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Tag Archives: Lemon
Pasta Making At Home. An Easy Cheat. Wonton Wrapper Ravioli Filled With Ricotta.
Ricotta ravioli are always are very special treat at our house. Soft pillows of lemon scented ricotta and parmesan cheese encased in silky smooth pasta. Traditionally made from scratch with long sheets of homemade pasta they can be time consuming … Continue reading
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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A Rainy Day Afternoon Tea. Blueberry and Buttermilk Crumpets.
Last week I made crumpets for the very first time. This week it’s still raining and we are all beginning to feel just a little bit stir crazy. With the weather too awful to willingly venture out and ever present … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Blueberries, Breakfast, Brunch, Crumpets, Food, Lemon, Winter
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Man Sized Fast Day. Seared Salmon Fillet With Lemon, Garlic and Chilli Roasted Cauliflower.
The guidelines for the fast day diet clearly stipulate that women should not consume more than 500 calories on a fast day. Men have a slightly more generous 600 calorie allowance. The only comment I can make about my latest … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Cauliflower, Chilli, Fast Diet, Garlic, Lemon, Salmon
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From My Mother’s Kitchen. Light, Airy and Crisp. Angel’s Wings. Italian Crostoli.
For a long time I have been wanting to make Crostoli. Fried ribbons of crisp pastry. Liberally dusted with icing sugar. Eaten all over Italy on celebration days. Easter, Christmas, Christenings and family get togethers. This long weekend we travelled … Continue reading
Posted in Small Bites, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Biscuits, Crostoli, Eggs, Food, Icing Sugar, Italian, Lemon, Pastry
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From the Italian Pasticceria. Referencing My Cookbook Collection. Sour Cherry Amaretti.
These gorgeous little almond biscuits are the bomb. Lightly crisp on the outside. Slightly chewy on the inside. Sweet but a little tart. Jam packed with dried sour cherries. For years I have been making the trek across town to … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Baking, Biscuits, Cherries, Food, Gluten free, Italian, Lemon
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The 5-2 Challenge. A Glass of Wine. Spicy Mediterranean Seafood Soup
Seven weeks into the 5-2 challenge and I’m still exploring new ways to add flavour to my low calorie meals. This week the spotlight is shining on wine. One glass of dry white wine yields 121 calories. Incorporated into a … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Intermittent Fasting, Lemon, Mediterranean, Seafood Soup, Tomatoes, Wine
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Baking With Herbs. Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Lemon Thyme and Gin.
One of the most loved cakes in our house is a simple lemon scented cream cheese pound cake. Baked in a loaf tin and sliced and eaten unadorned. A school lunchbox staple. Drizzled with a gin infused lemon syrup it … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Cake, Cream Cheese, Food, Gin, Lemon, Lemon Thyme, Pound Cake
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