Tam & co the great winter escape

[Figaro]

Slices of what ?

 

[Northernraider]

Slices of what ?

You don't want to know.

 

[monzer]

Where do you get your mackerel from Tam? I can never find any of good quality in the supermarkets at not much proper mannies fishmongers around here.

I've not been out sea fishing this year yet. I'm hoping to get out and stock up on the mackies.

 

[Lenny HB]

Where do you get your mackerel from Tam? I can never find any of good quality in the supermarkets at not much proper mannies fishmongers around here.

I've not been out sea fishing this year yet. I'm hoping to get out and stock up on the mackies.

Plenty down here but the price is frightening, some weeks ago I paid over £16 for 4.
I think Tam uses the smoked fillets from the supermarket.

 

[Gina M]

Slices of what ?

Slices of what look like cheese slices mainly containing coconut oil. God knows how they do it. It looks like cheese and tastes like cheese.

Gina

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[Lenny HB]

Slices of what look like cheese slices mainly containing coconut oil. God knows how they do it. It looks like cheese and tastes like cheese.

Gina

Coconut oil is very high saturated fat content might as well eat proper cheese.

 

[Carol]

Tam which dressing do you put on your salad, your diet is definitely working so I'm having another go at mine can't believe you have lost 2 stone, well done.

 

[Gina M]

Coconut oil is very high saturated fat content might as well eat proper cheese.

Just checked the packet you are right. Cheese slice 5.3g of fat 3.3g of saturated fat. Vegan slice 4.5g of fat 4.2g of saturated fat. BUT cheese slice 75 calories. Vegan slice 57 calories.

Gina

 

[Minxy]

Just checked the packet you are right. Cheese slice 5.3g of fat 3.3g of saturated fat. Vegan slice 4.5g of fat 4.2g of saturated fat. BUT cheese slice 75 calories. Vegan slice 57 calories.

Gina

So you'll lose weight but die due to blocked arteries!

 

[CazPaul]

Remember that it’s the transformed fats that are really bad for you, the ones in processed food, biscuits, margarine etc

Dripping, ghee, proper butter etc not the baddies once thought, although everything in moderation.

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[nabsim]

I bet you coat them in batter first.

Think yourself fortunate he isn’t deep frying them

Woops, they are lol, missed that post and thought you were replying to Tam lol

 

[Northernraider]

Where do you get your mackerel from Tam? I can never find any of good quality in the supermarkets at not much proper mannies fishmongers around here.

I've not been out sea fishing this year yet. I'm hoping to get out and stock up on the mackies.

In asda at the wee fish bit near the freezers. ...they have kippers , mackerel shrimps etc. You get 3 smoked fillets for between £2.70 and £3.20 . Its braw like

 

[Gina M]

So you'll lose weight but die due to blocked arteries!

That's the plan. I ain't getting fat again

Gina

 

[Northernraider]

Tam which dressing do you put on your salad, your diet is definitely working so I'm having another go at mine can't believe you have lost 2 stone, well done.

I dont use any dressing as its usually high calorie. I either sprinkle a little salt and pepper on it or i put a half teaspoon of sweet chilli sauce in with 2 tablespoons of water and mix it through. Its enough to give it a nice flavour

 

[Feltwell]

My limited experience of vegan cheese (Mrs F bought vegan Mexicana in error) is that the plastic wrapping is probably more appetising than the block of cheese! It was, quite literally, like a block of soft plastic and bore no relation to cheese in terms of taste or texture.

Maybe Mexicana is a particularly bad one!

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[Al n Val]

In asda at the wee fish bit near the freezers. ...they have kippers , mackerel shrimps etc. You get 3 smoked fillets for between £2.70 and £3.20 . Its braw like View attachment 641005

I absolutely love peppered Mackerel fillets

 

[Minxy]

Its braw like

Eh?

 

[Northernraider]

I absolutely love peppered Mackerel fillets

Its really nice and good for the price

 

[Lenny HB]

With 'er indoors on this low cholesterol bug at the moment I'm wasting away I'm below 74 kg now.

 

[Minxy]

With 'er indoors on this low cholesterol bug at the moment I'm wasting away I'm below 74 kg now.

Look on the bright side Lenny ... You'll be able to buy a Carthago on the light chassis thus saving some dosh!

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[Gina M]

Its really nice and good for the price

I love smoked mackerel, not tried the peppered one though.

Gina

 

[Northernraider]

I love smoked mackerel, not tried the peppered one though.

Gina

I can recommend it ..

Its also good mixed through with the packet stirfry

You can make 3 dinners for a total of £6

And each is around 350 calories

 

[TheMachMan]

Do you know that soft cheeses often have less fat than hard ones. So a low fat cheddar can still have as much fat as a nice soft goats cheese for instance.

 

[Gina M]

My limited experience of vegan cheese (Mrs F bought vegan Mexicana in error) is that the plastic wrapping is probably more appetising than the block of cheese! It was, quite literally, like a block of soft plastic and bore no relation to cheese in terms of taste or texture.

Maybe Mexicana is a particularly bad one!

Real Mexicana cheese is so good if you like chillies. I buy that in slices too (portion control)

Gina

 

[Gina M]

Do you know that soft cheeses often have less fat than hard ones. So a low fat cheddar can still have as much fat as a nice soft goats cheese for instance.

Yes I found that out recently. But Goats cheese, no not for me just don't like it. Love Camembert and Brie and soft blue cheeses.

Gina

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[Feltwell]

Real Mexicana cheese is so good if you like chillies. I buy that in slices too (portion control)

Gina

Definitely! It's lovely.

I say don't buy the vegan version though, it's truly disgusting!

 

[Gina M]

Definitely! It's lovely.

I say don't buy the vegan version though, it's truly disgusting!

I think I am going to finish off the packet of vegan slices I have and then say goodbye. Almost 100 % of each slice is saturated fat as pointed out by Lenny HB Cheese is my downfall.

Gina

 

[Feltwell]

Cheese is my downfall.

And mine. Plus butter, and toast. Tam's done fantastically well on his diet, I haven't, hmmm there could be a link here.....

 

[Gina M]

And mine. Plus butter, and toast. Tam's done fantastically well on his diet, I haven't, hmmm there could be a link here.....

Yeah, mine is also Cider, chips dipped in melted garlic butter, Nigella Lawson's avocado and blue cheese dip, Walkers cheese and onion crisps, Lindt chocolate truffles ............................................................... now I am soooo hungry

Gina

 

[Feltwell]

I once heard a quote, "The Vegan Society is like the provisional wing of the Vegetarian Society"

Please, any Vegans, don't be offended, 'tis a joke only. I will defend your right to eat Vegan food to the last, keeps it away from me!

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