OS Daily Thread Saturday 29th Jan

jayward

good afternoon,not been about much this week
Happy Birthday to master taplord xx
and look forward to baby news Hester
redruby and nic hugs to you
i have made bread rolls and Cinnamon buns just so i could put oven on;)
the heating still not fixed its a month now i have lost the plot this morning I'm SO cold:( .new boiler is to be fitted Thurs so much money

we have so much stuff to move for the new gas pipe I'm over whelmed.
on a good note i dont need a op on my back
hugs to all and waves to all and hello to new posters its nice here

NoahsPennilessMummy

Happy Birthday Taplord:T

Just back from our lunch out and DH now playing with his new toy......
http://www.johnlewis.com/231042121/Product.aspx

had to endure ages hanging around the techy floor in JL.....Geek Central. I can`t see the attraction, to me it looks like shelves full of black boxes with buttons on:o;)....it was full of excited men looking at techy !!!!!!:cool:
Had lovely meal at Zizzi and even had a glass of wine each.....very very rarely drink any alcohol.

BB broke the bed eh:eek: and you scoffed at me eating takeaway in bed last night with hubby and Enrique:p......pot, kettle comes to mind;):rotfl:

silvermaid

Oh no jaxx. Maybe that accounts for all the extra lbs I have put on. I have changed to very healthy quinces. Hope that helps:)
Silver x

Shalva

uolypool as requestered.......granola cookies

250gr softened butter mixed with :
3/4 cup white sugar
1+1/4 brown sugar

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mixed to a creamy consistancy

add 2 eggs + 1yolk---one by one.just enough to make an even mixture

add 2 cups of flour[plain]
teaspoon cinammon
teaspoon bicarb of soda
1/2 teaspoon salt.....mix to dough

add 3+1/2 cups of oat flakes
150 gr sultanas
100gr walnuts[broken] i give mine a good going over with a rolling pin]
1 cup of choc chips[ recipe says these are optional but today i put half white and half brown-yum!]

mix into dough and put onto baking sheet[grease proof]
large teaspoon size lumps or as big as you want- receipe says to use ice cream scoop

into pre heated oven at 160
18-20 minutes

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I take mine out closer to 18 as the will get harder on cooling tray..................enjoy

just written this from memory but am sure its right.....if not Ill be back later.......... makes 90-100 smallish cookies......

Rowan9

(((hugs))) beemuzed- hope things improve for your DS soon. It is hard, as you say.
Foggy here now - looking out is looks more like an autumn day. However, I look at the snowdrops in the park every day and know that spring is on its way.
DH is putting on the new fronts on the kitchen cupboards. The exisiting units are fine so we went for fronts only. He's been doing a couple after work each day but now he has time to finish it off. Nice and white and shiny and clean! But....why is it that since has has been working in there I have a craving to make soup? Maybe it's the weather!
W

ps ETA thanks for recipe Shalva - yum yum

Julie67

Afternoon All,

I have not stopped since my feet hit the floor this morning.
Lroom and Droom vacced and polshed, bathrooms all cleaned and a dust and tidy around the bathrooms cleaned upstairs and down

I have decided to go back to eating the old core diet from WW. For those who don't know its a list of healthy foods and you have 3 good meals a day plus 21 points a wk for anything not on the list. It suits me cos it's very OS and most stuff is cooked from scratch. I lost 2 stone this way and have put one and half back on Very like SW I would say.
Anyway I have made lasagne using core ingredients and for pudding for me jelly and yoghurt. I make up sugar free jelly and pour 3/4 into indivdual bowls and then mix a fat free yoghurt in the remaining jelly solution. Once the jelly in the bowls are set you pour on the yoghurt/jelly mixture and allow to set. A great sugar free dessert that satisfies my sweet tooth and you can use any combination of jelly and yoghurt flavours:D. If anyone wants the Lasagne recipe let me know.
Also have a lemon drizzle cake in the oven but that's not for me definitely
Also going to try a sweetner in my tea instead of a sugar. I must do something otherwise nothing will fit:(

Happy Birthday Master Taps:T

bargainbird

julie - Reciepe pls

OMG does anyone want 3 kids for a bit , they are driving me mental......

halight

Afternoon all:j:j

We have been out shopping, we went to the local town center . We have got ourself a lovely large beef brisket joint for dinner tomorrow ,
The twins are now in bed having there afternoon nap. They are still not very well at all. Very grumpy still.

We all shall be having homemade fish pie for dinner tonight.

I hope that you all are having a good day.

Enjoy your afternoon:j:j

Julie67

Lasagne
1lb leaned minced beef ( I also use minced turkey - fat and calories lower!!)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 onion chopped
1 courgettes chopped small
1 pepper chopped small
1 large carrot, grated
1 can chopped tomatoes
tomato paste
1 Italian Oxo stock cube in 5 fl oz boiling water
freshly chopped basil
teasp mixed herbs
salt & pepper
(4 oz) no pre-cook lasagna sheets
295g LFat Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup(or chicken)
150ml (1/4pt) milk
100g ELF


Pre-heat oven to 200ºC (400ºF, gas 6).
Stir-fry mince for 2-3 mins - Add onion, garlic and vegs, cook for a further 3 mins - stirring regularly.Add tomatoes,tomato paste, stock, herbs and season to taste.
Mix together mushroom soup, cheese and milk; set aside.
Spoon half meat mixture into an oven-proof dish. Top with half lasagne and half mushroom soup mixture. Repeat layers ending in soup mixture. Bake for 30 mins until browned

Julie67

I always use chicken soup cos I'm not keen on mushroom. Lovely and creamy though and I honestly don't miss proper cheese in this:D
ELF is Extra Low Fat soft Cheese. I also grate the carrot and courgette, it's easier