Lose weight 27

victory

bb tesco had it for £10 if you have club card points it ends up free...waterstones was £15...:D brilliant book but nothing that the spanish don't do (boil up the carcass from the chicken etc) no spaniard would ever throw anything away and my friends mum noodle soup made that way is the very best I have ever tasted, no knorr could ever beat it:D
Made chocolate torte not cake.

victory

vixarooni wrote: »

I put milk and butter in my mash but that still doesnt account for the effort of boiling potatoes and then having to mash the !!!!!!s, then theres the washing of the masher, the washing of the collander...however you spell these words...the washing of the sauspan lid cos all the water will go everywhere with my electric hob... the list goes on. I forgot about peeling the spuds aswell!!!!!! now that i HATE more than the other lot.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I am with you on that one, now I have to clean the potato ricer as well:rotfl:

katiepoppycat

hmmm, lots of debate about mash! I too have a potato ricer gathering dust in the cupboard. they do make luscious mash but far too faffy. My tactic is . . .

wash spuds, do not peel, cut quite small. Boil till soft. Drain, tip spuds back in pan. put pan back on heat for about a minute, keep shaking. This gets any excess moisture off. mash in the pan with whatever you are adding. I go for milk (if any left from HEAs), beaten egg( weird but it's really yummy) sometimes vlf fromage frais. hardly any mess or faff at all! In fact, i've given up peelimg potatoes entirely except for roasties.

Had a fab weekend, stayed more or less on track which was pleased about. Had a very comedy encounter at 0100 when a couple of drunks decided to investigate 'funny tents in the park' Should have seen their faces when they tried to get into my tent and within minutes were surrounded by 3 blokes in varying states of undress carrying axes. Don't think i've ever heard such a heartfelt apology in my life!

hiya cc! i do cook to please myself now. If I think OH won't like it I throw him a couple of sausages. If he really doesn't like it he has my full blessing to get a pizza - out of his funds.

twinmom04

started slimming world on thursday got 4 and a half stone to lose trying to do this on a very credit crunch purse. any ideas anyone?

sarymclary

Vix - I totally hear you on the faffing around with cooking. It's the one thing I see as the downside to being a mum sometimes. I know I should see it as nurturing my brood, but come 5pm I often can't be bothered to conjure up something amazing for them. To also find something that everyone will like can be challenging too. How often do a group go into a restaurant and all choose the same meal from the menu? I know years ago, when I was a child, it was often very similar meals each week, roast on Sunday, cold meat Monday, a stew (sometimes 2 days running if a big pot), chops, cottage pie, etc. I can't imagine mine all eating that week after week. We have so much more choice now, and our tastes are more diverse. I didn't eat Italian or Chinese food until I was in my late teens/early 20's. My dad was a curry fan, having been in the navy, and so the stew often got the curry treatment on day 2. Adapting menus to fit those who like/dislike fish, pasta, rice etc. is tricky, and often leaves the only option of cooking different meals. I can see how busy mums fall into using convenience/processed foods to bridge the gap. I try very hard not to use them, but do buy Quorn products, burgers and frozen fish.

BB - I think being a tomboy at heart has helped in my house full of men. I'm also a 'have a go' sort of girl, and definitely am not one to turn down a challenge. I think to compete in a man's world you have to be prepared to take part. I don't see pushing a hoover around a house as a woman's job alone, but then I don't see decorating or DIY as a man's job either. There are some things I'm naturally more adept at, so I do those jobs, and OH is more capable of certain jobs, so he does those, but they're more from a physical point of view; delicacy vs brawn. I'm a defnite believer in equality, which is why my boys all know how to cook and clean already.
The prospect of going into an art supplies shop is rather thrilling, I must admit. What a treat. Enjoy creating your mosaics.

Mazza - I do hope your daughter is feeling better today. What a worry that must be for you. It's good news that she's being properly tested too, and that they are checking out her appendix as well as her kidneys. I hope your trip to the grave today with your mum went OK. I find that taking the time to remember all the positive and wonderful things about your loved one is a more bearable way of honouring their memory, rather than focussing on the loss. I try to appreciate the time I had, and that helps.

Vix - I'm liking the sound of the volcano (p.s. I am a Southerner moved north, although not as southern as you are in your part of the world)

victory

I agree with you sary, I live in a house with not as many boys as yourself but 3 and they all do whatever I do and vice versa,it is a muck in house, we all did the D.IY for this house when we moved here etc, if it is impossible for me then they step in but from an early age the kids knew they had to earn their pocket money so hoovering, dusting, windows, sweeping, gardening all of that is nothing new to them and send them off into later live capable, as well as sewing for cubs, making things etc it is all skills they are going to fall back on one day and appreciate:D

The fact is I have been taken in again by how ultra easy and mess free economy gastronomy or for that matter any food show makes it look, there is no shots of travelling to 4 different supermarkets to find the one ingredient that 'makes this recipe' and cannot be replaced with anything else, no queing at the butchers for 20 mins to be told they have no pork mince, no mash on the ceiling, no one on their hands and knees cleaning the kitchen floor because a mop just can't cope with the mess:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: no one explaining that it really is very expensive to cook with all the ingredients for that one recipe even though they have used the word economy, that their brownies come out one by one and mine a big blob, that it helps if you are unemployed otherwise your family will get dinner around 9.30pm every night:rotfl::D

My gran was steadfast on her weekly menu and it never ever changed, monday was fish, tuesday was cottage pie, wednesday was ham, thursday was a stew of some kind, friday curry (everyones favourite but nothing like it tastes now) saturday was gammon and sunday roast, no one ever dared to suggest a change and she never did:D I have been known to make 4 different meals but that is rare, I usually just adapt one recipe for the three of them, if one does not like rice use pasta or does not like gravy keep it out or does not like heat, heat the other 2 and make a smaller one milder that kind of thing, very rare I will start from scratch and do 3 seperate meals now, if all else fails pot noodles they love them:rotfl:

victory

I guess my youngest just sums it up why mums cook, he has come bounding in from school, looked in the kitchen and ran in saying 'yes,yes,yes, cottage pie my favourite, the best day ever, I love cottage pie':D bit of an over reaction but lovely anyway:D

Vixstar

Sorry been missing in action the past few weeks. No rela reason just a general lack of motivation in everything Back again now and it appears so is my get up and go (except the part that makes me get up and go running but I'll find that soon). Been a little off track food wise the past couple of weeks but nothing too disastrous (I think although I haven't been near scales for a while) - although not exercising will probably have done some damage.
Hoping to go to a belly dance class this week as well as going running a lot.

Off to catch up with the rest of the posts.

mazza111

Graveyard visit was great, always feels peaceful down there. Took mum in wheelchair and visited all her old friends so to speak.

As with DD, took her for xrays and ultrasound scans, not showing anything despite prodding rather hard, so are taking her for a ct scan tomorrow. will update when we know anything, thnx for support guys.

katiepoppycat

glad you had a bit of peace today mazza, will hopefully set you up for the week to come.