By the end of the week I like to have my fridge almost empty. By Friday afternoon I like opening the door and seeing a pack of yeast, a bottle of milk and not a great deal else. Friday is the time that the beautiful wife and I plan our meals for the week ahead. We follow this by doing our grocery shopping on Friday evening. With the veg box arriving on Friday and my meat and fish shopping done on Saturday morning the fridge is full of possibility by Saturday lunchtime.
Today is the last day of Half term and those of us who serve at the chalk face will return to school tomorrow - The week ahead is already planned in terms of meals and by Friday the fridge will once again be empty. Yesterday was the Vale Harvest at Haddenham again and sitting waiting for this evening is a beautiful piece of topside from Oving Dexters which will be roasted with a beetroot from The Musician's smallholding (where I sometimes lend a hand), some new potatoes and onions (from the Abel and Cole veg box). This will be served with carrots (veg Box) and cabbage (Musician's). Nothing in this meal has anything but the best credentials ethically and none (I really mean none) will go to waste.
My fridge (apart from on Friday mornings) nearly always has bacon in it and the pack at present is from Orchard View Farm just 3 or 4 miles down the road. I have mentioned this supplier before - their Black Pudding is a thing of great beauty.
I have a couple bottles of beer from XT brewery to have with my beef tonight. I'm not sure if I am sad or happy in the knowledge taht by Friday the fridge will be bare.
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