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Just found this Hugh recipe- gonna sw friendly it- omit the oil and sugar and syn the 'light' coconut milk..... 15 syns for dish...
Update: right, run out of ginger, and I don't have fenugreek so left both out. I've added some spinach and butternut squash cubes to up the superfree... Omitted the oil too. I'm also using fillets instead as that's what we had... Smelling good
Baked chicken curry
This big, hearty, rich curry is very easy - a lot of the chopping is done in a food processor. Serves six.
2 heaped tsp cumin seeds 2 heaped tsp coriander seeds 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp ground turmeric 2 tsp ground fenugreek 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 3 large garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped 1 large green chilli, roughly chopped 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 3-4 tbsp sunflower oil 1 chicken, jointed into 6 pieces (or 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces weighing about 1.5kg in total) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 400g tin tomatoes 400ml tin coconut milk ½ tsp caster sugar
Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. If you've got time, toast the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds in a dry frying pan for a minute or two, until fragrant. Grind the whole spices (toasted or otherwise) to a rough powder in a spice grinder or with a pestle and mortar, and mix with the turmeric and fenugreek.
Put the onion, garlic, chilli and ginger in a food processor or blender and blitz to a coarse paste, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times.
Heat two tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add half the chicken pieces, season generously and brown all over, making sure you get the skin a good colour. Transfer skin-side up to a large roasting dish, and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
Lower the heat under the pan, add the spice mix, fry for a minute or two, then add the onion paste. Fry, stirring frequently, for five minutes, until the paste is soft, fragrant and reduced in volume. Add a little more oil if it seems to be sticking.
Tip the tomatoes and coconut milk into the food processor (no need to wash it out first) and blitz to combine. Pour into the pan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Add a teaspoon of salt, a grinding of pepper and the sugar, then return the chicken pieces to the pan. Make sure they're all coated in the sauce, then push most of the sauce off the top of the chicken (if there's too much sauce sitting on them, the skin won't brown in the oven).
Bake, uncovered, for an hour, turning and basting it a couple of times, until the chicken is cooked through and nicely browned on top. Serve with lots of basmati rice to soak up the sauce.
Update: right, run out of ginger, and I don't have fenugreek so left both out. I've added some spinach and butternut squash cubes to up the superfree... Omitted the oil too. I'm also using fillets instead as that's what we had... Smelling good
Baked chicken curry
This big, hearty, rich curry is very easy - a lot of the chopping is done in a food processor. Serves six.
2 heaped tsp cumin seeds 2 heaped tsp coriander seeds 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp ground turmeric 2 tsp ground fenugreek 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 3 large garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped 1 large green chilli, roughly chopped 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 3-4 tbsp sunflower oil 1 chicken, jointed into 6 pieces (or 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces weighing about 1.5kg in total) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 400g tin tomatoes 400ml tin coconut milk ½ tsp caster sugar
Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. If you've got time, toast the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds in a dry frying pan for a minute or two, until fragrant. Grind the whole spices (toasted or otherwise) to a rough powder in a spice grinder or with a pestle and mortar, and mix with the turmeric and fenugreek.
Put the onion, garlic, chilli and ginger in a food processor or blender and blitz to a coarse paste, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times.
Heat two tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add half the chicken pieces, season generously and brown all over, making sure you get the skin a good colour. Transfer skin-side up to a large roasting dish, and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
Lower the heat under the pan, add the spice mix, fry for a minute or two, then add the onion paste. Fry, stirring frequently, for five minutes, until the paste is soft, fragrant and reduced in volume. Add a little more oil if it seems to be sticking.
Tip the tomatoes and coconut milk into the food processor (no need to wash it out first) and blitz to combine. Pour into the pan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Add a teaspoon of salt, a grinding of pepper and the sugar, then return the chicken pieces to the pan. Make sure they're all coated in the sauce, then push most of the sauce off the top of the chicken (if there's too much sauce sitting on them, the skin won't brown in the oven).
Bake, uncovered, for an hour, turning and basting it a couple of times, until the chicken is cooked through and nicely browned on top. Serve with lots of basmati rice to soak up the sauce.
