SUPER TASTY CHILLI 2 SYNS

This chilli is a firm family favourite.  Because it makes up such a huge batch it is only 2 syns per portion and is perfect for freezing and tastes as good as the day you made it when defrosted and re heated.  Because it is a chilli and contains spices it is totally up to you and your taste buds on how much of each you put in.  I love spicy so i add lots of chilli powder!

Button mushrooms (1 pack)
Red,green,yellow pepper
Garlic 2 cloves
Very lazy chilli seeds 2 spoonfulls( more if u like it hot!)
Ginger paste
1 onion finely chopped
1 courgette diced
1 celery finley chopped
Chilli powder (to taste) 
Paprika 3tbsp (or to taste)
Cumin 2tbsp
Beef stock 200ml (or more or less depending on how watery you like it..you can always add more as it cooks)
Red wine 1/2 cup
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin kidney or mixed beans
3tbsp tomato pureé
5% mince 500g

Fry off the mince (can use fry lite but i dont as mince has its own fat )

Add onion cook for 4mins then add the mushrooms,courgette,garlic,chilli seeds ,pepper and celery and kidney beans cook for 15 mins till soft

Add the tomato pureé, chilli powder,paprika,ginger and cumin...stir in then add the tinned tomatoes and beef stock,stir again and add red wine

Season with salt and pepper bring to the boil add lid and turn down to simmer for 20 mins....after 20 mins remove the lid stir (add more stock if necessary) simmer for a further 20mins with lid off sturring occasionaly serve with boiled rice!! Yummmmmy!!!

I tend to do the stock and wine by eye :) you dont want it too wet but you dont want it dry either....sprinkle a little rock salt on when served and tastes lovely!

Spices are all to taste i love garlic so add loads lol makes loads and frezzes well :) whole family love it

ENJOY :)

syn free mushy pea curry

This is a favourite of many slimming world fans, I have never made it until tonight and it was a huge success I must say.  When it is cooking it doesn't look the tastiest,  but when you eat it! nom nom nom!!!  My fussy kids even asked for seconds!

It is super easy to make and next time I think I will try adding some chick peas to the mix!

here is the recipe enjoy

2 tins Mushy Peas

1 tin Cirio Tinned Chopped Tomatoes

1 tin Baked Beans

1 Onion diced

6-8 Button Mushrooms

500 g Muscle Food Chicken Breast Diced - you can also use diced pork

2 tsp Curry Powder

1 tsp Chilli Powder

2tsp crushed ginger

2tbsp Worcester sauce

4tbsp passata

1 clove Garlic crushed

2 Chicken Stock Cubes

2 tbsp Sukrin or 1tsp Honey for 1 Syn

Seasoning to Taste

Frylight Cooking spray

fry the onion and mushroom till soft then add the tinned mushy's chopped toms and beans curry powder, garlic, ginger, chilli powder, worcester sauce,passata and chick stock cubes and surkin simmer for 20 mins

while that is simmering cook the chicken with any veg you want..i used tender stem broccoli, mini corn ore mushrooms and peppers simmer till sauce is ready

lend the sauce till smooth and pour over your chicken and veg stir in and cook for a further 10/15 mins add more worcester /passata to taste and season with salt and pepper...serve with boiled rice :)

ENJOY :)

New Year...time to diet!

Christmas has been and gone and the New year is upon us.  I decided just before Christmas that when it was over and out of the way I was seriously going to get this diet thing underway.  I don't like to call it a diet I much prefer lifestyle change.

I will be joining slimming world on Monday 9th so that it is official until then I am trying to follow the diet myself.  I weighed myself and was devastated to see that I am the heaviest I have been for many years.  Takeaways and comfort eating have been my downfall.  I am an emotional eater and suffering from anxiety and depression is not helping.  I am not a chocolate lover but I do enjoy crisps and coca cola...My main change is going  to be no fizzy drinks.  I am going to try to stay on water and sugar free fruit juices and tea/coffee.  I can do this.

I have a whopping 5stone to loose and instead of unrealistic goals I am going to take it one week at a time and take whatever comes.

1.  I will attend and stay to every group, even if I know I have had a bad week ( in the past I have stoped going due to the fear of i had probably gained that week). 
2. I will stay away from fizzy drink
3. i won't beat myself up if I have a bad day...or 2!!
4. I will remain positive and realise that even 1lb loss is fantastic
5. I will weigh in 1...thats 1 day a week, I will not ecome obsessive and weigh myself at home every coupe of days ( again dont this in the past) 

My frame of mind this time is different.  This time I want to loose the weight for me and not for what others might think of me.