Sorry guys. Been so busy in run up to Christmas that I did not blog. Also I've not been eating healthy food.
So now I need to. Lots!
My first healthy meal of 2011 was a quick and tasty supper.
Vanilla sweet potatoes was kind of s mistake. I peeled s load of sweet potatoes and boiled them. Then pureed them. You could mash, but I use my vita mix for everything. I did not want to add any fat, but they needed something so added pepper and some sea salt. Nope still not right. So added a slosh of soy milk. Oh bugger - it's the sweetened vanilla one. Tasted it and bingo. It's more like a light perfume of vanilla but I liked it and Richard ate it without complaint. So knock yourself out and try it.
To go with this, I made a spanish style stew. I sauteed sliced red onions in veg stock (no fat) until softened. I added celery, and some chopped broccoli stalks (being thrifty after Christmas). A dessert spoon of spanish smoked paprika, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, some drained chickpeas and some drained red kidney beans. I peeled a swede and cut it into bite sized pieces and added that too. I threw in some chopped garlic and then placed half slices of 2 oranges (washed the skins), the juice of 2 oranges and some pepper and salt and a little hot sauce, all over the top. Popped the lid on the casserole and cooked it for about 45 mins. I was going to thicken it but decided to reduce it a little, but it was great as it was, especially over the mashed sweet potato.
It sounds like a great mistake!
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