Eating leftover mince pies now that I’m drinking sugar-free tea.

Right now: snacking on my wife’s cashews as she’s eaten all my pistachios.

Little kid ate a leftover sausage and reheated chips.

Big kid had a bowl of rice and gravy followed by two taco shells with cheese and two soft tacos fried with melted cheese.

After which he asked, “What’s for dinner?”

Had some crispy taco shells with lettuce, some chopped avocado, cucumber, red pepper and onion, and sour cream with the chilli sans carne.

Chilli was HOT!

Two tacos filled with lettuce, avocado, cucumber, and red bell pepper sit on a plate next to a serving of chilli sans carne topped with cheese.

Making chilli sans carne this morning. Kids are back at school tomorrow, so they are hanging out in the bedroom away from the smell.

We always used the have a special meal to mark New Year’s Day, like Christmas and Easter Sunday, but yesterday, as big kid was away and I had to go and collect him, we ate leftover burgers, chips, rice, beans and salad.

Main course for me. Comfort food from childhood.

Boiled gammon, mashed potatoes, carrots and white sauce.

My Gran and my Mum used the make this. Carrots boiled with the bacon joint. Sweet as!

A bowl filled with mashed potatoes, cabbage, sliced meat topped with a creamy sauce, and a side of roasted vegetables.

I made a Snowman out of mashed potatoes, with sausage arms, carrot nose, onion mouth, cabbage scarf, roast potato hat and gravy eyes and buttons.

Will little kid eat it?

A snowman-shaped sculpture is made from mashed potatoes with a potato hat, carrot nose, gravy eyes, and meat for arms, served on a plate.

Today’s menu (illustrations by big kid).

A hand-drawn menu featuring items like burgers, fries, pizza, rice, and salad, each with a simple illustration.

Half a leftover and browning avocado made my fried eggs something special this morning.

Two slices of bread topped with avocado, fried eggs, and herbs on a plate.