I'm terrible at this!

So my life got taken over by cheer nationals and a ridiculous pile of work but I've been eating some delicious stuff!

My dinner tonight was delicious: curried sweet potato with spinach and pork

My lunch today was the same pork as dinner, I steam some kale and warmed some quinoa. Yum!

Yummy yummy lunch a few days before comp

- I made my own curry paste, then cooked it up in a small pan, 

- Add some onions and then some dairy-free soft cheese. 

- After it had cooked I threw in lots of chopped cucumber and had it over a baked sweet potato.

A packed lunch for me and my boyfriend: I made a curry with the curry paste mentioned earlier, then added some sweet potato and some coconut milk, threw in some spinach last minute and some fried mushrooms. Then popped it in a box with some quinoa. 

This hearty dinner tasted like it was 'store-bought' according to Ger, I wonder whether this is a compliment or not?! 

- I fried off some seasoned pork with some peeled and chopped apples and some chunky-cut white onions,

- Throw in some mushrooms for a few minutes once everything starts looking cooked,

- Poor a good glug of apple cider in,

- Add more black pepper (because I love it),

- Once the cider has reduced, pour in some soya cream (or normal cream...).

- Let the sauce thicken and serve with some mashed potatoes and peas!

Sexy Chicken Salad

- Chop up every raw vegetable you like,

- Put in a box,

- Add some mixed herbs and extra light mayo,

- Add salt and pepper,

- Leave it fridge for few hours,

- Yum!

I guess I like soggy lettuce :)

My favourite breakfast: porridge with syrup and a black coffee!

Hopefully I'll be able to post more often this time! My squad came 6th in the country, but we know in our hearts we should've done better, this will inspire us to move on and aim high! I'm now cutting down my training hours from 8 times a week to about 3 so expect there to be less food/lower calorie food, which doesn't necessarily mean boring!

Some food from the past

Here are a couple of the dishes I've cooked up over the last fortnight:

Fajitas in lettuce wraps:

Spicy chicken, peppers, vegan cheese

Tuna Bean Salad, in a vinaigrette, with chopped apple

Healthy, healthy lunch before training

Chocolate shortbread, with a chocolate fudge topping and strawberries

With a helping hand from my boyfriend

Chicken in white wine, cream and tarragon sauce 

With polenta mash and green beans 

And a cheeky glass of white in the background!

Spicy Chicken Rice, with carrots, red onions, peppers and tomatoes

This turned into my packed lunch for two days, and dinner for two as well

*sigh!*

Banana Bread, made with wheat-free flour and soya spread

Big hit at the competition this weekend!

Chicken paella, one of my housemates even had saffron

(Not sure how that fit in the student budget)

Wow! Seems like I'm eating a lot of chicken at the moment, although I had some smoked salmon for dinner last night and today's lunch was pancakes... I train 6-7 times a week so often my meals need to have a high protein content to keep me going! 

Dinner tonight - hungry and tired!

Sometimes there's nothing better than a massive pile of warming, creamy goodness to cheer up the torrential rain outside! So tonight's dinner was:

Sorry the pictures not terribly attractive, I'd arranged it nicely then forgot to take a picture until it had been defaced with ketchup! (I'm sorry, my addiction knows no bounds!)

Creamy Chicken and Bacon:

• Thinly slice red onion, mushrooms, chicken breast (I used half of one) and two rashers of bacon,
• Fry them off in a little oil of your choice then add lots of pepper and mixed herbs,
• I added sweetcorn (current craving!),
• Add (soya) cream and bubble for a minute,
• Spoon over something yummy!

Roasted Carrots and Potato Wedges:

• Get a roasting tray out, add some oil, throw in some thyme and mint,
• Preheat oven and pop the roasting tray in,
• Chop both the carrots and potatoes into long wedges,
• Microwave for 5-6 minutes (cuts down cooking time),
• Add to oil,
• Cook for 25-30 minutes.

Yum!

Definitely needed this pile of food today :)

First Post - eek!

So right now there is no-one reading this, and I am planning to tell the world about my foodie loves and hates! I'm a student at university which means at times money can be tight, and I am also choosing to live a (mostly...) wheat-free and dairy-free existence. Generally I'll give rough guidelines on how I created my food, because I'm terrible at following recipes! 


I hope you enjoy it!