Another Friday has come and gone..... the Fish & Chips have been served, we stink of cooking oil and once again its been an excruciatingly hot day. One small consolation....., we are home before midnight!
For once I am quietly confident about the morning's weigh in, which probably means that I have gained weight! In all seriousness, I feel much lighter today and I even manged to glance at the mirror this morning to check out my new shape. I can definitely see a difference. Even if I have put weight on, I will not worry as I 'know' I am 'lighter'. I have just eaten some toast adorned with sliced Spanish omelete, (at midnight), so that may effect the result...................
Its been a long week both physically and mentally and its ended on a couple of sad notes. A very good friend of ours tragically lost her husband yesterday and another good friends mum passed away today, so our thoughts go out to them........
I'm going to let my toast digest a little, watch Eastenders and then have a little pre weigh in swim before I go to bed, so I will leave you all now and report the results tomorrow. As always , if you cant wait until tomorrow night, you can check out my facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/185455448234743/
Take care peeps, speak to you tomorrow
Slimbo
Thinking of you Sandria..........................
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Day 89 - feeling thinner!
As most of you will know, even though I am consistently losing weight and I fully believe in my methods, I never really feel confident as I approach Saturday's weigh in. This week however, I feel thinnner! I dont know why, I just really feel like I've lost weight. My only worry is that when I feel like I've put weight on, I have always lost. Lets hope it doesn't work the other way around!
A profitable day both upstairs and down today and another scortcher. I find myself whinging about the temperature every day at the moment, but it does feel ridiculously hot. I dont remember it being this hot at the end of June last year. The outside temperature today hit 40 C.................
I managed to stay away from the downstairs cafe kitchen today as I was upstairs prepping for tonights service. It is still incredibly hot up there, but not a patch on the 50C temperatures of downstairs.
I decided to make a Russian salad of potatoes, peas, carrots, mayo, tuna, green beans and boiled egg. I really like it, but it didnt seem to go down that well tonight. In fact, I remember doing it a couple of weeks ao and it wasnt particularly popular then either. I will use whats left for Saturday's salad bar, but if not popular again, I will try something else. The potato salad is always popular, so I could put that on all the time, but I hate playing safe! I like to offer people something they wouldn't normally have or something they've never had before. Another salad bar choice tonight was cous cous with chargrilled vegetables, mint and coriander. It was delicious (if I do say so myself) and proved to be quite popular. I completely forgot to photograph my creations for you, so I will try and remember to do that tomorrow and post them on day 90's blog! Choice 3 was a 'simple', rustic coleslaw made with cabbage, carrot, onion, mayo and wholegrain mustard. I like for it not to be too mayoey, (now there's a word!), but at the same time, not too dry. As I said earlier, I will post some pictures tomorrow to show you what I mean.
We had 22 in tonight and unfortunately lost a potential 5 more as we had to tell them there was about a 30 minute delay. This was a direct result of most of the 22 arriving within 5 minutes of each other! Its a shame to lose customers, but I would rather be honest and tell people the truth than upset them. I also feel that if you have booked your table in advance, you shouldn't have to wait. Its a difficult juggling act sometimes, but we learn a little more every day. Sometimes, whatever you do is wrong.
More excellent comments from the diners and some pretty good tips too! Also manged to get home for 11pm, so a good night all round.
I'm off to bed now, so thanks for reading and I will try and remember some pictures for tomorrow!
Sweet dreams..............
Slimbo!
A profitable day both upstairs and down today and another scortcher. I find myself whinging about the temperature every day at the moment, but it does feel ridiculously hot. I dont remember it being this hot at the end of June last year. The outside temperature today hit 40 C.................
I managed to stay away from the downstairs cafe kitchen today as I was upstairs prepping for tonights service. It is still incredibly hot up there, but not a patch on the 50C temperatures of downstairs.
