Tuesday evening
Put four eggs into a saucepan, turned it on, then wandered off to do some reading. Half an hour later my O.H. says 'What's that smell?'
Result: four brown scorched eggs and a ruined saucepan.
Thursday evening
Table set, salad made, potatoes boiled.
Open fridge door to get out tinfoil covered chicken
Thought, 'This feels heavy.'
Took off tinfoil to find I'd forgotten to cook it
Result: Tuna salad
Smoked mackerel with grapes, potato salad (made yesterday) and mixed salad tonight.
No problem now I have rescued the chicken for tomorrow's pasty making marathon.
Make a load of chicken pasties and freeze them,
If it is hot can eat one cold, if cold can eat hot. Very versatile, with salad or veg, chips or new potatoes, baked beans, or alone for lunch.