The phonecall.

I got a phone call the other day from my boyfriend… he’d had some sort of golfing accident and thought he had broken his ankle – it turns out he’d actually torn some ligaments but he’s unable to walk for a little while. So this weekend i’m spending my days looking after him – making him drinks, food and making sure he’s comfortable when he’s sitting on the sofa with his leg up on cushions.

I made the most amazing evening meal this evening. You all might like to give it a try actually – I highly recommend it and I’m not the greatest cook! I started off with skinless chicken breasts in a pan with a tiny drizzle of olive oil. A lot of people say you shouldn’t cook with oil, and I don’t normally if I use my health grill but olive oil is actually good for you! I then crushed two cloves of garlic and thinly sliced up parts of some red, yellow and green pepper. I also chopped up a red onion (they are better for you – more antioxidants!). Once the chicken was cooked throughout and very brown on the outside I put in the peppers, onion and garlic and stirred that around for a little bit. Once they were slightly soft, I added in some chopped up fresh mango and a handful or more of beansprouts.

After a minute or so, I added in this sauce I found called “Hoi Sin with Spring Onion”. It’s very low in points weight watchers wise and comes in a small jar – with no additives as far as I could see. I warmed that through the rest of my ingrediants whilst also cooking some noodles in boiling water.

To serve, I put a little bit of soy sauce on the noodles after draining them, made a nest type shape on each plate, topped with my chicken mixture and then finally sprinkled a tiny amount of seaweed on each plate. Absolutely delicious!