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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 400 Calories. Warm “Cauliflower Couscous” With Grilled Chermoula Spiced Chicken, Roast Pumpkin And Capsicum.
Today’s 5-2 fast day offering is all about generosity as I attempt to chase away the mid winter blues with a vibrant yet hearty plate of food. Fasting through the depths of winter is no mean feat. So many opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Marinades, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Cauliflower Couscous, Chermoula, Chicken, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Herbs, Winter
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Big, Bold Mediterranean Flavours. Deep Dish Ratatouille Quiche.
Hiding beneath this cheesy golden crust? Big bold Mediterranean flavours of an oven roasted ratatouille. A delicious medley of eggplant, capsicum, tomato and zucchini ensconced in a flaky pastry deep dish quiche. Each bite redolent of the promise of … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Cheese, Eggs, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Capsicum, Eggplant, Food, Mediterranean, Puff Pastry, Quiche, Ratatouille, Spring, Tomato, Zucchini
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Eat, Fast And Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Day Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Hummus With Roasted Red Capsicum
I’ve always adored hummus. On feast days I love to pile it high on baked pita crisps. More recently, with just a few adjustments to the original recipe, it’s been doing double duty as a simple and delicious fast day meal. … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Chickpeas, Dip, Fast Diet, Garlic, Healthy, Hummus, Lemon, Middle Eastern, Paprika, Tahini
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer.A 5-2 Fast Day Meal Idea Under 300 Calories. A Mediterranean Grilled Haloumi and Summer Vegetable Salad.
When the temperatures soar the last thing I want to do is spend hours in a hot kitchen preparing an evening meal. On hot, balmy evenings the barbecue is my best friend. Relaxed, alfresco cooking and dining. Pared back … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Eggplant, Gluten free, Haloumi, Healthy, Summer, Tomato, Vegetarian
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Grilled Corn Salsa.
To commemorate the first day of summer we fired up the barbecue and roasted a couple of ears of corn. This incredibly healthy and delicious Grilled Corn Salsa is very easy to prepare, playing a starring role in a low … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Chilli, Corn, Fasting Diet, Healthy, Salad, Spring Onion, Summer, Tomato
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. A Classic Catalan Salsa. Romesco Sauce.
This weekend at a barbeque at my friend Ros’ home I was reacquainted with Romesco sauce. A deep, earthy, smoky salsa made from roasted capsicum, chilli, tomato, onion and garlic. Pounded to a paste and thickened with nuts and a … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Chilli, Fasting Diet, Garlic, Lemon, Onion, Salsa, Sourdough, Tomato
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 400 Calories. Roasted Pork Sirloin Steak With Ratatouille.
Fasting is so much easier in the warmer months with an abundance of fresh produce available. I’ve always loved ratatouille a traditional French Provencal dish bursting with the fresh summer flavours of eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, onions and tomatoes. Light and … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Cherry Tomatoes, Eggplant, Fasting Diet, Pork, Ratatouille, Summer, Zucchini
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Day Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Cauliflower Couscous with Fresh Harissa, Roasted Capsicum and Sweet Potato.
For quite some time I have been reading about cauliflower rice. Finely grated cauliflower, steamed and served as a healthy, low calorie, low carbohydrate alternative to regular rice. Whilst I have never tried cauliflower “rice” it started me thinking. I’ve always … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Capsicum, Cauliflower, Couscous, Fasting Diet, Harissa, Herbs, Lemon, Sweet Potato
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The 5-2 Challenge. How To Build Your Own Skinny Stir-Fry. My Version? Stir Fried Chicken With Red Capsicum, Broccolini and Chilli Jam.
Stir fries have to be the perfect 5-2 fast day meal. Healthy, nutrition, low in calories and very easy to prepare. Fast day or feast day I’ll often prepare a stir fry for dinner using whatever is in season or … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Broccolini, Calorie Counting, Capsicum, Chicken, Chilli, Fast Diet, Stir Fry
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The 5-2 Challenge. The Perfect Steak. Seared Beef Eye Fillet With Caponata.
With each passing fast day I find I am acquiring an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of the calorie value of the food I like to eat. If the truth be known I find calorie counting incredibly tiresome and dreary. Unfortunately, it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Beef, Caponata, Capsicum, Eggplant, Fasting Diet, Fillet Steak, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Tomato
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