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[i]Slight slippage this evening - didn't know what to put with the glorious Natal red kidney bean curry I'd made for me and Mrs North, so I joined her in some wholegrain rice[/i]

Try gram flour flat breads instead of the rice.
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I guess that makes it dairy ...

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Bit of an arse really. Not gonna stop me continuing with it though coz I iz a rebel innit.

Just use Mayonaise, but avoid the low fat variety because it has sugar added instead of fat.

I thought mayo was frowned upon for some reason (going back to the original thread last year)? That's what I was using then. Will happily revert back to it.

Anyone got a fool proof flat bread recipe?

I've been eating quinoa instead of rice??

Quinoniona is actually OK but if you spill some uncooked on the kitchen floor it sticks in your bare feet all sharp like.

[i]Anyone got a fool proof flat bread recipe?[/i]

The original one posted by Mortivforz, or whatever their STW name was.
Is Ok.

As there are very few basic ingredients, once you have got the hang of making them, you just tweak it.

Personally my flatbreads were coming out a bit thick.
So I added more water.

I think some were adding egg.

Have a play, add some fresh ground cumin seed for instance.

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Try gram flour flat breads instead of the rice.

OK. Will need to make even more time to make them..!

[i]OK. Will need to make even more time to make them..!
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Delegate.

Get the Mrs to make them, or whomever was making the rice last night.

Flat breads should be quicker than rice anyway, IIRC.

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EDIT:

I'll have flat breads with a chilli too instead of rice.
Most excellent.

Get the Mrs to make them, or whomever was making the rice last night.

I made the curry and rice last night. Mrs North did bathtime with Baby North.

How long will they last if made in advance?

[i]How long will they last if made in advance?[/i]

Not long if I make them. Minutes 😉

Not sure, think you can get a day or two out of them, by putting them in the bottom of the fridge, air tight container like a lock-n-lock box, etc.

Try it and see.

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I make the chickpea flatbreads (see also recipes for farrinatas which is he recipe I been using) . I do them in round cake tins, do a batch of 4 or 8 tins most weeks. Slice them into 4 and you can keep for about a week, or freeze them, they taste good toasted with peanut butter on.

Gram wraps are a POP to make, and pretty nom nom when you get them right.

Indian: throw in some cumin seeds, caraway seeds, mustard seeds etc.
Med: throw in things like tarragon, thyme, marjoram, sage etc.

Right. Next skill on my culinary adventure is POP bread..!

Anyone got a fool proof flat bread recipe?

I made about half a dozen at a time and just keep them in the fridge and reheat. Dead easy recipe

250g gram flour in a large bowl

Make a well in the middle and add about 50ml of olive oil

300ml of water in a jug

Started whisking the the flour and oil and add the water slowly until the mixture is smooth and not too thick but not too runny. 300ml of water works perfectly.

I add a bit of salt and pepper and I've put some rosemary in too which was lovely.

Non stick pan on a medium high heat.

Pour the mixture slowly into the pan until it spreads out and stops moving.

2 minutes on each side.

Repeat until all the mixture is used up

Done

Cheers Bob

What was the verdict on Vodka?

Vodka is ok as long as you serve it with tomato juice, not fruit juice.

[i]What was the verdict on Vodka[/i]

Err. If you drink enough of it. You get drunk.

Surely, you didn't need to ask ?.

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Hey yeti. Did you enjoy your pork pie ?.

Vodka is ok as long as you serve it with tomato juice, not fruit juice.

Isn't tomato a frui..........

[i]Isn't tomato a frui..........
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No, fruit is tomato. I think.

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whats the verdict on salad cream?

Loved it, there's more left for me to eat today 😛

I knew that such an opportunity for pedantry would draw James out of the shadows, how do??

[i]whats the verdict on salad cream?
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Guilty as charged.

[i]I knew that such an opportunity for pedantry would draw James out of the shadows, how do??
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Yeah, how is the wok coming along ?.

whats the verdict on salad cream?

It's both vegetable (salad) and dairy (cream), so is actually a super food. Bit like a cheese toastie.

I knew that such an opportunity for pedantry would draw James out of the shadows, how do??

Pedantry? Oh noes! If it was pedantry then I would have finished the word. As it was, I was making a joke on the oft trotted out trope of tomatoes being fruit.

Too subtle?

[i]It's both vegetable (salad) and dairy (cream), so is actually a super food. Bit like a cheese toastie[/i]

I thought it was a [i]lubricant[/i] used during the war, when stuff was short. ie, lower than 5' 9".

Too subtle?

Nope, I was thinking that was your meaning.

How about a Vodka and salad cream cocktail ?, with a tomato on the rim of the glass.

whiskey is apparently a more compliant spirit.....

was at an F1 team today, iDieting was discussed.....

