tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post416209930304554006..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Food, simply glorious foodMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-45835226017881611492010-11-03T16:54:11.247+00:002010-11-03T16:54:11.247+00:00You are nice and tall Ilona. I am 5ft 6ins, mediu...You are nice and tall Ilona. I am 5ft 6ins, medium build, and weigh 10 st. 2lbs. thanks to the BUTTER AND CREAM! Thank you for your encouragement, I will try to improve my diet and cut down on the dairy fat and hopefully lose my belly! Thought of you today while shopping at Tesco. They are selling Oxo veggie cubes for 98p. Buy 1 get one free so I did!! :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498948640609445008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-91776866934335953462010-11-02T20:20:28.965+00:002010-11-02T20:20:28.965+00:00Hi tralala. That is one interesting lady on that b...Hi tralala. That is one interesting lady on that blog, I'm going to learn so much from her. Thanks for posting the link. <br /><br />Anna, I am 5ft 7ins, so I suppose my height/weight ratio is about right. I should also mention that I take after my fathers side of the family, and there was no over weight people there, so I suppose some of it is down to genetics. I have been as high as nearly eleven stone, that was when I was lorry driving and couldn't get decent food. Spending hours behind the wheel didn't help either. <br /><br />Dont worry about getting your diet right all the time, you've made good progress by cutting out some of the junk.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-11857982542575885902010-11-02T16:13:24.806+00:002010-11-02T16:13:24.806+00:00Lots of interesting stuff here
http://thestonesoup...Lots of interesting stuff here<br />http://thestonesoup.com/blog/<br />5 ingredient cooking :)<br />I guess you're either a eat to live or live to eat kind of person - viva la difference!<br /><br />Love your blog SO much :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51987766382286086182010-11-02T13:53:27.545+00:002010-11-02T13:53:27.545+00:00Ilona, well done for sticking to such a healthy di...Ilona, well done for sticking to such a healthy diet and for maintaining a low weight (you didn't mention how tall you are) when over half the population of this country are overweight or obese, simply through eating too much of the wrong foods, and not exercising much. I would dearly like to discipline myself to eat like you do but struggle to give up or cut down on cream, butter, cheese and sugar although I am pleased to have cut down on crisps, cakes, chocolates and sweets in general. I recently made some Indian friends who invite me over for home-made curries. I love their food especially the creamy and buttery prawn and chicken kormas. Although they use a lot of cream and butter they also incorporate large amounts garlic (i.e: 8 large cloves for 4 people), onions (4 large onions for 4 people) and handfuls of herbs and spices which they say are excellent for keeping cholesterol levels down. Apparently turmeric, which you like to use is good for any inflammation in the body, relatively high in iron and protects against cancer. I will definitely try using more onions, garlic, herbs and spices in my own cooking as well as sea salt. They also cook using a lot of fruit: Last night chicken, banana and apricot curry was dished up, the week before chicken,tomato and prune curry! (prunes and apricots are high in iron which is good for us vegetarians). :}Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498948640609445008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-30202241272057603822010-11-02T07:42:25.608+00:002010-11-02T07:42:25.608+00:00I like simple cookery, too. But, I also enjoy the ...I like simple cookery, too. But, I also enjoy the process of preparing and sharing a meal with someone. Therefore I do spend quite some time in my kitchen. I also often invent a dish, habhazzardly. All of these methods have its place. If I`d live alone like you, I would eat just as simple as you do. But, being with someone to share your thoughts on the meal you`ve just prepared, does make a difference.<br />We like to eat well, even on a small budget. And I love cooking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-40713167284851011142010-11-01T17:54:58.672+00:002010-11-01T17:54:58.672+00:00I agree with not spending much time on cooking. I ...I agree with not spending much time on cooking. I also try to improvise simple but healthy meals. Steaming vegetables is a good method. If you add some grilled or boiled chicken meat it's OK. And fruits, of course.Traveling Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537916238477256361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-76419628001446494552010-11-01T17:29:09.825+00:002010-11-01T17:29:09.825+00:00A well made sauce IS a food AND a flavouring, just...A well made sauce IS a food AND a flavouring, just as is your oxo cube and tomato puree. People sometimes enjoy a little piquancy or richness to their meals rather than your own fairly Spartan preference for eating steamed vegetables au naturelle.<br />It wouldn't do for us all to be the same, would it? :O)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243498106528638696noreply@blogger.com