This is delicious and really quick and easy. It's taken from the Slimming World recipe book 'Extra Easy, Meals in Minutes'
Serves 4
1 Syn on Extra Easy
1 Syn on Original
13 Syns on Green
Freezer Friendly and ready in about 15-20 minutes (if you have everything to hand!)
Ingredients
2 tsp Chinese 5-Spice powder
4 x 175g gammon steak with all the fat removed cut into large bite-sized pieces
Low calorie cooking spray
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely sliced (I used the cheating chillie in a tube!)
Finely grated zest and juice of an orange
1 level tbsp of clear honey
100 ml of chicken stock
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
Pak choi to serve
Egg noodles to serve
Sprinkle the 5-spice powder over the cut up gammon steaks. Spray a large wide, non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and cook the gammon over a high heat for 2-3 minutes or until the edges are tinged brown.
Add the red chillies, orange zest and juice, honey, stock and soy sauce and simmer rapidly for 4-5 minutes or until the sauce becomes sticky and the gammon is glazed and golden with almost burn edges. (I felt this took a bit longer than stated, but go with your gut instinct!)
Serve immediately with steamed pak choi and cooked egg noodles, and any pan juices poured over.
The glaze works well with pork or chicken too!
Tackle each challenge with strength of purpose and an expectation to succeed
Before & After
Before shopping (the cupboard is bare!)
And after! (cup runs over)
All of this for meals this week! Take a look at my meal planner!
And after! (cup runs over)
All of this for meals this week! Take a look at my meal planner!
Listography Goes Travelling
Thought as I missed the last theme of Decisions (sorry, I just couldn't decide what to include...boom boom!) I should definitely give Kate Takes 5 Travelling and 'The Top Five Places I'd Like to Visit a go this week!
I don't even own a passport, visiting far flung places hasn't been something I have ever been able to contemplate (for various very boring reasons), but it hasn't stopped me from thinking and planning amazing trips 'for when I retire!'
So five places I would like to travel to are:-
One
Egypt and the Pyramids
Every since 'we did' Tutankhamun in Mrs Catwright's history class I have been fascinated. The Egyption civilisation just captivated me then and still does now.
Two
The Grand Canyon
One of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, it must be an amazing sight. The numbers sound huge (The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres)) but they just can't do justice to actually seeing it for yourself. I can't begin to imagine what it actually looks like.
Three
The Great Wall of China
A wonder of the world which just blows my mind when you think of the technology (or lack of it) used to build it and how old it is. Amazing! Its also something else which I have read about but the numbers mean nothing until I can see it for myself.
Four
To travel to and travel across a glacier
Don't mind where (but obviously it would be somewhere cold!) but want to see for myself something which has and continues to shape the landscape. Britain would not look like it does if it wasn't for the work the glaciers of the great ice age did in transforming it. The hugeness of it, the fact its moving, albeit slowly and the beauty but danger of it appeals to me. And if you believe everything your read about global warming, we may not have any left soon!
Five
Easter Island
Again another civilisation which is no longer. I think the huge sculptures are mesmerising and at the same time so sad. It's believed this race of people used all their natural resources in their quest to put up these huge blocks of stone. They ran out of tree's, which they needed to move the massive structures into place. This in turn meant they had no material to build shelter and more importantly to keep themselves warm and fed.
So there you go, my five places I want to visit. I apologise now if they duplicate any of the others you can see on Kate Takes Five pages. I purposely didn't read any before I put mine together. But I'm going to take a peek at them now, and suggest you do too!
I don't even own a passport, visiting far flung places hasn't been something I have ever been able to contemplate (for various very boring reasons), but it hasn't stopped me from thinking and planning amazing trips 'for when I retire!'
So five places I would like to travel to are:-
One
Egypt and the Pyramids
Every since 'we did' Tutankhamun in Mrs Catwright's history class I have been fascinated. The Egyption civilisation just captivated me then and still does now.
Two
The Grand Canyon
One of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, it must be an amazing sight. The numbers sound huge (The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres)) but they just can't do justice to actually seeing it for yourself. I can't begin to imagine what it actually looks like.
Three
The Great Wall of China
A wonder of the world which just blows my mind when you think of the technology (or lack of it) used to build it and how old it is. Amazing! Its also something else which I have read about but the numbers mean nothing until I can see it for myself.