I decided to make a Russian salad of potatoes, peas, carrots, mayo, tuna, green beans and boiled egg. I really like it, but it didnt seem to go down that well tonight. In fact, I remember doing it a couple of weeks ao and it wasnt particularly popular then either. I will use whats left for Saturday's salad bar, but if not popular again, I will try something else. The potato salad is always popular, so I could put that on all the time, but I hate playing safe! I like to offer people something they wouldn't normally have or something they've never had before. Another salad bar choice tonight was cous cous with chargrilled vegetables, mint and coriander. It was delicious (if I do say so myself) and proved to be quite popular. I completely forgot to photograph my creations for you, so I will try and remember to do that tomorrow and post them on day 90's blog! Choice 3 was a 'simple', rustic coleslaw made with cabbage, carrot, onion, mayo and wholegrain mustard. I like for it not to be too mayoey, (now there's a word!), but at the same time, not too dry. As I said earlier, I will post some pictures tomorrow to show you what I mean.
We had 22 in tonight and unfortunately lost a potential 5 more as we had to tell them there was about a 30 minute delay. This was a direct result of most of the 22 arriving within 5 minutes of each other! Its a shame to lose customers, but I would rather be honest and tell people the truth than upset them. I also feel that if you have booked your table in advance, you shouldn't have to wait. Its a difficult juggling act sometimes, but we learn a little more every day. Sometimes, whatever you do is wrong.
More excellent comments from the diners and some pretty good tips too! Also manged to get home for 11pm, so a good night all round.
I'm off to bed now, so thanks for reading and I will try and remember some pictures for tomorrow!
Sweet dreams..............
Slimbo!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Day 88 - Has it really been that long?
Popped to Harrison's school today to have an end of term chat with his teacher. She was very impressed with his progress and told us he was a lovely boy. Proud Daddy!
Work was pretty boring and the madness of the last couple of weeks seems to have abated. At least if I'm bored tomorrow I can go upstairs and prep for the evening service. Got 3 tables booked for the 'All you can eat Steak, Ribs, Chicken etc' so at least we know there will be a few in. I've got a surplus of mushrooms, so I feel a soup coming on.......... I'll take the usual pictures of my creations for you tomorrow.
I had quite a nice dinner tonight. It was ravioli stuffed with parmesan and rocket drizzled with some olive oil and fresh oregano and a few extra shavings of Parmesan..........
That's about it for today people, I hope you all sleep well and I will be back tomorrow.....
Take care, night night
Slimbo
Work was pretty boring and the madness of the last couple of weeks seems to have abated. At least if I'm bored tomorrow I can go upstairs and prep for the evening service. Got 3 tables booked for the 'All you can eat Steak, Ribs, Chicken etc' so at least we know there will be a few in. I've got a surplus of mushrooms, so I feel a soup coming on.......... I'll take the usual pictures of my creations for you tomorrow.
I had quite a nice dinner tonight. It was ravioli stuffed with parmesan and rocket drizzled with some olive oil and fresh oregano and a few extra shavings of Parmesan..........
That's about it for today people, I hope you all sleep well and I will be back tomorrow.....
Take care, night night
Slimbo
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Day 87 - 'I poured a teaspoon of water under my erection'........
Crazily hot day in the kitchen again today, but hey, we just have to get on with it. A slow start to the day meant that I could 'experiment' a little with breakfast. Nothing too scientific, just how to cook a whole portobello mushroom without using oil or an oven! I could have just sliced it and cooked it on my plancha (a Spanish hot plate), but I always do that and where would the fun be? So, I decided to place it upside down on the plancha and cover it with an aluminium bowl to steam it. I poured a teaspoon of water underneath my erection, (I'm such a child), in the hope that it would have a steaming effect. I use this method when topping a burger with cheese as it helps the cheese to melt. 5 minutes later I was rewarded for my idea with a cooked portobello mushroom. Weyhey! I shoved some scrambled egg on top and served it with some rocket leaves and a griddled tomato. Some of you may wonder about the use of salad leaves for breakfast. I think the pepperyness, (is that a word), of the rocket works really well and I also think that rocket and cress are very similar in flavour. If egg and cress works well, why shouldnt rocket? I enjoyed it anyhow. I'm starting to notice an Italian influence in my food presentation as most things I put on a plate seem to have red and green in them and with all my plates being white............ well here's what I mean......
