Now that's what I call dinner

[lnr]

Ingredients:

• 3 rashers smoked bacon, fat removed
• 4 large cloves garlic
• 320g tin mixed beans
• fresh rosemary and thyme
• 2 lean lamb steaks
• 2 low fat sausages
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 400g tin tomatoes

Method:

Chop bacon and garlic. Put in oven proof pan with beans, herbs, and a pint or so of water. On a low heat simmer for a long time til thickened. Meanwhile cube sausage and lamb and fry in the olive oil until sealed. Add the tomatoes and the meat, place lid on pan and put in low oven. Leave to cook for several hours until thick and rich with the lamb tender enough to fall to pieces. Serve with mashed spuds (with more garlic in!).

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In other news I think I'm going to give up alcohol for the meantime. At least a month. And that's the second low fat filling meal today (having had a 3 egg omelette for lunch with onion, a little bacon, peppers and mushrooms, made with only the remaining fat from frying the meat for dinner). I'm wearing a brand new pair of jeans today, and want to get too thin for them as soon as possible. At least partly because I'm sick (sic) of the fact being overweight gives me terrible indigestion.

Comments

[ptc24.livejournal.com]

Giving up alcohol for a while: it worked for me. The important thing to do is to set a definite end date, and be sure to have a drink when you reach that date.

[lnr]

I intend to be drinking at my birthday party. But to be honest giving it up with no end in sight is probably better. I shouldn't really be drinking on the ADs *anyway* so...

[stephdairy.livejournal.com]

What sort are they? I don't think mine (sertraline) interact badly with alcohol, or if they do the doctor told me not to worry about it...

(S)

[lnr]

Citalopram. The leaflet says "DO NOT DRINK", my doctor said I could drink a little so long as I was sensible when I was on 20mg, but when it was increased to 40mg he suggested it would be better to cut it out completely. (Since then I've been up to 60mg and back down to 40mg, and I have been drinking for most of that).

[stephdairy.livejournal.com]

AFAICT the BNF only mentions the generic SSRI "alcohol may increase sedative effect" interaction warning, which makes me wonder if I should check the leaflet that came with my sertraline to see if I should be drinking.

(S)