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Off to class

Posted on by Libby Withnall

This morning I struggled to get up and get going with my planned exercise – but I did it and felt better for it. Afterwards I enjoyed a green smoothie.

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Today there was a bit extra…

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which the dogs were very pleased to have..

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Later I enjoyed a cup of tea and the last banana muffin.

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Then it was time to pack for class.

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I was so excited about this vegetarian cooking class and it did not disappoint. I came away full of knowledge and a new found confidence. Great stuff.

We made, and sampled, a number of dishes.

My favourite was the hummus and salad.

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My portion on a small plate. I made sure to only try a little of each to make sure I didn’t get too full.

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We also made a thai curry…

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and pad thai…

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and dahl. A little bit of each for me.

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Finally we had Vegan banana bread. Goodness this was fantastic. The top had gotten burnt and was cut off.

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Totally loved the class and can’t wait to go to more. When I left it was time to go pick up Amy from the train station as she was coming home from camp. Then a quick shop in Aldi. I was hungry when I walked in the door, so had a bowl of Mushroom & Potato soup while chatting to Amy. Christy arrived home from school shortly after and joined us at the table.

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I was thrilled to find some bananas in the freezer so was able to make some banana cake from todays class :-).

Around 5pm I had a banana and cup of tea. I also used to have a “treat” with my tea but I’m trying to teach myself that fruit and tea is okay as well :-).

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Tonights dinner was courtesy of the freezer – samaosas & brown rice, with some Turkish bread and leftover pad thai (from class).

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Supper tonight was, of course, banana cake. Everyone enjoyed it so it’s a real winner of a recipe. I also enjoyed the very last ANZAC cookie.

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A productive day

Posted on by Libby Withnall

Woke up at 6am with a rather sore back this morning. It tends to get sore when I sit around for long periods of time like I did over the weekend :-(. Oh, well, guess it stops me from being too lazy as I know I’ll suffer later. Anyway, I was out the door with dogs while it still dark but light enough to see safely. I love walking at this time of day – mind you we were too early for the best part of the sunrise :-(.  It was cool out this morning and I had to wear long sleeves AND a jacket.

Back home and getting ready for the day. We saw Amy off – she’s going to camp for the rest of the week and Kevin was dropping her at the train station. Christy and I enjoyed a very quiet breakfast together – she had french toast and I had two of the leftover oat pancakes with some raspberry jam.

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Once Christy headed off the school I got stuck into the housework. Once I was done I had a green smoothie before heading off to get my groceries. I spotted this yummy looking salad and have printed up the recipe to make another day.

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Back home with the groceries. I got everything unpacked and put away. Then it was time for lunch. I had hoped to make the above mention salad but I was too tired at this point so just made the usual. Todays featured topping – leftover Mexican Rice from last night. Tasted good.

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This afternoon I managed to do a bit of scrapbooking while enjoying a cup of tea. I wanted a little “something” so had an ANZAC cookie and small dark orange chocolate bar.

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Later, around 4pm, I had a piece of cape-seed bread with hummus and cheese. I put the grapes from Christy’s lunch in a bowl and munched on them a bit later.

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It was a quiet dinner with Amy being away. I planned an easy dinner of microwave potato topped with mexican beans, cheese and bit of sour cream.

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Later I enjoyed a cup of tea with a banana goji berry muffin (defrosted from the freezer) and some dark chocolate.

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And just before going to bed I had a handful of rice crackers – left over from Christy’s lunch!

Sleepy Sunday

Posted on by Libby Withnall

Well, maybe not sleepy but I did spend the WHOLE DAY in my PJs :-).

Woke up around 7am (so a bit of a sleep in for me) and straight to the kitchen for a cup of tea and slice of banana coconut loaf. I also sampled the oat slice from yesterday – it was quite nice but a little sweet.

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I had trouble deciding what I wanted for breakfast this morning but eventually decided on an omelette around 9am. I made it using 2 eggs, diced tomato, diced red onion, a handful of spinach and a handful of grated cheese. Twas rather yummy – but too much – I ate about 2/3.

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I spent the morning playing on the computer, making ANZAC biscuits (for ANZAC Day) and sorting some photos. At 11am I made a green smoothie. Love those frothy bubbles.

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Around 1am I made a salad for Kevin and myself. He had egg, I had falafel and hummus. Today I added some of my home grown sprouts. I wonder if I’ll ever get sick of this combination?

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This afternoon I got to work on finalizing more plans for our UK trip in June. Normally sitting working online I’d be eating lots and lots but I really surprised myself today. I didn’t even enjoy my first ANZAC biscuit until 2.30pm.

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My afternoon snack was some protein chips.

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Around 5pm I was feeling like a little something with a cup of tea. Kevin had one of these tarts he’d bought.

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But I was feeling like a crunch so had a couple of cruskits with spreadable cheese :-).

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Dinner was courtesy of Kevin, who braved the cool night and cooked us a BBQ. I had a lentil pattie (with a piece taken out for Christy), sweet potato slices, a little potato, pineapple and onion. It was absolutely delicious.

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With tonights cup of tea I’ll either have another ANZAC biscuit or one of the chocolates hiding in the back of the fridge.