Slimming World Leek and Potato Soup.

I have been experimenting recently with different vegetables and tend not to follow a recipe. So here is my recipe for Leek and Potato soup.

Ingredients.

3 medium leeks
500g potatoes
2 vegetable oxo cubes
750ml boiling water
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 teaspoon mixed herbs
1 garlic clove chopped
Fry Light


Method.

Roughly chop the leeks and potatoes and add them along with the garlic to a pan sprayed with fry light. fry off for a couple of minuets untill the leeks are soft. Add the two stock cubes to 750ml of boiling water and then add this to the pan with the leeks and potatoes. Add the salt, pepper and herbs and boil for 20 minuets. Use a hand blender to blend all the ingredients and serve immediately or store in containers in the fridge untill required.

FREE on Green and Extra Easy. Suitable for Vegetarians.

annaxxo

Step Into Christmas.

Okayyyy i know it's still a while until Christmas BUT it is in 6 WEEKS TIME, which means we only have 6 weeks until its all over and done with. Im a real Christmas lover, always have been, always will be. So i thought i would do a little piece about my favourite Christmassy bits and bobs out at the moment.
Right now to get me in the mood im listening to Smooth Radio Chritmas which can be found here: http://www.smoothradio.co.uk/about/smooth-radio-christmas/be1ac playing Christmas favourites 24/7.

My Christmas is usually centered around food as i think most peoples are. So here's a few festive favourites of mine.

Im vegetarian so i usually make my own Nut Roast for Christmas dinner, but i think im going to be working Chritmas Eve this year (which im really not happy about!) so im going to buy my nut roast in this year. Pictured is the M&S Brazil Nut Roast with Mulled Wine Topping, which is £6.99 and has to be ordered for pick up on 22nd through to 24th December. The annoying thing is they only give you a one hour window to pick it up in but if im not in or working il bribe my sister into going for me!

Sorry about the picture on this one. I took it in a bit of rush, anyway this is Morrisons Luxury Marzipan Mince Pie, Usually £4.99 but i got it reduced for £1.25. Im sure everyone will agree, Mince Pies ARE Christmas. You can't beat watching a warming Christmas film whilst eating a mince pie and drinking a milky brew or a cheeky glass of baileys (more on Baileys later). My mum loves eating iced mince pies, im more of a deep filled shortcrust kinda gal. However you like your mince pies im sure you will love this much bigger version.

Let it snow has just started playing on the radio :) i love the fuzzy feeling you get from the classics.

Baileys has to be the ultimate Christmas drink for me. Its creamy and warming and the perfect drink to leave for Santa on Christmas Eve. My nanna is a big Baileys drinker but wont buy it unless its on offer (which is uaully around Christmas) and she then stocks up for the whole year. I have tried all the flavours so far and recently got a sample of the new Biscotti flavour which i have yet to open. I really like the Hazlenut and Coffee flavours but you cant beat the original. 1 Litre bottle around £20 at supermarkets nationwide (or wait until december and they will be selling for £10).

Im 21 but that doesn't stop me having an advent calendar every year. Me and my sister usually spend all of November deciding on which design we want. Pictured above is a Cadbury calendar priced at £2.99 which is probably the one which will be hanging from my wall this year. I also love the Milkybar design along with the classic M&S design (pictured below) i still have 16 days to decide but not sure yet. I love them all. Does anyone else still get an advent calendar over the age of 12?

This Christmas is now playing. I love this song whether it be Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown or Donny Hathaway.

Well this has definitely got me in the mood, what about you?

COMING SOON! My favourite Christmas Clothes.

My favourite Christmas Songs and Films.

annaxxo

My Favourite Slimming World Friendly Foods (November)

Here is a round up of the foods im into this month.

Kallo Rice cakes.

These yummy rice cakes are 1.5syn each on all options. They come in a range of flavours, my favourites are sea salt and balsamic vinegar and hint of chilli. These taste so good you wouldnt even realise your eating rice cakes.

