Erm's Photo Diary

[ermintrude]

Two things I don’t like about Wednesdays

a. no Eastenders on the telly
b. ur food diary has no pics

Heh heh Sorry to tell you this but youre getting the double bubble this week - there will be no pics today either as Ive got EXTRA COLLEGE!

I was gonna say Ill take a piccie of my pack up on the train just for you But I did actually do that a few weeks back then when I got home I found I HAD NO CAMERA - I think I left it on the train after I took the piccie

Beer had nothing to do with my misplacing it...

 

[tabu]

Heh heh Sorry to tell you this but youre getting the double bubble this week - there will be no pics today either as Ive got EXTRA COLLEGE!

I was gonna say Ill take a piccie of my pack up on the train just for you But I did actually do that a few weeks back then when I got home I found I HAD NO CAMERA - I think I left it on the train after I took the piccie

Beer had nothing to do with my misplacing it...

Thank you….I will feel privileged if u made that effort for me…

 

[Loopeylou]

It's on page 1 of my diary Linky

Thank you do much, that's made me a very happy chickpea bunny x

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

 

[craftylucyloo]

Now what the heck is Nduja and how many syns is it???? All looks amazing hun. Sooo tasty. I am addicted to your bulgar wheat salad and feta cheese dish. I have had it twice this week and some for leftovers today :O

x

 

[ermintrude]

It's a kind of really spicy sausage meat, REALLY spicy and it has a totally unique flavour, never had anything like it, it is divine!!! :drool: 'Sausage' totally misdescribed it, its kind of more a spread, just dollop it about Its salty and oily and spicy and succulent and ommmmmmmmm!!! :drool: Its gotta be squillions of syns but I dont care I dunno, Im having some tonight on pizza, Im saving a couple of HEXes for cheese and using an 8-syn tortilla wrap for the base but the nduja Im not counting, Im having as much as I want! :bliss: So Im having two days half-off this week, today for nduja and tomorrow for vino :drool:

Glad you liked the bulgar wheat, I might make that again this week, not had it in a while

 

[JackieN]

:wavey: good morning Erm just popping into say a big :thankyou: for being such a lovely supportive cyber friend :bighug: you are fabby

I fancy some of that dolupy sausage now I'll be round for tea xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[ermintrude]

Oooh Ive just found it on MFP - dunno how reliable it is? But it says 419kcal per 100g - about the same as cheeeeeeeeeeese, :drool:

21 syns per 100g, lets estimate Ill use ooooooh 3 tbsp? So 45g, that's 9.5 syns? Wow thats nowhere near as bad as I thought! (Having said that Im not really talking LEVEL tbsp here am I... :hmm: )

Heh who am I kidding, if Im having to have a Green day to get my 2 or 3 HEXes of cheese, then 8 syns for my wrap that gives me 7 syns and I also have to fit in my, uh, several slices of prosciutto...

But what I says is - SOD IT!!!!! :8855:

 

[JackieN]

call it a 'tweak' :giggle: xxxxx

 

[ermintrude]

:wavey: good morning Erm just popping into say a big :thankyou: for being such a lovely supportive cyber friend :bighug: you are fabby

I fancy some of that dolupy sausage now I'll be round for tea xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Morning Jackie! Ommmmm I cant wait for tea! We need a caff in here!

 

[JackieN]

mmmmm good idea you open one and i'll come and eat :8855: xxxxxxxxxx

 

[ermintrude]

Righty, foooooood:

Thursday 17th - Green

Breakfast: Coffee & Toast 1 HEXA, 1 HEXB, 2 syns
Lunch: Roast veg & lentil casserole
Tea: Spicy jalapeno hummus with carrots sticks; big box of mixed baby veg
Tea 2: Got home still a bit hungry and hadn't had me HEXes so had a big bowl of salad 3 syns for dressing, with 6 Finn Crisp & Laughing Cow blue cheese 1 HEXA & 1 HEXB
Snacks: Pear, figs, apple, plums

No piccies as colleging. Piccies back tonight!

 

[craftylucyloo]

Nom nom sounds very tasty. Xx

 

[moonwatcher]

Oooh Ive just found it on MFP - dunno how reliable it is? But it says 419kcal per 100g - about the same as cheeeeeeeeeeese, :drool:

21 syns per 100g, lets estimate Ill use ooooooh 3 tbsp? So 45g, that's 9.5 syns? Wow thats nowhere near as bad as I thought! (Having said that Im not really talking LEVEL tbsp here am I... :hmm: )

Heh who am I kidding, if Im having to have a Green day to get my 2 or 3 HEXes of cheese, then 8 syns for my wrap that gives me 7 syns and I also have to fit in my, uh, several slices of prosciutto...

But what I says is - SOD IT!!!!! :8855:

There are times when the only thing to say is 'Sod it!' I agree - this could be one of them! :8855:

 

[ermintrude]

Friday 19th - Green

Breakfast: Coffee 1 HEXA, Mixed fruit
Lunch: Spicy jalapeno hummus with carrot sticks & mixed veg; big bowl of salad 2.5 syns for dressing
Tea: Nduja & prosciutto pizza! :drool: 8 syns for base, 1 HEXA & 1 HEXB for mozzarella, 1/2 HEXB & 1.5 syns for prosciutto (slight tweak there ) , and about 5 syns for nduja
Snacks: Apple, pear, peach

Nduja!!!! Ommmmm what is to be found?!

A bladdy PONG is what was found!!!

Faaaaarkinell, I know this is gonna be TMI, but... it smelt like someone had been sick with a hangover! :9529: Glad its in the freezer now!