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Was really really yummy, and not too hot for the kids! Perfect for OH too after a weekend at army
thumbelloulou
Ninja
Ow, I had the most awful tummy pain at bedtime last night, I didn't know what to do with myself definitely this morning sure its because I've had to up the cocodamol which seems to cause mega blockages (tmi!) So this morning I've taken 10ml of lax- lower than the 3-6 5ml spoonn suggested, but hoping that it might be enough to keep things happier... I know it contains sugar, so feel I should syn it? Thinking 1syn per tsp like sugar just to be on the safe side... I feel so uncomfortable and bloated though any hope of a loss this week seems distant
Monday
B: 1 weetabix (1/2 b) , milk (1/2 a), banana
L: left over curry (3), muller light
D: we sausages x 2 (1) with Swede and bns mash, broccoli, cauliflower, SYN FREE BBQ sauce, cheesecake Muller (1)
Snacks: alpen bar (1/2b) pear, orange, 30 g wholemeal (1/2hexb), 10g kerry lowlow cheddar, few grapes, ginger nut biscuit (2.5) tasting of tomorrows bolognaise sauce!!
Drinks: Tea, lemon water
Syns: 7.5
definitely this morning sure its because I've had to up the cocodamol which seems to cause mega blockages (tmi!) So this morning I've taken 10ml of lax- lower than the 3-6 5ml spoonn suggested, but hoping that it might be enough to keep things happier... I know it contains sugar, so feel I should syn it? Thinking 1syn per tsp like sugar just to be on the safe side... I feel so uncomfortable and bloated though any hope of a loss this week seems distant Monday
B: 1 weetabix (1/2 b) , milk (1/2 a), banana
L: left over curry (3), muller light
D: we sausages x 2 (1) with Swede and bns mash, broccoli, cauliflower, SYN FREE BBQ sauce, cheesecake Muller (1)
Snacks: alpen bar (1/2b) pear, orange, 30 g wholemeal (1/2hexb), 10g kerry lowlow cheddar, few grapes, ginger nut biscuit (2.5) tasting of tomorrows bolognaise sauce!!
Drinks: Tea, lemon water
Syns: 7.5
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thumbelloulou
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B: alpen light, Muller Greek (0.5)
L: sf soup, 60 g wholemeal bread (hexb) , 20 g Kerry low low (hexa) , ham
D: cheesy bns chips, fried egg, Muller cheesecake (1) , 1/2 wm pitta (3.5) spread (2)
Snack: alpen light (hexb), 4 oaties (10), nectarine, Muller choc orange
Drink: tea x 4, sf squash, Aldi hot choc light (2)
19 syns
L: sf soup, 60 g wholemeal bread (hexb) , 20 g Kerry low low (hexa) , ham
D: cheesy bns chips, fried egg, Muller cheesecake (1) , 1/2 wm pitta (3.5) spread (2)
Snack: alpen light (hexb), 4 oaties (10), nectarine, Muller choc orange
Drink: tea x 4, sf squash, Aldi hot choc light (2)
19 syns
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Awful day. +1lb 150.5lb..
I've eaten everything I could get my hands on. Usually have restraint with kids biscuits but I've eaten a ridiculous 10 syns worth. Stupid, but I've at least admitted it all..
TOTM imminent, so where I thought is sts last wk because of it being pre week, it seems this week I've gained.
Feel a bit like I've hit a wall so need to restart tomorrow.
Hoping for a better week
150.5lb.. I've eaten everything I could get my hands on. Usually have restraint with kids biscuits but I've eaten a ridiculous 10 syns worth. Stupid, but I've at least admitted it all..
TOTM imminent, so where I thought is sts last wk because of it being pre week, it seems this week I've gained.
Feel a bit like I've hit a wall so need to restart tomorrow.
Hoping for a better week
thumbelloulou
Ninja
Thursday ... New day..