Swede

This underrated vegetable is yummy, it can be made into soup, put in stews or boiled and eaten as one of your 5 a day. Try mashing with sweet potato and adding a couple of Laughing Cow cheese triangles, to make a really tasty alternative to mashed potato. Free on all options.

Quorn Lamb Style Grill

These tasty alternatives to meat are yummy with Slimming World Chips and veg. They are very satisfying and a lot better for your health than eating meat. Free on all options.

Heinz Spaghetti Hoops

You can eat these with just about everything. I even heat them up and eat them by themselves out of the pan for a quick and easy snack. Free on Green and Extra Easy, 3 Syns on Original.

annaxxo

Tesco Edits.

I think Tesco is one of the best places to buy fashion on a budget. Im not a fan of supermarket clobber, but most of their range is fabulous.
Here's a few best bits from their website. (www.clothingattesco.com)

F&F Navaho open front cardigan £18

This fairilse-esq cadigan is great for winter. It's cosy, chunky and looks great with skinny's and boots. Best of all it's owned by yours truly! 

F&F Faux fur collar belted jacket £35.

The perfect cover-up for cold winter mornings.

F&F Fur collar wedge boots £25.

Easy to walk in wedge boots with a bit of winter/Christmas added with the fur trim and good grip for snow and ice.

F&F Faux leather shorts £14.

'Pleather' shorts are this seasons 'Must Have' (accroding to Gok) and these shorts would be greta with heels.

annaxxo

Souper Tasty Veg and Bean Slimming World Soup!

Today I made a quick and easy soup that is FREE on Slimming World.

You will need:

1 Morrisons Stew Pack (this contains, 5 Carrots, 1 Parsnip, 2 Onions and 1 Swede (the swede is not used in this recipe))
2 Small Sweet Potatoes.
2 Vegetable Oxo Cubes.
1 Tin Borlotti Beans.
Splash Of Worcester Sauce.
Pinch of Salt and Pepper.
Tsp Mixed Herbs.
Fry Light.

Chop all the vegetables into small cubes. Spray a pan with Fry Light and sweat the onions and carrots. Then add the sweet potato and parsnip to the pan. Meanwhile, boil 750ml of water and crumble 2 oxo cubes into it, add this to the pan, along with the salt, pepper, herbs and Worcester sauce. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minuets. Blend the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth. Add more water if required and add the Borlotti beans. Leave on the heat for five more minuets and serve immediately.
Alternitively ladle into food containers and store in the fridge or freezer until required.

This Soup is FREE on Green and Extra Easy. Suitable for vegetarians.

annaxxo

What I Bought Today!

Today I had a little shop on the H&M website (www.hm.com/gb).
I had a 50% off code that expired today so i went and bought a couple of bits. Here's what i bought:

Boots (£14.99, WAS £29.99)

Jumper (£14.99)

 Dress (£12.49, WAS £24.99)

Skirt (2.99)

I then had the 50% 0ff code (9536 Expires 02/11/11) and then i input another code which gives £5 off each order. This can be used multiple times but be warned, if H&M find out you have used it too many times they will stop sending you orders! (1304 Expires unknown).

This meant my order came to £36.86 including P&P, but should have been £76.86 if i had bought everything full price and without discounts. That's a saving of £40!!! Not bad eh?

annaxxo

Slimming World In Bella Magazine.

This weeks Bella magazine (8 November 2011 - Issue 45) Includes a weeks Slimming World plan titled 'The Winter Wonder Diet, Lose 4lb In 7 Days'.

'Bella 87p, Newsagents Nationwide'

This plan gives you 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners. You can then mix and match to whatever suits you for 7 days. It also includes 'treats' of which you can enjoy 2 of each day (although if you are already a member you will know how many syns to have). I think this is a really good way of giving motivation to currecnt members as well as helping others decide to join. If you are hitting a wall (like me) then it gives fresh ideas and a way of sticking to the plan without having to put much thought into it.

There is also a really worth-while competition inside. 100 Bella readers will win FREE membership and 6 weeks FREE classes worth £37.90. Although this is good for Slimming World beginners, it is also great for current members as you can win 6 weeks free, which is a total saving of £29.70!! Well worth entering!

annaxxo