Mushroom risotto with toasted panko

I was thinking of cutting back on baking, not because my love for sweets has diminished, but I think my waistline will thank me for this (in the long run!).

The kitchen's still my favourite place to be, so what can I do about it? I guess I should turn to cooking instead than. As my Sis aptly pointed out, "You still gotta eat your three meals, don't you?"

 Mushroom risotto topped with toasted panko

Grilled mushrooms wraps

I find that wraps make a really good healthy lunch (on-the-go too, if the need arises). In fact, now that I'm trying to lose weight, I find myself gravitating towards lower carbs choices when it comes to planning my meals. Wraps are quite a good choice (I feel) for my current diet plan.

Grilled mushrooms

Donna Hay's chunky mushroom soup

Manufacturers of cream should totally reconsider re-evaluating their packaging. Currently, the sizes available for packets of cream are for 200ml or 1L. Like hello? 200ml is just too little as most of the times, I require 250ml, and 1L, it is way too much that everytime I open a 1L pack, I would have to plan ahead (yes, I mean calculations on actual paper) on how to use up the full amount! Why can't they start producing packages of 500ml? It would be perfect. I would really jump for joy if I see such a product in the supermarket aisle. But that's just me.

So anyway, I had leftover cream from an opened 1L pack of cream, and was wondering how to use it. There was an overabundance of ice cream in the freezer, so I thought I should think of another way to use it up, perhaps a cream of (something) soup of some sorts. I love mushrooms, so cream of mushrooms it shall be!

Medley of mushrooms - portebello, shiitake and white button