orange juice

Daytime

Salmon salad
Lemon sorbet
orangina

Eve Meal

Trout in a crème fraiche and herb sauce
John Dory fillet in cider sauce with leeks and potatoe
Cheese course and lemon sorbet
Glass of pommeau, ½ a bottle of Sancere & a whisky
A coffee

Pros – fish

Cons – creamy sauces, cheese and butter in cooking

Day 42 Sunday 30/09/07


On Holiday in Normandy

Breakfast

Two mini pain au chocolat, 2 mini Danish pastries
Slice of bread with jam
Natural yoghurt
cup of coffee
glass of apple juice

Daytime

Ham and Goats cheese baguette
Banana
Bottle of lemonade

Eve Meal

Terine (mixed meat)
Steak (rare) with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding type bouls
Cheese course
Apple tarte with crème fraiche
Red wine, white wine & a whisky
A coffee

Pros – not sure really

Cons – beef in the evening and pastries

Day 43 Monday 1/10/07

On Holiday in Normandy

Breakfast

Slice of bread with jam
cup of coffee
glass of pear juice

Daytime

Flamenkuche (Alsatian thin based pizza type thing) with crème fraiche, emental, ham and mushroom topping
Nibble of Mel’s goat’s cheese salad
Pepsi

Eve Meal

Deep fried nibbles (a chicken wing, onion ring and a potato/cheese thing)
Bison steak with chips
Red wine
Armagnac and a coffee

Pros – Bison

Cons – chips, flamenkuche

Day 44 Tuesday 2/10/07

Travelling back from holiday

Breakfast

Full English (bacon, sausage, hash brown, beans, scrambled egg, grilled tomato)
Orange juice
Cup of coffee

Daytime

Pint of Heineken
Chicken salad sandwich
Chocolate chip baguette
Orange and mango smoothie

Eve Meal

Take away from the local curry house
Tandori chocken
Curry sauce
Naan bread
Pint of lager
½ a bottle of cotes du rhone
benecol pro biotic drink

Pros – none really

Cons – the lot!!

Day 45 Wednesday 3/10/07

Breakfast

yoghurt

Daytime

Cup of vending machine coffee

Eve Meal

Pan fried tuna with mango cous cous

Sauté onion, mushrooms and courgette in olive oil
Add tuna and sear making sure to leave the middle pink
Serve on cous cous – soak in boiling water and add 3 tsp of mango chutney
Serve with watercress

Pros – fish, veg, yoghurt

Cons – missed lunch

Day 46 Thursday 4/10/07

Breakfast

Shreddies with goats milk
Benecol probiotic
Cup of tea

Daytime

Cup of vending machine coffee
Pastrami and salad sandwich on wholemeal bread

Eve Meal

Chicken fusili with pesto and vegetables

Grill chicken breasts
Sauté mushrooms, tomatoe and courgette with a splash of Worcester sauce
Boil dried wholemeal fusili as per pack instructions
Chop chicken and mix with a few teaspoons of pesto, the veg and the pasta
Add black pepper and ripped basil leaves to serve

Pros – evening meal

Cons – pastrami at lunch

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