Breakfast – water Lunch – chickpea curry and broccoli/cauliflower. 46p Dinner – Two slices of bread, two poached eggs, cheap beans. 49p TOTAL: 95p Yesterday I wasn’t particularly hungry, but I … [Read More...]
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Almond Chocolate Cup-Cakes
One of the best things about Slimming World (aside from mountains of nommy food and the best cross trainer workouts) is…nommy desserts that they give you in the magazines. The other night I had a real craving for chocolate cake and thankfully had ripped this recipe out of the Slimming World magazine for future reference.… Read the rest
Baked KFC Style Chicken
Driving home one night I suddenly had a random thought about making baked KFC chicken, and when I last did it was SUCH a success. Garry recently said to me that this is the best thing I’ve cooked in a long while, and “considering almost everything you cook is delicious that’s saying something”
Let’s back up a bit.… Read the rest
Chocolate Cupcakes
When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m conducting a junior band. Five little saxophones, horn and cornet players come under the joint command of my partner and me once a week. We make them play “The Bare Necessities” and other jolly little tunes, and tell them off for not practising.… Read the rest
Battenburg Cake
I made this quite a long time ago, but I’ve been putting off writing about it because it didn’t go as well as I would have liked. Whilst it tasted lovely, it didn’t look right and I am nothing if not a perfectionist.… Read the rest
Live Below The Line
I’ve seen this challenge done by people I follow online a few times. I’ve always had nothing but admiration for the people who take it on, and similarly, I’ve always thought “I really should do this one year”. After all, food is my thing.… Read the rest
Chilli and lime leeks with halloumi
No, this isn’t a dream or a hallucination or a mistake. I am actually sharing with you a new recipe. I know. I KNOW. I’m surprised too.
In all seriousness, sorry for not posting more. My will to cook and experiment has all but evaporated this year. … Read the rest
SAVOURY
Balsamic Chicken and Paprika Potatoes
Another recipe that’s perfect for Saturday night, when you want something that tastes like a takeaway or a restaurant meal but that’s still healthy. This one is from the Slimming World magazine, and I’ve only made it once. Thinking back, I can’t understand why.… Read the rest
Baked Sea Bass with Peppers
In my search for ways to eat fish that don’t make me want to gag, I’m finding quite a few recipes that aren’t just edible but that are utterly fantastic. This is one of these recipes.
It takes about an hour to cook but only ten minutes to prepare — you just have to bung everything in a pan and then in the oven.… Read the rest
Bacon and Mushroom Quiche
After months of hearty meals with potato and veg, this marked my first venture into what might be classed as slightly posh cooking.
Yes, cooking a quiche is posh where I come from. Let’s accept that and move on.
It’s another Slimming World recipe, but it was utterly delicious.… Read the rest