Day 213. Masterwarmer.

Dinner al fresco is the only option on a day like today. Squid and chorizo is so easy to cook, it doesn't really count as cooking; more heating a couple of ingredients in a pan. Greg and John would tut at the thought. It's basically a warm component. I'm a Masterwarmer not a Masterchef. (Don't go there...).

Tasty though.

Day 135. Still calorie counting.

Week four of calorie counting and I had the first real test of my resolve when I went out for dinner tonight. Thankfully this stunning plate of food was also low calorie and with a glass of Stellenbosch as an accompaniment I didn't feel the pain of watching what I eat at all.

Day 40. Bread.

Today I made bread. It's the first time I've used my 'Bread Revolution' book and I'm already on the hunt for a pizza stone so I can make flat breads next Saturday. This week I kept things simple; a white, crusty, split-tin loaf. It was delicious with soup for lunch. Then for supper, Rick Stein's stir-fried squid with chorizo provided the perfect messy plate just waiting to be mopped with what was left. Not quite a revolution but most definitely a revelation. More bread making here for sure.