Pub Lunch Redefined
Out for lunch while we are shopping. We both fancied a pub lunch as we havent had one in ages! I had Shanghai Noodles with added chicken for 563 calories. The hubs and I quizzed each other on how many...
View ArticleHappy Mothers Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there! I’ve been spoilt rotten so far today. I’ve had a loooong lie in, a bacon sandwich (on white bread even!) with a cup of Peanut Hottie in bed and a lovely...
View ArticleEggy Monday
Breakfast this morning is bacon and avocado crustless quiche with a glass of skimmed milk and spiced chai tea in my favourite cup. This reheated well and still tasted great. I think part of this was...
View ArticleHomemade Cup Noodle
Lunch today was homemade instant noodles! SO yummy.. put in too much veg though. Will DEFINITELY be having this again! This was such a breeze to make last night, even at 11:30 at night. All you need is...
View ArticleLean In 15: Joe’s Chicken Pie
Look at this beast! I could eat the page. Way to go, Joe! Chicken pie is such a hearty and comforting food. It is also usually a high calorie and high fat food. I can’t remember the last time I had...
View ArticleWomen’s Day Breakfast
A very yummy and light breakfast of fruity honey tea loaf, full fat Greek yogurt and raspberries to celebrate International Women’s Day. I don’t want to ring my own bell, but ding ding – this tea loaf...
View ArticleWrap It Up!
I found my Totoro bento box, happy days! I forgot how much I loved this bento box. Not only is adorable and covered with Totoro, but it also limits the amount of food you can take in. I have another...
View ArticleAmerican Special
Homemade meatloaf, sweet potato mash and veg for was for tea tonight. Foooood cooooooma. For those of you who don’t know, I was born and raised in California. Meatloaf was a staple in my childhood and...
View ArticleSmoothie Time
Liquid breakfast is on the menu today which is a homemade smoothie! Skimmed milk, Greek yogurt, raspberries, banana and dates. This was so filling and delicious. I tend to shrug off smoothies because I...
View ArticleLean In 15: Sag Aloo with Chicken
The second recipe I decided to try from Joe Wicks Lean In 15 Book is his Sag Aloo with Chicken. I love curry. I haven’t met a curry that I didn’t like. Believe it or not, I never had curry before I...
View ArticleFeed A Cold, Go on Holiday
This is my “I feel bad leave me alone” lunch that I grabbed as quick as I could this morning. There was samosas at work today and I resisted the temptation of those. I know I wont be eating the...
View ArticleYou’re Bananas
When you feel shit you have comfort. Back to my favourite this morning oh how I’ve missed it! I swear nothing beats porridge, banana and peanut. This cold I thought I had has turned into a nasty cough....
View ArticleLean In 15: Gnocchi and Sausage Ragu
Gnocchi, delicious stodgy gnocchi. I haven’t eaten gnocchi in well over a year and truly missed it. When I saw this recipe in the Lean In 15 book I had to leap at it! How could I not?! This recipe had...
View ArticleBreakfast For Two
Breakfast this morning with this cutie pie! While I was sorting mine out she managed to cover herself in porridge. Bath time after I think. It still surprises me how messy children can be or how they...
View ArticleExecutive Breakfast
London bound this morning! First of my now regular bi-weekly meetings down in the big smoke with a client for work. This is exciting for me, not only because I get out of the office for a bit but...
View ArticleArsehole Brain
Lunch on the train journey back was a houmous and falafel wrap, flavoured water and an Eat Natural bar. I grabbed a packet of popchips for 99 calories and my brain was like, “NOOO CRISPS ARE BAD!” So,...
View ArticleSmoothie Morning
Good morning my lovelies! As anticipated, me and Naomi are snuggled up on the sofa. Each equipped with a snot rag and a drink. My breakfast is a fruit smoothie, a brew and 2 lemsips. My smoothie was...
View ArticleCreamy Kale & Veggie Enchiladas
After our holiday, we wanted easy healthy meals to eat this week. Ian came up with the idea of enchiladas which I was perfectly fine with. We both love Mexican food, so yes enchiladas! I skimmed...
View ArticleCacao Medicine
I’ve been ill now for a week and a half and today is by far the worst day. Thankfully, Naomi was well enough to go to nursery today so I had the house to myself. I love her to bits but you don’t get...
View ArticleStrifry – day! Oh, It’s Thursday
Dinner tonight was a very quick chicken stir fry with homemade peanut sauce. Very yummy and under 400 calories! I won’t class this as homemade or a recipe as I used a vegetable stirfry pack. The whole...
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