500 Calories or Less: Tomato, Bacon & Bean Soup This is one of our favourite less than 500 calorie meals. It’s perfect if you’re looking for 5:2 diet plan ideas or just fancy something lighter for dinner. The 500 calories fast days are obviously the hardest part of the diet. The point of the 5:2 diet is that you give ...
Freezer Friendly: Tangy Orange and Port Red Cabbage This is a super simple and deliciously vibrant, tangy side dish that is the perfect partner for your Christmas dinner. Absolutely one of the trimmings Christmas dinner would be unthinkable without! This is a super delicious make ahead port red cabbage recipe that’s great for freezing. Either make it two days ahead ...
Freezer Friendly: Delicious Make Ahead Christmas Gravy Roast a chicken before Christmas to make a delicious gravy for the big day. Absolutely one of the trimmings Christmas dinner would be unthinkable without! This is a super delicious make ahead Christmas gravy recipe that’s great for freezing. It can be made up to 3 months ahead and popped in the freezer. ...
Freezer Friendly: Super Easy Bread Sauce A classic sauce, one of the trimmings Christmas dinner would be unthinkable without! This is a super easy bread sauce recipe that’s great for making ahead and freezing. Bread sauce can be traced back to at least as early as medieval times, when bread was used as a thickening agent for sauces. If your ...
Ham & Mushroom Baked Duck Eggs Ingredients 80g butter 2 spring onions, chopped 60g ham off the bone, chopped 4tbsp double cream 2tbsp crushed croutons 4 duck eggs (or extra large chicken eggs) Toasted baguette, to serve Fresh parsley – chopped, for garnish 120-150g wild mushrooms, cleaned Method Heat the oven to 160˚C Heat the butter in a pan and sauté ...
Freezer Friendly: Super Versatile Slow Cooker Pulled Pork This Super Versatile Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe is super easy – it takes less than 5 minutes to throw the ingredients into a slow cooker. Perfect flavour balance with just the right amount of seasoning. If your freezer is ready for you to fill with delicious food, this is a delicious ...
The Perfect Pistachio & Asparagus Paté Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin K, folate, copper, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin E. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, potassium, choline, vitamin A, zinc, iron, protein, vitamin B6, and pantothenic acid. Ingredients 80g shelled pistachios, lightly toasted 15g flat-leaf parsley ...
Freezer Friendly: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese If your freezer is ready for you to fill with delicious food, this is a fantastic batch cooking freezer friendly recipe that’s just perfect for making ahead. The benefits of batch cooking include saving money, wasting less food and spending more time in the evenings with your family. This Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese will ...
Super Easy Make Ahead Stuffed Tomatoes Ingredients These simple stuffed tomatoes can be prepared up to 24 hours in advance. They make a delicious light supper when served with a salad. 6 large ripe tomatoes 75g long-grain rice, cooked 2 clove garlic, chopped basil 2 tbsp, chopped 2 tbsp mint, chopped 2 tbsp parsley, chopped 1 tbsp thyme leaves, chopped ...
Freezer Friendly: Peanut Coconut Sauce Chicken Serves 5 Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins Total Time: 25 mins Ingredients Marinade: • 2 tsp garlic , minced • ginger 1 tsp, minced • 1 tsp chilli paste • 1 lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped • coriander powder, 1 1/2 tsp • 1 tsp tumeric powder • 1/2 ...
Creamy Stilton Mushrooms on Toast Ingredients Chestnut mushrooms Brown bread Fresh basil Blue cheese (soft, Stilton or Gorgonzola) Double cream Garlic Mixed spices Olive oil Method Chop the mushrooms into quarters and place in a bowl. Add a small amount of olive oil, and some herbs of your choice – I like rosemary, garlic, thyme, coriander, fresh basil and a pinch ...
Sprouts with Lemon and Macadamia Nuts Lemony Brussels sprouts with nuts make an easy side dish that’s super easy and pleasantly surprising! These are, by far, the best Brussels sprouts I have ever had. My family raved and raved about them to everyone. They were nutty, a little sweet and pretty. Ingredients 650g sprouts 1tbsp olive oil 4 rashers of streaky ...