Hiya
On my phone as lappy still having issues. I am trying to get it sorted and I will be back soon. x
Monday, 25 November 2013
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Yay, Its Letting Me Post Again
Good evening
As the title says, I haven't been able to post anything for a while. Don't know what's been going on, have done several virus checks and then it updated something and now works! I just don't understand technology.
So briefly, I have walked, ran (I was late for work lol), eaten well and this weekend had far too much wine.
My food budget is now £96/£150 and we are coming to the end of week 3, was £91 but I bought bacon and eggs at the weekend for my sister which came as a shock as the eggs were £1.99 for 6 :o to say I was not impressed would be an understatement. I do have to go shopping tomorrow as we literally have no salad, bread and running very low on milk. Kids will have wraps in lunch boxes and then they can finish them off for tea as I will do chicken wraps for tea.
And I lost 2lbs. Only 5lbs to go now. :D Getting there slowly. :D
So, back tomorrow, technology permitting.
Sal x
As the title says, I haven't been able to post anything for a while. Don't know what's been going on, have done several virus checks and then it updated something and now works! I just don't understand technology.
So briefly, I have walked, ran (I was late for work lol), eaten well and this weekend had far too much wine.
My food budget is now £96/£150 and we are coming to the end of week 3, was £91 but I bought bacon and eggs at the weekend for my sister which came as a shock as the eggs were £1.99 for 6 :o to say I was not impressed would be an understatement. I do have to go shopping tomorrow as we literally have no salad, bread and running very low on milk. Kids will have wraps in lunch boxes and then they can finish them off for tea as I will do chicken wraps for tea.
And I lost 2lbs. Only 5lbs to go now. :D Getting there slowly. :D
So, back tomorrow, technology permitting.
Sal x
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
More Carbs than Carrots! :o
Hiya
I know its a bit late but better late than never. I have just looked up the carbs in Kohlrabi vegetable. I say its late as I had it mashed with butter with my tea. It has more carbs than carrots. Well, there's a shocker! I wont be having that much of it again!!!
B - onion, pepper and tomato omelette
L - sausage stir fry
T - bolognaise (bulked out with veg) stuffed cabbage leaves with kohlrabi mashed with butter
I haven't stopped today. Walked on both school runs and to work and back - go me! Did some painting and loads of cleaning, was on a mission! Not spent any money either. And don't plan to tomorrow instead, still got some salad stuff left for tea for tomorrow and a gammon joint in freezer that I MUST remember to take out tonight.
Sal x
I know its a bit late but better late than never. I have just looked up the carbs in Kohlrabi vegetable. I say its late as I had it mashed with butter with my tea. It has more carbs than carrots. Well, there's a shocker! I wont be having that much of it again!!!
B - onion, pepper and tomato omelette
L - sausage stir fry
T - bolognaise (bulked out with veg) stuffed cabbage leaves with kohlrabi mashed with butter
I haven't stopped today. Walked on both school runs and to work and back - go me! Did some painting and loads of cleaning, was on a mission! Not spent any money either. And don't plan to tomorrow instead, still got some salad stuff left for tea for tomorrow and a gammon joint in freezer that I MUST remember to take out tonight.
Sal x
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Frozen Breakfast :o
Hiya
Thought I would try berries and squirty cream for breakfast today. I forgot (there's a surprise) to take the berries out of freezer last night so they were frozen! Were nice but still frozen. Must remember to defrost them next time.
B - frozen berries with squirty cream
L - didn't have time
T - spicy ribs with salad
Bought bread today for £1 and maltesers for hubby to cheer him up for another £1 so budget now at the start of week 2 £35/£150. Not intending to go shopping until Friday and thanks to my lovely friend I now have eggs, cabbage, sprouts, kale and parsnips. So maybe on Thursday instead of spag bol I might make stuffed cabbage but stuff it with bolognaise rather than taco mince. Serve it with veg and pots for the kids and I still have some rabi stuff that I could make 'pretend' potatoes for me. I could even make this tomorrow as I really want it now!!!! lol
Sal x
Thought I would try berries and squirty cream for breakfast today. I forgot (there's a surprise) to take the berries out of freezer last night so they were frozen! Were nice but still frozen. Must remember to defrost them next time.
B - frozen berries with squirty cream
L - didn't have time
T - spicy ribs with salad
Bought bread today for £1 and maltesers for hubby to cheer him up for another £1 so budget now at the start of week 2 £35/£150. Not intending to go shopping until Friday and thanks to my lovely friend I now have eggs, cabbage, sprouts, kale and parsnips. So maybe on Thursday instead of spag bol I might make stuffed cabbage but stuff it with bolognaise rather than taco mince. Serve it with veg and pots for the kids and I still have some rabi stuff that I could make 'pretend' potatoes for me. I could even make this tomorrow as I really want it now!!!! lol
Sal x
Monday, 11 November 2013
OMG The Pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Evening all
I am in so much pain. I painted 2 coats on the most of the walls in the living room today. Still some to do but the majority is done. But now I cant walk properly and get a shooting pain in my back when I try. Walls look nice though ;-)
B - sausages (left over from yesterday) and some grapes
L - beef stir fry
T - piri piri chicken with salad
And on a completely separate note, I have been looking into making bath bombs, I have all the ingredients already so might give it a bash. If, and I do mean if, it works I may make some for the kids teachers and ta's and put a scented tea light with it. And if it works well I might make a few for family to go with all the other stuff I seem to have accumulated throughout the year.
Wonder if Jack Daniels is a good pain reliever.....