🙁 why wont anybody tell me if salad cream is banned or not?

salad - good
cream - not good
salad cream - confusion

If it doesn't have any added sugar then it should be ok.

http://www.heinz.co.uk/ourfood/sauces/saladcream/salad-cream

sugar and cornflour. it's out.

Heinz Salad Cream:

Spirit Vinegar, Vegetable Oil (25%), Water, Sugar, Mustard, Pasteurised Egg Yolks (3%), Modified Cornflour, Salt, Stabilisers - Guar Gum and Xanthan Gum, Colour - Riboflavin

So I guess out because of the sugar.

Edit: beaten to it by Tom, plus missed the evil cornflour

Are banananananananananas in?

[i]Heinz Salad Cream:

Spirit Vinegar, Vegetable Oil (25%), Water, Sugar, Mustard, Pasteurised Egg Yolks (3%), Modified Cornflour, Salt, Stabilisers - [b]Guar Gum and Xanthan Gum[/b], Colour - Riboflavin[/i]

Please avoid these, people.
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In where??

Any news on lactose free milk?? in or out.

Nope, I was thinking that was your meaning.

Good. Then we are agreed.

Yes.

Now bananas... are they in or not?

[i]Any news on lactose free milk?? in or out[/i]

I live a milk free life.

Its no problem.
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[i]Now bananas... are they in or not?[/i]

If you can't tell, then you probably need some sort of corrective surgery.

Aren't they a se...

I took a whole banana today.

I packed a fudge in about half an hour ago... I'm now ridiculously hungry. iDiet is ruining me, back in the good old days I'd have been fine!

I'm trying courgettes tomorrow. I shall accompany them with olive oil.

I'm going for chorizio tonight. Can't be the sweet spansish sausage.

Black pudding? In or out?

[i]Black pudding? In or out?
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In, I guess.

If you can fit it past the courgette.

In? Must be crazy... get it out quick!

[i]get it out quick[/i]

Why, isn't it organic ?.

A lot of barley in a black pudding, so sadly off my list.

Bugger!

A lot of barley in a black pudding, so sadly off my list

IIRC iDave said barley was in

You recall incorrectly.

I'm going for chorizio tonight. Can't be the sweet spansish sausage.

If anyone cares, chorizo often contains milk.

Is there any kind soul out there that could email me a copy of the idave diet please??

Thanks

[i]IIRC iDave said barley was in
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I'd be surprized / corrected, if he did.

I wouldn't bother with barley if I were you.

Can't get the link to work !

Someone please explain the wiggly 'and' symbol and why its messing up the link.
AND, how to post the flippin 'Plus" sign, in a post.

*and breath*

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jerk chicken salad for breakfast today

Porridge with a banana cut into it for me.

Ooof!

dorset cereals - really nutty muesli, as always here.

For lunch though I'm having a cabbage salad with egg and tuna. 😕

I am having a fish finger sandwich.

bacon and eggs here 🙂

Tuna, humus and grated carrots planned for lunch

You love the fish fingers don't you Jamie.
I hope you read my research into correct sauces?

Is cous-cous OK?

Isnt cus-cus same as pasta?

Yes Cous cous (or coo coo) is the same as pasta - it's grain based and therefore out
just had scrambled egg cannelini beans and salsa for lunch

2 rashers bacon (grilled, reisdual fat soaked up, rind cut off) + scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Butternut squash soup for lunch.

This is getting like a weigh****chers weigh-in night, isn't it?

Thats not enough food for a shrinking lad!

Who me? I'll eat plenty tonight.

Need to add in more (any!) bike riding....

I thought i'd found a suitable lunch from M&S, but cous cous knocks it out... pack lunches it is. I hate making pack lunch.

carrots and humus

For lunch though I'm having a cabbage salad with egg and tuna

I hate making pack lunch.

Me too, but specifically I hate making sandwiches. Making a packed lunch for iDave is a doddle. Today it was some of last night's chorizo, sausage and chickpea stew ladled into a tupperware dish last night and chucked in my bag this morning. I do it when I'm making my dinner so it's not really any more hassle.

I'm thinking I need to make something that smells worse for tomorrow DirtyG.

I wouldn't bother if I was you. Mine didn't give me the measurements I wanted, so I decided it was rubbish. 🙂

(I did some actual research and caliper tests are notoriously rubbish even if done by the most accomplished tester. If they don't take 2-3 measures for each point then they definitely don't know what they're doing!)

You love the fish fingers don't you Jamie.

Recently I have been eating like I am 8.

Fish finger sandwiches, tinned spaghetti on toast etc etc