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Shawnee123 · 03-20-2008, 01:14 PM

Are you having success with the Alli? I've cut out so many carbs just by hardly ever stopping for beers, but I'm still stuck at a plateau. Maybe I need the added boost of cutting the extra fats out of my diet? (Maybe I just need to get my fat ass on the treadmill.)
I will try that recipe, too. I would think, with what I've heard about Alli, that you would notice if there was too much fat in it by those pesky treatment effects of which you speak.

Aliantha · 03-20-2008, 06:46 PM

today I'm making profiteroles to take up to Dad's for the weekend.

Choux pastry is really simple and tastes great. Fill the little pastry puffs with custard then top with chocolate. Yummo.

Sometimes I fill them with chantilly cream, but I think custard is better when there's kids about.

shina · 03-21-2008, 12:48 PM

Cajun spiced chicken tonight. Vino and cards after with the girls.

Pie · 03-21-2008, 02:53 PM

Roasted salmon fillets over spaghetti Alfredo, romaine salad

Sundae · 03-21-2008, 03:04 PM

I've discovered a new Ready Meal range and I'm having it far too often. It's called Super Naturals by Sainsbury's (one of The Big Four supermarkets here) and they're £2.99 each, with a Buy Three Get One Free discount.

Every meal supplies 1 or usually 2 of your 5 recommended portions of fruit/ vegetables a day and is nutritionally balanced in terms of the protein/ fat/ carb proportions. They are low in fat - although individual meals vary, I go for those with less than 10g of fat - and made from fresh products. The downside is you can't freeze them.

They are so damn tasty - you can taste every individual ingredient if you get what I mean. It's like having your own healthy eating chef in the kitchen - the only thing you miss is the smells when cooking and the sense of achievement.

So nowt is cooking right now, but next week I intend to start cooking pulses again. Honest. Unless I get sucked back into the Super Naturals part of the supermarket this weekend...

Flint · 05-19-2008, 10:12 PM

Shish kebab (with apricot) and grilled asparagus. Second pic is asparagus in their butter boats.

Cloud · 05-19-2008, 10:17 PM

WOW! yum!

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-21-2008, 02:03 AM

It's not been much noised about by either of us, but one area where V and I most agree is in matters of the belly.

I just lost a fight with temptation. I made up a birthday pie or three for our church potluck birthdays once-a-month fest. Two lemon meringue pies (see the Most Recent Recipe Thread in Food & Drink) for them and a third for us. I kept going back and cutting another slice. Finished the last of it this morning. While you can play with the sugar levels of this pie a lot, it'll never be sugar free until they come out with sugar free condensed milk.

richlevy · 05-25-2008, 08:34 PM

I was in Philadelphia for training last week and on my last day I swung by Chinatown on the way home. I stopped in the fortune cookie factory at 9th and race and got strawberry and chocolate fortune cookies. I told my wife where I was going and she asked for 2 cans of lychee nuts (I got her 4) from the Chung May market.

Going through the supermarket, I noticed a jar of spare rib sauce. This is the sauce that I think has five spice seasoning in it that gives Chinese spare ribs their flavor. I don't eat pork ribs anymore, but I picked up some chicken breast, cut it into strips, marinated for a few hours in sauce, put it on skewers, and basted with more of the sauce. It tastes different on chicken but it still has that unique sweet flavor.

Clodfobble · 05-25-2008, 09:32 PM

We love the Five Spice around here too, Rich. My spice bottle says it's anise, ginger, cinnamon, fennel, and black pepper (in that order; I'm assuming that's greatest-to-least proportions,) if you want to try your hand at mixing your own sometime.

skysidhe · 05-26-2008, 08:55 AM

Strawberries. I've been eating mounds of them.
Barbecued chicken wings with steamed potato and carrot.

This morning :coffee and store brand frosted flakes so they arn't so sweet. yum

The healthy naturals look real gourmet SG. The article has a list of fares which include the modern british. Which one is that?

Sundae · 05-26-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

The healthy naturals look real gourmet SG. The article has a list of fares which include the modern british. Which one is that?

Well recognised! They really are gourmet - only one step down from freshly prepared food.

I've been very good and not bought these for a while now. But I've been bad and succumbed to quick & easy cheaper but less healthy alternatives. Sigh. Went grocery shopping earlier - have a healthy, low cost, higher effort week ahead. Finally redeemed!

Checking the range available at present the two Modern British would be Beef in Red Wine and Smoked Salmon Salad. Because they're fresh ingredients the meals on offer tend to follow the seasons, so it's different every couple of months.

DanaC · 05-26-2008, 05:28 PM

A tin of macaroni cheese......

