Sub Be Good To Me?

Album 'True 90's' 1996

I tried to find 'Let Them Eat Bingo' Beats Internationals first album online but no sign, will need to hunt it down. Any album featuring Norman Cook is worth buying :)

Don't think less of me but I wanted to go to Subway this afternoon for a sandwich to see why they are still around and doing well! And if you have to grab a quick sandwich which looks filling and meaty then these guys can put it together for you in a matter of minutes.

Just wish they smiled at me :(

I ordered the 6 inch 'Subway Melt' on hearty Italian bread, which contained:

2 slices of ham

2 slices of turkey

some bacon

2 slices of cheese

Lettuce

Green Pepper

Cucumber

Tomatoes

Sweetcorn

Red Onion

Jalapeno's

Gherkins

Black olives

My choice of sauces:

Chilli

Sweet onion

The smell reminded my of my uni days, I can see how it's perfect for students, its cheap and cheerful and you see and choose what you want in your sandwich.

Noticed the girl infront of me chose tuna and it was placed on her bread with an ice cream scoop. Bizarre...it made me wonder how much mayo was in the tuna to make it scoopable!

The sandwich was OK and nothing special, and after all I don't think it's meant to be anything that amazing. It's a quick and efficient way to get a sandwich, drink and cookie for under £5.

As I sat in quite a few people who walked passed would eye up my sandwich and my wonder woman t shirt.

But wouldn't it be nice if they also offered a fruit salad that you could pick, yes a cookie is sticking to the American feel but since they have moved on to salads and wraps I think fruit could be a positive step.

What do you think?

Just been googling and reading so hard my eyes are stinging.

So this is the fastest selling franchise next to MacDonald's! When I think about it they are everywhere, and it started off with a guy called Fred De Luca borrowing $1000 from a good friend to set up a sandwich shop.

Now, your best chances of opening up anything is to get on Dragons Den, getting lucky or having a rich friend!

Checked out the nutritional information of the sandwich online and it wasn't too bad but the turkey is reformed meat.

Hmmm this is when the meat contains more water, additives and preservatives than actual meat. Not impressed, for a company that is doing very well and can splash out a bit more.

So Sub be good for Mita?

NO not anymore.

I don't like the idea of reformed meat, when I do buy ham/turkey slices I make sure it's organic (I know, I know how I've moved up now!)

It wasn't filling, and the sandwich was packed with everything so most things would fall out.

Also I don't like people that work with food that look sad. Obviously I don't know anything about them but even a 'enjoy your sandwich' or  'ooo the best sauce with that is...'

But they did play Charles and Eddie....classic.

Wake Me Up Before You Coco...

Album 'The Final' WHAM! 1993

I wish I had someone to dance with right now.. a lively album to start a Monday.

This is what happened this morning:

I got up, switched on the laptop, loaded spotify and typed in WHAM.

Then went into the kitchen, saw the Bran Flakes, Dorset Cereals, Weetabix and COCO POPS.
That's what I wanted, the yellow box stood out from all the others, the hell with it. I'm so good in the week with my fry ups and high fibre cereals.
I'd rather have a bowl of coco pops and then drink the chocolatey milk..mmmm

If your're going to do it, do it right....

30g of Coco Pops:

Provides 17% of an adults recommended daily allowance of iron and calcium, not bad hey. It makes me feel  a lot better after finishing a bowl of it in less than 2 minutes.

Other vitamins you will gain are riboflavin , thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid , and vitamin B1. All sounds good, more on these vitamins in 'Cereal Box NOT Bar'.

Thinking inside the box, I researched a bit more about this cereal because it could be useful to impress someone at the breakfast table.

That's not my name

Coco pops came to the UK in 1961 and later on was called 'Cocoa Krispies' then 'Choco Krispies' in 1998. I remember the telephone poll in 1999 when the public voted on the name they wanted, thank goodness it stayed to 'coco pops' I remember thinking 'why did they want to change it anyway?' Coco pops has a better ring to it and fitted the song perfectly, all the other names were a bit of a mouthful and just sounded wrong.

To top it off there were issues with the mascot, a  monkey, elephant, Snagglepuss, Sooty, a caveman, all had a go to be on the box but in the end Coco the monkey won. He is seen to save the bowl of coco pops from the greedy crocodile trying to get breakfast.

