Hello! It is Tuesday already and we are all getting ready to go back to work. I hope everyone had a lovely bank holiday weekend and is in a good mood, ready to face the working week. The weather for once was gloriously sunny during our time off and has turned grey now we are back at work rather than the other way around so there was plenty of opportunity to get outdoors.

On Friday night I cooked a chilli dish I have been dying to make for a while now, Jamie Oliver's slow cook chilli using beef brisket instead of mince. You cook it for about 4hours but I only had time to cook it for just over three however it was still DELICIOUS! I ended up making a bit of a feast in the end so there was so much dinner left over. We had rice, Tortilla wraps, guacamole, salsa and tortilla chips - I was a busy little bee in the kitchen! I also made a salad and bought some sour cream in case it ended up being too spicy but it was perfect. I would recommend it to anyone to make!

Saturday morning we decided to have a bit of a sort out and clear out the garage, there wasn't too much in there but it was still a bit of a mess. Afterwards, we went to our local twice monthly Farmers market round the corner at Barleylands where we ended up buying delicious cheese and tomato bread (which we enjoyed later) Freshly made gingerbread (which we also enjoyed later with a cuppa) and a pork and apple burger to enjoy while we were walking around. It is always so nice to see so many different little inpedendant businesses in one place. At Barleylands there are still so many old fashioned businesses like glass blowing, wood carving, sewing classes. I love it there!

Sunday was a gloriously sunny day so we took advantage and had family over for a BBQ. I made my cheese stuffed burgers which went down well and my stepdad brought over homemade (and freshly made) rolls to put them in. We also had lots of other food like kebabs and ribs which lasted us until Sunday lunchtime! That evening, our friends came over for a drink and catch up and we sat outside to enjoy the last bit of the sun before firing up the old woodburner that is in the garden for a bit of heat. It's extremely cosy indeed!

Yesterday was a bit of a lazy one. We pottered about a bit and skyped hubby's mum then while he watched the football I read. That evening for dinner he made a stuffed crust pizza for dinner which was immense!

Very food orientated this weekend I have come to realise after writing this!

We were in bed at 9.30 last night absolutely pooped! Not sure why really although we have started working out again and worked really hard yesterday. I think my body went into shock!

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekends too! Bit of a wait until the next one now....boooooo!