I bought Jamie Oliver’s 15 minute meals at the end of last year, and whilst I would not recommend it as a quick way to cook (it’s not unless you have every gadget in the kitchen and someone to do your washing up for you) the recipes are easily adaptable and very tasty. I thought […]
Dough-y goodness
I have been fed up of buying bread rolls each day to have with my soup, so last weekend I made some lovely little rolls, using Nigella Lawson’s essential white loaf recipe from Domestic Goddess. The recipe is detailed below. For weightwatchers fans, each roll works out at 2 discovery plan points. 500g strong white […]
Sous-vide-tastic
Andrew bought me a sous-vide set for Christmas: a water bath, vacuum set and the food safe bags to cook food in. At Christmas I made spiced apples in there, and last week I experimented twice. Firstly I tried sous-vide salmon. This was not as successful as I had hoped. I added a little lemon […]
A little bit of being naughty can go a long way
So, week one of the new year was great for me – I pointed religiously and lost 2lbs over the week. I was very strict but it wasn’t too hard to cook meals which were low points (pesto pasta bulked out with broccoli, sous vide salmon, prawn and chilli pasta, beef mince stew with dumplings, […]
Hello 2013!
Well, it is another year and a new start for me, like so many others. Whilst I was miserable at being sick all over Christmas, it did have a benefit of allowing me to lose 3.5lbs, unheard of around Christmas! That’s not as impressive as it sounds, because I did stuff my face for the […]
It’s over for another year
Well, that’s Christmas done and dusted, and I spent most of it suffering from a stinking cold. I finished work on Friday 21st and that seemed to be my body’s sign to let being ill take over. I am still not 100% but certainly on the mend. I did try to eat as normally as […]
Christmas starts here …
I feel pretty well organised for Christmas – my edible presents are almost finished, the Ocado shop is due to arrive tomorrow, and we are collecting the turkey and meat from Frank Godfrey butcher on Monday. Today is my last day to relax before the cookery onslaught, and we’ll be having a nice simple meal […]
Back in the kitchen
I have been making more edible Christmas presents, and also doing some practice dishes for the Christmas celebrations. Last weekend before the trip to Paris I made Nigella’s rocky road – it’s very rich and delicious, although I substitute the amaretti biscuits for shortbread and miss out the nuts completely. I also made welsh beer […]
Vive La France
It has been a busy couple of weeks, including a 3 day business trip to Paris. Whilst I love spending time there, I do not enjoy the early morning wake up call … especially when the heating had not come on and I still had to get undressed for a shower in minus degrees. I […]
The best laid plans
It’s always the same in December – despite best intentions you get invited to drinks, or have lunches out, or need to eat through a hangover – and suddenly plans for eating healthily are wrecked. Last week went very well – eating healthily and lightly to look after Andrew’s tummy meant a week of fish. […]