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Sounds delicious! I love aubergine (what we call eggplant here :)) - one of those ingredients I don't think I could live without.

Vegetarian for about two and half years. Feel free to add me. Today I'm making Nigel Slater's recipe for a chickpea and pumpkin curry. I'm using black eyed beans and butternut because I realised I had two bags of the beans already and the butternut was cheaper. That should cover my lunches for most of the coming week.

This is one of my favourites, from one of my favourite recipe websites: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/lemony-chickpea-stirfry-recipe.html There are other chickpea recipes on there. The panfried chickpea salad looks yum.

That is brilliant. Or as Nine would say: "FANTASTIC".

I'm turning 40 on Saturday. I decided a few months it was probably now or never - I'm looking forward to seeing how my fitness and health improves in the first year of my 40s (and beyond!). Very best of luck to you! :smile:

If using as a dip, I use peppers (as others have said) or radishes. Often I find it's the crunch I miss - you certainly get it with either of those.

Morning! I'm from London - feel free to add me :)

These sound great. I have everything at home to make these, apart from the apple. I've already been shopping at lunch, so don't want to go again. Then I remembered the free fruit in the cafeteria at work! Problem solved.

Ooh, that sounds delicious. I bought a butternut last week, but haven't decided what to do with it yet. This could be it. And another reason why I love autumn so much.

Another geeky type here. This week sees the last in the current short series of Doctor Who (sob), but the first of the new (but sob, last) series of Fringe. I've loved DW since I was a child of the 70s. Also love X-Files, LOTR and others. Happy to have friend requests sent my way! :)

I keep meaning to post on here! Yes, I'm on ravelry - love it. I'm murmuration on there as well. Feel free to add me on both!

Your meals look wonderful! I'll definitely be checking out the blog :)

Sounds delicious and easy for a quick dinner. I love chickpeas!

Well done! :smile: I'm in a similar situation - a pair of jeans I'd like to fit into by my birthday in a few weeks. I'm nearly there.

Another devoted reader here! Re the Booker, I haven't read any of them yet, but have bought The Lighthouse and Bring up the Bodies for my kindle, so will read them soon. I bought a kindle last year because my books were threatening to take over my tiny flat. I still buy paper books and always will, but I needed to stem the…

No smart phone here. I have a simple mobile phone that texts and makes short calls (and takes bad photos). That's all I really need. I've considered a smart phone but I've resisted mainly because of the monthly cost.

This thread has been quite encouraging! I haven't been swimming for about 15 years, but in the last month the idea has become very appealing. I even bought a swimsuit. I just haven't had the nerve to go yet. Without my glasses, my eyesight is terrible, so I worry I'll get lost from the changing rooms to the pool :laugh:…

Ooh, I've just discovered I can get a bus straight to Wisley. Unfortunately, the 5th is a Friday, so don't think I can go that day. But at least I know I can get to Wisley easily!