The FastDay Forum

Eggplant pizza? That sounds good, could you share the recipe if possible please @melbmandy thanks

My pleasure - It's a great one for fast nights or otherwise (tonight's not a fast but my OH asked for them)

1 large eggplant, sliced into 1cm rounds or so
1 cup or so of pasta sauce
3/4 cup of grated cheese
salt, pepper, dried italian herbs (oregano, basil etc)
Spray oil

Lightly spray both sides of the rounds with olive oil and season. Bake uncovered in a 180C oven for 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned.

Cover each round in pasta sauce and a bit of cheese and bake uncovered again for about 12 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and melted.

Simple! That's the basic but you could always add other toppings, depending on what you like.

hello Mary Ann - what's the time with you? I would guess early evening.

indeed it is. I'm about to go home before staring at microscope images blinds me.

Good luck with your BP test!

There is a big advantage to getting up way too early. It gives you time to scrub the cooker and oven, top to bottom, before the animals and humans get in your way. So I now have one sparkling clean oven, cleaned with elbow grease instead of nasty, smelly chemicals, ready for the Christmas turkey.

And I've just done my fridge and steam cleaned the kitchen floor! Nice and clean.
Cooker next.
No chutney making this week for me, but need to make sure my bills are paid before the big day (not many, mainly my fruit/veg wholesaler).

@Azureblue what's up with your face?

Now, should I have another coffee, or should I start the cooker. Ho hum.... cooker, here I come.

Oh well done Penny but dont put your bp up too much before yr test..
And julie too with nice sparkling cooker!

Julie, feel like popping over and cleaning my oven too? I keep putting it off but it just makes it worse really!

[carorees]

I've gone and caught Azureblue's cold! Sore throat, runny nose and splitting headache. Bah!

Its taken 50 years, but I am now organised enough to pull my cooker out once a month and brush and mop behind it and the oven gets cleaned every 3 months or so. It does make it so much easier, plus you don't need much more than a metal scourer and washing up liquid. As said though, its taken years of looking into my oven in despair and leaving it another year to get this organised.

The top of my hand is all red now and it hurts so I'll have to stay quiet for today and take some arnica and ride with one hand

No cleaning oven for me

I swear by Arnica, Manderley. Take care while you're out on the ride. Wish I could come with you.

I take it as homeopathic pills, 3 every hour until tonight. It's a miracle remedy, for me anyway. As I can't take any "traditional" painkillers as I am allergic to most of them, it's the only solution

Don't worry, I am super careful. I'll go on empty streets for 30 minutes, the weather is sunny, no wind, and the road are dry, it will be a breeze

Hello All. My new oven is self cleaning. I was sceptical but it was amazing, not a scrap of dirt or grease left. Day is nearly done here. Goodnight.

Off to see nursey. Wish me luck!

Good luck Penny

Ballerina x

Whoo hooo...... she's given me a clean bill of health, with BP 142/70 and a QRisk (cardiac risk assessment) of 10% which is good. She was also impressed with the weight loss.
All in all, feeling good!