Cinnamon Swirls

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I was looking for something to make for breakfast an came across this Cinnamon Swirl recipe from Pinch of Nom.

This recipe can be found in the Quick & Easy recipe book, in the sweet treats chapter.

Let's get baking!

Ingredients:

320g light puff pastry

1 tsp cold water

2 tbsp granulated sweetener

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp skimmed milk

Start off by pre-heating your oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas Mark 5. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.

Unroll the pastry and moisten with cold water.

Sprinkle over the granulated sweetener, followed by the cinnamon to form an even layer.

Roll the pastry along the long edge, to form a long roll. Try to keep the roll as tight as possible and use a little water along the edge to help the roll stick together.

Cut into thiry-two pieces, with a bread knife. Place each swirl onto the baking tray. Press each swirl down a little  to help the pastry layers to stick together.

Brush each swirl with a little milk and bake for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.

Leave to cool on a wire rack and enjoy.

These are really easy, simple and quick to make. I got a lot less than 32 out of this recipe, but I think if I make these again I'd double the pastry so I could freeze a batch as they're the perfect treat for breakfast for special occasions like birthday's and Christmas mornings.

The flavours are really nice and taste like shop bought cinnamon swirls.

If you're interested in any of Pinch of Nom's recipe's then you can buy the recipe books in all 

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Weigh in Wednesday!

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It's update time!

I'm still monitoring what I eat and logging each meal on my phone to see what my calorie intake is, along with seeing how much fat, carbs and protein I'm having. I'm still learning about what foods are the best for me and work better for what I want 

I'm having water alongside my coffee in a morning, I sometimes switch up and have a green tea in a morning, especially if I'm starting work early.

I still don't drink enough water, which is stull a big goal for me to change and improve on.

I now walk to work when I have a later start as I feel more comfortable walking those days, as some days I start work at 7am and I don't feel comfortable walking the route I do when it takes around 50 minutes. I was dreading walking to work before I started, but now I really enjoy it, I feel better in myself on those days and it's a good start in getting my steps in as I've completed my steps goal before I've gotten to work and started my shift.

I've not taken any pictures this time round but I did make sure I weighed myself and took my measurements. I have small changes which, I'm happy about as I didn't expect to see any changes at all just yet. I think even with small changes it helps keep you motivated and keep in that positive mindset.

Starting Weight:

11st 12.5lb/75.5kg/166.5lb

Current Weight:

1/6/2026

11st 11lb/74.8kg/165lb

Arms:

32cm/12.5 inches

1/6/2026

31cm/12 inches

Waist:

100cm/39 inches

1/6/2026

98cm/38.5 inches

Hips:

113cm/43 inches

1/6/2026

112cm/44 inches

Thighs:

61cm/24 inches

1/6/2026

63cm/24.5 inches

Well that's my first update as I keep up with Weigh in Wednesday. I feel it keeps me accountable and helps me look back on any progress I make and push myself to keep up with it.

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Chicken & Bacon Pasta

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I had some left over cooked chicken, so I went on a hunt for a recipe I could use it in and came across this chicken and bacon pasta recipe.

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp butter

1 onion, finely chopped

1 large garlic clove, finely grated

200ml double cream

100g mascarpone

75g parmesan

1 chicken stock cube

cooked chicken

8 rashers cooked streaky bacon, roughly chopped

300g tagliatelle

parsley

The recipe asks for cooked bacon, so I started off by frying my bacon in a little oil and chopping once cooked.

Next in a medium saucepan, heat the oil and butter over a low heat and fry the onion for 10 minutes, or until softened.

Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.

Next add the cream, mascarpone, parmesan, an stock cube. Give it a stir a stir.

Add the cooked chicken and bacon to heat through.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta following the pack instructions. Once cooked reserve 100ml of the pasta water before draining.

Toss the pasta in the creamy sauce and enough of the reserved water to loosen.

Season with black pepper.

Top with parsley and serve.

This dish is perfect for any left over cooked chicken.

I loved this dish, it was really creamy and full of flavour, I really enjoyed it.

I'll happily cook this again, it's perfectly filling, as well as being moreish too.

If you would like to follow the original recipe, then head over to the BBC Good Food Chicken & Bacon Pasta recipe page.

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Simply Cook

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