Woo! I'm over the moon! The news of parasites inhabiting your small intestine and colon are probably never greeted with such joy and jubilation, but it answers so many questions! Such as, 'why would I be loosing weight whilst eating like a pig?' Answer: You've been eating for 3! Yes, greedy things have been eating my food!
So, I'm still on no sugar and no yeast (wouldn't want to encourage them to take up permanent residence now would I? It is not like they can't claim squatters' rights already!), but I should be eating more 'normally' soon. I've decided to take the alternative route to killing off the blighters, after all I've got to walk the walk...
So let the massacre begin!
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Fritataaa
Homework this week was to come up with a recipe for a portable snack or lunch and to try to encourage more vegetable eating throughout the day. The recipes and ideas have to be simple enough for someone with a busy life (aren't we all busy?) to be able to manage, as well as someone who wouldn't describe themselves as a cook.
My mind started to go wild with the endless possibilities. It really isn't that hard to spice up lunch from a sarnie to something a little bit more exciting, not to mention nutritionally superior... Veggie soup (mmm, I made a delish spicy parsnip and carrot one over the weekend, but it could be too difficult to transport), bean salad (variations are endless), humous with crudite (not very original - but what about roasted red pepper humous, or aduki bean or broad bean humous?!).
Then it struck me! Fritata! Easy peasy lemon squeezy, and you can use whatever veggies you like or have left over. Or even turn it Spanish by using potatoes!
Mmmm!
Mine was a courgette and onion fritata. I like the onions caramelised, and the courgettes thinly sliced and gently cooked until they get golden speckles on them. Whisk up an egg with some freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, and Bob really will be your proverbial mother's brother!
My mind started to go wild with the endless possibilities. It really isn't that hard to spice up lunch from a sarnie to something a little bit more exciting, not to mention nutritionally superior... Veggie soup (mmm, I made a delish spicy parsnip and carrot one over the weekend, but it could be too difficult to transport), bean salad (variations are endless), humous with crudite (not very original - but what about roasted red pepper humous, or aduki bean or broad bean humous?!).
Then it struck me! Fritata! Easy peasy lemon squeezy, and you can use whatever veggies you like or have left over. Or even turn it Spanish by using potatoes!
Mmmm!
Mine was a courgette and onion fritata. I like the onions caramelised, and the courgettes thinly sliced and gently cooked until they get golden speckles on them. Whisk up an egg with some freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, and Bob really will be your proverbial mother's brother!
Tuesday 22 January 2008
bread and blogging
Today is an experiment with Erica White's Yoghurt Soda Bread as well as blogging, all very exciting. The recipe couldn't be easier, flour, yoghurt, water and sodium bicarbonate, the blog is proving tougher, no recipe to follow, just a blank page.
So the reason for my blog? A new year, a new start for me to get well, fit and healthy! I'm motivated, but I think this blog will help me commit, a bit like paying to run on a treadmill at the gym when you know it would be cheaper and just as easy to go around the park. So, I'm determined to be well on my way to killing off these bugs by Summer. Hold me to it!
Yoghurt Soda Bread
The recipe is quite simple and is open to adaptation. I decided to throw in some pumpkin and flax seeds to make the bread a bit more exciting, I think I might try sesame or sunflower seeds next time, but that was all that I had to hand at the time. I'd also add another handful, as although the bread is does have flecks of green and an extra crunch, I think it could do with a bit more for the eyes to feast on!
So the reason for my blog? A new year, a new start for me to get well, fit and healthy! I'm motivated, but I think this blog will help me commit, a bit like paying to run on a treadmill at the gym when you know it would be cheaper and just as easy to go around the park. So, I'm determined to be well on my way to killing off these bugs by Summer. Hold me to it!
Yoghurt Soda Bread
The recipe is quite simple and is open to adaptation. I decided to throw in some pumpkin and flax seeds to make the bread a bit more exciting, I think I might try sesame or sunflower seeds next time, but that was all that I had to hand at the time. I'd also add another handful, as although the bread is does have flecks of green and an extra crunch, I think it could do with a bit more for the eyes to feast on!
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