Another pound gone. Slow but sure. I'd hoped for more but at least it's in the right direction!
It was a taster evening today so we all took in samples of food for others to try. I took in some lentil bakes. I'd usually make it as a loaf to eat in slices instead of meat for a roast, but today I made it into small patties, just right for a mouthful or two.
To make a loaf.
Put about 300g of red lentils in a large pan and just cover with water, adding a couple of veggie stock cubes.
Bring to the boil and turn low and cover and cook until lentils are soft, checking and adding small amounts of water if necessary, but you want it to cook dry, if the lentils are cooked but there's still any water you'll have to drain them.
Meantime chop a couple of peppers, a large onion, two or three cloves of garlic and several mushrooms very finely and gently cook in a pan sprayed with low cal oil. Add paprika, chille powder, salt and pepper to taste.
When both pans are cooked, mix them together. Use two small slices of whole meal bread, slightly stale if possible, to make breadcrumbs and add to the mix. It should be fairly dry. Add just enough beaten egg to bind the mix but DONT let it get too moist.
Turn into a small (1lb) loaf tin that you've lined with greaseproof paper and put in a medium oven and cook for about 40 minutes. Allow to cook a bit in tin.
Can be eaten hot or cold and will freeze well.
Syn free as long as you use bread from healthy 'b'.
Back to the gym tomorrow, might increase the distance I row and/or do more repeats on the weight machines. I'll see how it goes in the morning.
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