Receipes Idea's -Stress busting

Psykicpup

I was sent home from work yesterday with stress. Now I'm not asking for medical advice - I'm seeing the doc on Monday for that, & I know what caused it & why 'chemically' I feel the way I do right now, But having read through my 'Healing Foods- a practical guide to key foods for good health by Miraim Polunin'! I now have a list of foods which may help but I just dont have a clue how to use to the best IYSWIM

so the list goes;
Liver, wheatgerm, green leafy veg, peas, shellfish, game, oily fish, nuts & seeds.:eek:
Bananas
Oats:rolleyes:

Any receipe ideas to inc as many as poss from the above for my Friday night(usually take-away) maybe Saturday shop? I am on a budget so Lobster as the shellfish etc isnt quite what I need - any help would be lovely!:A

newlywed

Sainsburys have had half price offers on frozen prawns recently - they count as shell fish don't they?

I'm planning a prawn and pea pilau next week - can look up the recipe if you want it?

The recipe index has a nice low fat banana loaf - I add raisins to it too and you could easily add something like walnuts to it?

Psykicpup

That receipe for prawn & pea pilau sounds just right, would you mind looking it up for me please? (just one thing tho - whats a pilau? its a rice dish I assume?)
& I will check for banana loaf tho I got the impression I'm supposed to eat them in pairs raw

ageandjo

Hi
I don't really have any recipies for you but I will be interested in what the fab people on here come up with........have just noticed OP that you are local to me so I can always be an ear to listen to you if need be.

lynzpower

Liver, ( as it says, loads of recipes for this very cheap meat!)
wheatgerm, ( you can sprinkle this on cereal in the mornings)
green leafy veg ( wilt some spinach for with fih maybe? )
, peas, ( in anything, roasts, pea soups, stews, bagers & mash etc!)
shellfish, ( prawns, langoustines (sp) they are thpought to be relitavely cheap?)
game, ( venison is always reduced in my local supermarket, very nice it is too, albiet "dark")
oily fish, ( im no use here)
nuts & seeds. - granary bread, museli, cashew nuts in stirfries? nuts in cakes ( drool)
Bananas ( banana loaf cake, smoothies etc)
Oats ( flapjacks!!!!!)

Psykicpup

Ageandjo - thank you I might take you up on that

Lynz - thanks for reminding me - most of this list I eat regulary anyway - Have some liver in freezer so will defrost tomoz - had paella & cooked some wholemeal malted bread Sunday, saus mash peas & gravy Monday & lamb stew with broccolli in it yesterday so my diet isnt that bad already I guess- oh that reminds me there's venison in the freezer too..never buy at the supermarket tho its so expensive there compared to our local game shop

squeaky

Make bread.

By hand.

Imagine the dough is the head of whoever's been stressing you out most...

..I'll let you work out the rest for yourself


I'm not kidding - it's a great stress reliever. Honest.

LJM

i vouch for that its a great way to relieve built up stress im suprised my poor bread survives sometimes

newlywed

Psykicpup wrote:

That receipe for prawn & pea pilau sounds just right, would you mind looking it up for me please? (just one thing tho - whats a pilau? its a rice dish I assume?)
& I will check for banana loaf tho I got the impression I'm supposed to eat them in pairs raw

Yes it uses basmati rice, mild curry paste (it says korma but I'm going to use whichever jar is already in my fridge) peas, 150g prawns (for 4 servings) um and I'll post the rest later on this evening (after I've cooked it ).

Boatie_Bird

Psykicpup wrote:

'Healing Foods- a practical guide to key foods for good health by Miraim Polunin'! I now have a list of foods which may help but I just dont have a clue how to use to the best IYSWIM

Isn't it a great book? I've had it for a few years and I'm always lending it to people at work etc.

newlywed

Just found it on the BBC website. It was in my 101 One Pot meals by Good Food.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1502/onepan-prawn-pilau.jsp