B: 30g alpen (B), 100ml skim milk, melon
L: sf soup, fritatta/omlette and salad 15g cheddar ,
D: home made burgers, wm roll (B)bns chips and salad
Snacks: alpen light (3) & fruit, orange, pear, muller cheesecake (1)
D: tea, lemon water, sf squash, coffee, 2 x red wine (8)
Syns 12
B: 30g alpen (B), 100ml skim milk, melon
L: sf soup, fritatta/omlette and salad 15g cheddar ,
D: home made burgers, wm roll (B)bns chips and salad
Snacks: alpen light (3) & fruit, orange, pear, muller cheesecake (1)
D: tea, lemon water, sf squash, coffee, 2 x red wine (8)
Syns 12
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Friday... scales looking better than they were! Determined for a good weekend too - nothing much to hinder me
B: 30 g museli(B), milk (A), mullerlight
L: left over fritatta (1/2A), 2 LM sausages, grilled tomato and mushrooms, EL mayo (0.5) mullerlight
D: SW pizza with mozzarella (1/2A), warburtons thin (B tweak), garlic, onion, and a wodge of rocket!
Snacks: apples, alpen light (3), bns chips & el mayo (0.5)
Drinks: Tea, SF squash, wine (12)
16 syns
B: 30 g museli(B), milk (A), mullerlight
L: left over fritatta (1/2A), 2 LM sausages, grilled tomato and mushrooms, EL mayo (0.5) mullerlight
D: SW pizza with mozzarella (1/2A), warburtons thin (B tweak), garlic, onion, and a wodge of rocket!
Snacks: apples, alpen light (3), bns chips & el mayo (0.5)
Drinks: Tea, SF squash, wine (12)
16 syns
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
B- mushroom, tomato, lm sausage, egg and a banana
L- weird salad, cheese (A) sardine in tomato sauce combo! Mullerlight, alpen light (B)
D- amazing butternut squash, chicken and spinach curry with chapati ( tweak b)
S- apple, carrot, alpen light (1/2a)
Drinks- tea, black coffee, wine (20)
L- weird salad, cheese (A) sardine in tomato sauce combo! Mullerlight, alpen light (B)
D- amazing butternut squash, chicken and spinach curry with chapati ( tweak b)
S- apple, carrot, alpen light (1/2a)
Drinks- tea, black coffee, wine (20)
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Sunday - red
B. muesli (b) milk (a)
L. Leftover veggie curry, has new potatoes with skin on (1), muller light
D. More left over curry! Brown rice (hex b), chapati (5)
Snacks. Muller light, ham, alpen light (3) mozzarella (1/2a)
Drinks. Tea, sf squash, wine (12)
Syns.. 21 rubbish... Wanna pig out right now
B. muesli (b) milk (a)
L. Leftover veggie curry, has new potatoes with skin on (1), muller light
D. More left over curry! Brown rice (hex b), chapati (5)
Snacks. Muller light, ham, alpen light (3) mozzarella (1/2a)
Drinks. Tea, sf squash, wine (12)
Syns.. 21 rubbish... Wanna pig out right now
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Finding today really tough.. First one without my mum here.. Miss you and love you always xx
charl_young
Gold Member
Aw love, I bet it's been a mixed feelings day for you, nice with your brood tho I hope? Hope you feel better xx
thumbelloulou
Ninja
It was a really odd day, had already been feeling it when I'd been in supermarkets with the masses of Mother's Day stuff on the shelves.. But yesterday I just felt really down - probably the worst day in that respect since.. Kids were lovely though - Lil brought me my measured muesli in bed! OH was working though and I'd planned nothing to I actually do which didn't help.. But we went for a nice scoot to the park. it was a chilled day
MIL made me cross though as she rang OH and thanked him for the card but it seems she hadn't received it and she was being sarcastic! She's quite ungrateful, and when it arrives today will not at all appreciate its a beautiful card my daughter made, and would have preferred a bought one! So rude! Hey ho ..
TOTM still not started either, and now I am questioning when I am actually due on! I seem to have been grumpy for too long..
On a diet note though, I think I'm going to try two really super free days before WI on Wednesday - scales showing sts and after last weeks gain, I could really do with a loss.. Hope you're feeling better today and well rested? Will reply on yours xx
it was a chilled day MIL made me cross though as she rang OH and thanked him for the card but it seems she hadn't received it and she was being sarcastic! She's quite ungrateful, and when it arrives today will not at all appreciate its a beautiful card my daughter made, and would have preferred a bought one! So rude! Hey ho ..
