Tag: healthy
Ginger Chicken Stir Fry
It’s January and I am trying to eat a bit better than I did for half of December, to lose a few pounds obviously but also to help keep me healthy as we need all the goodness we can get right now! This started out as a standard stir fry but actually tasted like something …
Chicken with Tomatoes and Capers
I have to share this one for many reasons, firstly and most importantly, it is REALLY tasty. It is also very easy, cheap, low carb and low calorie. You could make this as a pasta dish if you wanted to bulk it up a bit or serve with some garlic bread but I was trying …
Ribollita Soup
Came across a few recipes for this Tuscan soup recently so made my own take on it – It was beautiful and something I will definately make again soon. Great mid week meal or winter warmer! If you wanted to make a vegetarian version of this just leave out the pancetta, use vegetable stock and …
Roasted Cauliflower and Giant Cous Cous.
I know.. Cauli again! I promise something different this weekend though as I am doing a few new dishes for a dinner party. But for now – another cauli salad but I think this is the best one yet! Ingredients Serves 2. 1 large cauliflower 1 onion – sliced 1 tsp Tumeric 1 tsp Cumin …
Salt and Pepper Sweet Potato Wedges
Stuck at home with a poorly baby, just come back from a weekend away and Ocado is due at 7.30pm, there is NOTHING in the house apart from a few bits of veg and a bag of sweet potatoes… I considered making soup but soup is boring, I don’t feel like I’ve eaten if …
Cauliflower, Pomegranate and Pistachio salad
Another healthy one I am afraid! A good lunchbox filler though if you like cauliflower and don’t like eating sandwiches every day! This recipe is from “Simple” by Otteolenghi – you may have noticed that it’s my new fave book – my next one is also from there…. Some fattening food soon though I promise!! …
Baked Aubergine with Preserved Lemon and Yoghurt.
I know I know.. another Aubergine dish! But I do love them! Another one from Olive magazine with a few tweaks that I felt it needed. This is great served as a lunch or a side dish. The recipe in the magazine uses a few strands of saffron to colour the yoghurt but I personally …
Cauliflower Tacos
The cauliflower I remember from childhood was almost like mashed potato it had been boiled that much! ( sorry Grandma G) but I grew to really like it like that if I am honest. These days there are so many more uses for cauliflower and I have recently seen cauliflower pizza bases, cauliflower rice, cauliflower …
Cheesy Garlic Mushroom Soup with toasted Brioche Bread.
I needed a light lunch today as I am going out for a big fat curry with the girls tonight and there is not much room ‘mushroom’ in my belly at the moment! ( 8 months into cooking a baby). Looked in the fridge and I have lots of mushrooms so decided to make …
Kale and Cashew nut dip
This is a pretty simple dip that can be served with crackers, pittas or flatbreads and is a meal in itself. Also pretty good for you as it contains nuts and kale. Ingredients 100g Cashew nuts – unsalted 50g shredded kale leaves 4 tbsp rapeseed oil. ( don’t use olive oil it is too strong …
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