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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Savoury Zucchini And Bacon Muffins.
One of the keys to a successful fast day most definitely lies in portion control. On fast days I like to eat well, concentrating on healthy, flavoursome food but find I need to keep a vigilant eye on how much … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Bacon, Eggs, Fast Diet, Healthy, Muffins, Savoury, Under 200 Calories, Zucchini
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Eat, Fast And Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Day Idea Under 100 Calories. Lemon, Mint and Cucumber Infusion With Apple Cider Vinegar
One of the keys to surviving a fast day is to remain well hydrated. Drinking plenty of water is important to keep your system flushed, and any gnawing hunger pangs or headaches at bay. Since embarking on the 5-2 diet I … Continue reading
Posted in What I Love to Drink
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Apple Cider Vinegar, Cucumber, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Lemon, Mint
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Recipe Idea Under 400 Calories. Lions Head Meatballs With Bok Choy and Shitake Mushrooms.
Meatballs are a perennial favourite in our house, managing to hit the spot with each family member. No mean feat considering the pickiness of their individual palates and food preferences. Fast days always throw up a particularly interesting challenge, my … Continue reading
Breakfast To Go. Toasted Steel Cut Oats With Apple Compote and Brown Sugar Walnuts.
Steel cut oats have just entered my universe and they are fantastic. Luxurious and comforting, a bowl of warming oats never tasted so good. With winter just around the corner I’ve been on the lookout for an easy, portable breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Apple, Autumn, Breakfast, Brown Sugar, Compote, Gluten free, Healthy, Oatmeal, Porridge, Steel Cut Oats
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Hearty Minestrone Soup With Bacon And Pasta
Another Monday. Another fast day. With the definite arrival of cooler weather I’m settling into a rather easy pattern of putting soup on the dinner table on Monday nights. Wholesome, warm and nourishing, nothing beats making an enormous pot of … Continue reading
Posted in Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Autumn, Bacon, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Italian, Minestrone, Pasta
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Lemon, Silverbeet and Green Lentil Soup.
A big bowl of hearty, rustic lentil soup. The perfect antidote to an extended long Easter weekend of of unfettered overindulgence. This Lemon, Silverbeet and Lentil Soup is wholesome and nourishing, jam-packed with in season produce picked from my father’s vegetable … Continue reading
Posted in Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Autumn, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Lemon, Lentil, Silverbeet, Vegetarian
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Post Easter Detox With…Ruby Red Pomegranate Juice.
In our house Easter celebrations are unashamedly associated with feasting. Chocolate truffles and brightly wrapped foiled Easter eggs for breakfast, followed by a long, leisurely lunch. It’s no wonder overindulgence is the order of the day. An inescapable given. This year it … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, What I Love to Cook, What I Love to Drink
Tagged Autumn, Detox, Easter, Gluten free, Healthy, Juice, Pomegranate
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Day Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Som Tam. Thai Green Papaya Salad.
Last week I was lucky enough to visit the Paddington Community Garden. Tucked away behind Trumper Park and The Palms Tennis Centre, it’s a thriving oasis of individual and communal plots producing an enviable array of organic fruits, vegetables and … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Chilli, Fast Diet, Garlic, Green Papaya, Healthy, Herbs, Lime, Salad, Som Tam, Thai
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Fish On Fridays. Simple And Speedy. Sous Vide Salmon In A Snap Lock Sandwich Bag.
A couple of weeks ago I bookmarked an intriguing article from the Good Food lift out of The Sydney Morning Herald titled Simple Sous Vide For The Home, Minus The Fancy Equipment. Sous vide has taken the culinary world by … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Butter, Gluten free, Healthy, Lime, Salmon, Sous Vide
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