Good morning!
Today's happy is that I've lost another pound and a half as shown at yesterday's weigh-in which means that this month's loss is six pounds with a stead pound and a half off each week. While my target was eight pounds, I'm very happy with six.
Now for the challenges and traps of the Christmas period.
Today's plans
B: bacon and baked beans
More bacon because it needs eating up and I like it.
SW: free
L: some sort of home made soup, probably veg to use up bits and bobs, stewed apple and yogurt
I may very well add some milk to the soup to make it 'creamy'. None of the lunch will be too expensive and it will use up bits and bobs.
SW: the stewed apple will be my healthy extra B and the milk will be taken from my healthy extra A
D: salmon, peas and potato waffle
SW: two and a half syns for the potato waffle. If I have sauce with the salmon, it's about two and a half syns per tablespoon but I will check this later on.
Ss: apple, orange, milk (healthy extra A)
Friday, 30 November 2018
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Thursday, 29-11-18
Good morning!
Sometimes it's nice to have something simple amidst all there new SW friendly recipes I keep trying with varying degrees of liking. Yesterday I simply wrapped up some salmon in foil and baked it while boiling up some sprouts and spray toasting some tomatoes and the results were delicious!
Today, I am having . . .
B: bacon and tomato
As always, it's bacon medallions which is back bacon with all the fat cut off. Not cheap but I only have two at a time. The tomato will be canned chopped tomatoes (better flavour now) and I like to bubble them until they are thoick and gooey. Yum!
SW: free
L: apple, orange and Mullerlight
A light lunch on weighday!
SW: one syn for the yogurt
D: spiced orange chicken, pepper tomato and mushroom stir fry; stewed apple and natural yogurt
The chicken should really be turkey steak but I just have chicken.
SW: the stewed apple is my heB
Ss: fruit, hot milk (heA)
Weigh-in tonight. As far as I can tell, it will be small but steady. Fingers crossed.
Sometimes it's nice to have something simple amidst all there new SW friendly recipes I keep trying with varying degrees of liking. Yesterday I simply wrapped up some salmon in foil and baked it while boiling up some sprouts and spray toasting some tomatoes and the results were delicious!
Today, I am having . . .
B: bacon and tomato
As always, it's bacon medallions which is back bacon with all the fat cut off. Not cheap but I only have two at a time. The tomato will be canned chopped tomatoes (better flavour now) and I like to bubble them until they are thoick and gooey. Yum!
SW: free
L: apple, orange and Mullerlight
A light lunch on weighday!
SW: one syn for the yogurt
D: spiced orange chicken, pepper tomato and mushroom stir fry; stewed apple and natural yogurt
The chicken should really be turkey steak but I just have chicken.
SW: the stewed apple is my heB
Ss: fruit, hot milk (heA)
Weigh-in tonight. As far as I can tell, it will be small but steady. Fingers crossed.
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Wednesday, 28-11-18
Good morning.
I was sorely tempted yesterday. I set to and made our traditional vegetarian sausage rolls; they're really delicious and a family tradition. You can take or leave your normal ones but we MUST have the vegetarian ones.
The amount in the recipe plus one pack of puff pastry (not pre-rolled, that's way too expensive) made thirty two rolls. Beth had two - acting as quality control, you see - and the remaining thirty went straight in the freezer to open freeze before they went into a box for protection. The house smelled wonderful and I was, as I said, greatly tempted but no, I remained firm.
It helped that I need some for our girls' lunch, some for Mum and Dad's Christmas lunch, some for me and mine on Christmas day and a few leftover so I have just about enough really!
They're not that expensive either, compared with similar quality bought ones, if indeed you can find good vegetarian sausage rolls - I haven't yet.
The recipe is here:
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/vegetarian-food/vegetarian-sausage-rolls
I didn't make the pastry (I'm not that daft), I used dried herbs, more grated cheese than it says and philly light and a splash of milk instead of the cream (no way am I buying a carton of double cream for just three tbsps).
Dead easy! Good old Delia!
I feel the Christmas season has started now I've made these.
Today's plans are as follows:
B: fresh fruit and natural yogurt
Oddly enough, right at the moment I'm disinclined to eat much breakfast so I may as well go with the flow and eat light.
SW: free
L: the spicy lentil and tomato soup I made yesterday was really scrummy and I have a portion left for a trouble-free lunch today.
SW: free unless I have some dunking bread and if I do, that will be my healthy extra B
D: baked salmon, mushroom sauce, sprouts and runner beans
I will make the sauce as I did the other day - bit of onion, sliced mushroom and soft cheese. Apart from the salmon, it's all pretty good value and the runners were frozen in summer from the garden.
SW: the cheese will be half my heA and the rest is free
Ss: milk (the other half on my healthy extra A, fruit, maybe a Mullerlight as I stocked up again yesterday.
I was sorely tempted yesterday. I set to and made our traditional vegetarian sausage rolls; they're really delicious and a family tradition. You can take or leave your normal ones but we MUST have the vegetarian ones.
