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The 5-2 Challenge. Raw Food At Its Very Best. Citrus Carpaccio of Snapper With a Fennel and Blood Orange Salad
Carpaccio. Classically Italian. Thin slices of raw meat or fish traditionally marinated in lemon and olive oil. Dressed with a simple salad. Elegant and refreshing. So very easy to prepare. The quality of the ingredients used definitely shines through. No … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Blood Orange, Carpaccio, Fasting Diet, Fennel, Italian, Snapper
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Super Moist. Super Delicious. Carrot Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting.
Resurrecting the classic carrot cake. Super moist. Super delicious. There are so many variations of this old fashioned treat. With or without nuts, raisins and even pineapple. The one constant being plenty of sweet, grated carrot. It’s the type of … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Cake, Carrot, Cream Cheese, Cupcake, Food, Frosting, Lemon, Walnuts
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A Blast From The Past. Retro Popcorn. Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs.
Today I’m taking a trip down memory lane. Back to my childhood. Remember Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs? A nostalgic blast from the past. Nutty caramel-coated popcorn clusters that hit Australian shores by storm in the 1980’s. As their tagline put … Continue reading
Posted in Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Caramel, Food, Gluten free, Nuts, Popcorn, Recipe
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Fast Day Curry. Butter Chicken With A Difference.
Butter chicken on a fast day? No, I’m definitely not joking. This incredibly delicious but healthy butter chicken tastes authentic but contains very little fat. There’s no butter in this recipe, just butternut pumpkin, loads of spices and a little … Continue reading
A Variation To A Perennial Favourite. Black Bottom Chocolate Caramel Slice
With three teenagers I find that I am always asked to bake something. For school, afternoon tea, cake stalls, bbqs, spring fairs and many other fundraisers. So much so that I have taken to ordering cake boxes in bulk from … Continue reading
The 5-2 Challenge. The Beauty of Delayed Gratification. Seared Marinated Rump Steak
Yesterday might have been a fast day but I was craving steak. Or more specifically, a juicy, full of flavour rump steak. Marinated, griddled whole, rested and sliced on the diagonal into ribbons. Mouthwateringly good. It is no coincidence that I just … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Beef, Fasting Diet, Food, Rump Steak, Steak
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For The Cheese Plate. Very Retro. Short and Crumbly. Baked Cheddar Biscuits.
Not so long ago we dropped by friends for a pre-dinner drink before heading out for a meal at a nearby restaurant. At the door we were greeted by the most delicious aroma. Home baked cheese biscuits. The perfect accompaniment … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Cheese, To Serve with Drinks, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Cheddar, Cheese, Chilli, Food, Recipe
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What To Bake With Leftover Egg Whites. Dainty Little Almond Tea Cakes. Raspberry and Lemon Friands.
What to bake with all the egg whites leftover from my husband’s birthday mousse cake. Something fruity and delicious. Raspberry and lemon friands definitely hit the sweet spot today. Dainty little almond tea cakes that disappear in a few bites. … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Apple, Cake, Food, Friands, Lemon, Raspberry, Recipe
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The 5-2 Challenge. Fast, Healthy and Wholesome. Raspberry and Banana Smoothies.
Last week I embarked on just one full fast day instead of my usual two. Railroaded by an attempt to bake my husband’s rather decadent chocolate birthday torte on fast day number two. My usual fast day eating plan was … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Banana, Breakfast, Fasting Diet, Raspberries, Smoothie, Yoghurt
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