I popped in to a supermarket today to buy a couple of pumpkins so we could carve them. I was surprised they were so cheap.  I am astonished that pumpkin farmers make enough money for it to be a viable business.I spent the whole day at home today.  I made a smoothie for breakfast out of cashew nut milk (HEX A), spinach, cherries and bananas.  It looks grey and unappealing but it tasted fine.I excelled myself at lunch time with a quick and easy, nutritious and delicious salad.  5 boiled salad potatoes, mixed salad leaves, celery, cucumber and tomato with a chick pea salad.In the chick pea salad was obviously chick peas (about half a can), 1 tbsp Vegenaise (4 syns), cornichons, pickled beetroot and sauerkraut.Everything was seasoned with freshly ground black pepper.  It was delicious.For supper I made us both a burger.

Red Kidney Bean Burger (served 3 but could have been 4)

Ingredients 

• 2 tbsp flax or linseeds, finely ground
• 1 can of red kidney beans
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 red pepper, very finely chopped
• 1 tbsp mild smoked paprika
• salt and pepper

Method

• Add 2 tbsp finely ground flax/linseeds to a small bowl and mix with 3 tbsp water.  Set aside
• Open a can of red kidney beans, pour the beans and liquid in to a saucepan and gently heat for a few minutes
• Drain the beans, pour in to a large bowl and mash them.
• Add the garlic, red pepper, paprika, seasoning and flax/linseeds mixture and mix well
• Lightly sprinkle a baking dish with cornflour
• Divide the mixture in to 3 or 4, place each third/quarter on to the baking sheet and shape in to a burger shape.
• Bake in the oven at 190°C for half an hour

I added 2 slices of this Violife “cheese” (3 syns per slice) to each burger and popped it back in to the oven to melt a little.I placed the burgers on a pumpernickel roll and served with ketchup.This was tasty and we both enjoyed it.  I should have added green salad leaves but I had none in the fridge and really did not fancy going in to the dark and cold garden to pick any.I made a mistake with the rolls.  I have had these pumpernickel rolls several times and they are really delicious but unfortunately they contain milk.  So I will not be having them again and I am cross with myself for not reading the ingredients before.

Slimming World Syns and HEX Totals

Recipe Summary

Daily Summary

My weekly Fitbit stats are good, especially when you consider I have also been swimming and cycling.  Today though I only walked about 4,000 steps!

It’s Halloween tomorrow.  Have a good one.