LoChan's diary - hello!

[LoChan1984]

Ooh, burlesque would be pretty cool lol, a Dita von Teese wii game!

What a thing to find in a christmas stocking, we can dream :8855:

 

[*SugarPlum*]

Morning Lo,

Hope your having a lovely weekend?!

I am making your Hot & Sour soup later... I will let you know what I think!

It sounds Yummy!!

I <3 Hot & Sour Soup!! xxx

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[JackieN]

Hi Lo

Thanks for sending me the fat fighting fairies hoping they manage to work their magic overnight

You should consider a cafe. Just a small one without too much responsibility. An SW one would be fab Your food is amazing. Always looks so beautiful xxxxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Hi Lo,

Ooooh Lo's SW Emporium...I will definitely come visit ...even make a special trip all the way to Manchester just to sample your exotic culinary delights ...yum yum
Hope you're having a lovely day sweetness xxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Mumma K]

Afternoon Lo hope your having a nice Sunday

 

[LoChan1984]

Morning Lo,

Hope your having a lovely weekend?!

I am making your Hot & Sour soup later... I will let you know what I think!

It sounds Yummy!!

I <3 Hot & Sour Soup!! xxx

Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ooh exciting, more food critic reviews to look forward too lol I've got the stuff in for your bbq pulled pork so will be trying that out this week

Hi Lo

Thanks for sending me the fat fighting fairies hoping they manage to work their magic overnight

You should consider a cafe. Just a small one without too much responsibility. An SW one would be fab Your food is amazing. Always looks so beautiful xxxxx

Hi Lo,

Ooooh Lo's SW Emporium...I will definitely come visit ...even make a special trip all the way to Manchester just to sample your exotic culinary delights ...yum yum
Hope you're having a lovely day sweetness xxxxxxxxxxx

Mn, I guess it's definitely worth thinking about for the future then

I suppose on a practical note it would have to be a casual word of mouth thing that it's pro SW, pretty complex legalities involved with their brandname being bandied about for business use one would imagine

 

[LoChan1984]

Food diaries for friday and saturday - can't believe I've got so behind!

Friday - Green day

B - activia yoghurt and a small carton of apple and rhubarb juice 6 syns(first thing).
Later in the morning - cheese (hexa) and chopped apple, weetabix oaty bar (hexb)

L - SW chips, baked beans and 'frylighted' egg.

Afternoon - Starbucks skinny vanilla latte (hexa, sugarfree syrup) & caramel waffle biscuit (8.5syns)

D - grilled garlic tofu (came pre- garlicky from t'co-op), 0 syn tamagoyaki (no oil), steamed sweet potato, M&S salads, alfafa/leek sprouts & ponzu dressing.

Fibre plus bar (hexb) & activia yoghurt.

Evening - apple.

Exercise - school run walk (2-2.5ish miles) and 20 mins calf stretches.


Saturday - Green day

B - Grapenuts (hexb), 100ml skimmed milk (2 syns), 4 prunes (2 syns), chopped banana - zapped in micro for a warm brekkie

L - SW chips and minty mushy peas. Milky coffee (hexa) & orange aero (6 syns)

Afternoon - onken ff mango & apple yoghurt (1/3 big tub)

D cheese and onion comfort pie (from the sw recipes sub-forum, minus the egg as I'd run out), broccoli and baked beans


Evening - roast chilli cashews (hexb & 1 syn), chopped apple, 8 prunes (4 syns)


Exercise - 45 mins on the wii (I did 30ish mins doing just aerobic and muscle workouts to count it as cardio/interval training then the rest was yoga exercises for a cool down) and 20 mins calf stretches.

Bought these two oddities:


Not sure what kinda rice it is, just liked the fact it was in a tiny sack lol Shall look it up and use these at some point this week.

Need to find a recipe for tilapia - bought some with my tesco online shop to try, new fish of the week

 

[*SugarPlum*]

Lo,

Just had made and enjoyed your Hot & Sour Soup!!!

OMG!!!!!!

Its AMAZING!!!!!

I was quite worried when I poured the egg in!!

I am planning on making a double potion next weekend, as Mr Sugar has suddenly decided he like Hot & Sour Soup!! He does'nt like it from Chinese!!

So I had to share!!! :cry::cry:

 

[broadsbean]

Food diaries for friday and saturday - can't believe I've got so behind!

Friday - Green day

B - activia yoghurt and a small carton of apple and rhubarb juice 6 syns(first thing).
Later in the morning - cheese (hexa) and chopped apple, weetabix oaty bar (hexb)

L - SW chips, baked beans and 'frylighted' egg.

Afternoon - Starbucks skinny vanilla latte (hexa, sugarfree syrup) & caramel waffle biscuit (8.5syns)

D - grilled garlic tofu (came pre- garlicky from t'co-op), 0 syn tamagoyaki (no oil), steamed sweet potato, M&S salads, alfafa/leek sprouts & ponzu dressing.
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Fibre plus bar (hexb) & activia yoghurt.

Evening - apple.

Exercise - school run walk (2-2.5ish miles) and 20 mins calf stretches.


Saturday - Green day

B - Grapenuts (hexb), 100ml skimmed milk (2 syns), 4 prunes (2 syns), chopped banana - zapped in micro for a warm brekkie

L - SW chips and minty mushy peas. Milky coffee (hexa) & orange aero (6 syns)

Afternoon - onken ff mango & apple yoghurt (1/3 big tub)

D cheese and onion comfort pie (from the sw recipes sub-forum, minus the egg as I'd run out), broccoli and baked beans
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Evening - roast chilli cashews (hexb & 1 syn), chopped apple, 8 prunes (4 syns)
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Exercise - 45 mins on the wii (I did 30ish mins doing just aerobic and muscle workouts to count it as cardio/interval training then the rest was yoga exercises for a cool down) and 20 mins calf stretches.

