Daz FINALLY has a food diary
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Thank You ladies. Its really made me feel better, even feel slimmer in my mind now due to that. Eating is still on "sod it" mode for this week, just taken parents for a pub meal, a treat for taking me to an appointment. I went mad, had the chips and onion rings with a steak, plus, its a 2 for 1 pub and there were 3 of us, so a plate of scampi and chips was hsared among the 3 of us. haha. And a pint of beer, and i have just poured a home brew now. Oh well. Should be goof for a restart after Friday.
But the appointment, a sudden call yesterday to go and see my consultant so he can complete the report that DVLA want for my licence application. He said there is no reason that he can see why i cannot drive again, and will tell DVAL that, although i will probably have to be assessed by DVLA doctors. But hey ho, its still positive. Fingers crossed.
But the appointment, a sudden call yesterday to go and see my consultant so he can complete the report that DVLA want for my licence application. He said there is no reason that he can see why i cannot drive again, and will tell DVAL that, although i will probably have to be assessed by DVLA doctors. But hey ho, its still positive. Fingers crossed.
Should I pretend I'm not here Daz or did u miss my question lol ??Hope the website is coming along great
Kay xx
Mother, who said that????
Hi Kay, its been up but i am modifying it again due to learning more about the build structure. Really need to get moving with it though, just seem to have stalled.
Kay003
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Mother, who said that????
Hi Kay, its been up but i am modifying it again due to learning more about the build structure. Really need to get moving with it though, just seem to have stalled.
I can understand it taking time with everything else going on around you. I am quite excited though to know more about it when your ready to tell. Would love to know more about the content, the name and how much participation members can have. Sorry for all the questions, I'm genuinely interested and I have an inquisitive mind
. I'm imaging all these funky spreadsheet features where people can monitor there own progress and stuff. Your a fab techy wizard Daz, I'm sure its going to be a brill site once your done with it . Kay xx
I can understand it taking time with everything else going on around you. I am quite excited though to know more about it when your ready to tell. Would love to know more about the content, the name and how much participation members can have. Sorry for all the questions, I'm genuinely interested and I have an inquisitive mind
Kay xx
Ah its not as flash as all that. i do have a weight tracker attached to it and i will perhaps put the food diary spreadsheet on, but its more about hints and tips, links possibly to the challenges on here, recipes, etc. Its not another here, its totally different concept. i want to be free to use here to link to rather than compete against.
Kay003
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Ah ok that makes sense. That's still a huge area to explore and there will be plenty of input from members on sharing tips and hints, that's great and really exciting, I think it's a smashing idea. Food diaries are also a big hit with everyone, more room for discussion. It all sounds fab to me. Hope you don't mind that I asked you about the progress, I love websites that are dedicated to health and wellness and am really excited for you when it's all done.
I am thinking of doing another curry thread but in two minds at the moment. I have had really positive feedback from members who have tried the recipes from my curry thread and am happy that its there. However after having been on mins for quite a while now, I have learnt that a lot of people on SW are time short and they want recipes that they can make quickly. The one I have up is proper authentic Indian recipes that take a bit of time to make and use a lot of ingredients. So I am tempted to do a Jamie Oliver style Indian meals in 15 mins thread. I have enough experience to do so, but like you said its finding the time. I think once I do it, it will be a hit, but it's finding the time. Since the beginning of this year I have started my food diary also which is taking up some of my time. I have also slowed down since my op last year, get tired quite quickly. But what keeps me going is my passion. I just pace myself out. Sorry for my ramblings Daz hope I'm not boring you . I may start working on the new thread soon in time for summer lets see. I think that one will be more user friendly. When I'm done doing the background work, might share a draft with you first to get your opinion. Hope you don't mind, would love your input as a friend. It's important for someone who doesn't cook Indian meals regularly to look at it and find it easy to follow. My other thread is a bit more complex, still laugh today when I remember your cardamom curry, that was totally my fault ! Kay xx
Ah ok that makes sense. That's still a huge area to explore and there will be plenty of input from members on sharing tips and hints, that's great and really exciting, I think it's a smashing idea. Food diaries are also a big hit with everyone, more room for discussion. It all sounds fab to me. Hope you don't mind that I asked you about the progress, I love websites that are dedicated to health and wellness and am really excited for you when it's all done.
Kay xx
That is exactly why i do not do indian cooking. Not because i don't like it, but its too complex. All the spices which, unless people are indian, dont tend to have hanging about in the kitchen, ingredients that cannot be sourced in the local supermarket (remember that smaller towns dont have indian shops, here there is not even an indian corner store, which, when i was in Rugby, were awesome places for getting the bits required) and time consuming. Lets face it, the typical person will cook something simple and quick after a day at work or doing whatever, and to cook an Indian meal is a special treat some bloke would do for his wife (sorry to stereotype) on a Saturday evening.
i have an indian recipe book somewhere, and i remember the main crux being the author saying about being prepared with an onion base pre made. And even that was hard work going by his method. If you could nail quick and easy recipes that will allow similar results then great. Hey, what about setting up a business selling the spices in packs for each recipe? Mail order korma, biriani, passanda, ect. The majority of people dont want to go out and buy 6 - 8 jars of spices of which they will only use a teaspoon from each.
You know i was interested in adding Your recipes to my site, and would have done all the work for it, just copied them from here, but with hindsight, that was a lot of work for me as well, it would have been a lot easier just to post a page of links to your recipes here. But, of course i would take a look for you, and that offer would still stand if you wanted to chat about it. But if you can make someone like me, who loves to cook, actually want to cook indian recipes then great.
Kay003
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Thanks so much for your honest feedback Daz, that's why I appreciate your friendship, you say it as it is and I like that
. I do agree with what you have said and as mentioned, have found that out for myself after talking to members on here. The thread that I have is still doing well and a lot of people have followed the recipes and made stuff from it, but its a different pool of people that that thread attracts, people who don't mind having their spice cupboard full of Indian spices and are keen to learn the details about that type of cuisine and have time on their hands to learn recipes the authentic way. However I don't want to sideline others in the process that still appreciate a good Indian but have limited time, it's really not their fault. So basically were talking about the best of both worlds, something for everyone. Anyway, I feel realistically I will probably have the thread ready for summer. I am a bit OCD when it comes to any thing I put out so want to make sure its exactly how I want it. I feel that thread will be more useful on your site. However I think its best when I have a rough draft I'll show you some of it nearer the time, and if you like it, I would be more than happy to have that on your site .Kay xx
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Thanks so much for your honest feedback Daz, that's why I appreciate your friendship, you say it as it is and I like that
Kay xx
Well see how you go, the beauty with websites, as i have found out, is that there is no time constraints, once its ready it can go online. Let me know how you go with it, any input i can give i gladly will. Just not with cooking Indian food. lol.
Kay003
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Thanks Daz, sure I'll keep you posted
Kay xx
Lazy, lol. Needed a rest after all of yesterdays antics. Annoys me as this is the stuff the paperwork cannot show to those that assess a persons issues. Hey ho. Its my last day of my week off blow out, just enjoying a beer.
Hope you had a god day.
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