12th
March 2013
Life
is about using the whole box of crayons ;)
But
we can’t change the weather, so we need to suck it up and make the most of what
we can do something about.
To
take my mind over what’s going on outside, I’m focusing on what’s happening
inside my house and enjoying chilling with my mom. As most people would agree boredom is one of
the main factors for overeating, bored is something I don’t want to get! Hence the reason I’m constantly looking for ‘stuff’
to do, my hobbies change constantly as I need to be engrossed and I’m pretty
fickle. Hobbies can also be expensive so
again I look for things that aren’t too pricey or that have something useful at
the end of them. Cooking is obviously
one of them, food used to be something I just ate because I could and because
we all need to eat, now it’s something I cook, gone are the ready meal days, it’s
a hobby spending time in the kitchen and it’s one that the outcome is useful
because we have to eat every day don’t we.
I’ve
therefore decided to occupy some of my time and sort my recipe collection out,
I want a recipe folder for myself that has my recipes in, and I need to change
the ingredients to only serve two people as I’m cooking too much food and I don’t
like having to eat the same meal twice.
I’ve decided to laminate the pages to make them wipe clean, pound shop
here I come at the weekend and then I’ll also be able to hang them from my rail
when cooking with a bulldog clip or by hole punching an additional hole in the top
for the hooks I have. That way I’ll
never be stuck for ideas, it doesn’t have to be done overnight, a simple A-Z
index means I’ll be able to add to it as and when.
So
my first recipe to be added is the Chicken egg fried rice one below, it was
delicious, easy to make, you couldn’t tell it was brown rice and I’d be happy
to eat that regularly, it could also have the chicken taken out and other
things put in, mushrooms etc. Really was
tasty, and definitely has to be made with sesame oil for that delicious extra
flavour.
Chicken egg fried rice, serves 2,
12pp each (filling & healthy too, if using oil from allowance)
120g
brown rice (12pp)
100
g cooked & diced chicken breasts (3pp)
60g
frozen peas & carrots, (1pp)
½
small white onion, chopped
2
cloves garlic, minced
2
eggs (4pp)
1tablespoon
sesame oil (4pp)
1tablespoon
soy sauce
Cook
rice according to packet instructions. (ensure you put enough water in brown
rice because it absorbs more and when you go back it’s usually burnt!)
Heat
sesame oil in a large frying pan and add onion, garlic, peas, and carrots and fry
until the veggies are tender.
Crack
eggs into pan and scramble, mixing throughout vegetables.
Add
rice, chicken, and soy sauce to frying pan, mix well and serve.
Very tasty indeed, then for tea we had the leftover butternut squash mixture (without the pasta) but I added olives, roasted courgettes and carrots (also leftovers), spinach & St Agur cheese, that weren’t bad either. Today I’m making the spaghetti Carbonara, looking forward to it actually and one day this week I fancy Brains faggots because I know they’re in the freezer, although I need to buy potatoes first for the mash.
I love to look through cook books and
magazines or search online and find new ideas to try, they’re easy enough to
ProPoint using the Weight Watchers esource tool and with the powers of the
internet I’m able to share my findings online via my blog and my website with others,
another hobby that doesn't really cost much money, other than the annual
subscription on my website.
The one hobby I’m not enjoying at all right
now is walking my dog, it’s just so raw and cruel in the mornings this weather,
I can’t wait for some warmth, but walked he has to be so I just curse all the
time we’re out!
Yes there are day to day things we have to do
so you may as well find ways of enjoying doing them that doesn’t damage your
health, eating being one of them! Now to
work out how to make housework interesting or fun! Mmm can’t see it myself can
you….
Have a BeYouTiful day. Eat, Be & Live Gorgeous x
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