By the end of play we had had another fruitful day at work and headed off to the outskirts of Benidorm to stock up on some needed items for the cafe. Took Harrison with us and made the customary trip to MacDonalds for him. I managed great restraint and only pinched 8 chips off his tray! I even had a water!
That was basically my day today, so I will leave you all alone for now, until tomorrow!
Take care readers, foodies, people with nothing better to do and sleep well
Slimbo x
By the end of play we had had another fruitful day at work and headed off to the outskirts of Benidorm to stock up on some needed items for the cafe. Took Harrison with us and made the customary trip to MacDonalds for him. I managed great restraint and only pinched 8 chips off his tray! I even had a water!
That was basically my day today, so I will leave you all alone for now, until tomorrow!
Take care readers, foodies, people with nothing better to do and sleep well
Slimbo x
Monday, June 25, 2012
Day 86 - The morning after the night before!
I will start with yesterday's events as I could only manage a pathetic attempt at a blog last night! The morning started early as always on a Sunday with the prep for the afternoon's roast. One of our friends sons ( Jamie) had expressed an interest in learning how to cook, so I said he was welcome to come in on a Sunday and see what it was all about. He is only 11, but incredibly mature for his years. I dont think I've ever had so many questions thrown at me in the space of 6 hours before! Bless him. I admire his enthusiam and he is welcome back anytime. He also did a great job serving the gravy!
It was a pretty busy service, but I was a little disappointed that only 6 out of 34 diners ordered my terrine. It really was top drawer, tasty and looked amazing served with cornichons, pickled onions and a rocket salad. I forgot to take a picture of the actual plate presentation, but here's the finished terrine......
I just wish that some of the 'traditionalists' who eat the same thing EVERY week and NEVER try ANYTHING different, would one day just try someting a little out of their comfort zone...... My frustration continues.....
Talking of frustration, we were invited out for a drink by our friends Victoria & Ian (Jaimie's parents) to watch the England game. Another pile of shite! Penalties or no penalties, we're just not good enough......... There was a positive however...... We went to a restaurant called 'La Picaeta', which hasn't been open for very long and ate some really good tapas. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the type of food served in a typical Spanish seaside town, let me tell you that 90 percent of it is commercial tourist rubbish and overpriced. There are exceptions to the rule, but they are few and far between. The food last night was exceptional. We were treated to some inventive, beautifully presented food at ridiculously inexpensive prices. There were 2 dishes that stuck out for me. One was goats cheese, caramelised onion, Serrano ham and balsamic syrup on toasted bread at just 1.95€ and the other was incredibly tender steak, onion, melted cheese and foie gras at just 5.50€. Incredible. Had a very good evening, thank you Ian and Vic. Finally got home at 3am and thats the reason for my pathetic attempt at a blog last night!
We felt it this morning having only had about 4 1/2 hours sleep and Laura was in a pretty bad way when we first arrived for work, although she did improve as the day went on. At one point she fell asleep on the floor behind the bar! I have posted a photo on facebook, but I'm sure she would kill me if I posted it on here! Fortunately, it was a slow start to the morning so we didnt have too much to do early on.
Got home, had a swim with Harrison and fell asleep watching Spongebob for half an hour!
Thats my lot for now......
Speak to you all again tomorrow
Slimbo!
It was a pretty busy service, but I was a little disappointed that only 6 out of 34 diners ordered my terrine. It really was top drawer, tasty and looked amazing served with cornichons, pickled onions and a rocket salad. I forgot to take a picture of the actual plate presentation, but here's the finished terrine......
I just wish that some of the 'traditionalists' who eat the same thing EVERY week and NEVER try ANYTHING different, would one day just try someting a little out of their comfort zone...... My frustration continues.....