TOTM still not started either, and now I am questioning when I am actually due on! I seem to have been grumpy for too long..
On a diet note though, I think I'm going to try two really super free days before WI on Wednesday - scales showing sts and after last weeks gain, I could really do with a loss.. Hope you're feeling better today and well rested? Will reply on yours xx
thumbelloulou
Ninja
Monday... Red and super free!
B: muesli (B) milk (1/2A)
L: super free butternut squash and courgette curry, ff free from age frail with 1/2 options mixed in! (1)
D: veggie bake with mushroom, onion, tin toms, green beans, garlic, carrot, squash, red pepper topped with cheese (hex A) linda mc mozzarella burger (4)
Snacks - apple, pear, melon, carrot, mullerlight, alpen lit bar (1/2 B)
Drinks- tea x 4, wine (4)
Let's see if I can get last weeks lb off!!!
Total syns 9
B: muesli (B) milk (1/2A)
L: super free butternut squash and courgette curry, ff free from age frail with 1/2 options mixed in! (1)
D: veggie bake with mushroom, onion, tin toms, green beans, garlic, carrot, squash, red pepper topped with cheese (hex A) linda mc mozzarella burger (4)
Snacks - apple, pear, melon, carrot, mullerlight, alpen lit bar (1/2 B)
Drinks- tea x 4, wine (4)
Let's see if I can get last weeks lb off!!!
Total syns 9
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charl_young
Gold Member
Ah love I SOOO hear ya, my mum really upset me at Xmas, I did the family Xmas for the first time, bought them both some really lovely gifts id really thought about and cooked 3 diff meats in like unusual ways I spent about 17 hours in that kitchen. And a week later we all get a really snotty email about how she had all these Xmas cards but not one from children / grandchildren. Really upset me, I did even get them one but was so busy and stressed Xmas day I forgot to give them it. Total slap in the face, she's always doing stuff like that.
Families are hard.. Can't choose them innit!
Yeah I'm ok thanks, just feel drained. Was quite upset about Mother's Day yday too, not even a call from the boys who were at their dads, sat reading all these updates on fb about how people were getting spoilt and having a lush day and he wouldn't even just get them to call me, i told dan it really upset me so he is picking them up from school and said we'll have Mother's Day today instead, which is nice, makes it better really xx
Families are hard.. Can't choose them innit!
Yeah I'm ok thanks, just feel drained. Was quite upset about Mother's Day yday too, not even a call from the boys who were at their dads, sat reading all these updates on fb about how people were getting spoilt and having a lush day and he wouldn't even just get them to call me, i told dan it really upset me so he is picking them up from school and said we'll have Mother's Day today instead, which is nice, makes it better really xx
thumbelloulou
Ninja
People can be so bizarre! I get the same about cards at Christmas from the mother in law and her mother - I only really send cards to people I'm not going to see, or we get the kids to make grandparent ones- but if I don't do it there is always some sort of snipe about it. Really makes you wonder why you bother! One thing my mum was amazing at was appreciating the small things... Like she wouldn't be bothered by Mother's Day gifts and it would mean so much more when we made the effort to see her and spend some time together. She treasured everything we made her over the years, some of it awful, but she always made us feel like it was the most special thing she had ever been given. She kept a Christmas tree dec that Lilly made her AND the wrapping, because she'd done it herself! So cute!
Glad your ok, and that sounds like a perfect thing to do by having Mother's Day today instead it's just a shame their dad did nothing, as ultimately it's the boys who miss out. I hope you have some lovely time with them after school!xxxx
Glad your ok, and that sounds like a perfect thing to do by having Mother's Day today instead
it's just a shame their dad did nothing, as ultimately it's the boys who miss out. I hope you have some lovely time with them after school!xxxx
thumbelloulou
Ninja
Yay MRI date has come through for 2nd April...! Still a while to wait, but at least I have a date!
Been desperately trying to work out where I have gone wrong with TOTM dates.... The last I def know I had was around 16th jan, and I don't know the date I between, but I think I though it was due one before I actually am! Recon it's due sometime in the next week, but I had thought it was sometime in the last week! So silly... Oh we'll.. I hope it arrives ASAP now so I can sit tight and wait for the MRI without worrying I might be preggers!
