Good morning, everyone.
After posting yesterday, I went on a recipe hunt and found what looks like an absolutely delicious recipe for using aubergine on the BBC site. I can see that appearing on my recipe planning very soon - like tomorrow!
Here it is - what do you think?
And then I Googled 'can you freeze aubergines?' and yes, you can! three cheers - the rest won't go to waste.
Then I looked through the Slimming World recipes on their site and wow - there's loads. Some don't attract at all but some look great. Aubergine is a speed food so bonus points there - just a shame it really soaks up the oil, isn't it?
Weigh in this morning and then a dieting disaster - I'm going to a Macmillan Coffee Afternoon. Fizz and cakes - not that I will be fizzing because of driving. Faith is doing some not-Pimms so I can enjoy that instead.
Yesterday's meals:
The home made mixed bean pate was all right, really quite nice. I made the crunchy wrap by simply putting one wrap in the oven shelf at around 160 until it was hard and brittle. Rather like a poppadum done in the microwave (if you've ever done that).
Then I had a nectarine and, later on, an orange.
This was so simple - ten minutes in the Ninje. I followed that with a yogurt.
This was so simple - ten minutes in the Ninje. I followed that with a yogurt.
And then, unfortunately, I lost the plot and hade walnuts (I'd opened the packet to make one of the cakes for this afternoon) and then cheese and then ice cream. Oh, dear. I have no idea why but there you go - if I knew why, I wouldn't do it.
Still - back onto it and hope that it will be enough to hold me steady this afternoon.
Today's plans:
B: mushroom omelette with tomatoes on the side
Nothing too heavy this morning but I do need to eat or I will just go bonkers when I see the cake. I might add a bit of chopped lean ham to the omelette for more lasting power.
SW: protein and speed
L: just some fruit
I don't plan to scoff on much cake but I am going to have one piece, definitely, so a very minimal lunch. This is where the 16-8 window helps - I won't long have had breakfast.
SW: speed or free
D: chicken (on the Cobb, weather permitting), salad; fruit salad
I hope it's warm enough. If not, it will be griddle pan inside. It should be nice and light after cake.
SW: protein, speed and free
Exercise: My rest day - there's just no time to do formal exercise. Mind you, I think 'rest' is a bit of a misnomer today!
Summary:
no healthy extra As
no healthy extra Bs
(because - cake! And last night)
five syns
From the freezer:
chicken
The aubergine layered bake sounds gorgeous, right up my street. I generally slice aubergines, spray with oil and then grill them, turning and spraying the other side halfway through. Much better than frying - as you say, they soak up so much oil. I did try making a moussaka without cooking the aubergines first - mistake, they didn't cook through properly, so now I always pre-grill them. Have a lovely afternoon at the Macmillan thing. xx
ReplyDeleteIt does sound nice, doesn't it? I have bought some goat's cheese so it's all systems go for tomorrow.
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