Well, I don't want to get into daily blogs, but I have to pay hommage to my neighbour, Jack. Or Jack the Greengrocer as he is now known.
Over the last 3 weeks he has provided us with about £15 - 20 of fresh vegetables from his allotment. HUGE globe courgettes and beautifully sweet and ripe tomatoes have arrived regularly.
Just home from an absolutely shattering day at work and not yet out of my car, who is there on the drive with a bag of goods? The Greengrocer. Well today, another globe courgette - more tempura on Saturday night, maybe with garlic mayo this week, though chilli and soy are rather nice... and then more tomatoes, all perfectly ripe and, as we'd had soup for lunch (unplanned last minute lunch), instead of minestrone for tea, I made sardine, mussel and tomato spaghetti with capers and a beautifully sweet onion that Jack also brought (recipe on FB - was rather delicious and very quick). In fact he brought two onions (a Japanese variety?) and a green pepper too - so Friday night's pizza is suddenly chicken and green pepper with caramelised onions.
We gave him some beers last weekend and he thanked us and then, typical of a man from round here, said "I don't give you free stuff so you can waste your money on beers for me." - What a man.
Thanks Greengrocer!
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Two and a Half Weeks Later
Well, two and a half weeks into my new food start - two stone to lose and counting. So far I've shaken off about 3lb, not much but then I've not starved either and have eaten some very nice food. Work always regulates how I eat and for a while at least I can be strong and avoid takeaways.
Today, however my strength has been pushed - thank goodness for husband #1 cooking my very favourite beans and sausages for tea http://www.facebook.com/recipe.mccookingseasy?ref=tn_tnmn I would definitely have strayed into a takeaway, with chocolate and would be having monstrous glasses of wine right now. I will have wine (if I have some red around, it's too cold for white and the heating's not yet on so I'm frozen....) BUT only a small glass.
So my diet? Cereal - any, but a measured portion with skimmed milk. For lunch a wrap, with humous, chicken or egg mayo - even tuna mayo last week - with tomatoes (normal or slow roasted) and/or grilled courgettes. Maybe some fruit if time allows. For tea, it doesn't really matter as long as portions are controlled - I measure pasta, rice etc as being an easily tempted piggy, I could eat double quantities of both. I love spaghetti - even just tossed in olive oil with sea salt crumbled a-top........yum......but not good for you in the quantities I'd like! One fishfinger sub instead of the two I'd happily munch and only two slices of bread with soup - but of course, butter is a must and therefore applied generously, as Nigel Slater (an inspiration) would say. Chicken in homemade wine and cream sauce is allowed, but the sauce is vegetable based and extra veggies added to the side.
And so it goes on. No treats midweek (Sunday to Thursday), but chocolate on Friday and pudding on Saturday are really a must if one is to follow any diet and make it sustainable. I think.......come back in a year and we'll see!!!!!
One last thing, NO food is a sin in my world. I am determined through sensible and varied eating, I will be slim soon. 28lb, 28 weeks? Eek. I'll get there in about 40.....bear with me, I hope you get some useful tips in the meantime!
;-)
Today, however my strength has been pushed - thank goodness for husband #1 cooking my very favourite beans and sausages for tea http://www.facebook.com/recipe.mccookingseasy?ref=tn_tnmn I would definitely have strayed into a takeaway, with chocolate and would be having monstrous glasses of wine right now. I will have wine (if I have some red around, it's too cold for white and the heating's not yet on so I'm frozen....) BUT only a small glass.
So my diet? Cereal - any, but a measured portion with skimmed milk. For lunch a wrap, with humous, chicken or egg mayo - even tuna mayo last week - with tomatoes (normal or slow roasted) and/or grilled courgettes. Maybe some fruit if time allows. For tea, it doesn't really matter as long as portions are controlled - I measure pasta, rice etc as being an easily tempted piggy, I could eat double quantities of both. I love spaghetti - even just tossed in olive oil with sea salt crumbled a-top........yum......but not good for you in the quantities I'd like! One fishfinger sub instead of the two I'd happily munch and only two slices of bread with soup - but of course, butter is a must and therefore applied generously, as Nigel Slater (an inspiration) would say. Chicken in homemade wine and cream sauce is allowed, but the sauce is vegetable based and extra veggies added to the side.
And so it goes on. No treats midweek (Sunday to Thursday), but chocolate on Friday and pudding on Saturday are really a must if one is to follow any diet and make it sustainable. I think.......come back in a year and we'll see!!!!!
One last thing, NO food is a sin in my world. I am determined through sensible and varied eating, I will be slim soon. 28lb, 28 weeks? Eek. I'll get there in about 40.....bear with me, I hope you get some useful tips in the meantime!
;-)
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