Good morning.
Firstly, a feedback on the spiced pumpkin cake for taster evening tomorrow. Don't bother. It smelt wonderful while cooking but tasted of very little and the texture was like a stodgy pud without the heaviness. Some things don't take a compromise and I guess cake is one of them.
If I doubled the flour (which is possible and it would still be syn-reasonable) the texture might be better but there was a lack of depth, probably because of the artificial sweetner.
For once in my life, I wasted food as it went straight in the bin. Ah, well.
I shall take a chicken, sausage and mushroom risotto instead. I know that works, it's a thermomix recipe so very easy and better for us as well!
Today's plans:
B: fruit and yogurt
SW free
L: soup of some kind and fruit
I'll probably roast some veg - onion, carrot, squash and sweet potato, then add some stock and some butterbeans and zizz it all up to smooth. I might add some spice like cumin and coriander too.
SW:
D: baked salmon, SW style chips, veg
Nice and simple.
SW: hopefully, free, unless I treat myself to a few syns for some oil to make the chips - it'll be a maximum of three.
Ss: fruit, probably
BM: an hour of PT with Lindsey
I know - a complete absence of healthy extras. Normally, I would add some milk to the soup but I have a friend staying who can't have dairy and I'm not confident enough about soya milk.
Once in a while won't hurt and, at a pinch, I could afford two syns and milk to make a nice choccy drink before bedtime. I'll see how I feel then.
Morning Joy. I like zizzed beans, especially butter beans, in soup - makes it nice and creamy, as well as adding more protein and being more filling. What a disappointment about the cake, but we live and learn. We have to experiment and try these things though, don't we? xx
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I gave it a go, yes, although not glad about the waste. Now I know.
DeleteButter beans are fantastic for giving a soup creaminess without naughty cream! I love them too.
xx