I could really, really eat them thar shish kebabs and asparagus. mmmm. asparagus. My favourite green

skysidhe · 05-27-2008, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Checking the range available at present the two Modern British would be Beef in Red Wine and Smoked Salmon Salad. Because they're fresh ingredients the meals on offer tend to follow the seasons, so it's different every couple of months.

Of course! To be truly gourmet they would have to follow the seasons. It is hard to find meals for one.

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Originally Posted by DanaC

A tin of macaroni cheese......

Speaking of meals for one. I love mac n cheese but the good stuff which is sold in huge boxes with that fake cheese on it is too much for one person. So I am curious when you say a 'tin' of mac and cheese you mean a single serving? If so we need tins here!

Flint · 05-27-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I could really, really eat them thar shish kebabs and asparagus. mmmm. asparagus. My favourite green

As you can see, I made enough for everybody!

03-20-2008, 01:14 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Are you having success with the Alli? I've cut out so many carbs just by hardly ever stopping for beers, but I'm still stuck at a plateau. Maybe I need the added boost of cutting the extra fats out of my diet? (Maybe I just need to get my fat ass on the treadmill.) I will try that recipe, too. I would think, with what I've heard about Alli, that you would notice if there was too much fat in it by those pesky treatment effects of which you speak. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-20-2008, 06:46 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	today I'm making profiteroles to take up to Dad's for the weekend. Choux pastry is really simple and tastes great. Fill the little pastry puffs with custard then top with chocolate. Yummo. Sometimes I fill them with chantilly cream, but I think custard is better when there's kids about. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-21-2008, 02:53 PM	#4
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Roasted salmon fillets over spaghetti Alfredo, romaine salad __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

05-19-2008, 10:12 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sunday's Grill Menu Shish kebab (with apricot) and grilled asparagus. Second pic is asparagus in their butter boats. Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-19-2008, 10:17 PM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	WOW! yum! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-21-2008, 12:48 PM	#3
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Cajun spiced chicken tonight. Vino and cards after with the girls.

03-21-2008, 03:04 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've discovered a new Ready Meal range and I'm having it far too often. It's called Super Naturals by Sainsbury's (one of The Big Four supermarkets here) and they're £2.99 each, with a Buy Three Get One Free discount. Every meal supplies 1 or usually 2 of your 5 recommended portions of fruit/ vegetables a day and is nutritionally balanced in terms of the protein/ fat/ carb proportions. They are low in fat - although individual meals vary, I go for those with less than 10g of fat - and made from fresh products. The downside is you can't freeze them. They are so damn tasty - you can taste every individual ingredient if you get what I mean. It's like having your own healthy eating chef in the kitchen - the only thing you miss is the smells when cooking and the sense of achievement. So nowt is cooking right now, but next week I intend to start cooking pulses again. Honest. Unless I get sucked back into the Super Naturals part of the supermarket this weekend...

05-21-2008, 02:03 AM	#8
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	It's not been much noised about by either of us, but one area where V and I most agree is in matters of the belly. I just lost a fight with temptation. I made up a birthday pie or three for our church potluck birthdays once-a-month fest. Two lemon meringue pies (see the Most Recent Recipe Thread in Food & Drink) for them and a third for us. I kept going back and cutting another slice. Finished the last of it this morning. While you can play with the sugar levels of this pie a lot, it'll never be sugar free until they come out with sugar free condensed milk. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-25-2008, 08:34 PM	#9
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I was in Philadelphia for training last week and on my last day I swung by Chinatown on the way home. I stopped in the fortune cookie factory at 9th and race and got strawberry and chocolate fortune cookies. I told my wife where I was going and she asked for 2 cans of lychee nuts (I got her 4) from the Chung May market. Going through the supermarket, I noticed a jar of spare rib sauce. This is the sauce that I think has five spice seasoning in it that gives Chinese spare ribs their flavor. I don't eat pork ribs anymore, but I picked up some chicken breast, cut it into strips, marinated for a few hours in sauce, put it on skewers, and basted with more of the sauce. It tastes different on chicken but it still has that unique sweet flavor. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-25-2008, 09:32 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	We love the Five Spice around here too, Rich. My spice bottle says it's anise, ginger, cinnamon, fennel, and black pepper (in that order; I'm assuming that's greatest-to-least proportions,) if you want to try your hand at mixing your own sometime.

05-26-2008, 08:55 AM	#11
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Strawberries. I've been eating mounds of them. Barbecued chicken wings with steamed potato and carrot. This morning :coffee and store brand frosted flakes so they arn't so sweet. yum The healthy naturals look real gourmet SG. The article has a list of fares which include the modern british. Which one is that? Last edited by skysidhe; 05-26-2008 at 09:08 AM.

05-26-2008, 05:28 PM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	A tin of macaroni cheese...... I could really, really eat them thar shish kebabs and asparagus. mmmm. asparagus. My favourite green

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