Anzac Biscuits YUMMO!

I am sitting here eating freshly baked anzac biscuits as I write this. I have tasted some bad anzac biscuits in my time and I was quite prepared for ours to taste bad but they have totally exceeded my expectations! E and I cooked them just before dinner tonight - it was quality time together after the hustle and bustle of the day and afternoon. I have included a photo of them below. The first photo here is of the potato bake that I cooked on Monday. I had the day off and it rained all day so I cooked. I made bacon and lentil soup, beef and lentil casserole and the potato bake. I froze most of it which made up about 5 nights worth of dinners. Unfortunately, I don't like the casserole... I did not have all the ingredients to follow a recipe I had so I made it up as I went (not a great idea!). The last time I made up a recipe it was too bland so this time I put in heaps of herbs etc and it was just way too much. Oh well, I am expecting lots of failed experiments on this journey and I know not to do it again!

On Monday before I cooked I went and did some grocery shopping (you would think I would have bought the ingredients I needed wouldn't you...!). I purchased meat from the local butcher for the first time and I was impressed with the service and the meat. I will continue to use the butcher. I also purchased lots of fruit and veg from the local fruit shop which I have been using for some time now. Very happy with them. I was going to go to Aldi but the closest one is about 20 mins away and I did not want to drive that distance in the rain. Next time I need to stock up I will go there. I am trying to use up ingredients I have in the house at the moment rather than making lots of trips to the shops. That way I will save money. For the first time I grabbed the Coles brochure for the week with their sale items listed and sat down and went through it. Apart from toilet paper on special there was nothing else that we really use. As I am new to stockpiling I purchased only two lots of the toilet paper - yes, should have bought more but I am still getting my head around this stocking up!

Back to the casserole... I am trying to incorporate more lentils into our cooking. I used half of what I would normally for the beef and substituted with lentils for the rest. If you have any great recipes using meat and lentils I would absolutely love for you to share them with me!