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The 5-2 Challenge. Sweet and Healthy. Blueberry and Apple Breakfast Compote.
I’m taking a break from the 5-2 Challenge this week. Third week of the school holidays and we’re going away. As flexible as this eating plan may be, there is no way I’m adhering to two restrictive 500 calorie fast … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Apple, Blueberry, Compote, Fasting Diet, Food, Lemon, Vanilla
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Japanese Inspired Noodle Bowl. Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Soup With Broccolini and Spinach
There is something about the colder weather that makes me want to comfort eat. On the menu for my latest recent fast day a Japanese inspired Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Soup. Nourishing. Filling. Warming. Unfortunately my fast day resolve was … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Chicken, Fasting Diet, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Japanese, Soba, Soup
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The 5-2 Challenge. Exploring New Food Trends. Kimchi and Korean Style Fried Rice With Egg Omelette.
Today’s 5-2 challenge focus? Transforming simple meals into something amazing by introducing new flavours. One of the hottest new food trends of the year is kimchi. A traditional Korean fermented pickle that’s crunchy, sour, sweet, salty and spicy. Its flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Chilli, Fasting Diet, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Kimchi, Korean, Rice
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Hearty Winter Meal. Pot Roasted Pork Scotch Fillet with Onions and Sweet Potato.
Due to the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and a diary full of commitments, this week I have had to complete both my fast days in close proximity with a single feast day in between. I don’t know if it was … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Onions, Pork, Pot Roast, Sweet Potato, Winter
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The 5-2 Challenge. Ancient Grains. Farro Pilaf with Swiss Brown Mushrooms, Silverbeet and Broccolini
After a long weekend of unfettered overindulgence the focus of my my next fast day was on wholesome, nourishing and restorative eating. Recently there seems to have been a resurgence in interest in cooking with ancient grains. Widely acknowledged to … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Broccolini, Fasting Diet, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Mushrooms, Pilaf, Silverbeet, Vegetarian
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The 5-2 Challenge. Fast Day Quick Meal. Tomato and Chilli Omelette With Avocado and Fresh Herbs.
The easiest fast days are the busiest. Sometimes there is not a lot of time to spend in the kitchen calorie counting to whip up a suitable meal. Here is my idea of a simple, nutritious fast day quick meal. … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Avocado, Breakfast, Eggs, Fasting Diet, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Omelette, Tomato
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The 5-2 Challenge. Chicken Soup for the Soul. Stracciatella.
This weekend I was lucky enough to receive a carton of freshly laid farm eggs. Courtesy of Gil and Pat’s chooks. Other than the ultimate treat of poached eggs, these were a welcome addition to one of my favourite dishes. Stracciatella. … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Poultry, Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Chicken, Eggs, Fasting Diet, Intermittent Fasting, Italian, Parmesan, Soup
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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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The 5-2 Challenge. A Fast Day Calorie Counting Conundrum. Pea and Ham Soup.
One of my favourite meals when the weather turns cold is soup. Warm, nourishing, stick to your ribs comfort food. Top of the list? Pea and ham soup. Everyone else must have had the same idea today. I ventured out … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Bacon Bones, Fasting Diet, Food, Gluten free, Intermittent Fasting, Pea, Pea and Ham, Proscuitto
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The 5-2 Challenge. Something Warming. Oven Roasted Capsicums With A Spicy Cherry Tomato, Chickpea And Couscous Stuffing.
Today was unrelentlessly cold, wet and rainy. The perfect excuse for a skim milk cappuccino to brighten an otherwise dreary day. I know I have supposedly sworn off cappuccinos on fast days but this cup was planned for and incorporated … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Capsicum, Chickpeas, Couscous, Fasting Diet, Food, Harissa, Intermittent Fasting, Tomato
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