I've gone from only wanting one. While I was pregnant I was adamant that I would never do it again. now I'm adamant I definitely want at least one more but not for at least another 2-3 years. I want to enjoy M for a few years before contemplating a sibling for him.
Detective some recipes for you
Tandoori chicken (weight watchers recipe) serves 4 with onion salad
8 skinless chicken drumsticks
2large garlic cloves
2 tbs fresh mint
2 tbs tandoori spice mix
1tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp chilli powder
Juice of a small lemon
6 tbs low fat yoghurt
Low fat cooking spray
Salt and pepper
Onion Salad
1 red onion
6 tomatoes (de-seeded and diced)
4 radishes
Cucumber
2 tbs lime juice
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/ 200c or 180c fan oven. Make 2 deep cuts on either side of each drumstick. Put garlic, half of the mint, spices, lemon juice and yoghurt into blender and make a purée. Transfer to a shallow dish, season, add the chicken and spoon over the marinade. Cover and leave to marinate for 1 hour.
- Spray a baking tray with the cooking spray and add the chicken. Cook in the oven for 10 minutes, then turn and spoon over some of the marinade. Cook for another 10 -15 minutes until the chicken is cooked and there is no trace of pink inside.
- Whilst the chicken is cooking, prepare the onion salad. Mix together the onion, tomatoes, radishes and cucumber. Squeeze the lime juice over, season and sprinkle with the remaining mint. Serve the salad with 2 drumsticks per person.
We usually have some spice sensation cous cous with this too or chick pea patties.
Spicy Chick Pea Patties (serves 4)
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 x 400g chick peas drained and rinsed
4 spring onions, chopped
1 tbs chopped fresh red chilli
2 egg whites
Calorie controlled cooking spray
- Lightly crush the cumin and coriander seeds in a pestle and mortar. Place chick peas in a food processor or hand blender, and roughly blend. Add the seeds, spring onions chilli and egg whites and pulse a couple of times until blended. Divide the mixture into eight and shape into patties.
- Spray a non stick pan with the cooking spray and heat until hot. Add the patties and cook for 4-5 minutes, turning occasionally until golden. Take care when turning them as the are usually quite fragile. Serve 2 warm patties each.
Chinese 5 Spice Chicken (serves 4)
600g of skinless chicken breast, diced
450g of carrots, peeled and sliced thinly on the diagonal
300ml of chicken stock
1tbs cornflour
A bunch of spring onions, sliced finely on the diagonal
For the Marinade
1tbs Chinese five spice
1 tbs honey
2 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2.5cm fresh root ginger, grated
- Place all the marinade ingredients in a small pan and heat gently, stirring. Place the chicken in a shallow bowl or tray and pour the marinade over. Cover with cling film and leave for a minimum of 30 minutes, preferably overnight.
- Heat a large non stick frying pan or wok, add the chicken, marinade and carrots and stir over a high heat for 5 minutes. Add the stock, bring to the Bol and boil rapidly for 5 minutes.
- Mix the cornflour to a paste with 1tbs of water. Stir into the frying pan or wok with the spring onions.
- Bring the sauce back to the boil, stirring until it becomes thick and glossy, then serve.
We eat this with egg noodles, would possibly be nice with rice too.
I will look out some more recipes and post as and when I get a chance.
Feeling quite proud of myself tonight. I hate the dentist, and have a deep rooted fear. I plucked up the courage to register and this morning had a long overdue 9years check-up. Turnout I needed 2 fillings and dentist offered to do them there and then. So that's exactly what I did. I'm so glad I don't have the opportunity to think about it, I would have ended up cancelling the appointmentgetting myself into a state.
Evil you have put me in the mood for pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup now. But that would ruin my diet.
Did someone mention there was a diet thread. Could you point me in the right direction. I've been going to weight watchers and so far have lost 15lbs in 6 weeks.