Scrambled Eggs- My Way!

November 23, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 17 Comments

I love scrambled eggs. I love them!

I thought I’d share my quick tips on making the best eggs, but then I thought – does everyone know the bottle trick for removing the yolks, without making a mess, or taking forever?

Well, I’ve made a very short clip to show you how!

Start off with your eggs in a bowl, or jug, or whatever. I used 5 eggs today: but only one yolk.

Use the bottle technique to remove four of the egg yolks:

Sorry- I forgot to turn my iPhone when filming, so it looks like it’s been taken through a letter box 😦

Then whisk:

Add a spot of soy milk

And whisk again

Now, usually I’d pour it into a pan, and stir until scrambled. But, we have a new microwave, which was calling me. So for the first time ever, and after 3 minutes, I had microwaved scrambled eggs!

I put them on top of my toast, and sprinkle with ground black pepper and chilli flakes:

Delish! Enjoy!

Foodie (and drinkie) Friday

November 15, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 15 Comments

Happy Friday, everyone!

Do you have any plans for the weekend? I have my nephew’s Christening, so I’ll be heading through to Glasgow again tonight.

How’s the Christmas shopping going? All done yet? 😮

Recently, I’ve been eating like I’m still preparing for races:

This is a slight problem because, well, I don’t have any races, and I’ve eased off on my training. Hmmmm.

I’ve also been really enjoying Christmas coffees:

And, I’ve been enjoying the odd gin. My friend bought ne a bottle of Caorunn for my birthday, and it’s my favourite. If you only ever drink gin with tonic, you should try a Caorunn with elderflower cordial and ginger syrup. A-ma-zing.

Last weekend, we popped into the new Waitrose store in Helensburgh, and I was very ~~tempted~~ impressed with their selection:

It was difficult to walk away without adding any of these to my basket!

Do you plan to treat yourself to anything this weekend?

Bangers ‘n’ Beans

November 3, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 13 Comments

It’s that time of year: midway between Hallowe’en and Guy Fawkes Night, where the dark, cold sky seems to be filled with the scent of woodburing stoves, coal fires and fireworks.

Tarbert Youth Group had their fireworks display on Friday night, and Lochgilphead’s Lantern Parade and bonfire was last night.

Here, @TheWelshWookie and I always celebrate with a bowl of amazing Bangers ‘n’ Beans soup:

Ingredients:

4 or 6 sausages (we used mexican chilli sausages this year)

4 or 6 new potatoes- just leave the skin on- chopped

A can of haricot beans

A pint of chicken stock

A carton of passata

Smoked paprika

Dried oregano

Worcestershire sauce

As @TheWelshWookie doesn’t measure, I’m afraid I can’t be specific about quantities. Let’s say ‘to taste’ 🙂

Grill the sausages. Cool slightly and cut into chunks.

In a large pot, add the stock, passata, haricot beans and potatoes and bring to the boil for a minute or two.

Add the paprika, oregano and worcestershire sauce.

Add the sausages. Bring back to the boil.

Simmer for 30 minutes or so.

Enjoy with homemade wholemeal bread.

Delish!

Today’s stats:

Run: 5k

Time: 30:20

Weather: cold and wet, I ran on the treadmill again

Trainers: Nike FreeRun +5

Pile on the Miles so far: 17k

Yum!

October 26, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 10 Comments

Last night, as I was making dinner, I realised that it has been a looooong time since I last did a food related post.

And then I realised that I hadn’t really taken many foodie pictures recently. Hmmm. I’ll need to rectify that!

Last night, I had a gorgeous stir fry with zero noodles and honey smoked salmon flakes. It was delicious!

And during a recent visit to the cafe, I had chilli nachos. The portion was massive, but that was not a problem for me 😉

The only other foodie pics I have to share are of a recent pit stop at Subway, where I had a steak ‘n’ cheese on seven grain oat bread. It tasted better than it looked:

And of some pigs ‘n’ blanket crisps. They lasted all of five minutes!

I’ll try to remember to do some better foodie posts, promise!

My Favourite Cafe

September 9, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 12 Comments

Well, hello there, Monday, you’ve come around too fast!

Today, I received a reality check, after spotting the following goodies in our local Co Op:

Erm, hello, the Hallowe’en goodies haven’t even hit the shelves yet, and you’re selling Christmas goodies?!

Anyhoo, how has your day been?

Tonight, we’ve headed to my favourite cafe for dinner. I’m pretty sure that I’ve mentioned it before. It’s called Cafe Ca’Dora, and it’s in Tarbert, conveniently located easily within walking distance. And we love it!

