Didn't Think I'd See The Day...

...that I actually started to cook, for real. Not just warm up a meal in the microwave, or place something frozen in the oven and turn it on. Actually cook. Yes I, Katie Hill, have started cooking!

This started about almost 2 weeks ago, when I joined Slimming World, which is similar to Weight Watchers in Canada, with my roommate Marzena.

Since then I have not had one ready made meal! Yay me!

Tonight's challenge? Beef Stir Fry with Rice.

I was nervous, because I've never cooked beef before. But, Marzena told me what to look for in Sainsburys (precut beef, stir fry ready in lean pieces) and I bought a mix of stir fry vegetables as well. So that was step one!

Step 2: Fry the beef!

I'm feeling pretty confident now, the meat is going brown and it's looking pretty good! Kelly gave me the tip to drain the water after the beef is cooked. So, thank you Kelly!

Next step, drain the water and add the vegetables!

Thank you Jenn and Marzena for being on hand in the kitchen! As I kept asking, is it cooked yet? Is it done yet?

And then, before too long...it was time to cook my rice. Now, here is where I cheated a bit and I used ready-made microwavable rice, mushroom flavour.

And there we had it! I added a bit of soy sauce and devoured my delicious meal. Go me!

Some of my other creations thus far...

Baked Salmon with Rice

Pasta with Tuna & Salad