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  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,249 Forumite
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    10past6 wrote: »
    FFM, thx, will it be OK to eat cold? I was thinking of taking some to work.

    I love cold coscous. I usually flavour it with fresh herbs and chopped apricots and a spot of butter, I love the taste of butter :D
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  • pandora205
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    10past6 wrote: »
    FFM, thx, will it be OK to eat cold? I was thinking of taking some to work.

    Cous cous makes a lovely cold salad, either on its own or with other bits added. It is similar to rice but nuttier in taste and texture. I would chop whatever I had to hand (spring onions, celery, cucumber) and add raisins and anything else I had (cooked bacon bits etc). This would make a salad for a couple of days.

    Another easy salad is a pasta based one. Mix with tuna and mayonaise, adding tinned sweetcorn or chopped salad veg. Or mix your warm pasta with cream cheese (especially nice with herbs and garlic) then add anything else you have (chopped ham or veg). This is good hot or cold.

    If you make your own pizza, this is nice for lunch too. I copied a very simple recipe (from Nigella I think) which was using naan bread as a base, then spreading with homemade tomato sauce, onions, mushrooms, peppers, ham, pineapple, cheese then popping in the over for about 15 mins. I put the spare segments in the freezer but they didn't last long. My teenagers don't particularly like naan bread so it was a surprise this was so popular.

    It's a good idea to cook extra for main means then put a portion or two in the fridge or freezer for lunch. Its amazing what is okay cold (e.g. stir fry tastes fine as a salady lunch).
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  • pandora205
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    Do you like yoghurt, as it makes a healthy dessert for lunch. If you do try using natural yoghurt (Greek low fat is creamy and yummy). Mix with raspberries (frozen will defrost by lunch time) and either add Canderell to the yoghurt of a spoonful of low sugar jam to the yoghurt. Much better than shop based yoghurt.
    Or even better make your own (I have an Easiyo yoghurt maker which is quick and easy to use).
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  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    pandora205 wrote: »
    If you make your own pizza, this is nice for lunch too. I copied a very simple recipe (from Nigella I think) which was using naan bread as a base, then spreading with homemade tomato sauce, onions, mushrooms, peppers, ham, pineapple, cheese then popping in the over for about 15 mins. I put the spare segments in the freezer but they didn't last long.
    Hi Pandoea

    What a brilliant idea, I've never made pizza, but wil be doing now with your suggestion, can I freeze it once I've made them?

    Re the couscus, do I cook it, then add the ingredients once it's cooked and cooled?
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  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    pandora205 wrote: »
    Do you like yoghurt, as it makes a healthy dessert for lunch. If you do try using natural yoghurt (Greek low fat is creamy and yummy). Mix with raspberries (frozen will defrost by lunch time) and either add Canderell to the yoghurt of a spoonful of low sugar jam to the yoghurt. Much better than shop based yoghurt.
    Or even better make your own (I have an Easiyo yoghurt maker which is quick and easy to use).
    Pandora, yoghurt, errrrrrr, yuk, sorry, no I don't like yoghurt, but thanks for the suggestion.
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  • pandora205
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    10past6 wrote: »
    Hi Pandoea

    What a brilliant idea, I've never made pizza, but wil be doing now with your suggestion, can I freeze it once I've made them?

    Re the couscus, do I cook it, then add the ingredients once it's cooked and cooled?

    Yes it freezes very well (but not for long in this house!) I'd either bought pizza bases or made my own in the breadmaker before (which is a bit of a fiddle). This was is much easier and they do stay crisp, which is more than I can say for my home made ones!

    Yes I'd add the ingredients to couscous when it's cooled though I'm not an expert here... it's just what I've done. I tend to cook some for a meal and then use the rest in a mix for lunch cold. You can add stuff while it's hot but they will go slightly mushier. Treat it as you would rice - it's very similar in many ways.
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  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    pandora205 wrote: »
    Yes it freezes very well (but not for long in this house!) I'd either bought pizza bases or made my own in the breadmaker before (which is a bit of a fiddle). This was is much easier and they do stay crisp, which is more than I can say for my home made ones!

    Yes I'd add the ingredients to couscous when it's cooled though I'm not an expert here... it's just what I've done. I tend to cook some for a meal and then use the rest in a mix for lunch cold. You can add stuff while it's hot but they will go slightly mushier. Treat it as you would rice - it's very similar in many ways.
    Pandora, :T :A
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  • Pink.
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    Hi 10past6,

    There are lots of ideas on this recent thread that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep all the replies together.

    Pink
  • Maggie_Bob
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    10past6 wrote: »
    One other question peeps, is tinned fruit high in calories and sugar?

    Fruit is naturally high in sugar, but if you're wanting to make tinned fruit a healthy option, pick ones tinned in juice rather than syrup. One of my favourite work snacks is to open a tin of mandarins in their own juice, eat the fruit with a fork, and then drink the left over juice straight out of the tin.

    Hmmm, think I might take a tin into work with me tomorrow *licks lips* :drool:
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  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    Maggie_Bob wrote: »
    Fruit is naturally high in sugar, but if you're wanting to make tinned fruit a healthy option, pick ones tinned in juice rather than syrup. One of my favourite work snacks is to open a tin of mandarins in their own juice, eat the fruit with a fork, and then drink the left over juice straight out of the tin.
    Hey Maggie :T :A
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