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Celebrating A Milestone. The Perfect Gift. A Truffle Tree From Gascony.
I’m so overwhelmed. This week I celebrated a significant birthday with more than a little help from my friends. Over a long and lively lunch my gorgeous girlfriends presented me with the perfect gift. My very own truffle tree, growing … Continue reading
Posted in Musings & Inspiration
Tagged Birthday, Celebration, Food, france, Gascony, Gift, Gourmet, Perigord, Truffle Tree, Truffles
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The Perfect Mid Week Dinner. Omurice オムライス . Japanese Omelette With Fried Rice.
What to cook for my teenage son on the eve of his departure of a school field trip to Japan? The perfect midweek dinner. Omurice (オムライス). Japanese omelette rice (omu-raisu). Popular in Japan, it is considered yōshoku (western food). A contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bacon, Dinner, Eggs, Food, Fried Rice, Japanese, Omelette, Rice, Sweet Chilli
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Eat, Fast And Live Longer. 5-2 Diet Recipe Ideas Under 200 Calories.
All of the recipes in the gallery above are between 100 and 200 calories per serve. Ranging from traditional brunch offerings of smoothies, compote and eggs to more substantial soups and salads. On occasion I have made three selections from … Continue reading
Posted in What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Healthy, Low Calorie, Recipe, Under 200 Calories
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. 5-2 Diet Recipe Ideas Under 100 Calories.
In March 2013 I embarked on the 5-2 diet after viewing Michael Mosley’s inspirational documentary Eat, Fast and Live Longer. Here is how the diet works. Fast for two non-consecutive days each week. Eat normally for five days and consume no … Continue reading
Posted in What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Healthy, Low Calorie, Recipe, Under 100 Calories
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Highly Addictive. Incredibly Easy To Prepare. Brigadeiros. Brazilian Chocolate Caramel Fudge Truffles.
These must be the easiest truffles I have ever made. Cooked to fudgy perfection, cooled, rolled into little balls and coated within an hour. Including the clean up and loading of the dishwasher. Brigadeiros. Unbelievably sweet and delicious. Highly addictive. A Brazilian … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Brazil, Brigadeiros, Caramel, Chocolate, Cocoa, Condensed Milk, Fudge, Truffles
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Marbled Bundt Cake With A Neapolitan Twist. Three Flavours. Raspberry, Chocolate and Vanilla.
Last week’s chocolate and vanilla marble bundt cake was so popular that the requests came in thick and fast for another. Could it be that this simple cake is about to supersede caramel slice, choc chip cookies and chocolate cake … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bundt, Cake, Chocolate, Food, Glaze, Marble Cake, Raspberry, Recipe, Vanilla
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The 5-2 Challenge. An Asian Inspired Pork Larb Salad With Ground Toasted Rice.
Larb is a minced meat salad popular in Thailand, and is widely regarded as the national dish of its neighbouring country, Laos. Most commonly made with pork, chicken or beef. Seasoned with lime, chilli, fish sauce, ground toasted rice and … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Beansprouts, Chilli, Coriander, Larb, Mint, Pork, Rice, Thai
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The 5-2 Challenge. Keeping Cool When Temperatures Soar. Watermelon, Mint and Lime Paletas or Granita.
I fell in love with paletas last summer. In fact one of my earliest posts was about these very addictive Mexican fruit ices. It’s early spring but temperatures are already beginning to soar. We are expecting the thermometer to reach … Continue reading
Posted in Frozen, Fruit, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Gluten free, Granita, Icy Pole, Lime, Mint, Paleta, Watermelon
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A Trip Down Memory Lane. Australian Milk Bar Red Back Spiders. Vanilla Ice Cream, Raspberry Coulis And Coca Cola.
Remembering the good old Aussie Milk Bar. The cornerstone of any self respecting city suburb or country town. Mixed businesses usually run by Greek or Italian immigrants. Friendly, communal places where you could pick up the newspaper, a bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in Frozen, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Drink
Tagged Australia, Coca Cola, Coulis, Dessert, Ice cream, Ice Cream Float, Ice Cream Spider, Raspberry, Summer
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Very Old Favourite. Oriental Cabbage Salad With Shredded Chicken.
Spring brings warmer weather and lighter, healthier meals. After a winter of warming soups and satisfying comfort food, salads make a welcome reappearance to the dinner table. Fast days suddenly become so much easier – a smoothie, a salad and … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Almonds, Cabbage, Chicken, Fasting Diet, Fried Noodles, Salad, Spring Onions
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