Been desperately trying to work out where I have gone wrong with TOTM dates.... The last I def know I had was around 16th jan, and I don't know the date I between, but I think I though it was due one before I actually am! Recon it's due sometime in the next week, but I had thought it was sometime in the last week! So silly... Oh we'll.. I hope it arrives ASAP now so I can sit tight and wait for the MRI without worrying I might be preggers!
thumbelloulou
Ninja
Tuesday....
So after yesterday's extra superfree day the scales are showing small loss this morning, so am on track for tomorrow's WI...
B: melon, strawberry muller, alpen light (1/2B)
L: leftover veggie bake, cheese (A)
D: lm sausages, bns chips, eggs, mushroom, tomatoes, Muller Greek (0.5)
Drinks: wine (12)
Snacks: 2 alpen light (b)
So after yesterday's extra superfree day the scales are showing small loss this morning, so am on track for tomorrow's WI...
B: melon, strawberry muller, alpen light (1/2B)
L: leftover veggie bake, cheese (A)
D: lm sausages, bns chips, eggs, mushroom, tomatoes, Muller Greek (0.5)
Drinks: wine (12)
Snacks: 2 alpen light (b)
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Beautiful sunny morning and thankfully less wind so not quite as cold!
1lb off for me today, which I am thrilled with as that takes me back to 10st 9.5 lb so I feel like I am back in the game! Here's to a good week!
B: wm toast (B), ww spread (1), banana
L: cheeky eating out... Prawn and salmon starter, dressing (5) then homemade burger, bread roll (9), rocket salad, skin on hand cut chips (b) + (6), mayo (5), cheese (A) relish (2)
D: the salad that I had made myself for lunch! With cheese (A)
Snack: celery, carrot, fruit, alpen light (3), yucky bit of yogurt (5) ran out of mullers and I needed something sweet... But would have been better having another alpen light! Grapes, apple
Drinks: tea, black coffee, diet Pepsi, tea
Syns 36? Recon that's pretty generous!
So I did mess up a little by having lunch out today, but I had made my salad so I had it for dinner instead. OH and I really don't get time to ourselves so was really nice to eat in a pub rather than meet him and sit in the car with our packed lunches!
Line drawn
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My version of success express tomorrow perhaps!
1lb off for me today, which I am thrilled with as that takes me back to 10st 9.5 lb so I feel like I am back in the game! Here's to a good week!
B: wm toast (B), ww spread (1), banana
L: cheeky eating out... Prawn and salmon starter, dressing (5) then homemade burger, bread roll (9), rocket salad, skin on hand cut chips (b) + (6), mayo (5), cheese (A) relish (2)
D: the salad that I had made myself for lunch! With cheese (A)
Snack: celery, carrot, fruit, alpen light (3), yucky bit of yogurt (5) ran out of mullers and I needed something sweet... But would have been better having another alpen light! Grapes, apple
Drinks: tea, black coffee, diet Pepsi, tea
Syns 36? Recon that's pretty generous!
So I did mess up a little by having lunch out today, but I had made my salad so I had it for dinner instead. OH and I really don't get time to ourselves so was really nice to eat in a pub rather than meet him and sit in the car with our packed lunches!
Line drawn
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My version of success express tomorrow perhaps!
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thumbelloulou
Ninja
Well, not success expressing it today as I had left over mince to eat, so going for red today...
B: muesli (b) , milk (a), banana
L: piri piri mince with passata, mushroom, yellow peppers, cheese (1/2A)
D: , bns chips and salad, lamb quorn, roasted veg md sw BBQ sauce
Snacks: too many grapes, apple, alpen light x 2 hexB , orange muller light , 8 pistachios
Drinks: tea x 3, black coffee, wine(16)
B: muesli (b) , milk (a), banana
L: piri piri mince with passata, mushroom, yellow peppers, cheese (1/2A)
D: , bns chips and salad, lamb quorn, roasted veg md sw BBQ sauce
Snacks: too many grapes, apple, alpen light x 2 hexB , orange muller light , 8 pistachios
Drinks: tea x 3, black coffee, wine(16)
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