Once it was all made up it was fabtastic tho


Doesn't look anything special but this is deffo the best SW pizza I've made! Cant be doing with any of that Smash/grated potato/pitta bread lark... Got one large tortilla wrap (8 syns), toasted it in the oven for 2-3min to crisp up, then spread about 1/3 of my own SW pizza base spread on, a bit of caramelised onion, scattered it with 1 HEX of low fat mozzarella, then layered 3 slices of dry-fried prosciutto on, a few dollops of nduja and a few jalapeno slices, then scattered the other HEX of mozzarella over the top and baked for about 7-8 min.

Burnt it slightly but it was fab! Nothing like a 'normal' UK-style stodge-pizza, but was like 'real' pizza if you know what I mean, more a light, crispy, Mediterranean style thing, yum yum! Was gonna sprinkle some pecorino over the top but I didn't in the end as I didn't think it needed it. Oh and I didnt use that much nduja at all in the end, Id guesstimated 3tbsp/45g but when I splodged it out there was still some left over so I only used 25g, so about 5 syns, fabby!

It looks pretty rubbish but tasted grand!

Full marks for nduja!! (apart from the smell raw! :9529: )

 

[Honeyoc]

Looks fab Erm! Made your jalapeño hummus today! Used about 20 slices and laid extra slices on the hummus and it was amazing!!! Loved the zippy flavour

 

[JackieN]

Erm that pizza looks amazing mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i've had tea but I could eat that too :giggle:

The smell when raw would put me off.. why does it smell so bad raw do you think but taste so amazing? Good job you know its fab cooked otherwise would you have tried it? I know I wouldn't.

I have the urge to make a pizza this week xxxxxxxxx

 

[craftylucyloo]

I love my mash pizzas. I do them till they're really crisp and light sooooo yummy and freeeee!! Yours looks fab as well although I too would have been put off by the smell.

 

[ermintrude]

Saturday 19th - Extra Easy

Breakfast: Coffee & Toast 1 HEXA, 1 HEXB, 2 syns
Lunch: Spicy root & lentil casserole leftovers 2 syns for paste
Tea: Partridge in speck with puy lentils in a redcurrant sauce, with a side of green beans & roast celeriac matchsticks 1.5 syns for speck, 2 syns for red wine & redcurrants. (Tbh the amount of fat on the speck Im pretty sure it was Wa-ha-hey more than 1.5 syns but Ive eaten it now so sod it )
Snacks: Wine, about 35 syns. Think I need to cut back on this stuff, having too much lately, Im turning into a wino

This meal was faaaaa-aaa-ab!!! :drool:

I just followed the recipe in the end. Took the partridge apart to get the breast, was pretty easy actually. Couldn't follow the instructions as the pics were too small so just slid my fingers through the skin to get it out, coupla years dissecting humans has its advantages after all (Lot easier than humans in fact, partridges arent pickled )

So just seasoned the breast and wrapped it in speck with a sprig of rosemary, browned on all sides in Fry Light then chucked the redcurrant mix in to simmer for a few min. Divine!!!

The lentil-veg mix was rubbish tbh but the sauce O - M - G was sooooo goooooood!!! :drool: I made 1.5 times as much as it said and Im glad I did, it was lush! And Im always a sucker for crispy ham. the celeriac matchsticks went fab with the sauce too, Im really glad I added those and the beans as the lentils were so boring.

Deffo do this again! Not necessarily partridge but some sort pf poultry with the ham & sauce! Yum yum!

 

[BritMumInCanada]

Saturday 19th - Extra Easy

Breakfast: Coffee & Toast 1 HEXA, 1 HEXB, 2 syns
Lunch: Spicy root & lentil casserole leftovers 2 syns for paste
Tea: Partridge in speck with puy lentils in a redcurrant sauce, with a side of green beans & roast celeriac matchsticks 1.5 syns for speck, 2 syns for red wine & redcurrants. (Tbh the amount of fat on the speck Im pretty sure it was Wa-ha-hey more than 1.5 syns but Ive eaten it now so sod it )
Snacks: Wine, about 35 syns. Think I need to cut back on this stuff, having too much lately, Im turning into a wino

This meal was faaaaa-aaa-ab!!! :drool:

I just followed the recipe in the end. Took the partridge apart to get the breast, was pretty easy actually. Couldn't follow the instructions as the pics were too small so just slid my fingers through the skin to get it out, coupla years dissecting humans has its advantages after all (Lot easier than humans in fact, partridges arent pickled )

So just seasoned the breast and wrapped it in speck with a sprig of rosemary, browned on all sides in Fry Light then chucked the redcurrant mix in to simmer for a few min. Divine!!!

The lentil-veg mix was rubbish tbh but the sauce O - M - G was sooooo goooooood!!! :drool: I made 1.5 times as much as it said and Im glad I did, it was lush! And Im always a sucker for crispy ham. the celeriac matchsticks went fab with the sauce too, Im really glad I added those and the beans as the lentils were so boring.

Deffo do this again! Not necessarily partridge but some sort pf poultry with the ham & sauce! Yum yum!

I am not a fan of gamey meat, was put off it as a child, when my mum cooked pheasant and I hated it, the smell alone made me feel sick lol

BUT omg that looks delicious.

 

[ermintrude]

I am not a fan of gamey meat, was put off it as a child, when my mum cooked pheasant and I hated it, the smell alone made me feel sick lol

BUT omg that looks delicious.

I cut the meat up ready the day before and I couldn't smell anything then, but the day I cooked it I could definitely smell it and it put me off a bit, I was pretty dubious that I wasnt going to like it, but it was fab!!