MY MEALS
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 538.
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it goes without saying
scrambled eggs
pancakes
short of time
couple
sandwich
to have a snack
to keep smb going
canteen
leaves much to be desired
to serve
a chop
watery
mashed
cocoa
stewed fruit
delicious
various
to begin with
salad
tomato
cucumber
noodle
mushroom soup
steak
spaghetti
to boil
to fry
green peas
from time to time
slice
cheeseburger
hamburger
Big Mac
It goes without saying that I prefer to have meals at home. At the weekend I like to get up late and have a good breakfast of scrambled eggs, or pancakes, or something like that. But on weekdays I'm always short of time in the morning. So I just have a cup of strong tea or coffee and a couple of sandwiches.
As I spend a lot of time at the university (usually eight or nine hours) it's necessary to have a snack at midday just to keep me going. That's why I have to go to the university canteen to have lunch. Our canteen leaves much to be desired. It has become a tradition with our canteen to serve chops and watery mashed potatoes every day with a glass of cocoa or stewed fruit.
But I enjoy my evening meal at home. My mother is a wonderful cook and her dinners are always delicious and various. To begin with, we usually have some salad — tomato and cucumber salad or mixed salad (I like it very much). For the first course we have some soup — noodle, mushroom or cabbage soup, or maybe some fish soup for a change. For the main course we have meat, chicken or fish dishes, for example, steak or fried fish with spaghetti or potatoes (boiled or fried). We also have a lot of vegetables — green peas, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers. I prefer meat to fish but my mother makes me eat fish from time to time. She says it's good for my brains. For dessert we have some fruit, fruit juice or just a cup of tea with a slice of cake.
On Sundays we sometimes go to McDonald's. I like everything there: cheeseburgers, hamburgers and Big Macs, apple pies and fruit cocktails. But. unfortunately we can't afford to go there very often, because it's rather expensive for a family and besides, they say it's not very healthy to eat at McDonald's.
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