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18 July 2022

15 July 2022

Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
104.3 kg 0.7 kg 29.3 kg Reasonably Well
   (5 comments) Losing 0.8 kg a Week

14 July 2022

Turned my hand at cooking, I'm trying to make an effort to grab a new item everytime I go shopping. This time I grabbed Butternut Squash. Although I have actually tasted it before (without knowing what it was) I've never actually tried to cook some myself so I gave it a whirl.

I whipped up smoked cod fillet in garlic butter, butternut squash mash (with a twist of cayenne pepper for a spicy kick), and some mixed vegetables (babycorn, broccoli, carrots and green beans).

Truthfully, I need a sieve or maybe next time add some potato to thicken up the butter nut squash cos it was a little runny. The veg I slightly over-steamed because I was side-tracked haha, and the Cod seemed absolutely fine.

Beginner Difficulty: 3 out of 5

So I've rated this 3 out of 5 because it's relatively easy to prep, the butternut squash was halved, de-seeded, thrown straight in the oven at 200 degrees C, left for 45 minutes, scraped mashed and bing bang bosh, a little bit of "how's your father" and it was sorted.

The Cod was simple too, it broke apart a little and I would've liked it to have been a little more cooked (I'll leave it in 4 and a half minutes on each side next time), but pan seared, very simple to follow, little butter and some crushed garlic at the end and bobs your uncle, easy peasy.

Veg, I swear .... the easiest job and I still messed it up.

I'd burn water, seriously.

Taste: 3 out of 5

I've NEVER been adventurous in the kitchen .... well maybe once or twice but we're on the wrong site for that information ;)

Honestly, liked the cod, could've been cooked another minute or two to make it less juicy. I like my meat/fish tough. The butternut squash tasted nice but was too runny and the veg was overcooked.

Thoughts:

I'd do it again, learn from my mistakes and hopefully do a better job next time, all in all ... I'm happy I tried it. Not likely to be on the menu any time in the next month again though. <3

13 July 2022

12 July 2022



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