Bought these two oddities:
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Not sure what kinda rice it is, just liked the fact it was in a tiny sack lol Shall look it up and use these at some point this week.

Need to find a recipe for tilapia - bought some with my tesco online shop to try, new fish of the week

had tilapia a couple of times, marinaded it in chilli flakes and coriander and then baked it wrapped in tinfoil it was lovely. have to be in the mood for fish and don't like really fishy fish but actually really liked this

looking forward to an exciting tilapia dish from you now

no pressure honest:8855::8855:

 

[tillymax]

What's do you do with a custard apple. Do you just eat it or do you have to cook it.

 

[LoChan1984]

Lo,

Just had made and enjoyed your Hot & Sour Soup!!!

OMG!!!!!!

Its AMAZING!!!!!

I was quite worried when I poured the egg in!!

I am planning on making a double potion next weekend, as Mr Sugar has suddenly decided he like Hot & Sour Soup!! He does'nt like it from Chinese!!

So I had to share!!! :cry::cry:

*grins bigly* now if that ain't a glowing review I don't know what is :8855:

Glad you enjoyed it - and yep the egg bit is well scary isn't it, looks awful lol

had tilapia a couple of times, marinaded it in chilli flakes and coriander and then baked it wrapped in tinfoil it was lovely. have to be in the mood for fish and don't like really fishy fish but actually really liked this

looking forward to an exciting tilapia dish from you now

no pressure honest:8855::8855:

Sorry to dissapoint, I'm gonna do the slimming eats recipe instead of thinking up my own lol I've got all the stuff in for it so it'll be an easy peasey one for tomorrow's lunch between work and the school run I'll post a pic of the result though x

What's do you do with a custard apple. Do you just eat it or do you have to cook it.

Hmn well I chucked mine straight into the compost bin It had gone overripe I think so it had that sharp tangy taste that juice can get when it's been kept too long.

You can't eat the skin or the seeds, you can probably cook it but I was gonna just eat it. Hohum, try it again another time and get round to eating it quicker I guess - if I can be bothered. Think I'd rather have a regular old cox apple

 

[LoChan1984]

Hmmn, I've made some honey roasted almonds for a late snack - going to deduct a hexb but wondering how many syns I can count. Rule of thumb being 1 hexb = 6 syns but a hexb of 10 almonds works out at 5 syns.

Should probably go with the latter amount I guess since there's other stuff in the recipe that shouldn't get counted :sigh: Hope they taste good, look a little burnt

 

[Mumma K]

I have searched high and low and probably am as blind as a bat haha
but try as i might i can't find your hot and sour soup recipe Lo

arrrgggghhh

I so wanna make it

 

[LoChan1984]

Aws lol It's in here somewhere but luckily I posted it on the recipes section too - easier to locate

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/236673-hot-sour-soup.html

Hope you enjoy it hun x

PS I've not updated the recipe thread but as Lily42Uk has found, you can sub the cornflour for xanthan gum if you can get hold of it. You only need a tiny amount which has negligible syns so it reduces the syns right down to 1 for the whole lot on an EE day so virtually syn free! I'm gonna try this way out later this week once my xanthan gum arrives in t'post

 

[LoChan1984]

Off to bed now - shattered and sore from finding my core muscles on the wii fit earlier. Who knew they existed, and could hurt so much from playing 'games' :8855:

Will post my food diary for today in t'morning. The almonds were nice, synned them at 1 hexb & 1.5 syns. Might try maple roasted cashews tomo'w. Nutty hex week

Night x

 

[Lily42uk]

Hey Lo, you can buy Xanthan Gum in Tesco's £2.35 for 100g, will last forever xxxx

 

[LoChan1984]

Morning Lily

I couldn't find the xanthan gum on tescos online and there's no big store near me so couldn't wait until I could get someone to take me (neither me or the OH drive) :sigh:

Found it online for £2.50 for 200g, free p&p. If 100g lasts a lifetime, I can pass the rest of this 200g pot down to my grandchildren then :8855:

 

[LoChan1984]

Food diary for yesterday - green day

Brunch - chilli roasted cashews (hexb & 1 syn), 10 prunes (5 syns), chopped apple, activia yoghurt

Afternoon - milky coffee (hexa), cadbury wishes star (8 syns)

D - Red dragon pie (named for the adzuki beans - 1 syn), broccoli, sugar snap peas, red pepper.

2 figs chopped with vanilla activia

Evening - honey roasted almonds (hexb & 1.5 syns), chopped apple and activia yoghurt

Exercise - 45mins on wii fit, 20 mins calf stretches.

My Biggest Loser power walk dvd has turned up finally so might do that for my cardio today but with another go on the wii fit too - seems more addictive this time round. Maybe the week off most exercise last week has left endorphins tasting all the more delicious heehee

 

[Mumma K]

Thanks for that Lo and even more exciting lol I have Xanthan gum lurking in the cupboard
oh happy days!!!
foodage for yesterday looks good liking the sound of the red dragon pie I've never tried adzuki
beans before though can you get them in tins pre cooked I'm always a bit worried by dried beans
all this rapid boiling for 10minutes etc freaks me out a bit

 

[LoChan1984]

Mn the recipe I used said just to soak them overnight then cook them for 50 mins beforehand - used this recipe from my local co-op - Red Dragon Pie

Left out the oil and used 20g of light olive spread for the mash and it came to 4.5 syns for the lot

I didn't read the bit about reserving the stock so added some vegetable stock instead lol