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It's Birthday season here at work... I am RESISTING (G-NNNNRGH) the call of gorgeous looking cakes in the kitchen. Am trying to stick to water. Thing is, water just is not chocolate cake...

Breakfast of coffee - I love fresh ground coffee in the morning. Lunch - Goats cheese salad, with beetroot and a chunk of granary bread Supper - Pearl barley, sea-food and leek risotto and pan fried sea bass. Wine Am feeling full after lunch - still! Need to have a bit of a stroll when I get...

And there was me thinking that seaweed was good for you....@toomanycrisps - Our two lads are the same. Whenever I buy things I shouldn't eat, they eat them for me... Along with all the milk.... Pity they won't eat celeriac chips for me. I must admit to falling off the wagon every once in a...

Good Morning - Been a bit quiet of late... mostly because we've been in Portugal for a fortnight. Back in harness now though! I'll note how well I've felt eating Portuguese bread - regional bread, well proved, gorgeous stuff. I've even ordered Great Bread from James Morton. Am determined...

Well thank you to Muzza3 and Amgrundy for the favourites! A very nice surprise when I logged on, just! Well, the fajitas were fabulous - red peppers, onions, chicken with tomato salsa and sour cream. I should've gone for lettuce instead of wraps as the bloods this morning were BAD! I'll be...

Last night was starter of prawn cocktail - followed by steak - mushroom sauce and brocolli! Breakfast was banana & coffee Tonight - Fajitas!

Hi everyone... Not been on for a while, but have been so busy... Now working on the run-up t the holidays! No more working for a week or two... Yesterday was bacon, eggs & wholemeal toast Lunch - Braised lamb shanks, mint gravy, mash and a load of veggies - Lunch out, and so darn tasty Supper -...

Never thought of cauli rice. Discovered spiced roasted cauliflower - a teaspoon of coriander & fennel seeds, crushed and springled in a roasting tin with beef dripping... It roasts out lovely, spicy and crunchy - a great texture against a simple chicken korma. I've also started pan frying diced...

Well, one of The Boyz has been at a residential the last two nights. So we still have food in the house. This will soon end. I fed the youngest on Pappy Special bacon & cheese burger with fries. He was well happy! The OH had chilli burger, the last of the burger mix with a lump of chilli on...

I have - it's a variant on something that Jamie Oliver did ages ago. I part rolled oats (the unprocessed, large type) 1 Part bran (again, the unprocessed bran) Nuts - walnuts, almonds Dried apricots Whatever other fruit you like - raisins, sultanas Mix well and cover. The night before put a...

The fish fingers WERE properly cooked. As were the chips. The tomtato sauce was very tomato-y! Had stir-fry for our supper which was yum! Oodles of veg and a little bit of duck. OK, so we had a side of vegetable spring rolls and sweet chilli dip (Guilty as charged m'lud!) Today is the usual...

Well, lasy night was supposed to be a stir fry... turned into a beef chilli hotdawgs.... The OH had a bun for her dawg, I majored on homemade coleslaw. A cold beer (or two) Today is walnuts for breakfast and a lunch of the leftover chilli, half a dog and more 'slaw. I think tonight we'll try...

Good Luck with your diet - Hope it goes well for you. If it's helpful, try making your own stocks - fish, beef, lamb, chicken and veg. Not only do they taste fabulous, but you know exactly what has gone into them! If you have a local butcher - use 'em! Also, check out the cheaper bits of meat...

Well, yesterday was a day stuck inside! Wanted to take a stroll but it was too busy leathering it down! Stuck inside at work and read during lunch! Breakout was FABULOUS! We all convened at a restaurant called Vapiano by The Printworks in Manchester and I had had Insalata Reef & Beef -...

To convert from US to UK readings, yes. Though you'll be used to the US readings, so they will make sense to you. As you seemed to want to show your readings as seen in the UK, you tried to convert 137 to 46 or 47. A quick check and your reading of 137 converts to 7.6 mmol/l (IE 137/18) Just...

Hi @Galja - use Formula to calculate mmol/l from mg/dl: mmol/l = mg/dl / 18 Source - Diabetes UK Website Well, last night was a fish night - made trout with pearl barley risotto (I use the rough guide of a handfull of PB per person)- Finely diced shallot sweated off in a little oil and...

I fell off the wagon with a bump yesterday. I made a traditional cassolet on Saturday - even made fresh chick peas - Oh boy, was it GOOD! Toulouse sausages, ham hock, belly pork & duck legs - Sausages, belly pork & duck lets confit for two hours, put in the pot with ham hock and chick peas...

STAND BACK EVERYONE... I'm REALLY sorry, but I made garlic mayonnaise to go with the celeriac wedges last night. They were fabulous, but the mayo was really garlicy. I'm in my room @: work with the window open and the door closed. So, I made veal burgers - the OH had a bun and I made three...

Well, last night the boys indulged in pizza and pancakes. I must admit to eating the first two "failed" pancakes. Went on to make prawn stir fry for the OH and me. Loads of veg, prawns, garlic and ginger. Oh, yes. And noodles. I tried to keep them down to a dull roar! Breakfasted on coffee...

BONKERS! I've wanted to learn how to fly a plain and had a couple of lessons. It is undoubtedly more fun than you can throw a stick at, but I'm reminded of the whale in The Hitch-hikers Guide who says What's this thing coming up to meet me? Its big, and round, it needs a big, round sort of...