Finally…

Posted on by Libby Withnall

Those of you who are friends with me on Twitter and Facebook might remember me asking about pots a few months ago. I was sick of tefal getting scratched off the bottom of the pans and having to replace them. I was interested in cast iron. But never made any decisions either way as it was all too confusing.

Fast forward to last week. I was shopping in town and decided to go check out the pots. Wow – I had no idea the cast iron would be so heavy. Definitely not suitable when the girls like to cook. So I went and asked for advice and Scanpan were suggested. I recalled that they had been recommended to me and thought, yep, that’s what I’ll get. Oh, that set of 4 looks nice….oh, but not the price…$1100!!!! Hmm…I’ll come back when they’re on sale and will save at least 30%.

Then when I got home I thought I’d check out Peters of Kensington. That same pot set….. $330!!! SOLD to the lady wanting to buy some pots. Holy moly someone is making a LOT of money.

Fast forward to today and I arrived back from the gym to find the delivery man blocking my driveway (talk about good timing as he was about to leave with my box).

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Aren’t they lovely?? I’ve been cooking with them today and am just thrilled with them.

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Of course, when ordering from Peters you just have to take advantage of their special deals…. some food prep bowls, a big chefs knife and don’t you just love the babushka doll tea towel? I couldn’t resist it 🙂

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I also got a new quilt cover for half price (Bailey ripped ours). Why I shop in department stores I don’t know. I certainly won’t be for kitchen supplies any more.

Another fantastic day

Posted on by Libby Withnall

Another 6am start. Before heading out the door I started a loaf of bread in the breadmaker, then set off  for a  walk with the dogs. I was rather underdressed this morning as it was quite cold outside. It was still nice but my ears hurt by the time I got back. I warmed up with a cup of tea and a couple of crusktis and spreadable cheese.

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Later I had a most unusual breakfast. A lentil pattie topped with BBQ sauce, a sprinkling of grated cheese and some tomatoe slices. Yum, yum!

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Once I dropped the girls at school (had to drive them today as both are under the weather) I headed to the gym for my cardio workout. I did 20mins on the eliptical and 20mins on the bike. It was a hard slog but I got it done and burnt up over 380cal in the process.

Came home just in time to catch the delivery man delivering my new pots :-).

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After my shower I enjoyed a green smoothie.

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The only problem with doing such a workout is that I really am quite exhausted for some time afterwards. I did manage to cook some quinoa in my new pot for todays lunch, do a bit of ironing and  I also sewed up a breadbag.

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Around 1pm I was hungry enough for lunch. I had the red quinoa I’d cooked earlier, the last of the roast vegetables and some tofu with ketsup manis (love this). I ended up leaving a bit of everything.

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Around 4pm I had some vegetable soup and corn thins with hummus.

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Then it off to the groceries while Christy was at singing lessons. Back home I was rather hungry and dinner was not quite ready, so I finished off the hummus with a handful of vegetable tortilla chips.

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Dinner tonight was Caribbean, Sweet Potato and Kidney Bean Hotpot. I didn’t have any curry so used cumin. I also subbed four bean mix for the red kidney beans, and served with some basmati rice. It was delicious.

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The recipe is courtesy of Adam Guthrie of I Feel Good and I’m hoping to get permission to share the recipe. You can also subscribe to his recipes (he’s a vegan chef) on his website.

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Woke up this morning ready and raring to get stuck into my I want my bikini body workout. This was the first time I’ve done the new program and it was really good – as always. If you’re looking for a great program you can do at home with minimal equipment be sure to check it, and red carpet ready, out.

Workout complete I made a green smoothie. I forgot to take a photo but I’m pretty sure you know what it looked like :-).

Later I had the half of a breakfast cookie (I’ll post the recipe tomorrow), and then finished it off during the morning as I cleaned the kitchen.

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Lunch was salad (surprise, surprise) with egg, pineapple, corn and hummus.

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Despite getting hungry throughout the afternoon, I managed to survive by filling up on water and tea. So I really enjoyed my afternoon snack of tofu marinated in catsup manis with some leftover roast veggies. Yummo!!

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I was still feeling a bit hungry and so had an apple and a cup of tea.

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Our organic delivery arrived – it always looks so good.

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I unpacked it and put everything away while making dinner. Tonight 2 soy BBQ sausages – can you believe there is 20gms of protein in those? – and some veggies. I forgo the potato since I’d had some this afternoon.

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With all that protein I didn’t need anything more to eat but did enjoy another cup of tea before heading to bed.