Four
To travel to and travel across a glacier
Don't mind where (but obviously it would be somewhere cold!) but want to see for myself something which has and continues to shape the landscape. Britain would not look like it does if it wasn't for the work the glaciers of the great ice age did in transforming it. The hugeness of it, the fact its moving, albeit slowly and the beauty but danger of it appeals to me. And if you believe everything your read about global warming, we may not have any left soon!
Five
Easter Island
Again another civilisation which is no longer. I think the huge sculptures are mesmerising and at the same time so sad. It's believed this race of people used all their natural resources in their quest to put up these huge blocks of stone. They ran out of tree's, which they needed to move the massive structures into place. This in turn meant they had no material to build shelter and more importantly to keep themselves warm and fed.
So there you go, my five places I want to visit. I apologise now if they duplicate any of the others you can see on Kate Takes Five pages. I purposely didn't read any before I put mine together. But I'm going to take a peek at them now, and suggest you do too!
Reasons to be Cheerful - Week 23
I've been a bad blogger! Planned loads in my head, three or four on paper, but haven't actually commited and posted one since Monday.
Well Mummy from the Heart will get back into the swing with her wonderful Reasons to be Cheerful
So here are my three things to be cheerful for this week.
1.
My wonderful daughter Amy has been studying Toxicology at the University Plymouth and is awaiting her finals result. We are all on tenderhooks, because healthwise she hasn't had the best of year. She has worked hard and tried her best and that is all you can ask of anyone. However she did find out this week that for her oral dissertation presentation she received a first! Goes some way towards the final results.
Well done Amy!
2.
Now this one may seem a bit odd, but bear with me. Earlier in the week my department was put into consultation, in preparation for making changes and redundancies. My role is one which is affected, so I need to decide if I want to put myself forward for it and then hope I am successful. There is a chance I won't be and will be made redundant, not good in this climate.
But on the flip side of this bombshell, its given me the impetus to actually examine what I want from a job and I'm thankful to discover I'm working somewhere I want to be, with wonderful people and love my job. How many people can actually say that? And if I don't end up with a role or decide to leave, I can take those experiences with me and build it somewhere else.
3.
I'm still recuperating from my operation and don't go back to my brilliant job until the 4th of July. I am using the time wisely to build up my strength and stamina. It's a hard slog but I'm getting there. Am still planning on completing the 13 mile midnight walk for St Lukes Hospice on the 30th of July (everyone says I am crazy.......major surgery, what are you thinking? 13 miles?? .......That's half a marathon!! You are mad!!!) But I'm getting a buzz from raising money for this worthwhile cause and its giving me something to aim for.
Today I reached a milestone, I managed to walk 3 miles without a break! I am not sure if I will be able to actually complete the event, but will give it my best shot. If anyone is interested in helping me keep motivated, please donate at my Just Giving Pages, even if its just a pound, they all count!
Don't forget to take a look at Mummy from the Heart blog and visit the other Reasons to be Cheerful!
Meal Planning Monday - 6th of June
Last week was reasonably successful, even though I did change the meals a bit because the weather caught me by surprise (It was actually warm and sunny) so substituted a couple with homemade coleslaw and potato salad!
Last weeks Slimming World Thai Chicken Curry was a resounding success (so much so the left overs were frozen and make another showing this week!) Will post the recipe later this week for anyone interested. Please sign up for automated notifications if you are.
So to this weeks meal planner (All Slimming World type recipes)
Steak, SW chips and salad
Lemon Chicken and coriander couscous
Creamy cheese and bacon pasta
Gammon, pineapple, sweet potato wedges and fried egg
Thai Chicken Curry and rice (from the freezer)
Roast chicken, roast potatoes and parsnip and vegetables
Homemade burger, wholemeal roll, tomato salsa and rice salad
I have also discovered something called scandinavian bran which slimming world devotees lovingly called scan bran. It looks a bit like small ryvita, but tastes....a bit like cardboard. Was introduced to it on Twitter as it helps fill you up! I tried the banana cake recipe and it is surprisingly tasty (especially if you want cake but without the fats and lower sugar) Its only 13 syns, for the whole cake! To put that into perspective Tesco Banana Cake is 8 syns per slice. I've made a batch in bun cases to be frozen for snack attacks!
Lunches will be salads and left overs, breakfasts, eggs, lean bacon and tomatoes. I've also perfected homemade SW houmous, so that's snacks sorted!
Oh, I managed to lose a 1lb this week! Result!
Have a great week and don't forget to check out other meal planners on Mrs M's blog!
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