Lunch

Salad

Pilchards

Olives

Feta

Jalapeño

314 Calories

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Tewson,

What a delicious and tasty lunch! I hope you enjoyed it. Very colourful on the plate as well. I hope you've had change to get out for that walk you mentioned as well.

Lowcal

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I must say, was very tasty indeed I've been out for a short walk, but there is a panic type of buzz building up, on the roads, transport and in the shops. Luckily I live near some woods and common land.

Which reminds me, a lot of people have been asking what others are doing over Christmas. One thing I always do on Christmas day and Boxing day, is go for a nice solitary walk to unwind and blow the cobwebs away.

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That would be lovely, if you removed the Pilchards !!

My lunch was an avocado spread on a slice of wholemeal toast, with some tikka chicken pieces (and 4 rees's peanut butter cups - yes I still have some left from my birthday ! )

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That sounds really nice. The rees's too

[Elissy 3kg in reply to Hidden]

My husband is searching frantically for the peanut butter cups, can't find them anywhere 😢

[Hidden in reply to Elissy]

Do you mean you are looking for somewhere to buy them ? Ours came from Amazon !

[Elissy 3kg in reply to Hidden]

Oh, thanks 😊

Been searching the supermarkets as they are advised on tv, but they are being rather elusive 😁

[Hidden in reply to Elissy]

They are showing as available online at Tesco Hersheys Reeses Peanut Butter Cups pack of 4 £2

PS Asda and Sainsburys do them online too

[Elissy 3kg in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, we looked in Tesco, but I just went online and they are there, THANK YOU 😊

One happy hubby 😁

[trafford1]

Very colourful full of goodness and I am sure it is very tasty too. Never had pilchards on a salad before. I have these with chopped tomato peppers onion mushrooms and sweetcorn all seasoned in one pot and left to simmer with a little chilli. I like one pot meals quick and easy.

Hope you enjoyed your lunch

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That made me smile trafford1. "Never had pilchards on a salad before", I've never had them cooked before

You've given me some ideas now

[trafford1 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah they are so nice when you cook em you must give it a try. Can't imagine them cold

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I'm thinking of puttings some with a little pasta.

[trafford1 in reply to Hidden]

That's what we have it with so cook it down in a pot with the ingredients I mentioned and add whole wheat pasta it's really nice

[Hidden in reply to trafford1]

Ugh - stop with the Pilchard recipes - I'm feeling nauseous... !!

[trafford1 in reply to Hidden]

ok I get it, you don't like em I won't mention P******* again

[Hidden in reply to trafford1]

I'm thinking p******** or sardines on a tortilla wrap pizza mmmmmmmm

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My lunch was courgettes nicoise (according to the canteen). It was supposed to be a side dish but I don't eat the other things they cooked. Made a change.

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It's always difficult getting a decent canteen meal. I think you made a good choice

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

It looks delicious Tewson, but when it's cold and dreary outside, I like something nice and warm in my tum, so it was ham and leek soup for me today

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Yes, I know what you mean, I had oven cooked pork chop parcels with mash and peas tonight. Really comforting food

[bakersdozen]

Wow! It looks so colourful and tasty. You are giving me some ideas.

[smudgersmith]

Beautiful grub x looks resturant made x yum yum x

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LOL, it took less that 3 minutes to put together. I'm still learning a lot, particularly about canned fish, it's a lot more versatile than I realised.

Hey ho, live and learn.

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I'm liking the addition of the Jalapeños. Strong flavoured pickles always help to make a salad super tasty

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I love really strong flavours and often use jalapenos, pickles, capers, olives, anchovy's. Although sometimes I go for the sweet stuff, like apples, pineapple, grapes etc.

The trick is to get the strong flavours I hanker for, without going for the processed foods

ps Sometimes I add dried herbs too, such as fennels seeds on tomatoes etc

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I add sundried tomatoes and dates, but chop them into small bits first. I like chopping gerkins small and stirring them into potato salad, also grating a boiled egg on top, adding halved grapes, apple slices, walnuts broken into pieces. Haven't tried anchovies for ages - need to get some soon I think! All this sort of stuff makes a salad tasty without adding the calories you'd be dealing with if you poured a sweet salad dressing all over it, with the added benefit of containing actual nutritional goodness too

[Claude-1234]

Very shiny cutlery

[Hidden in reply to Claude-1234]

LOL, no just a very good flash on my camera