The amount in the recipe plus one pack of puff pastry (not pre-rolled, that's way too expensive) made thirty two rolls. Beth had two - acting as quality control, you see - and the remaining thirty went straight in the freezer to open freeze before they went into a box for protection. The house smelled wonderful and I was, as I said, greatly tempted but no, I remained firm.
It helped that I need some for our girls' lunch, some for Mum and Dad's Christmas lunch, some for me and mine on Christmas day and a few leftover so I have just about enough really!
They're not that expensive either, compared with similar quality bought ones, if indeed you can find good vegetarian sausage rolls - I haven't yet.
The recipe is here:
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/vegetarian-food/vegetarian-sausage-rolls
I didn't make the pastry (I'm not that daft), I used dried herbs, more grated cheese than it says and philly light and a splash of milk instead of the cream (no way am I buying a carton of double cream for just three tbsps).
Dead easy! Good old Delia!
I feel the Christmas season has started now I've made these.
Today's plans are as follows:
B: fresh fruit and natural yogurt
Oddly enough, right at the moment I'm disinclined to eat much breakfast so I may as well go with the flow and eat light.
SW: free
L: the spicy lentil and tomato soup I made yesterday was really scrummy and I have a portion left for a trouble-free lunch today.
SW: free unless I have some dunking bread and if I do, that will be my healthy extra B
D: baked salmon, mushroom sauce, sprouts and runner beans
I will make the sauce as I did the other day - bit of onion, sliced mushroom and soft cheese. Apart from the salmon, it's all pretty good value and the runners were frozen in summer from the garden.
SW: the cheese will be half my heA and the rest is free
Ss: milk (the other half on my healthy extra A, fruit, maybe a Mullerlight as I stocked up again yesterday.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Recipe: spicy red lentil soup
Filling, warming and a very festive colour. What's not to like, eh?
I have a feeling the original recipe comes from a book but I have no idea which book, sorry.
Ingredients to make a good portion for three
one medium onion, peeled and chopped
1 celery stick, finely chopped
garlic (I used granules)
half tsp chilli powder (or to taste)
50g red lentils
850mls stock (I used water and added Marigold powder and then added some more near the end after tasting)
2 tbsp tomato puree
can chopped tomatoes
some dried mixed herbs
Method.
Put the whole lot in a pan, boil and simmer until everything is soft. Zizz well, then push through a sieve to get rid or any woody bits.
Taste, adjust seasoning if needed and reheat.
The chilli was just enought to tickle my tongue but add to your own taste.
I have a feeling the original recipe comes from a book but I have no idea which book, sorry.
Ingredients to make a good portion for three
one medium onion, peeled and chopped
1 celery stick, finely chopped
garlic (I used granules)
half tsp chilli powder (or to taste)
50g red lentils
850mls stock (I used water and added Marigold powder and then added some more near the end after tasting)
2 tbsp tomato puree
can chopped tomatoes
some dried mixed herbs
Method.
Put the whole lot in a pan, boil and simmer until everything is soft. Zizz well, then push through a sieve to get rid or any woody bits.
Taste, adjust seasoning if needed and reheat.
The chilli was just enought to tickle my tongue but add to your own taste.
Tuesday, 27-11-18
Good morning!
Yesterday's curried chicken and cauliflower bake turned out very nice although a little bit dry. I think more tomatoes would have helped with that and have made a note on the recipe.
It's on the slimming world site, if you have access.
If not, basically, you make a mix of tikka spice and water, coat the chicken and the par cooked cauliflower (and I added sprouts too), spray with oil, bake for ten minutes, then add the tomatoes and spray again, mix and continue baking for 20 minutes or so, adding some thawed and heated frozen spinach before serving.
The cauliflower was still a bit firm and it was very tasty indeed.
If I wasn't doing SW, I'd use a curry paste.
Today's plans:
B: bacon and tomatoes
Probably chopped tomatoes rather than fresh as they are starting to be a little less flavoursome now - and much more expensive too.
SW: free
L: Spicy red lentil soup; croutons
This recipe was posted on our local SW Facebook group. It's basically the one I usually make but with added spice so I'll give it a go. The main ingredients are chopped tomatoes and lentils so it's got to be frugal!
SW: the croutons will be my healthy extra B
D: Caribbean turkey and veg bake, shredded cabbage
Made last week and frozen. I have some extra cooked turkey to add and the cabbage is to help up my veg intake.
SW: free
S: fruit, milk (healthy extra A), Mullerlight (1 syn)
I don't always have some or all of the snacks, it just depends how the day goes. It helps to have a few extras planned in. The only one today I must have is the milk.
Yesterday's curried chicken and cauliflower bake turned out very nice although a little bit dry. I think more tomatoes would have helped with that and have made a note on the recipe.
It's on the slimming world site, if you have access.
If not, basically, you make a mix of tikka spice and water, coat the chicken and the par cooked cauliflower (and I added sprouts too), spray with oil, bake for ten minutes, then add the tomatoes and spray again, mix and continue baking for 20 minutes or so, adding some thawed and heated frozen spinach before serving.
