13th
February 2018
The best things in
life are the people we love, the places we’ve been and the memories we’ve made
along the way.
I had a very
productive day yesterday, even got ahead of myself, I’ve already done my
challenge for today,
Day 4 – 13th
Feb – cook a good, hearty meal
There’s a big pan of
beef stew sitting on my cooker to be enjoyed later.
Yeah I don’t know
where my little burst of energy came from but I walked the dog, went shopping,
dentist, did the washing, hovered and mopped downstairs, cleaned the wetroom,
the kitchen and then ironed! Then I
cooked honey and mustard chicken with mash and broccoli and the beef stew. You impressed – I was, it’s what most people
do day in, day out but not me, I can’t stand all that housework stuff.
Plus I stayed on
track, it’s all on my app, I do believe I got myself a blue dot! Go me!
Just as I was
enjoying having a good day and being back in a positive place, Alzheimer’s
reared its ugly head and without going into details, the day didn’t end as well
as it’d started. Fresh day, so hoping
all is calm again this morning.
Just heard on the
radio that today’s Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, now I’ve never been a fan but I
think mom is so I might pick up a bag of plain flour and have a go, although I
have bought crepes when I did my shop in Waitrose yesterday, yeah check me out
with my posh shop, they’ve sent me coupons again ain’t they, I saved over £20
in there yesterday. Their meal deal is £20,
starter, main, 2 sides, dessert and wine, there’s 4 meals in there for us
because I will eat it all separately.
Mom enjoyed the dessert of course.
The pancakes and crepes
from Waitrose to give you an idea of points of bought ones, the pancakes were
5sp each and the crepes were 7sp for two, plus the crepes were twice the size!
If you fancy having
a go yourself, here’s a recipe, Smart Points per pancake will depend on which
milk you use, how much you put in the pan per pancake, and how much oil you
use.
Pancakes
makes 12 thin pancakes
125g plain flour (12sp)
1 egg and 1 yolk
300ml milk (skimmed = 4sp) (semi
skimmed = 6sp) (whole = 8sp)
Sift 125g plain flour into a bowl
and make a well in the middle. Whisk together one egg, one egg yolk and a little
milk taken from the 300ml, then pour into the well. Whisk with a little of the
flour.
Gradually whisk in half of the
remaining milk, drawing in the rest of the flour a little at a time, to make a
smooth batter. Stir in the remaining milk. Cover and leave to stand for about
30 minutes.
Heat the frying pan and brush
with a little oil (or use spray light).
I’d use my Teflon pan liner to ensure it doesn’t stick.
Ladle two or three tablespoons of
batter into the pan and tilt the pan so that the batter spreads out evenly over
the bottom.
Cook the pancake over a
medium-high heat for 45-60 seconds until small holes appear on the surface, the
underside is lightly browned and the edge has started to curl. Loosen the
pancake and turn it over by tossing or flipping it with a palette knife. Cook
the other side for about 30 seconds until golden. Slide the pancake out of the
pan.
Heat and lightly grease the pan
again before making the next pancake. Serve the pancakes as they are made, or
stack them on a plate and reheat before serving. (If the pancakes are hot when
you stack them they will not stick together; there is no need to interleave
them with greaseproof paper.)
If you've got the easy eggs (available in meetings) you can use them to make the 2 ingredient pancakes and so much more.
Another find I came
across yesterday were these skinny wraps, I think I’ve had them before so they’re
a re-find, anyway they are 3SP each if you’re a fan of wraps, look a decent
size too.
Apparently 2
ingredient dough is the latest big thing, I’ve bought the self-raising flour
and greek yogurt to give it a go, I just didn’t get round to it. Apparently you can make so many things with
this dough and on Instagram people have made bagels, calzones, pizza dough,
pretzels, bread sticks, you name it, oh yes even cinnamon rolls? Type #twoingredientdough into Instagram and
see the results! My Instagram is bev_ww https://www.instagram.com/bev_ww/ if you fancy following me and my food.
2 Ingredient Dough
1 cup of non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 cup of self-rising flour (Every 100g is 10sp)
On a floured counter, roll dough into shape/size desired. Brush with oil on both sides.
Cook in a pre-heated oven for 10-20 mins. For pizza it's recommended to put in oven about 10 mins before putting topping on.
Right time to go
wash then go work, here’s to getting another blue dot on my app, I’ve even
connected the Health app on my iphone to my WW app, it only counts the steps
that I get when I have my phone on me but that’s more realistic as it’s when I’m
out walking the dog as when I’m in the house, I’d leave it on the side, my
housework earned me some FitPoints yesterday too, changing my habits a little
bit at a time.
Have a great day,
track your pancakes BeYOUtiful, you know it makes sense.
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