Monday's Menu

[StephCracknell]

Hello all, slow start today! LOL Red day today

B: skinny sf vanilla latte
L: 2 hb eggs, ryvita, fruit salad
S: mullerlight
D: Steak, steamed veggies, roasted bns
S: fruit salad, mullerlight

not really inspired today, first day back in the office so I am a bit rushed today

Have a good day!
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[Vicx]

Hi Steph, love your menu's - I'm constantly looking at them to get inspiration. Sorry for being totally thick but what are roasted bns?

 

[StephCracknell]

Hi Hon

It is butternut squash. Delish roasted, and you can make chips from them as well and syn free soup.

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[Vicx]

Thanks for clarifying hun. ooh I've never tried it! I'd better get experimenting me thinks! Vx

 

[domino]

Hey Steph ~ is the skinny sf latte something you make yourself or something you can buy.

I plan to start SW shortly, but I do lurve my latte's ~ also I don't do breakfast, but a latte would do nicely.

Thanks

 

[Happe]

Have you got a recipe for Butternut squash soup? Got one in the kitchen fully intending to make soup for work but then realised i didnt know what to put with it.

 

[StephCracknell]

Hi Hon,

I do make some lattes at home, I have the sugar free vanilla syrup, but if I am on my way to the office, I just grab a starbucks and just count the milk towards my HE A

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[StephCracknell]

Butternut squash soup

Have you got a recipe for Butternut squash soup? Got one in the kitchen fully intending to make soup for work but then realised i didnt know what to put with it.

Hi there

I like it best when I roast the bns first (but you don't have to). I like to roast bns, onions, courgettes or carrots or both, I really try to use what veg I have in the house but experiment. I also like roasted red and yellow bell peppers as well (remove the skin before using). And then when roasted, add to a saucepan with veg/chicken stock and blitz until smooth, just add stock in small amounts until you reach the consistency you like, I prefer mine a bit thicker. then to serve, I stir in a laughing cow light or 2 to make it a bit creamier. Even my husband likes it! LOL ALso, if you don't have the time/patience to roast the veg first, you can boil them with the with veg/chicken stock.

Hope that helps
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[SammyMac]

Hey Steph that's a good idea about stirring in the laughing cow light to make it a bit creamier. Hadn't thought of that! Thanks

 

[Vicx]

Steph -you are so great at concocting receipes - I wish I could do the same!

SammyMac - well done on your losses! Did you lose all 45lbs on SW?

 

[SammyMac]

SammyMac - well done on your losses! Did you lose all 45lbs on SW?

Thanks Vicx. No i've only been on SW for the last month - i started a couple of years ago on Rosemary Conley online, stopped for a bit but carried on eating healthily but kept getting down to a stone from goal then just coming to a standstill. Piled on half a stone over Christmas and thought i'd give SW a go (both my daughters have done it with really good results) and its working really well so far - half a stone off in a month since i started.

Must say that coming on here has really helped as well - inspiration, motivation, support and menu ideas!

S x