The cauliflower was still a bit firm and it was very tasty indeed.
If I wasn't doing SW, I'd use a curry paste.
Today's plans:
B: bacon and tomatoes
Probably chopped tomatoes rather than fresh as they are starting to be a little less flavoursome now - and much more expensive too.
SW: free
L: Spicy red lentil soup; croutons
This recipe was posted on our local SW Facebook group. It's basically the one I usually make but with added spice so I'll give it a go. The main ingredients are chopped tomatoes and lentils so it's got to be frugal!
SW: the croutons will be my healthy extra B
D: Caribbean turkey and veg bake, shredded cabbage
Made last week and frozen. I have some extra cooked turkey to add and the cabbage is to help up my veg intake.
SW: free
S: fruit, milk (healthy extra A), Mullerlight (1 syn)
I don't always have some or all of the snacks, it just depends how the day goes. It helps to have a few extras planned in. The only one today I must have is the milk.
Monday, 26 November 2018
Monday, 26-11-18
Good morning!
I was quite disappointed yesterday - I couldn't find the YS fillet steak in the freezer. Time for another tidy up at some point, I think, because I know it is there, somewhere.
Fortunately, I found some flat iron steak so I had that instead and, smothered with my mushroom sauce, it was very good indeed, much nicer than it looks in the photo.
Today's plans:
B: bacon, egg, tomatoes and mushroom
Not particularly frugal, not expensive, just middle of the road
SW: free
L: I made lots of bean and veg soup yesterday so it's more of that with some bread to dunk. Really great value and big flavour, even better second day.
SW: healthy extra B for the bread
D: curried chicken and cauliflower bake
Postponed from last week. I think I shall add some sprouts to the mix too as they are supposed to be delicious roasted.
SW: free
Ss: fruit, hot milk
SW: the milk will be my healthy extra A
I was quite disappointed yesterday - I couldn't find the YS fillet steak in the freezer. Time for another tidy up at some point, I think, because I know it is there, somewhere.
Fortunately, I found some flat iron steak so I had that instead and, smothered with my mushroom sauce, it was very good indeed, much nicer than it looks in the photo.
Today's plans:
B: bacon, egg, tomatoes and mushroom
Not particularly frugal, not expensive, just middle of the road
SW: free
L: I made lots of bean and veg soup yesterday so it's more of that with some bread to dunk. Really great value and big flavour, even better second day.
SW: healthy extra B for the bread
D: curried chicken and cauliflower bake
Postponed from last week. I think I shall add some sprouts to the mix too as they are supposed to be delicious roasted.
SW: free
Ss: fruit, hot milk
SW: the milk will be my healthy extra A
Sunday, 25 November 2018
Sunday, 25-1-18
Good morning.
Just a month to go now until the Big Day - the first of the Big Days anyway as I am cooking two Christmas dinners, one at my parents four weeks today and one at home on the 25th. In that time, all being well, I could lose another six pounds, realistically, as I seem to have settled to a pound and a half each week. That would be great!
Dinner was really nice but I couldn't finish the macaroni bake because I had loaded my dish with sprouts and cabbage as well. So breakfast will be pretty unusual!
Today's plans are:
B: the rest of the macaroni cheese bake; apple and/or orange
It's leftovers mostly so no waste.
SW: free because I counted the cheese yesterday
L: bean and veg soup
Using pulses from the freezer, this is frugal, filling and delicious!
SW: free
D: steak, chips, tomatoes, mushroom sauce
Obviously not frugal but not as bad as you would think as I was lucky enough to get the steak on YS. The rest is fine, especially as I was given the Philly light.
SW: the philly light for the cheese sauce will be my healthy extra A
S: fruit, mullerlight (1 syn)
Typing this up, I realise I have no healthy extra B because I've changed breakfast. Oh, well, tough!
I shall have to have pasta in December because look what I got in Lakeland. Christmas pasta. It's cute!
Just a month to go now until the Big Day - the first of the Big Days anyway as I am cooking two Christmas dinners, one at my parents four weeks today and one at home on the 25th. In that time, all being well, I could lose another six pounds, realistically, as I seem to have settled to a pound and a half each week. That would be great!
Dinner was really nice but I couldn't finish the macaroni bake because I had loaded my dish with sprouts and cabbage as well. So breakfast will be pretty unusual!
Today's plans are:
B: the rest of the macaroni cheese bake; apple and/or orange
It's leftovers mostly so no waste.
SW: free because I counted the cheese yesterday
L: bean and veg soup
Using pulses from the freezer, this is frugal, filling and delicious!
SW: free
D: steak, chips, tomatoes, mushroom sauce
Obviously not frugal but not as bad as you would think as I was lucky enough to get the steak on YS. The rest is fine, especially as I was given the Philly light.
SW: the philly light for the cheese sauce will be my healthy extra A
S: fruit, mullerlight (1 syn)
Typing this up, I realise I have no healthy extra B because I've changed breakfast. Oh, well, tough!
I shall have to have pasta in December because look what I got in Lakeland. Christmas pasta. It's cute!
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