A great winter breakfast: cinnamon french toast recipe
Cooking time: 5 mins French toast (or eggy bread as it’s known in our house) isn’t the prettiest breakfast, but you’ll be hard pushed to find something more satisfying or delicous on a cold wintery...
View Article2 minute chocolate mug cake
Serves 1 Prep time: 1 minute. Cooking time 1 minute. I’ve quite fancied the idea of a chocolate mug cake for a while now, but just never seemed to get around to it. We were a bit desperate for a...
View ArticleGlamberry cupcakes
Cooking time: 20 mins The snow is settling and so I’m taking refuge in the kitchen and baking! These cupcakes look so special that I thought they deserved a glamorous name! I made these when I had...
View ArticleBreakfast raisin bread recipe
I make this about once a week, but it’s so delicious it generally only lasts a day. It’s a granary loaf which has lots of raisins in it, which makes it delicious for breakfast (or any other time you...
View ArticleLow fat curry recipe: Quorn Jalfrezi
We’re off on holiday soon so I’m making an effort to cook us healthy low-fat meals with the intention that we’ll be a little slimmer and ready for the beach. We’re also making an effort to eat less...
View ArticleHealthy beefburger recipe (inspired by the Hairy Bikers)
This recipe is a variation from the Hairy Bikers healthy cookbook. I found their recipe was a bit wet and the burgers didn’t hold together very well when you griddled them, so I’ve adapted it a bit....
View ArticleSuper-simple mini meringue (and chocolate meringue) recipe
Meringues are one of my favourite desserts – not only are the delicious, they’re also low-fat, look splendid and they’re super-easy to make. ONCE you have the right recipe that is. I lost my...
View ArticleSuper deluxe Strawberries for Wimbledon week
I’m looking forward to watching some Wimbledon today, what with Laura Robson and Any Murray playing it could be a tense day! So, I thought perhaps a decadent treat would help relieve the tension, so I...
View ArticleMy ABS sandwich (which could be MORE evil than it is)
I’m well aware that no sandwich involving white bread, bacon and avocado is going to win any slimming awards, but it’s got some good healthy stuff in it too. ABS stands for Avocado, Bacon &...
View ArticleTasty 5 minute cous cous lunch (which actually IS tasty!)
I fancied something healthy for lunch today, and this is packed with taste and goodness, and best of all it only takes 5 minutes to throw together! I’ve always found cous cous a bit bland, but I...
View ArticleFreshly baked pain au chocolate
What could possibly be a better start to the day than a freshly baked pain au chocolate and a great cup of coffee? Well, perhaps not having to put the oven on would be a nice thing, but it was worth...
View ArticleThe ‘Hairy Dieters’ low fat crispy chicken
I discovered this recipe in the Hairy Bikers cook book: Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight. It’s absolutely delicious, and very filling which means you don’t really need to have potatoes...
View ArticleMy dieting Nirvana: a great low fat cupcake recipe
I’ve never really seen the need for low-fat cupcakes in the past, they just seemed a bit of an antithesis. But when I climbed on the scales yesterday and realised I was half-a-stone OVER my...
View ArticleColourful crunchy and soft summer salad
This is a lovely salad for summer days – partly because it’s so bright and beautiful! It’s also got a really interesting mix of tastes and textures, from the crisp crunchiness of the sugar snap peas...
View ArticleLashings of summer berries in the sunshine
What could be nicer on a summery day that fresh sweet English strawberries and blueberries served with vanilla ice-cream. Mmmm…. That’s enough typing, I’m off to go and eat them – have a great weekend!
View ArticleA pirate-themed 1st birthday party
We were lucky enough to go to our gorgeous Godson’s first birthday party at the weekend. Fabulous day, delicious food and of course and lovely little boy who just seems to be growing up so fast! First...
View ArticleLow fat chocolate chip cupcake recipe
We all enjoyed the Hairy Dieter’s lemon cupcakes I made last week, so I decided to make a chocolate-chip version as this week’s treat. Instead of flavouring them with lemon I used vanilla and added...
View ArticleOven baked chicken recipe
It’s been a bit hot for cooking in the oven recently, I’ve been doing most of my cooking on the barbecue. Today however I had a small disaster. Even though it’s 32 degrees outside I’ve had to use the...
View ArticleItalian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
This isn’t the prettiest recipe I’ve ever featured, but it’s defnitely tasty! It’s another one from the Hairy Dieters recipe book. I made the meatballs with lean minced beef and to be honest I prefer...
View ArticleMy ABS sandwich (which could be MORE evil than it is)
I’m well aware that no sandwich involving white bread, bacon and avocado is going to win any slimming awards, but it’s got some good healthy stuff in it too. ABS stands for Avocado, Bacon &...
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