Tuesday, 18-11-25 and the recipe for 'sort-of-arancini'

Good evening, everyone.

I had to chuckle this morning.   After the post explaining why I have always counted wholemeal/wheat/grain flours as a healthy B/fibre, I learnt that in the new year it will officially BE a fibre choice.    And about flippin' time too. 
Do you think SW reads this blog?

Answer: Not a chance!  😁

What I ate today:

I was quite hungry after Groove so breakfast was a bit bigger than usual.  Mango, pineapple, peach and nectarine slices and stewed apple, all frozen and defrosted/warmed up in the microwave (I don't swip any cooked fruit), plus the yogurt and one and a half swips of fruit coulis on top.  Warming and surprisingly filling.  I like fruit and yogurt but at this time of year you need something warm; I think I will be heating fruit up a fair bit over the next months.

Nice, simple baked beans on toast for lunch.

One fibre and one swip for some brown sauce in the beans.

Later on, I had some melon.

This was a total winner, so much so that I', posting the recipe below.  Sort-of-arancini with salad.

One syn for the Spanish rice.

Half a healthy oil for avocado oil.

10g grated parmesan and 20g cubed cheddar for a calcium choice.
Three swips for home zizzed breadcrumbs and a bit of wholemeal flour.

One swip for a little squirt of sriracha chilli mayo sauce (I weighed it to make sure because - you know - mayo!)

And one swip for some 70% lighter salad cream.

A close up so you can see the melted cheese inside

And that was that.  A great mouth-feel and flavour, totally satisfying!  No need for anything else.

Tomorrow's plans:

B:  spray roasted vegetable cubes with bacon and egg, tomatoes on the side - or I may just go for yogurt and fruit, I'll see how I feel when the time comes.

L:  soup with added chicken

D:  on the 19th November I always remember my Dad's birthday by having his favourite dinner meal - steak and chips with a salad and a mushroom sauce

And fruit

No class tomorrow; personal training is Thursday this week.

Sort-of-arancini - I've called it that because proper arancini is made with let over risotto.
The rice and the beans were used up from the day before.

Ingredients:

Half a pouch of Spanish rice (mine was from Aldi) - one swip

Half a can of cannellini beans, drained and mashed

Some onion and a couple of mushrooms, finely chopped and softened in spray oil

Garlic granules, salt and pepper 

10g grated Parmesan and 20g cubed cheddar - one calcium in total

Bit of flour - you don't need much or you could leave this out - swip it or possibly count it as part of a fibre if wholemeal

Beaten egg

Some bread crumbs - blitz some wholemeal or use commercial - wholemeal can count as a fibre choice or swip
Avocado oil or use spray oil - count as part of a healthy oils choice

Method:

Put the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs into three bowls (or just dust your hands with flour when needed).

Mix together the rice, mashed beans, softened onion and mushrooms, seasonings and grated parmesan and squidge together with your hands.

Take some of the mix and flatten out in your hand.  Place some little cubes of cheddar in the middle and shape into a ball enclosing the cheese.
Flour (if using), egg and breadcrumb the ball.

If not cooking straight away, chill in the fridge.

Before baking, spray each ball with some oil - I used avocado oil.

Air fry at 200C for about twelve minutes or so.

Serve with sauce and sides of own choice - remember to swip, if necessary.

I had enough mixture for two balls with cheese and one patty without cheese.  The latter was also delicious and a great way to make a burger.  It might be nice with some added chopped/crumbled nuts, eg chestnuts and brie for a festive flavour.