Disco Knitter » Fat Fighters http://lara.nettle.org/blog Knit One, Hug One.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:08:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Meet Ermentrude http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2012/01/12/meet-ermentrude http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2012/01/12/meet-ermentrude#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:41:09 +0000 lara http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=3064 20120112-213453.jpg

Ill pick her up on a day or so. And the name may change, but its working for me today.

Were getting Squish a half bike, so we’ll be able to ride to preschool together at the end of the month. Squeee!

Updated- I bought Ermentrude from Cell Bikes in Stanmore. Link here.

]]> http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2012/01/12/meet-ermentrude/feed 8 Spiced Chickpea Snacks http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/07/05/spiced-chickpea-snacks http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/07/05/spiced-chickpea-snacks#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:59:40 +0000 lara http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2009/07/05/spiced-chickpea-snacks 4 Cups chickpeas
3 tblsp vegetable oil (I use peanut)
2 tblsp Cumin Powder
2 tblsp Tumeric Powder
2 tblsp Coriander Powder
1 tblsp Cinnamon Powder
1 tblsp Garam Masala
1 tblsp Cardamom Powder
1 teaspoon Chilli Powder – to taste. Mine is really hot!
Salt to taste – I used almost 2 tablespoons.

Boil chickpeas until al dente. Be careful nit to overcook, as the skins will come off and look horrible.

Add oil to a large wok, heat, then add spices and salt. Fry until spices become fragrant and are well mixed.

Add drained chickpeas, and mix thoroughly. Make sure each one has a good coating of the spice mixture.

Line a couple of baking trays with baking paper, and spread the chickpeas on the trays. Its ok if they touch, but make sure they are in a single layer.

Put the trays in a slow oven for a few hours, until chickpeas are crunchy and toothsome. I put mine on about 150 degrees for about 2 hours. Be aware that they get more crunchy after you take them out of the oven, so wait until they are cool to make a determination about crunch factor!

Enjoy with beer or a dry white wine. Or a martini. Or whatever!

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Weight 118.0kg

Weigh in date 25/10/08
Weight 115.7kg
Loss 2.3kg
Net Loss 2.3kg

Weigh in date 1/11/08
Weight 117.1kg
Gain 1.4kg
Net Loss 0.9kg

Weigh in date 8/11/08
Weight 113.7kg
Loss 3.4kg
Net Loss 4.3kg

That’s 4.3kg in three weeks folks!

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