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Eat, Fast And Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Day Meal Idea Under 100 Calories. Whipped Feta
Sometimes all I need to tide me over on a 5-2 fast day is one simple but delicious element. Something like this gorgeously light and tangy whipped feta. Smeared on a plate it’s a gorgeous accompaniment to a roasted root … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Cheese, Dip, Fast Diet, Feta, Gluten free, Healthy
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Orange Scented Double Cacao Hazelnut Bliss Bombs.
Normally I would never post a recipe for something sweet on a 5-2 fast day. With a daily intake of only 500 calories, every morsel that passes my lips is carefully calorie counted with a very firm emphasis on wholesome … Continue reading
Posted in Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Almond, bliss bombs, cacao, Dates, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Hazelnuts, Healthy, Made From Scratch, Orange, vegan, Winter
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Soft Cauliflower Tortillas.
These appeared on my instagram account a few weeks ago topped with grilled halloumi and a kale tabbouleh. A fast day experiment in the kitchen using the contents of my fridge – a head of cauliflower and remnants of a … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Autumn, Cauliflower, Eggs, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Tortilla, Turmeric, Vegetarian, Wraps
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Savoury Granola.
With the long summer holidays over and everyone back at school today, serious 5-2 fasting is back on the agenda. Starting next week. Two days – Mondays and Thursdays. Fortunately we’re drifting into late summer, so with the markets full … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Fast Diet, Healthy, Herbs, Nuts, Oats, Savoury Granola. Granola, Seeds, Spices
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Mini Caprese Cocktail Santas.
December 1st and the silly season has well and truly started. A time for pre Christmas catch-ups, get togethers and cocktail parties. Full of conviviality, canapés and festive good cheer. Truly the most wonderful time of the year. In search … Continue reading
Posted in Salad, Small Bites, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetarian
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Basil, Bocconcini, Caprese, Festive, Healthy, Italian, Summer, Tomato
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Crisp And Crunchy. Sweet and Salty Five Seed Crackers.
I’ve always loved seeded crisp-bread. Crisp and crunchy it’s delicious on its own, yet pairs beautifully with an endless array of dips, charcuterie and cheese board. There is a well known brand I purchase almost by the trolley load at … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chia Seed, Coconut Oil, Crackers, Crispbread, Gluten free, honey, Linseed, Pumpkin Seed, Sesame Seed, Sunflower Seed
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Japanese Hand Rolls “Temaki Zushi”
We adore sushi in our house. It’s fresh, healthy and quite easy to prepare. Previously I have shied away from the idea of making sushi for a fast day meal, chastened by the thought of the massive 540 calorie count … Continue reading
Posted in Rice, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Avocado, Carrot, Cucumber, Fasting Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Lettuce, Rice, Sashimi, Sushi
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True Comfort Food. Chicken, Veal And Bacon Sausage Rolls.
It’s been bitterly cold and wet for the last ten days and my family has well and truly embraced comfort food. Soups, braises, curries, mashed potatoes and to top it all off crisp and flaky home-made sausage rolls. Hearty, moreish … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bacon, Chicken, Herbs, Pastry, Pistachio, Sausage Rolls, Veal, Winter
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Rich And Decadent. Salted Vanilla Fudge Shortbread Squares.
There’s a serious battle being played out in our kitchen at the moment between the much loved, often requested, traditional chocolate caramel slice and a new contender; a very modern salted vanilla fudge shortbread square. Having baked just one … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites, Sweet Treats
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Baking, Butter, Cream, Fudge, Salt, Shortbread, Slice, Vanilla, Winter
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Lazy Entertaining. Hot Smoked Trout Dip With Seeded Baguette Toasts.
This has to be one of my favourite stand by recipes. Maximum flavour for very little effort. So much so that I have taken to keeping vacuum packed hot smoked trout in my fridge for last minute emergency entertaining. It … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baguette, Creme Fraiche, Dill, Dip, Hors D'oeuvres, Salmon, Toasts
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