I write this blog entry feeling pleasantly full after 3 wonderful meals.

This morning I woke up at 3am (due to jet lag) and after 3 hours of reading and resting I decided to go downstairs to have some tea and toast.

When Mum and Dad had their breakfast around 8 I wasn't planning on having any more to eat...... until I heard what Mum was having.

It was a plain and creamy yogurt with blackberries, raspberries and red berries on top. There was also a heaped spoon of a ground up mixture that contained flaxseed, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame seeds and goji berries.

It was a great fresh second breakfast, though a little on the tart side. If I were making it for myself I would probably use frozen strawberries, blueberries and mango.

Lunch was a salad. Just what you want on a cold winters day, it really helped us warm up......ahem!

It was very tasty though and it was nice to have non-American cottage cheese for the first time in several years, it reminded me of why I used to love it so much.

After a 2 hour walk along the beach I was ready for a good dinner. Mum cooked savoury mince served with broccoli. The smell through the house when this was cooking was amazing.

The result (after wrestling with 2 pepper grinders) was a warming (seriously this time) hearty meal. I wasn't going to have anything for dessert.... until I saw a vanilla custard muller rice in the fridge which I then inhaled after heating it in the microwave. Definitely going to pick up some more of them when I am next in the shops.

Tomorrow we are going caroling at a hospital and somewhere else, so Mum thinks we might have stir fry, but we'll all have to wait and see.

Until then, as always, don't forget to kiss your cook :)