Easy-peasy Lamb stew!

This was quite a success. I shared some with my friend Connor and then kept the rest to have again with Kieran at the weekend.
I was cooking at my cousins as I was house sitting for her that week, and to my despair I realised she had no salt, pepper or seasonings. So I made it as simply as I could, which means this is a handy recipe for anyone who isn't that skilled in the kitchen.

Ingredients:
- diced leg of lamb (enough for about 3-4 people)
- one onion
- several cloves of garlic
- two sachets of mint lamb gravy
- roughly chopped carrots (say one per person)
- dwarf beans
- whole mushrooms
- potatoes for mash

I lightly fried the lamb, garlic, onions and mushrooms to soften them up and then made up the gravy to pour on top. I then prepared the veg, threw it in the pot with the lamb and left it to simmer away for an hour. It was delicious served with a big pile of mashed tatties! :)

To store, wait until its cooled down and then put it in a sealed box in the fridge and eat within a couple days. Only reheat once.

Stewing ideas.

I forget to blog here a lot not because I don't often cook but rather because I cook so often, I don't have the patience or the energy sometimes (after working or travelling to see people) to write up all the things on here. This is something I do really, really want to get better at though.

For tonight's dinner, I'm going to be making a "wild lamb stew". The idea for a lamb stew was already... stewing away (oh ho ho) in my brain when I picked up a pack of beautiful looking mushrooms in Morrison's and decided that it was going to have to be a go-ahead for this week. I've invited a couple pals round for it and naturally, I'm going to make extra to give Kieran when he comes to visit at the weekend!

I have a confession to make.

I am beginning to realize that I cannot stick to plans, especially ones involving being strict with food. By nature I'm too impulsive and I tend to make decisions based on how I'm feeling at the time or what kind of mood I'm in rather than what I may have set out for myself. For example, if I'm having a good day, I would be completely on board with it but if I was having a bad day or feeling particularly demotivated, I just didn't care. I also lose interest in things quickly and change my mind a lot, which doesn't help. So, my diet lasted technically about five days but officially two weeks.

However, I have still learnt things from it. It has changed my mindset a little bit which is positive. When planning out meals, I am better at choosing things that are lighter, healthier and more natural and I've stopped eating as much bread. I've been feeling a bit better than I was before too.