Life begins at 40, maintaining with SW for Life -Green days & some EE/Red photos inc

[ginlin]

Looking forward to the pictures Jaffa!

It was John West Reserve skinless and boneless Wild Red Salmon, as I still have another tin here...lol

 

[janetelizabeth]

Have to say we sometimes eat tinned salmon...if I left Joseph to prepare it he'd mash bones & slimy black skin altogether!! :nono: If I so much as came across a bone I'd gag!! But I'm ace at getting everything sorted out into edible salmon.

Looking forward to seeing the pics too...how did the falafels work out...did they bind together alright?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Hmmmm here are the pictures they're alright

I put the fish mixture and falafel mixture in the fridge for a couple of hours

The dips are fab especially the new sweet potato hummus one

Fishcakes too salty as it said to add salt as well as capers
Falafel a bit dry but with hummus over then they'll be lovely

I also made 1/2 syn oaty biscuits for me
Makes 36 mini or 18 big at 1 syn each

105g oats
3/4 eggs
4 tablespoon sweetner
Cinnamon and all spice for flavour I add a good whack of these

And instead of synned chocolate brownies I tried subbing the cocoa with coffee tastes like no syn cake not brilliant bit rubbery but for something sweet it's fine for me

In order

sweet potato hummus in magimix

Salmon dip

Fish cakes

Falafel

Sweet things

 

[janetelizabeth]

Wow you have been busy...well done you! I asked about the falafels because of not using any breadcrumbs I thought it might be trouble to bind together.
The oaty biscuits look good...what do you reckon about using the sweetener...does affect the taste? I'm not a big fan of sweeteners, would rather have sugar!! lol. I've never had any success with 1/2 syn cake either but have seen some good pics on fb so not sure what I do wrong.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

The falafels weren't great it was a wet mixture despite being in the fridge two hours and I couldn't turn them over in the oven as they crumbled so I had to turn the oven off and leave them in to dry them out so I could get them off the silicon sheet

I've never made or tasted half syn cake I just assume that's what the coffee concoction was like as it is very thin and pancake like not at all like the brownies
So I suppose ground coffee is not a good sub for cocoa !!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Re sweetner I haven't really had proper sugar in my tea for years but yes it does have the funny aftertaste it's definitely not proper sugar sweet but I disguise it with the cinnamon and all spice

 

[janetelizabeth]

I do use sugar in (ordinary) cooking ie cakes. I'm sure using the sweetener alters the consistency of the mixture and that's why things like the 1/2 syn cake comes out flattish! I've seen some fill it and roll up like a roulade!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Yes I use normal sugar if I'm baking properly

As I said flat as a pancake

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Not really sure on food today as I've been making stuff for taster so I've nibbled here and there

Apples
Pineapple

Nibbles

Butternut squash soup 2 syns
Rice crackers 4 syns

More nibbles
strawberries and grapes

Wholemeal toast, baked beans, cheese hex a and hex b

Coffee pancake brownie things
Chocolate 5 syns

Total 11 but probably more I had a few oaty biscuits at 0.5 syn each but they could be partial hex

 

[ginlin]

Food for taster is looking good Jaffa!

 

[janetelizabeth]

Morning Jaffa work days. How you feeling?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Knackered after yesterday but I remembered to bring everything in

Stomach very very sore and scales not looking good unfortunately

Work is ok

 

[janetelizabeth]

Thursday will soon be here and hopefully you can get to see the doctor for some advice.
I'm sure all your tasters will disappear in a thrice!!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Might have to leave Drs this week as I forgot I was meant to do a test at home and I've not done it yet and he'll probably want to see the results of that first

 

[janetelizabeth]

Can you hang on that long...with pain and discomfort?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Can you hang on that long...with pain and discomfort?

Yes I'll just get on with it. In all honesty it has been worse and I'm not physically crying with pain yet

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Well I got weighed and put on 0.5lb so I'm still in target - just as I'm 0.5lb under top weight

Tasters went down well and I have dip left for lunch tomorrow

 

[janetelizabeth]

Well I got weighed and put on 0.5lb so I'm still in target - just as I'm 0.5lb under top weight

Tasters went down well and I have dip left for lunch tomorrow

Wow you were brave...Congrats!! What changed your mind? Glad the tasters were well received.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I knew I would be angry with myself for not weighing and I'd only eaten 2 apples all day rather then my usual fruit and lunch !!!

 

[janetelizabeth]

But you were so convinced you were way above your range...and yet it was only 1/2lb. You obviously managed to pull it back over the last few days even though you didn't see it on your own scales!