OS Daily 12th Jan 2011

bramble1

Evening all!! Am planning on spending the evening doing online surveys to try earn bit of cash. Got £30 left for rest of month!

OH!!! THE BIKE IS BACK! it's in one piece not a mark, which is somthing, hopefully he hurrys up and gives us back the money we leant. i really need it

Dinner was HM ham and mushroom pasta bake. It was lush. Got 2 portions left over so lunch for rest of the week is sorted. Was good and had a small portion for dins and will have low cal hot chocolate for laters. will have a bath too and paint my nails as these keep me occupied.

Work is still going well, there is a later train the mornings that gets me there at ten to nine, agreed with my boss i can test run it tomorrow and see if it will get me in for 9am if so i get extra 30 mins in the morning! so hope that goes well, not that i mind getting in at 8:30 as gives me time to get myself sorted.

Hope everyone is okay, hugs to those who need them"!!
xx

b_girl

Thanks for the advice. I did defrost the mince completely overnight but on the low setting there is no heat at all. High setting is working fine so think I'll just use that from now on

fairylittle

Hello

quiet day today, still feeling off colour but
thankfully it hasn't turned into anything nasty
(fingers crossed it stays that way).

dark and raining here all day too but nothing
compared to poor Australia, the weather has gone weird
everywhere or so it seems!!

feel so sorry for those poor parents who lost their
3 year old daughter to swine flu very brave of them to
to try and save other parents from having to bear such
heartbreak

seem to have spent the day cleaning the floors in the
kitchen and living room, then next minute they're covered in
wet paw prints again!! we've got a doggy door flap and he's in
and out every few minutes, I try and wipe his feet but I don't
always catch him in time!!

enjoy the rest of the evening hugs to all xx

fairylittle

Me again

forgot to share my piece of good news - DH found out
today he's getting a pay rise from 1st Feb :beer:

not a huge one but it will cover the VAT rise :j great news as
we've only got his wage coming in at the moment

flutterbyuk25

Evening all

Sorry I haven't read the thread yet, brain is fried from work/uni. So (((hugs))) to all in need.

No OS here apart from sourcing something for lunch from the freezer for work tomorrow.

Have a good evening all

x

floss2

Lily_The_Legend wrote: »

...... I'm a football widow tonight!

Me too - DH has just trotted off, very excited to be watching his team (Liverpool) only 10 mins walk from home in that famous Lancashire seaside resort!

jackieglasgow wrote: »

:rotfl: talking incessantly you mean. DH says I am like the girl in the First Direct advert, I never shut up!

Oh I LOVE that advert! Hope going back to work goes OK - are you doing a phased-return? Your professional advice is much appreciated

Am trying to be OS, but with OH working from home during all the cold snowy weather, the heating was on 24-7 :mad: so am glad we have a shiny efficient new boiler & that the bills have his name on :rotfl:

We also have DS2 living with us, so 3 to feed instead of 2 has been a bit of an adjustment to come to terms with, but it seems to be working out OK.

Washing currently drying on airer, leftover peas & bacon made into a sort of rice'n'peas / risotto thing - it was very nice!

Right, am off to find recipes to make inroads into the suet & strawberry jam (from 2008 :eek:) mountains I uncovered in the pantry at the weekend.... steamed suet sponge or jam roly poly anyone? Bring your own custard...:D

Gintotmelinda

Evening all!

Really wet day here....have had to be out and about too!

Nice OS tea tonight-Quorn curry-hoovered up by OH and DS. I use the chicken style chunks with a spoonful or so of Pataks korma paste,coriander and cumin(dried) onions, pepppers and mushrooms.

Dolly cat was cross that it was raining this afternoon and didn't want to go out. She can't understand that I can't make it stop!

OH at train club so I'm slobbing in the armchair with the lappie as I hoovered the kitchen diner and washed the kitchen floor before I went to work this morning.

Think I've got Atonement on DVD so might watch it later and I think there's some Baileys left hmmm.....

Have a good evening.

Gintot

adelight

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Adelight......You would freak out at the low carb version :rotfl:but I found this recipe from my low fat days

Low Fat Moussaka
Serves 6
258 cals/10g fat per serving

1 lge onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
450g lean lamb mince
1 tbsp chopped thyme
A 400g can of chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 large Aubergine
½ pint (300ml) low fat natural yoghurt
I beaten egg
1 tsp mustard powder
salt and pepper

Preheat Oven 180c/Gas 4

Dry fry the onion in a non stick frying pan until soft. Add the garlic and the lamb mince. Cook quickly until the meat is well sealed.
Add the thyme, tomatoes and tomato puree season with salt and pepper and simmer gently.
Meanwhile cut the aubergine into thin slices and place on a non stick baking tray, season with plenty of salt and pepper and grill for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden.
Place alternate layers of the lamb mixture and aubergines in an oven proof dish.
Combine the yoghurt, beaten egg and mustard, season well and pour over the lamb.
Bake in the oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until golden brown.

HTH x

Where's the.... fat:eek: :eek: Thanks I shall give it a go, I do feel a bit naughty munching on all the fat and oil in a normal one but it's sooooo tasty

bargainbird

JG - yes still doing my ironing, bit slow ATM due to xmas hols etc...so yes bung it my way be back within 24-48hrs £25.00/basket thanks very much

jackieglasgow

That doesn't sound too bad, I think I'll have a look for someone, rather than a big business - all the local ones seem to be big franchises. Or you could stretch your arms all the way up gere and get mine for me