So going to Weight Watchers as long as I have, you have heard people talk about different diets and to be honest WW works for me when I follow it. My issue is when I don’t follow the sat nav thinking I know the way, getting completely lost only to find out I went 50 miles the wrong way when I turn the sat nav back on!
Well that being the case I heard about Pinch of Nom and thought it was a diet plan, so didn’t take a lot of notice, what I didn’t realise is that Pinch of Nom could help my WW journey as the recipes are low fat, low carb, for people on WW and the other one!
How did it start, one very cold morning out with our dog walking gang a friend was talking about Cowboy stew which she had made in the slow cooker. Loving my slow cooker, I asked for more details as I’m always looking for ideas, as it’s one of those things that does 3 or 4 meals and not a lot else. Alex explained it was a gammon joint in the cooker with beans and carrots and stuff. When she told me it was Pinch of Nom and it was online, I thought I would have a look. It is really called Campfire Stew, and hit all the right buttons, where you bung it all in and a few hours later your dinner is done.
As far as the recipe goes, it’s amazing and if you have a slow cooker I would definitely recommend giving it a go. But as far as Pinch of Nom goes, I’m a convert. There were so many recipes online that you can just follow, you don’t have to buy the books, but as anyone with Netflix knows, it’s not about what is there, it’s about finding it! That is where the books have come in. I’m a visual person I need to see what it looks likes like and whether it pushes my buttons. I decided to have a look on Facebook market place and low and behold there were loads of different books, so I opted for a couple there were around the corner from where Jane works. At half the price of Amazon for two books (which don’t look like they have been used), I was soon flicking though the pages and salivating. I have already cooked a few things from the books and have more planned this week.
The best part, is that it has focused me back on the diet. Being able to cook really good meals for low points and been awesome and they don’t look health in the slightest! For me tracking is key, and thinking about meals in advance helps me to do that. As Pinch of Nom is not only Dinner’s there are breakfast ideas and lunches too, meaning I can plan those as well, which helps the focus.
Let’s get back to the recipe in question. So as I said I love my slow cooker, even more so since I discovered Slow Cooker liners, chopping up the ingredients and tossing them in the bowl.
I cooked it on low, as I had all day, about an hour and half before the end of cooking you need to remove the gammon and cut it up into chunks and toss it back in until the end of the cooking.
I have only made this once, and I need to learning more about what I want to serve this with, we ended up with chips as I forgot to turn the oven on for Jacket Potatoes.
I hope you enjoy this, please do leave a comment.
Click here for the recipe Campfire Stew
Cooking by Matt 