#BlogLife1143 - First mackerel experience (Naming it Hash-ishy)

I've bought the tinned sardines and the tinned mackerel and I thought What should I do with them?

I was hesitant to buy bread or rolls, what if they are sold out and I'm left with nothing?

I ended up getting bagels and muffins, shame they are white, but more likely to be in stock, than wholemeal sadly :(

I decided, what if I load up the Ryvita rye crackers instead? I didn't get cheese, to save money..

I do have fake butter and what I might do, which sounds weird.. (But I like weird)..

I saw mini hash browns, what if I cooked them and maybe mashed them up on top and then added the fish..

Like a crispy crunchy potatoey, fishy snack? Then some chilli jam drizzled over it?

Now as always, What do we call it?? These mixtures need a name...

Pot-ishy? Hash-ishy? Ha, it never gets easier..

I mean assuming everything gets delivered or they substitute..

I want to make it heartier.. To fill me up and I need to stretch out the meals too..

I think that work for the breakfasty lunch, first meal I have. I just have to cook the hash browns in advance..

I know when I'm hungry, I have to eat immediately.. So I'll have to plan ahead somewhat..

I can't predict when I'll be hungry, it varies.. 

I also have fillings to do some beef and some chicken burgers.

Plus a chicken pasta and a spicy cheese macaroni.

Plus snacks. Hopefully it's enough food for a while. I still have leftover takeout..

But for some reason I am cramping hard so a light dinner was all I could cope with.

I would have liked to get salmon but oof is that pricey... These are way more affordable.

And it's better that I change things up anyway, rather than the same thing..

Oops I wonder if I got boneless.. I'm a lil nervous what if I hate it?

I also went with tomato sauce, rather than oil. Sometimes oil is too strong and ruins the taste for me.,

Ok I've paid the rent and tomorrow a fresh month to budget for.

I woke up at 8ish I think and it's now 11amish, very drizzly here, which I love.

Oops got to get the blankie out and I finally feel hungry, so I have to do the hash browns first and make my crazy sandwichy cracker thingy..

Ahh the hash browns are minis and look like croquettes, mini tubes of potato in batter I think..

Much easier to squish down. Iceland had a great version, seasoned well, I hope these are similar..

Wow, wow, wow, another successful pairing, to me, it tastes like sardines..

Absolutely delicious. A lil butter on the cracker gave it a more premium feel..

All the flavours blended well. I'm so glad I opted for tomato sauce instead of oil in the tin, perfect.

Granted the cracker was falling apart slightly. If I had a loaf of bread, that would be more stable..

But you know what, I actually like it on the cracker, it's different.

The mini hash browns, lil salty but very tasty, such a good choice..

Now to try with the chilli jam but being honest, that half filled me up so I don't think I can.

I have a feeling pmt is taking over, limiting my appetite, plus the cramping.

I'm writing this, in the hopes, my hunger increases, because I have four hash browns that need to go in a sandwich..

Oof but I'm full and completely happy and satisfied.

I don't cook, I have no expertise and I'm just going with my gut :)

Last thing, the mackerel, I had it in the fridge because I wasn't sure, so the chunk I pulled out was a big tough to separate.

It didn't taste tough but that's my only thought. The tin was easy to open, a pull tab, once I got a good grip.

Ooh I want to eat more but I don't have the capacity.

Ps I tried it with the chilli jam, it didn't add anything so it's not needed.

I bet it would be spectacular with olives, more of that mildly salty flavour enhancing it...

Or green peppers or cucumbers for extra crunch...Yum :)

#BlogLife918 - Paratha Vs Tortilla wrap Vs Pittas? Not exactly sorry

I'm really missing the egg roti paratha thingy's I used to make but Iceland doesn't have the wholemeal parathas or rotis so I'm going to get the wholemeal wraps instead.

I typically don't like these, they don't cook properly or taste of much but desperate times..

Maybe the recipes have improved? I'm trying the Slimming World version 5x £1.60.

A bit steep really, I don't know if they are thick or thin? But I just add butter and eggs.

I could be adventurous and add chicken kebabs or maybe beef something?

I think I just like it simple, the less the better it tastes, for me anyway.

I just remembered the turkey bacon strips, they would make a good addition.

Scrap that I got fruits instead, more of an offer 3 for £5 so for a change, I got plums, then grapes and strawberries lol.

It's usually the same thing and olives with feta cheese, although not so keen on that type of cheese, too dry.

Uh oh, the title is wrong, Iceland just called and said the wraps are expired so can't send it and there's no replacements, just the white version which I don't want.

So she suggested Warburtons soft pittas I think, I've already forgotten.

I can't remember if I tried it and wasn't so keen, why isn't more stuff in the brown bread variety? Ugh!!

And I just realised these will be small, I wanted to crack the egg over the large wrap, I can't do it with tiny pittas.

I might do a Zoom shop, they have rotis, parathas and wraps but not all in wholemeal.

I just toasted the egg on the pitta, it's a half and then you open it up, thin I would say.

Typical me, didn't realise I was out of spray oil for the press, so I used butter.

I have a feeling that really helped. Even though I grilled it well, it's like eating really soft toast.

It's tasty though with the ingredients, maybe on it's own, not so much.

I put an egg, olives, feta cheese, butter from the press and even the feta mixed well with it, I wasn't sure it would.

I was going to add more but it would have been too much for me.

But as there are only 4 in a pack, later on I might do a Zoom shop, I'm kinda struggling to eat this, even though I really like it.

My stomach is churning and not from nausea or cramps, it's all the emotions I'm feeling.

I think though because I like BB/P I'm sharing way more than usual.

I even said that my instinct is to push you away, not because I want too, it's my usual habit when really stressed as I have to support myself through illness/family stuff and it's always been that way.

Arghh forgot to add, I don't usually buy butter, it's like salt, an addition that isn't necessary.

But due to having a dry wrap and cooking with the press, I wanted it.

I bought Willow, an alternative to butter, rich and creamy but not overly so.

Oops it's more for cooking not spreading but I wanted something small and cheap as I won't use it, apart from in sandwiches.

It's got vegetable oils and buttermilk and is lower in fat. It was £1.35 for a 350g block.

I am so full. Iceland said another weird thing to me, that if I didn't like the tissue substitution, they would re-deliver the normal one tomorrow lol.

I said No thanks, I didn't trust them to re-deliver ha.