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This will be a one off post as I realise this is the C25k forum and not the healthy eating forum !

I made my first dinner recipe from the book tonight , absolutely delish πŸ˜¬πŸ˜‹

It was Roasted butternut squash stuffed with puy lentils , red and green peppers, onion , garlic, mushrooms, feta and pine nuts, and smoked paprika.

With roasted tender stem broccoli

Really really nice 😬

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Bond45 profile image
Bond45

As a veggie...that looks amazing

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBond45

Thank you !

It was soooooo good πŸ˜¬πŸ˜‹

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Birdlady64Graduate

That does look delicious πŸ˜‹

Methinks you are a pretty good cook

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Thank you ! πŸ‘ I like to cook 😬

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Birdlady64Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Me too. I find it really relaxing and a great way to de-stress.

Nearly as good as running😁

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Yes it is , if I have a day off I will sometimes spend all day in the kitchen and batch cook , portion it and freeze for when I'm working late

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Birdlady64Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Great minds. Whatever I cook at weekends I make double, triple quadruple amounts and freeze for midweek use

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Yes, I never cut recipies down if it's something i can freeze 😁

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Jools2020Graduate

That looks absolutely wonderful! My book came today and I’ll be studying it this evening. I feel a food shopping trip coming on and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be cheap! πŸ™„

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

Yes, write that shopping list 😁

Some good recipies πŸ‘

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Instructor57Graduate

It was good ,

I won't be cooking from it every day as you say , not always cheap ! Also most of the recipes are for 4 but at least you can scale it down

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TopCat22β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Maybe it isn’t that cheap, but your health is well worth spending the money on! Looks a great book. Thanks for the post. Feel like that wouldn’t fill me up though. 🀣Might need some extra feta!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toTopCat22

Yes, could end up a bit expensive, but , as you say , it's your health and I'm only feeding one !

yum πŸ˜‹

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to

It was yum πŸ˜πŸ˜‹

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Ian, do you want to come round mine and cook me a meal?

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toIannodaTruffe

Haha πŸ˜πŸ‘

As I say , I actually do like cooking !

Trouble is, I like baking as well but that's bad news when you live alone πŸ˜‚

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TopCat22β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Lol! 🀣

You should read β€œWhy We Eat (Too Much)” by Dr Andrew Jenkinson. It will soon put you off eating cakes!

It’s the most interesting book I’ve read in a long while and I learnt so much I didn’t know (and I thought I knew a lot about nutrition! πŸ˜…) It will put you off sugar, processed food, vegetable oils and calorie-restricted diets that’s for sure.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toTopCat22

Sounds like a book I should read !

Although I only really bake bread these days , and even then not often

πŸ˜‚

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acountrycabbageGraduate

Yay, you posted one! πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘πŸΌ

Oh my days, that looks right up my street πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toacountrycabbage

Haha, I loved it πŸ’•πŸ˜‹

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Maxi80

It’s lacking something. But I can figure out what πŸ€” πŸ’ͺ

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toMaxi80

Haha Popeye's magic ingredients 😁

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Tasha99Graduateβ€’ in reply toMaxi80

Portion size needs doubling for me 😢🀣

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RoxdogGraduate

Yum! I'm going to try that!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toRoxdog

It was sooooo good πŸ‘πŸ˜‹

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nowsterGraduate

What do you think this is, Instagram? 🀣

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply tonowster

Now there's an idea πŸ€”

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9weeks2RunGraduate

Oh that looks so delicious and healthy

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to9weeks2Run

Thank you ! It was very good πŸ˜πŸ˜‹

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Ian5KGraduate

That looks really good.

What’s this book?

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toIan5K

It's called the runners cookbook , got from Amazon , there is a picture of it in a previous post πŸ™‚

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Fabulous450Graduate

Alright...Chef57! πŸ‘ŒπŸ½....And the description...πŸ‘ŒπŸ½...Show off!! πŸ˜‚

Very nice !! 🀩❀️

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toFabulous450

Haha πŸ˜πŸ˜‹

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TotalNewbie1Graduate

It may not be the healthy eating forum but keep these coming. May inspire me to cook. Looks delicious and glad it tasted good.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toTotalNewbie1

Haha thanks πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Tinytears60Graduate

I’m not a lover of peppers but that looks lush πŸ‘Œ πŸ˜‹πŸ˜

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toTinytears60

There's only a small amount of diced pepper πŸ˜‹

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Tinytears60Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Yes and could substitute with something I’m sure - maybe sweet corn 🌽

Looks great Ian...Is the cookbook mainly veggie ? I’d be very interested if it is. Thanks for sharing 😊

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to

It was πŸ˜‹

Not mainly veggie no, but has a veggie section

EThomas profile image
EThomasGraduate

That is making me hungry just looking at the photo (and I have just eaten breakfast!!).

I hope it tasted as nice as it looked.

I saw your post yesterday and have ordered the cookbook. I have been inspired. I enjoy cooking but don't seem to find the time some days. I find it difficult to cook for one. I do usually batch cook when I have the time. How can I create more hours in the day?

I am actively trying to put on weight. I lost a stone through the stress of my husband leaving and still weigh less now than I did at college 20+ years ago. Well a new decade starts in 2 weeks. They say life begins at 40, so lets see if it does.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toEThomas

Haha, sorry to make you hungry just after breakfast πŸ˜‚

And yes, it tasted so good !

I hope you like the book !

I sometimes struggle to find the time some days , but I'm self employed and can usually finish early 😁

Your right though , it's difficult sometimes to cook for one (I had similar issue when my wife left 😐)

I also batch cook when I can .

Hope you enjoy the book and fingers crossed for you new decade 🀞😬

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EThomasGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you

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Sandraj39Graduateβ€’ in reply toEThomas

I also struggle to keep my weight on - just my metabolism I think as I have a really good appetite! πŸ˜€ I end up eating far too much unhealthy food ( especially as snacks) which is not the answer!πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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Ant50Graduate

Looks good ! Not to mention healthy !

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toAnt50

It was very nice , πŸ˜‹πŸ‘

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CouchphoenixGraduate

Very nice, healthy too πŸ‘πŸ˜‹

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toCouchphoenix

Yes, I'm trying to get back into health eating !

I did it once about 2 and a half years ago and lost 2.5 stone ! But then slowly 1 stone came back before I started running , I have now managed to loose half of that

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CouchphoenixGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Nice one, we’ve been having those Hello Fresh meals, they’re nice, so much tastier being freshly cooked too.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toCouchphoenix

Oh, that sounds interesting !

I'll have a look πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Sandraj39Graduate

That looks delicious Instructor57 ! I have this book too - and haven't used it enough.Thanks for the reminder! πŸ˜€

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Haha your welcome, I have loads of cookbooks that i have only used maybe 1 recipe or so πŸ˜‚

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Sandraj39Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Me too! πŸ˜³πŸ˜‚

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Haha πŸ˜‚

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BuzzbeebhGraduate

Looks delicious! Which cookbook is it?

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBuzzbeebh

The runners cookbook

πŸ‘‡

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BuzzbeebhGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thanks!

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Zest

Wow Instructor57

Your meal looks amazing. Yum!

Zest :-)

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toZest

Thank you ! It was sooo good 😁

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

that looks superb πŸ‘Œ

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Thank you ! 😁

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VPOLLIE67Graduate

Looks amazing!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toVPOLLIE67

Thank you , it was delicious 😁

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