Sunday, 02-05-21 Hello Fresh

 Good morning.
I'm quite enjoying the Hello Fresh meals and have been onto the page to order another box for the beginning of June.  I'm not sure if I will have any more after then although the recipe cards are there to print out so if I see something I really fancy, I could always have a go myself.  That way I can adapt them to suit SW.

I've also found a useful section of the Good Food site, a collection of nutritious and delicious looking healthy recipes (link below under today's dinner plan) and one of a collection of Doctor Rupy's recipes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/rupy_aujla
Recipes like smoky vegetable jambalaya, veg and haloumi traybake and chilli bean stir fry, not to mention ideas for quick pickles make this a very useful resource for a slimmer who loves her veg and her strong flavours.
I thought you might be interested in taking a look at both links.

What I ate yesterday:

I do enjoy a bacon butty - or should it be not-butty as it didn't have butter.  It was good and filling too.

The warm panzanella salad was nicer than Friday, partly because of the whole second-day-flavours thing but also because this time I didn't overcook the croutons.

One to make again sometime as all the ingredients are things I already have, assuming some subs such as a wholemeal roll.

The croutons were, properly cooked, lovely.  Tear up a bread roll (they used a ciabatta roll) into crouton sized pieces.  Spray with oil in a roasting dish, add some salt and pepper and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.  Roast are around 180C for about ten to fifteen minutes until nice and crunchy.  I reckon they would do just as well in the actifry too.

The sweet potato and ginger garlic chicken stew was absolutely gorgeous.  I made it quite spicy as I like spicy stuff so it really tickled the tastebuds  but the choice is yours - just add less of the red chilli if you want it milder.  I'm glad there's a second portion for today and I will certainly make it again.

It was more like a soup than a casserole and the sauce was so good.  Definitely a winner!

Today's plans:

B:  fruit platter and yogurt
I have two quite big meals today so I'm keeping breakfast light.  I have strawberries, pineapple and kiwi so nice and exotic.
I've worked out the calories based on having some strawberries, pineapple, a kiwi and a pear, plus a Mullerlight.
245 calories

L:  sweet potato and ginger garlic chicken stew
The other portion from yesterday.  I'm very much looking forward to it.
582 calories 

D:  not-vegan Singapore noodles; kvarg
The original recipe is vegan but I am adding some chicken to it (sorry).  The recipe is here and there are some more likely looking recipes on the same page.
To stick with the same pattern, I am making both portions (it's a recipe for two) and having half today and half tomorrow.  It'll safe some time.
Rather unusually nowadays, there's no calorie info so I've worked it out on Nutracheck; it wasn't hard as Nutracheck is very user friendly.
542 calories, including the kvarg

Body Magic:  allotment work, weather permitting.

Summary:
around  1370 calories