Short Soup FAIL!

Thought I would be clever and do a deconstructed version of my short soup, with the idea of reducing the number of won ton wrappers used......FAIL!
I have had the flu, and therefore no sense of taste or smell - my usual score is a 9 or 10, this big idea got me a 6....... Note to self, do not play invention games in the kitchen when you are ill - it\'s not going to work!
Tonight it\'s back to basics - lamb cutlets with inventive veg!

Zingy Asian Sauce

Time to get inventive - and I really love Asian flavors (and can do them well, with only a fraction of the calories of French!)
Crispy skin salmon is a favorite in our house, and I decided it was time to make a subtle change, here is THE SAUCE......

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup fresh coriander (cilantro)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint
• 2.5 cm cube of fresh, peeled ginger root - very finely diced
• Pinch dried chili - with a few seeds
• 1/2 t sugar
• dash of sesame oil
• dash soy sauce
• 1 t peanut butter

HOW?????

Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend, blend, blend,

Notes...

Approx 6 serves at 18.5 Calories each!!! 

This is great with fish - but would also go nicely with lamb or chicken

Pork Scotch Fillet with Stewed Apple, Kumera, Carrot and Cinnamon Mash, Asparagus and Zuchini

• 2 x 150g Scotch Fillet Steaks
• 1 small Red Delicious Apple
• Ground Cinnamon
• 3/4 cup Kumera
• 1 medium Carrot
• 1 t butter
• 1 bunch Asparagus - fibrous bases removed
• 1 medium Zucchini - quartered length ways, then halved

How???

Pre-heat oven 180 degrees.

Place the kumera and carrot in a saucepan of lightly salted water with a generous sprinkle of cinnamon and simmer until soft.

Meanwhile peel and dice the apple and place in a small saucepan with another sprinkle of cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon, and simmer until soft, but not falling apart.

Have the asparagus and zucchini ready to go in a steamer.

Heat a non-stick frypan until hot and spray lightly with olive oil, season the steaks with salt then sear the pork until beautifully golden, then finish off in the oven for 10 mins or until cooked through.

Steam the asparagus and zuchinni.

Process the kumera and carrot in a food processor until smooth.

Remember to rest your pork for a few minutes after cooking.

Serves 2

Approx. 500 Calories per serve.

Smaller serves of pork for those of us trying to loose weight!

Dinner Tonight

I am struggling with self disgust for gaining so much weight, exercise is hard, but JFDI time, 10 minutes of x trainer is better than nothing!
Andrew is making dinner tonight, baked snapper with brown rice and veges. Should be tasty.
It was delicious......
I must deal with my self disgust, it is only detrimental to my ability to achieve my goals......... I can, I am going to, I will get fit, well and slimmer - for me, my friends and family, my darling man, our bunnies! JFDI

Quickie Soup for Lunch

• 1C Cauliflower 
• 1 medium carrot 
• pinch fennel seeds 
• pinch coriander seeds 
• pinch Szechuan pepper 
• 1 1/2 cups reduced salt chicken stock 
• 1T Philadelphia reduced fat cream cheese 

 How???
Place all ingredients, except the cream cheese, in a small saucepan and simmer until the vegetables are soft. Drain the vegetables, reserving the stick. Blend the vegetables with a stick blender, adding reserved stock until you achieve the desired consistency. Mix in the cream cheese and season to taste. Notes I get my Szechuan pepper from a specialist Asian grocer.
 Serves 1
 Approx. 140 Calories per serve.
Tips
This is nice served with some home made croutons and some sliced shallots

Peta's Short Soup

• 100g minced chicken or pork 
• 1/2 cup finely diced cabbage
• 2t diced shallots 
• 2 cloves garlic - crushed or finely diced 
• 2 cm fresh ginger - crushed or finely diced
• 1t lemon juice (optional)
• sprinkle of Chinese five spice 
• 1/2t sesame oil 
• 1t fish sauce 
• 2L reduced salt chicken broth 
• Sliced Shallot to garnish 
• Packet of Won Ton Wrappers 

 How???
 Place cabbage, shallots, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, sesame oil and fish sauce in a food processor and process until you get an even coarse consistency (similar to minced meat) - not a paste, place mix in a bowl with the mince and five spice and mix until combined. Lay out won ton wrappers on a board and place about 1 teaspoon of mix in the centre, brush the edges with egg and seal mix within the won tons - simmer in chicken broth until wrappers are soft and silky. Serve in a large bowl with shallot sprinkled on top - yummmmmmo!
 Notes: Serves 4 as an entree - 2 as a main.
Approx 350 Calories per serve
Won Ton Wrappers can be found in most supermarkets with the fresh pasta's

12WBT

This is week 2 of the Michelle Bridges 12WBT, here I will share with you my journey..... My weight has crept up, and up and up - now it is time to reclaim my life and my body, it's going to be hard, it's going to hurt, there will be highs and lows, losses and probably gains - preferably of a kind other than weight....... Welcome to my journey!