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Category Archives: What I Love to Cook
The Summer Edition. The Nostalgia Of The Soda Syphon. Home-made Strawberry Cordial With Lemon and Lime.
Our family enjoyed a very fizzy Christmas this year courtesy of a fire engine red SodaStream. Ostensibly purchased as a Secret Santa gift for my husband, it has well and truly captured the imagination of my delighted teenagers. A very … Continue reading
Posted in What I Love to Cook, What I Love to Drink
Tagged Beverages, Citric Acid, Cordial, Family, Lemon, Lime, Made From Scratch, Nostalgia, Soda Syphon, Strawberry, Summer
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The Summer Edition. Folding With Filo. Spinach, Herb and Cheese Triangles.
Summer is all about simple meals that make good use of seasonal produce. Bursting with flavour the ingredients often don’t need very much preparation at all. On hot, sweltering days we love a casual mezze style of eating. Char grilled … Continue reading
Posted in Small Bites, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Cheese, Eggs, Filo, Herbs, Lemon, Pastry, Spanakopita, Spinach, Summer, Vegetarian
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. Eating Clean. A 5-2 Fast Day Recipe Idea Under 300 Calories. Roasted Beetroot and Carrot Salad With Puy Lentils, Rocket And Feta.
My first post for 2014. Proof that I have well and truly been in laid-back holiday mode. Yesterday I even fielded a couple of phone calls and text messages asking if everything was alright as I hadn’t posted for a … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Beetroot, Carrot, Fasting Diet, Feta, Gluten free, Healthy, Lemon, Lentil, Rocket, Salad, Summer
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The Summer Edition. Sunshine And Happiness On A Stick. Sweet And Spicy Mango, Lime And Chilli Paletas.
Mango season is well and truly in full swing over our Christmas and New Year period. Lusciously ripe and abundant we have been buying mangoes by the tray, and storing them on the bottom shelf of the fridge, ready to … Continue reading
The Summer Edition. Rediscovering Nostalgic Rituals. Fresh Prawn Baguettes With Shredded Lettuce And Aioli.
As much as I love Christmas and the celebration of all the associated time-honoured traditions, it’s always such a busy, busy time of year. Coinciding with the end of the school year and the start of our long summer holidays; … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Seafood, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Aioli, Baguettes, Holidays, Lettuce, Mayonnaise, Prawns, Seafood, Summer
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Fuss Free For A Very Cool Yule. Christmas Pudding Ice Cream With Chocolate Ice Magic Topping and Cherries.
With the Christmas party season in full swing and preparations for the big day well under way, there seems to be very little time to sit back, relax and smell the roses. Throw in a little heat and, dare I … Continue reading
Posted in Frozen, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Cherries, Chocolate, Christmas, Dessert, Ice cream, Ice Magic, Pudding, Summer
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Thigh Fillets with Rosemary and Garlic.
With Christmas just around the corner, there are endless opportunities for my 5-2 resolve to fall by the wayside. Every Sunday I sit down and peruse my diary. Mondays are always unapologetically fast days. My goddess days. A good way … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Poultry, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Chicken, Fasting Diet, Garlic, Gluten free, Italian, Lemon, Rosemary, Summer
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A Kaleidoscope Of Christmas Treats And The History Of The Yuletide Feast.
With just two weeks to go, the countdown to December 25th is well and truly under way. Christmas is all about generosity of spirit and celebrating with family and friends. In our house it is also a very food-centric time … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Christmas, Feast, Holiday, Recipe
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 400 Calories. Inspired By My French Heaven’s Lentil and Salmon Salad.
Today’s 5-2 fast diet recipe idea is inspired by Stéphane at My French Heaven’s post Dominique’s secret recipe for lentil & salmon salad. Scrolling through my reader last weekend I was totally at a loss as to what I was going to offer … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Fasting Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Lentil, Salad, Smoked Salmon
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A Most Indulgent and Elegant Canapé. Medjool Dates With Brillat-Savarin and Pistachio.
Another feast day, another indulgence. This time a very simple canapé. Plump, luscious Medjool dates, split, seeded and filled with a perfectly ripe triple cream white mould cheese. Finished with a generous sprinkling of freshly roasted, crushed pistachio. A most … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Sweet Treats, To Serve with Drinks, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Brie, Canapes, Cheese, Christmas, Dates, Entertaining, Gluten free, Pistachio, Triple Cream
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