Sal x
I am in so much pain. I painted 2 coats on the most of the walls in the living room today. Still some to do but the majority is done. But now I cant walk properly and get a shooting pain in my back when I try. Walls look nice though ;-)
B - sausages (left over from yesterday) and some grapes
L - beef stir fry
T - piri piri chicken with salad
And on a completely separate note, I have been looking into making bath bombs, I have all the ingredients already so might give it a bash. If, and I do mean if, it works I may make some for the kids teachers and ta's and put a scented tea light with it. And if it works well I might make a few for family to go with all the other stuff I seem to have accumulated throughout the year.
Wonder if Jack Daniels is a good pain reliever.....
Sal x
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Burnt Crackling :(
Evening all
Don't think I have stopped today. Took the kids to rugby but got there late so missed the away game, need to find out why they are not texting me the fixtures. So instead we had a huge breakfast and the kids played on the ps3. I have spent the afternoon prepping/blanching veggies and freezing them. Am quite pleased with myself, I froze the onions on a tray and then put in a bag so not all frozen together, easy to grab a handful when needed rather than bash them on the side to get a huge chunk.
And I have now got another freezer. My friend told me it was for sale so I went straight away and collected it, the lovely man put it in the car and hubby took it out of the car so I think I managed quite well ;-) Its a small old and tatty chest freezer but it was cheap and does the job and it means I can go to the out of town butchers and buy a shed (freezer) load of meat. I cant wait. I want to go this week but I am working 3 mornings (hopefully 4) and tomorrow my only full day off I want to get he majority of the painting done in the living room.
Brunch - sausages, bacon, tinned toms and a onion, pepper and cheese omelette
T - pork roast with carrots, small bit of parsnip, sprouts and cabbage
Tea was lovely except for the crackling. I do like pork but I only actually cook it for the crackling so was devastated that I burnt it. It was my own fault, it was not crispy from cooking in the oven so I put it under the grill and forgot about it. I should have left it in the oven for a bit longer! Lesson learnt!
I popped to Lidl today to get the pork chops as no rugby. I got there 10 minutes after opening and it was all gone! Shocking! Never mind! Got fruit, salad, sausages (for breakfast), milk and marg and spent £8. My budget near the end of week 1 is £33/£150. A huge portion of my budget will be going on meat when I go shopping so I am going to try to only buy bread this week. I should have enough salad for 3 days and then do something with veg on Thursday and shopping Friday. will see what happens, you may have noticed, my life doesn't go according to plan very often ;-)
Have a good evening.
Sal x
Don't think I have stopped today. Took the kids to rugby but got there late so missed the away game, need to find out why they are not texting me the fixtures. So instead we had a huge breakfast and the kids played on the ps3. I have spent the afternoon prepping/blanching veggies and freezing them. Am quite pleased with myself, I froze the onions on a tray and then put in a bag so not all frozen together, easy to grab a handful when needed rather than bash them on the side to get a huge chunk.
And I have now got another freezer. My friend told me it was for sale so I went straight away and collected it, the lovely man put it in the car and hubby took it out of the car so I think I managed quite well ;-) Its a small old and tatty chest freezer but it was cheap and does the job and it means I can go to the out of town butchers and buy a shed (freezer) load of meat. I cant wait. I want to go this week but I am working 3 mornings (hopefully 4) and tomorrow my only full day off I want to get he majority of the painting done in the living room.
Brunch - sausages, bacon, tinned toms and a onion, pepper and cheese omelette
T - pork roast with carrots, small bit of parsnip, sprouts and cabbage
Tea was lovely except for the crackling. I do like pork but I only actually cook it for the crackling so was devastated that I burnt it. It was my own fault, it was not crispy from cooking in the oven so I put it under the grill and forgot about it. I should have left it in the oven for a bit longer! Lesson learnt!
I popped to Lidl today to get the pork chops as no rugby. I got there 10 minutes after opening and it was all gone! Shocking! Never mind! Got fruit, salad, sausages (for breakfast), milk and marg and spent £8. My budget near the end of week 1 is £33/£150. A huge portion of my budget will be going on meat when I go shopping so I am going to try to only buy bread this week. I should have enough salad for 3 days and then do something with veg on Thursday and shopping Friday. will see what happens, you may have noticed, my life doesn't go according to plan very often ;-)
Have a good evening.
Sal x
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Good Effort but Gave Up on the Lettuce
Evening all
I think I am buying the wrong lettuce. I have an iceberg at the moment and could I use it for my fajitas, could I 'eck! I tried and tried, and ended up shredding the lettuce and putting the fajita filling on top :D Tasted lovely! :D
Brunch - 3 rashers of bacon with a cheese, onion and pepper omelette
T - fajita filling with salad
Some good news, I lost 2lb this week, think its was the scary film lol Only 7lbs to go to what I want to get to. I know its taking a while to get here but I also know if I cut out the higher carb food ie peas, onion etc I know I could lose it quicker. But as I am enjoying my food I don't want to cut back. Maybe watch more scary films........
Have a great Saturday.
Sal x
I think I am buying the wrong lettuce. I have an iceberg at the moment and could I use it for my fajitas, could I 'eck! I tried and tried, and ended up shredding the lettuce and putting the fajita filling on top :D Tasted lovely! :D
Brunch - 3 rashers of bacon with a cheese, onion and pepper omelette
T - fajita filling with salad
Some good news, I lost 2lb this week, think its was the scary film lol Only 7lbs to go to what I want to get to. I know its taking a while to get here but I also know if I cut out the higher carb food ie peas, onion etc I know I could lose it quicker. But as I am enjoying my food I don't want to cut back. Maybe watch more scary films........
Have a great Saturday.
Sal x
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