What is really tempting is that virtually every run goes past it. It’s difficult not to just pop in!

We visit it regularly- too regularly, and every time we have visitors, we’re guaranteed to be in there a few times: for breakfast, or lunch, or coffee, or dinner. Or any combination of those!

@TheWelshWookie loves the burgers.

I love the nachos, wraps, pasta and fajitas.

They also make their own ice cream. It is delicious!

All of this talk of food is making me hungry again! 🙂

And I’m having a rest day; so no running to burn any extra calories off! 😮

Tasty Tuesday

September 3, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 3 Comments

It’s been a while since I shared some of my good and bad foodie choices with you. So, I thought I’d do a bit of a tasty photodump today, so you can see what kind of stuff has been fuelling my runs recently.

I must be honest- there’s probably much more ‘naughty’ in there than there should be!

There’s the good:

The bad:

And the down right ugly (but tasty!):

But I’m back on track this week, I promise!

I was recently nominated by the wonderful runningtoherdreams for the Shine On award 😀

I really want to post about this separately- so it’s coming soon, as I want to do it justice. Also my Cumberland Pie is now ready 😉 Don’t judge me- it’s almost winter!!

Foody Friday!

August 9, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 1 Comment

Happy Friday! My Friday is all about packing- again! I’m really excited, as we’re doing the Perth Kilt Run tomorrow! It’ll be great, as I won’t be running alone, for a change!

For those who aren’t sure what the Kilt Run is, it’s a world record attempt to have the most kilted runners in one run. The current record holders are Perth, Canada!

The only other activity I have planned for today is some light reading….

Today’s stats:

Run: No, it’s a yoga and stretch day for me.

Time: 30 mins yoga, 15 mins NTC Shawn Johnson Stretch Guide

Most relaxing yoga track: some Groove Armada

Well, to round off another week, I thought I’d let you have a sneak peek into some of my good (and bad) eating habits this week.

In Dublin, I had a few naughty treats:

We had dinner on Saturday night in Hard Rock Cafe, which is becoming a bit of a pre-race ritual!

We had:

And I had the biggest dessert I’ve ever seen!

While, back at home, I’ve tried to be good:

But, as usual, the vino is just too tempting!

Today’s Life Lesson:

Which yummy treats have you had this week?

Any Excuse to Carb Load

August 2, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Tonight @TheWelshWookie and I have begun the first part of our journey to Dublin for the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon on Monday 🙂
We’re safely ensconced at the parentals, in Dumbarton, before our flight to Dublin in the morning.
It feel like we’ve started our holiday already, and so we’ve taken the opportunity to begin the carb loading already:

On our drive down, we saw two things you don’t see every day. First, a full rainbow across Loch Fyne, just as we drove into Inveraray:

And second was a vintage fire engine on a truck- sorry it’s only half a pic 😦

Today’s Life Lesson: never settle for poor service- take your custom elsewhere!
Have you spotted anything unusual whilst driving recently?

Foody Friday

July 19, 2013 by TartanJogger ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

It’s a balmy 29 degrees in Tarbert, and according to the forecast, the West coast of Scotland is set to be the hottest place in the UK this weekend!

Today’s stats:

Run: Fortunately not, it’s too hot for me to run today! It’s a yoga and stretch day for me.

Time: 30 mins yoga, 15 mins NTC Shawn Johnson Stretch Guide

Most relaxing yoga track: Teardrop by Massive Attack. Love.

Well, to round off another week, I thought I’d let you have a sneak peek into some of my good (and bad) eating habits this week.

In London, I had a few naughty treats:

Lemon something-or-other Krispy Kreme donut

We had dinner on Sunday night in a place in Campden called Ay Caramba!

We had:

We also came across a wee shop selling mahoosive watermelons- I wish I could have taken some back home with me!

On Monday, we had a spot of lunch at Union Jack’s in Covent Garden:

Braised brisket, oxtail, horseradish & watercress pizza

While, back at home, I’ve tried to be good:

Nachos with low fat cheese, quorn pepperoni and jalapenos

Wholewheat tortilla pizza with quorn pepperoni, low fat cheese, red onion, peppers, chilli flakes and balsamic vinegar

wholewheat tortilla pizza with salady stuff

Total Greek yoghurt with melon, pineapple, grapes, chia and flax

But I haven’t always succeeded……

Today’s Life Lesson: double-check your text before you accidentally send it to the wrong person….

Which yummy treats have you had this week?

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Scrambled Eggs- My Way!

Foodie (and drinkie) Friday

Bangers ‘n’ Beans

Yum!

My Favourite Cafe

Tasty Tuesday

Foody Friday!

Any Excuse to Carb Load

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