It felt like a special treat on the first day of my week off, but not a cereal I would eat everyday. If you do buy a box, eat in moderation...they get addictive!

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Me & U Sunday

Album 'Cassie' Cassie 2006

Sunday the last day of the week, time to nap, be lazy eat out and watch an action film.

In the Hebrew and Islamic calenders Sunday is the first day of the week, so it's a work day, for other cultures it is the end of the week and a day of rest.

For me it's all about meeting and eating with those who I couldn't see in the week, checking out markets and sitting in a pub giggling about Friday night...or trying to remember it!

What better way to start the end of the weekend with a greasy sandwich.

And this is what it came down to:

2 fried eggs in butter
Poppy seed baguette
4 chestnut mushrooms, sliced and fried in butter
few leaves of  raw spinach
Heinz ketchup

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Mushroom Risotto

Album 'Stripped' Christina Aguilera 2006

Not sure why Christina Aguilera popped in my head today, it was while I was cycling in the rain and my hood kept on coming off. Really annoying when that happens, so I ended up looking like E.T buttoning the hood securely around my neck! Maybe you saw me, someone did point and laugh...probably why 'beautiful' was on repeat most of the day.

Long day and first day as an intern for 'Eat Me' magazine which is really cool and aimed at all the foodies who like sexy food.
I've never worked in an office before and experienced the rush to buy something quick for lunch, and the stress of preparing dinner after 'a day at the office'.

So this is what it boils down to hey?

I did not give in and get a take away, chips (so tempted), or eat out. Do you think the chippies and kebab shops send the smell out the shop on purpose? You know like a bakery, anyway I think nose plugs are in order next week. It just lures me in, and then I swerve my bike towards them..my junk food urges are coming to the surface!

After work, went to yoga to top of my starvation and then cycled home and made this in 30 minutes.

Arborio risotto rice
Chestnut mushrooms
Vegetable stock cube mixed with 1 pint of boiling water in a jug
Fine beans chopped in half
Coriander
Parmigiano Reggiano
Butter (1 tsp)
2 shallots
1 garlic clove crushed and finely chopped

Fry the butter with sliced shallots and garlic in a large frying pan.

Now I'm going to be honest here...I just tipped in two handfuls of rice. I don't usually measure rice, especially for a small portion, as long as you keep on adding enough water it will cook!

Fry this for one minute then pour in a quarter of the stock water, and stir on a medium heat.

Keep on stirring, like you are massaging the rice in small circles.

After the third batch of water has been absorbed, add the mushrooms and fine beans

Grate some Parmigiano

Keep on going with the stock water until the rice is done.

Add more Parmigiano

Then some coriander or parsley

Stay near the pan and always keep on stirring, this is why a soundtrack would be useful in the background. It doesn't have to be Christina belting her heart out, but maybe a bit of dubstep to keep your arm active.

Enjoy with some crusty bread or just wolf it down saying 'mmmmm' (that was me)

This is also great sleepy food, so not advisable before a  long night of dubstep moves!


Mita Fact (don't say it 5 times at fast speed to me, my angry eyes will switch on)


Parmigiano or Parmesan?

From my wonderful google sources I have just found out that a cheese called Parmesan is essentially a cheese that imitates the recipe for Parmigiano-Reggiano, but is made outside of the approved Italian regions. This is to ensure the flavour and quality of Parmigiano which is made WITHIN the provinces of Parma and other specific regions of Bologna and Mantua.

I know, this blog is getting good :)


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I Need Mackerel

Album 'Who You Are' Jessie J 2011

On again, it's becoming one of my favourite albums. I wonder what she had for lunch today...

With so much rain today the only thing I can think of is how happy I would be if I was a fish. So I purchased some samphire, hot smoked mackerel fillets, cherry tomatoes and thai sweet chilli sauce. Forget about the price tag, the above ingredients were less than £5!


Steam the samphire for 3 minutes then put it all together with two small fillets of mackerel and season if you wish.

I chose samphire, because heard it's in season, and you cook it like asparagus. It tastes quite fishy but fresh and not too overwhelming.

Very easy and light dish, could be nice as a starter or at a bbq next to all the other salads.

Let me know if you give it a go

xx