TONIGHT`S DINNER

LOL - on a positive note though - you'll have so much more nail bite through not to mention stronger nail

I think it has to be the kind of jelly with natural gelatine in it (animal based) not one with caragheen, or any of the other things that jell. The gelatine from bones etc contributes collagen to your nails.

I've never heard of caragheen but have just looked it up (could only find 'carrageen' - is it the same thing? from red seaweed?) it looks frightening stuff to consume!

I have seen it spelt both ways. You don't see it when you eat it in jelies and things - it is in many manufactured things, just read the ingredients on a carton of dessert. By the time it has gone through a food factory, it is unrecognisable!

You can buy sachets of "vegetarian gelatine" which have no bone gelatine in.

The article I read said 'Carrageenan, which has no nutritional value, has been used as a thickener and emulsifier to improve the texture of ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, soy milk and other processed foods.'

A change of diet might be in order methinks

I have just Googled gelatine and nails and found some people swear by it, others say that it contains nothing that could help. You pays your money and you takes your pick!

Nonu, I've done the next best thing and put the recipe on the recipe thread.

www.gransnet.com/recipes/dish/6519-Kittys-dead-simple-tagine

Carageen is used in many, many things from toothpaste to puddings to pet food. It's a thickener derived from seaweed and I came across it years ago in breweries used as a beer clarifier. It's called E407 on food labels these days and wiki says it is said to be harmless to our insides.

Local people pick it here and dry it, to make a kind of blancmange, its lovely.

wiki says it is said to be harmless to our insides.

Not according to this chap:

www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401181/Is-Carrageenan-Safe.html

Casserole of lamb, courgettes, chickpeas and shallots with cumin, dried lime, cinnamon and saffron. Followed by half a fig each (ripening one at a time) raspberries and strawberries from the garden.
Tomorrow will be something with courgettes and Tuesday and.......

KITTY Very good of you, I will write it down as my laptop hasn"t a printer.
It sounds really tasty !!.

I have PM"D you

Tonight plaice fillets I`m almost ashamed to say fried in brown breadcrumbs with homemade chips and peas. Tasted really good

Fillet beef stir fry, mixed veg stir fry, noodles, yum! X

Hairy Bikers' cassoulet and very tasty it was too.

Hot smoked salmon and lemon and rosemary rice followed by strawberries and meringues with a touch of "Emily" (as my sister always calls it!). Like the sound of yours sparkygran!

Sherry and a few naughty crisps.

Quiche (onion marmalade variety), new pots and salad.

Homemade rice pud + a small spoonful of strawberry jam.

Lamb, chilli and mint (a la Nigella) and pasta - it's delicious!!

OH has spent 6 hours preparing fourteen different vegetables from the garden for minestrone for tonight's dinner. Happily there are about ten portions to go in the freezer.

See the weigh in thread. I put it there in error.

Boring but tasty grilled bacon, carrots and mash - must do better

Very boring soft boiled egg, toast and soldiers. Need to go shopping asap.

Ryvita, cheese, apple.

Strawberry yoghurt and flaked almonds.

2 Thornton chocs sneeked from fridge.

Had sausage, mash and onion gravy at an NT property today.

Tonight its salmon cooked in lemon and butter with creamed potatoes and carrots.

Simple and easy to make

I'm happy to say that I will be having roast lamb with all the trimmings, cooked by a friend whose speciality is the roast dinner! My only contribution has been to pick some mint from the garden and make the mint sauce.