Hippo Woman 2011

Hippo Woman
That is me today: Jan 14 2011 - It is NOT who I want to be in 2012

This is an honest daily account of my efforts to shed the fat.

I intend to be brutally honest in this day-by-day account. I will probably turn into a complete bitch. If my husband lives through this it will be a miracle. I have my doubts.

The binge eating stops here and exercise will be more that a thought. Wish me luck, Rose NZ







Hippowoman - yep this is me now

Hippowoman - yep this is me now
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Mediterranean Rice Recipe By Rose Hala

Mediterranean Rice Recipe -cooking time approx 7 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 cup of raw rice
2 cups of cold water
1 cup of frozen mixed chopped veges ( bagged variety from shop)
Combine rice and water together and cook till water is half absorbed by the rice. Then add frozen veges and cook till water is absorbed. Mix the veges through the rice as they cook.

Optional Ingredients: I add these in my Mediterranean rice.
4x chopped stuffed olives.
4x sun-dried tomatoes - I use the ones marinated in olive oil for added flavour. I also add a tablespoon of the flavoured oil.

Toss chopped olives, tomatoes and oil through the veges and rice then serve while warm. Tastes amazing and will keep in the fridge for the next day if there is some over.



Soup: The tasty, easy, cheap to make variety.

This is the soup I make and it's not cheffy. I don't pretend to be a chef - I cook because I have to - end of story!

Ingredients:
1x medium potatoe
1x medium onion
2x medium carrots ( I put in extra cause I like carrots) :)
1x tablespoon of dried stock: either: beef, chicken, vegetable
For flavour: I use a pinch of Italian herbs, paprika, hot curry powder for some 'heat' and about a half teaspoon of dried fennel seeds. Then season with Black pepper.
1x diced slice of bacon - optional.
Salt - the dried stock can be salty as well as the bacon - so taste the water before adding any salt. You can salt it at the table once it's cooked but if you put too much salt in, it is a bugger to fix - trust me, been there lesson learned.

Cooking:
I speed up the cooking by boiling water in the jug whilst I'm chopping the vegetables then once all the ingredients are in the pot cover them with the boiled water. I cook my soup on the stove top put it on a medium heat to start with then when it gets to a rolling boil turn it down to a very gentle simmer and slow cook it till all the vegetables are tender.
Optional Extra: Take off the heat and add a handful of frozen peas and corn - Firstly it will add flavour and texture and secondly it will cool the soup down quicker so hungry people can eat it sooner.
Enjoy - and leftovers taste even better the next day - just make sure to reheat thoroughly in the microwave. Rose NZ

Dessert Options: let's face it - we all love em'

Paddle Pop Ice Cream Blocks - any flavour. These are a fantastic dessert option. They satisfy that ice cream craving and they are worth minimal points with Weight Watchers.
Want a rich chocolate fix - look no further than a chocolate flavoured Paddle Pop ice cream block. YUM!!!

Devon-Kiwi Toast: - This based on the delicious Devonshire Teas I remember getting on our trips around NZ.
Toast - 1x slice per person then cover with Apricot conserve - my choice, but any fruit topping will do nicely. Then spray canned whipped cream over the topping. Don't be concerned about the use of cream here - canned whipped cream has far less fat = looks lots but mostly air.
Please try this delicious, decadent, dessert that is prepared in minutes. It is really YUM! :)

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Hippo Food Account Day 14 Thursday Jan 27 2011

What a day!!  Internet problems suck big time. It's nearly 3pm and I have only just got connected on line :( :( :(
Still a good day food wise so not a bad day, but I just hate it when my day starts off frustrating and the cause of it is something I have absolutely no control over. Anyway enough about that, here are the numbers.
  • Breakfast 
Too frustrated to cook so it was a mercy dash to Subway for a 6" ham sub. In the 6gm of fat or less group so a fantastic choice considering the mood I was it at the time. 2 x :) :) for this.
  • Lunch
Still no connection after turning; off modem, rebooting system usual stuff 3 times! So I wanted to chop up something - the technician at Telecom preferably. But made do with attacking vegetables to make soup.
1x bowl of soup
1x single serve of spaghetti
1x slice of bacon diced in the soup.
It was delicious and I have some left over for later on. Really good choice again, :)
  • Dinner 
I was hungry so I decided to have dinner earlier rather than waiting for my husband to be ready. He was having a few beers on the deck and as I had soup left over from lunch I improvised.
1x pork chop cooked slowly in the simmering soup - I ate half of it but it was absolutely delicious.
1x bowl of vegetable soup which was really nice and the pork chop gave it added flavour. Great food option and far better cooking method than frying the pork chop. 3 :) :) :)
Hubby thinks I'm mad making soup in our summer - but I love soup so it's all good. He is frying his chop when he is ready. A man that knows his way around a kitchen is a definite keeper. Hugs to all, Rose NZ
  • Dessert 
I wasn't going to have dessert but it was soo muggy tonight and I have been really good - and because I want to as well.  I'm going to have 1x paddle pop ice block. A good choice to cool down and yummy too. Rose :)
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