Saturday, 17-01-26

Hi, everyone.

I had another go at making more wholemeal based pasta this morning, starting with 50-50 rye to white (plus the psyllium husks because it couldn't hurt).  I thought I could see how that went and then gradually increase the rye/white ratio in favour of the rye to find what you might call and 'optimal' point.

50/50 worked so much better.  I could tell as soon as I took the kneaded dough out of Thermione and squeezed it into a dough.  It was pliable, didn't crack and rolled beautifully.  Definitely a win!

I made two portions of tagliatelle (this is the one I had for dinner) and four lasagne sheets (I use two at a time).  Some might feel that it's quite a small portion but it's enough for me.

Next time I will try 60/40 but not until I have used this lot up!

I took an apple, some grapes and an easy peeler with me on the walk.  It went really well with a black coffee.

SW caramelised onion sausages in a roll with onion chutney and brown sauce.

The sausage are a free food, the roll was one fibre choice, and the sauce and chutney together was two swips.

And a side salad to go with it.  All speeds foods apart from half a healthy fats choice for mixed seeds and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar (SW free)

Later on I enjoyed two easy peelers.

Dinner was the pasta I made this morning (delicious) with a sauce of chicken, onion, pepper, mushroom, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and quark (I found some - it's really hard to get hold of), seasoned with garlic granules, smoked paprika, black pepper and some chicken stock powder.

I totally forgot that I had steamed some broccoli to have on the side - so I can have that tomorrow.  It was more than filling enough anyway - and I was so pleased with the pasta.

Just half a healthy fats choice for oil - I am calling my pasta a free food as the shop bought and processed stuff is a free food.

Summary:

Healthy extras:  half a calcium (a nibble of cheese and I may have the rest in a little while to make it up to one), one fibre, one healthy fats

Swips:  two - so I might have more than half a calcium's worth of cheese.  That's low for swips.  :-)

B:  Breakfast crumpet - a M&S five seeds crumpet which is a new fibre choice with bacon, egg, sausage (perhaps), tomatoes and mushrooms -  a good old cooked breakfast!
(It might do as a brunch rather than a breakfast!)

L:  (if I have it) soup

D:  roast chicken or turkey dinner, depending on which container I find first in the freezer!  Sides will probably be roasties, carrots, broccoli, sprouts and cabbage.
It will be Sunday, after all.

Plus fruit

Exercise:  rest day