Talking of frustration, we were invited out for a drink by our friends Victoria & Ian (Jaimie's parents) to watch the England game. Another pile of shite! Penalties or no penalties, we're just not good enough......... There was a positive however...... We went to a restaurant called 'La Picaeta', which hasn't been open for very long and ate some really good tapas. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the type of food served in a typical Spanish seaside town, let me tell you that 90 percent of it is commercial tourist rubbish and overpriced. There are exceptions to the rule, but they are few and far between. The food last night was exceptional. We were treated to some inventive, beautifully presented food at ridiculously inexpensive prices. There were 2 dishes that stuck out for me. One was goats cheese, caramelised onion, Serrano ham and balsamic syrup on toasted bread at just 1.95€ and the other was incredibly tender steak, onion, melted cheese and foie gras at just 5.50€. Incredible. Had a very good evening, thank you Ian and Vic. Finally got home at 3am and thats the reason for my pathetic attempt at a blog last night!
We felt it this morning having only had about 4 1/2 hours sleep and Laura was in a pretty bad way when we first arrived for work, although she did improve as the day went on. At one point she fell asleep on the floor behind the bar! I have posted a photo on facebook, but I'm sure she would kill me if I posted it on here! Fortunately, it was a slow start to the morning so we didnt have too much to do early on.
Got home, had a swim with Harrison and fell asleep watching Spongebob for half an hour!
Thats my lot for now......
Speak to you all again tomorrow
Slimbo!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Day 85 - The quickest blog ever!
Good Sunday lunch, terrine was yummy, pictures tomorrow, went out to watch England lose and ate some really good tapas! Will tell you all about it in detail tomorrow as its 3 am and we've ony just got in and got to be up in 5 hours!
Nite nite
Slimbo!
Nite nite
Slimbo!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Day 84 - Result from the weigh in!
The end of week 12...... Wow, where did the time go?....................
Tentatively, as always, I stepped on the scales at Heather's this morning, fearing the worst. I needn't have worried. I lost 3 pounds! Soooooooooooo pleased with that. Really thought I had put weight on.
So, after 12 weeks I have lost exactly 2 stone and 7 pounds, or 35 pounds, or 15.87 kilos! Gotta be chuffed with that. If nothing else, it's a reminder that what I am doing must be working. I may regret saying this soon, but as yet, in 12 weeks, I haven't put any weight on. I have also reached the milestone of being 17 stone something. OK, it's 17 stone 13, but it's 17 stone something, and when you started at 20 stone something, it makes you feel good! Roll on next week....
Not such a busy day at work today. The cafe was okay during the day, but a very quiet evening service, with just 4 covers. One day I'll suss this restaurant lark out........ or, maybe not!
So for now, its bed for me as I am up early for Sunday lunch prep. I have a young lad coming in with me in the morning. He is the 11 year old son of one of our friends and when talking the other day, he asked if he could come in and try and learn a little about cooking. Bless him. Of course I said yes. I hope he really gets into it as he seems a bright and genuinely interested kid, but I know he is a very fussy eater, so I am going to try and educate him in that department as well. We will see how it goes...
I will return tomorrow with pictures of my completed terrine and tales of the days events.
Sleep well foodies
Slimbo
Tentatively, as always, I stepped on the scales at Heather's this morning, fearing the worst. I needn't have worried. I lost 3 pounds! Soooooooooooo pleased with that. Really thought I had put weight on.
So, after 12 weeks I have lost exactly 2 stone and 7 pounds, or 35 pounds, or 15.87 kilos! Gotta be chuffed with that. If nothing else, it's a reminder that what I am doing must be working. I may regret saying this soon, but as yet, in 12 weeks, I haven't put any weight on. I have also reached the milestone of being 17 stone something. OK, it's 17 stone 13, but it's 17 stone something, and when you started at 20 stone something, it makes you feel good! Roll on next week....
Not such a busy day at work today. The cafe was okay during the day, but a very quiet evening service, with just 4 covers. One day I'll suss this restaurant lark out........ or, maybe not!
So for now, its bed for me as I am up early for Sunday lunch prep. I have a young lad coming in with me in the morning. He is the 11 year old son of one of our friends and when talking the other day, he asked if he could come in and try and learn a little about cooking. Bless him. Of course I said yes. I hope he really gets into it as he seems a bright and genuinely interested kid, but I know he is a very fussy eater, so I am going to try and educate him in that department as well. We will see how it goes...
I will return tomorrow with pictures of my completed terrine and tales of the days events.
Sleep well foodies
Slimbo
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