Asian prawn soup - fast diet dinner

I do like flavoursome food and especially on my fast days. It's somehow more satisfying.

I made an asian-inspired soup with bits and pieces that i had in my fridge and freezer.

I spiced things up with this handy little tube of flavour.

Here's what I did -
I added about a tablespoon of the Thai paste to 1 litre of vegetable stock (you could use fish stock if you had some. I just use Vegeta vegetable stock powder).

When this comes to the boil add a couple of handfuls of green beans cut in 1 inch pieces (or 2.5 cms if you prefer metric).
Cook for a minute or two then add 1 cup sliced oyster mushrooms (or any other mushrooms) and the sliced stalks of a head of bok choy.

Cook for another couple of minutes then add 200 grams of cooked peeled prawns, and the chopped leafy bit of the bok choy and half a bag of beansprouts.

When it's all warmed through ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped coriander and spring onions.

 Very quick and easy!

Serves 2.
170 calories per serve.

Adventure Awaits

by WhimseyandWanderlust

Fast day bean and vegetable soup

It's cold.
It's winter.
And that calls for a hearty dinner.

Soup!

Here's what I did and you can do it too - 

chop 200 g peeled butternut pumpkin (squash.
chop 1 large peeled carrot.
slice 1 large leek (wash the leek really well)

Put them all in a big pot with 1250ml water and 400g tinned tomatoes. You can use vegetable stock if you have some, I just use a couple of teaspoons of vegeta powder.

Bring to a boil.
cook for 15 mins or until the carrot is softish.

Add a cup of chopped spinach (I used silverbeet) and a can of mixed beans (drained and rinsed).

Cook for a few more minutes until the spinach is wilted.

Add a handful of chopped fresh herbs (I used parsley and basil) 

This serves 4.
130 calories per serve.

In which we explore Sydney

Rocks laneway

Sydney Observatory

a cruise ship disappearing under the harbour bridge

back lanes in the Rocks

blackthrones by Wangechi Mutu at the MCA

moth girls by Wangechi Mutu

eXoecoaXis by Nick Mangan at the MCA

spiral of bits of old buildings

where the Gov lives

we can see your house from here!

Remember to explore

photo by aliciabock

The fast diet week 3

It's been tough...I'll admit it!

The second day last week was tough...but I got through.

This week was a bit of a fail as I was meeting a friend on Tuesday for a day out and so we fasted from lunch Monday to lunch Tuesday.....BUT I didn't account for morning tea, well actually coffee!
Well just coffee would have been OK....but at the Vienna Coffee House? With their wondrous selection of cakes?
Nah!
What was I thinking!

Anyway it's no use beating yourself up about it....I had a lovely day with my friend.

breakfast day 6

dinner day 5

 Bean chilli with white corn tortilla.

dinner day 6

Sweet and sour tofu and vegetables.

I must admit that by the time dinner comes I sooooo appreciate it - it tasted so delicious.