A Mediterranean Meze Lunch with Loire Wines: Food and Wine Pairing Having lived in Cyprus and run a restaurant there for several years, I am well versed in the Mediterranean Meze lunch; at the restaurant I used to co-host and run, we had a fabulous meze menu, of which I prepared and cooked many of…
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5:2 Diet & Weight Watchers Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch: Spinach and Poached Egg Muffins Recipe
5:2 Diet & Weight Watchers Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch: Spinach and Poached Egg Muffins Recipe With dozens and dozens of fresh Free-Range eggs at my disposal, and I am not exaggerating, I was rather pleased to find this recipe for Spinach and Poached Egg Muffins in one of my Weight Watchers cookbooks. I was also pleased…
Red Russian Dolls, A Bowl of Cherries and an Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipe
Red Russian Dolls, A Bowl of Cherries and an Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipe Life can be a bowl of cherries sometimes, especially when life actually gives you a big bowl of cherries! Our ten-year old cherry tree at the bottom of the garden has given us lots of cherries this year, but, not as many…
BBQ Spices that Sing! Lemon and Sweet Pepper Chicken Kebabs Recipe
BBQ Spices that Sing! Lemon and Sweet Pepper Chicken Kebabs Recipe Sometimes, a selection of ingredients or products that are sent to me for review goes way beyond my expectations, and so it was when I received an exciting assortment of Bart Ingredients Smokehouse BBQ Range last week. Not only did they send them to France, where…
Go Hot or Cold with this 5:2 and Weight Watchers Diet Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Go Hot or Cold with this 5:2 and Weight Watchers Diet Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Soup Now that summer is in full swing I am not only enjoying the balmy warm days, but I am revelling in all the fresh seasonal produce that is around right now. My recent vegetable hauls have comprised: red peppers, green…
Low-Calorie Cauliflower Crust Pizza: Gluten Free, Paleo and 5:2 Diet Pizza Recipe
Low-Calorie Cauliflower Crust Pizza: Gluten Free, Paleo and 5:2 Diet Pizza Recipe I have read all about the cauliflower crust pizza many times over the years, it’s believed to have been created in 2009 as a “carb free” pizza alternative for those following the South Beach Diet Plan and the Atkins Diet. Whereas I am not…
Bastille Day, Picnics and Fireworks: Vegetarian Stuffed Picnic Sandwich Recipe
Bastille Day, Picnics and Fireworks: Vegetarian Stuffed Picnic Sandwich Recipe Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (French pronunciation: [la.fɛːt.na.sjɔˈnal] ; The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze juillet (French pronunciation: [lə.ka.tɔʁz.ʒɥiˈjɛ] ; the fourteenth of July). While the date is the same as that of…
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for July: Lamb & Rosemary Skewers,Raspberry Custard Bake and Summer Salad Recipes
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for July: Lamb & Rosemary Skewers,Raspberry Custard Bake and Summer Salad Recipes Core ingredients for July: Lamb, Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Beetroot and Raspberries July Menu: Summer Salad in a Jar Roasted Beetroot with Shallots Cucumber and Yoghurt Minted Dip Lamb and Rosemary Skewers Raspberry and Vanilla Custard Bake Welcome to…
Hot Spanish Soup that’s Chilled! Flamenco “100 Calorie” Gazpacho Soup Recipe
Hot Spanish Soup that’s Chilled! Flamenco “100 Calorie” Gazpacho Soup Recipe I remember the first time I ever saw Flamenco dancers in action; I was about seven years old and we went to Spain on a family holiday. The hotel we stayed at in L’Estartit had evening entertainment, as they all do of course, and…
Sous Vide Salmon Three Ways! Sticky Asian Salmon, Salmon Pasta and Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing
Sous Vide Salmon Three Ways! Sticky Asian Salmon, Salmon Pasta and Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing (Recipes) As my regular readers will know, I was sent a SousVide Supreme water bath machine a couple of months ago to review, and as part fo my review, I agreed to develop and create some recipes using the…
Green Goddess “50 Calorie” Soup Recipe – A Green Smoothie in a Soup Bowl!
– Green Goddess “50 Calorie” Soup Recipe – A Green Smoothie in a Soup Bowl! The other title for this post should have been “you can have your bread and eat it” as this soup is SO low in calories, that when I am on a “fast day” for the “5:2 diet” (where I only…
Picnics, Salads and Paella! Under the Willow Tree with Salmon Spread and Russian Salad
Picnics, Salads and Paella! Under the Willow Tree with Salmon Spread and Russian Salad National Picnic Week 17th to 23rd June 2013 Take about twenty friends, a weeping willow tree, a sunny June day, a lake or two, some plastic chairs as well as deck chairs, a significant birthday, assorted salads, cake, paella and…
A Tasty Store-Cupboard Standby: Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fish-Cakes Recipe (285 Calories)
A Tasty Store-Cupboard Standby: Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fish-Cakes Recipe (285 Calories) I love store-cupboard and leftover recipes, but, I often forget to write them down and many a “thrown together” tasty meal idea has been lost, as it is almost impossible to replicate them again. This was one such recipe, but this time I…
Tapas Days and Nights: Warm Curly Kale Salad with Almonds, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing
Tapas Days and Nights: Warm Curly Kale Salad with Almonds, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing What a disappointing summer, just as I was getting into the swing of things, getting the sun loungers out, cleaning the barbecue, packing away all of my winter clothes and liberating my t-shirts, we are back to cool, dully and very…
Bacon, Wine and Risotto on a Diet! Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe (5:2 Diet)
Bacon, Wine and Risotto on a Diet! Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe (5:2 Diet) One of the things I miss when I am on a diet is bacon! Oh yes, as well as wine too……and a good few other things such as cheese, bread, pies, cakes and biscuits…..but now, you can have your…
