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I hurt today but not as much as i thought i would after the initial workout yesterday. She gave me two sets of 15 reps on each of the allotted machines to start me out. She warned me that i'd be doing three sets tomorrow! Eek! We'll see about that! She has me do one set on each of the machines then go around again. When i used to work out, i would do the two or three sets at once and not return to that exercise. I must ask her about that. If that's better or worse or just preference. I've checked out where the club nearest me in Dartmouth is, too, and it's only a one-bus journey almost to the door, so that's good for if i want to go on a weekend, with the bus going on Sundays as well as Saturdays. Gives me more options. I'm going to work out with the trainer twice a week at least for about 6 weeks, when i have my vacation booked. After that, i might go once a week with her or may keep up the twice a week until i used up the 24 sessions. I would just like to spread it out a bit further since i'm paying for the sessions until early March.

Still making some recipes out of the Jamie Oliver cookbook. The two i've made recently with parmesan cheese i haven't really cared for but i didn't use fresh parmesan grated, i used the stuff that's already grated and packaged, by Kraft. I think the fresh might not be so . blech. so i might try the recipes again with the good stuff. Tomorrow is a fish pie with salmon, cod and shrimp topped with mashed potatoes. nom! Mom made a pasta recipe with salmon the other day and all three of them liked it so i want to try that too.

Lemony Salmon Fettucine

1/2 lb fettuccine pasta (fresh or dried)
1 cup frozen petite green peas
1 package Alfredo sauce (premade, package in Deli)
1 piece of salmon fillet (remove skin on bottom) and cut in narrow slices
1 tbls finely chopped fresh dill
1/2 tbls freshly grated lemon zest
2 thin lemon wedges (opt.)

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil and add pasta. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes or whatever it says on the package (longer if dried pasta). Add peas; boil 5 more minutes. Remove 1/2 cup cooking water from pasta pot. Drain pasta and peas, return to pot.

Stir Alfredo sauce in large skillet on medium low heat (3 minutes) or until simmering. Add salmon and stir gently with a rubber spatula, (just push it around a little bit or spoon the sauce over the salmon to help it cook better. Simmer 1 to 2 minutes until fish is opaque. Cover; remove from heat.

Add reserved cooking water, dill and lemon zest to pot. Add salmon. Gently turn with rubber spatula to mix and coat the sauce and salmon. Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over pasta.

Comments

[acey.livejournal.com]

The recipe sounds yummy. I have made variations of that over the years using shrimps or even tuna. Smoked salmon works nicely in it as well.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Yes tuna or tinned salmon or crab would work too.

[diggerjohn.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

You'll notice a huge difference using freshly grated parmesan. We always add that to pasta dinners. And you have such good hand-held graters over there! The one we use was brought over by Nikki's folks.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

I think the fresh stuff isn't quite so strong tasting so i think it might work, probably not be so gluey when it's melted either.

[blueberrymoon.livejournal.com]

sounds delicious!

[tammihayne.livejournal.com]

Your PFC is likely just making you do one set and move on to another piece in the circuit out of courtesy. They prefer you do a set then move on and come back again so others aren't waiting for the machine...it just makes things run smoothly. That being said if nobody else or only 1 or 2 others are using the circuit at the same time you'll find most people (myself included) will do all three sets one one machine then move on. :)

What's your PFC's name?

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Her name is Amy, i didn't catch the last name. I think she's newish at the Scotia Square branch. IT didn't seem overly busy on Tuesday between 4 and 5 so maybe those are good days to go, Tue. and Thu. I think it gets busier at 5.