Tasty Stuff Without the Fuss and a Little Bit of Making
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 13th, 2009
This is one of my favourite cake recipes, made entirely from non-perishable store cupboard ingredients. The recipe is very forgiving so you can vary quantities and really is a genuine bung it all in the food processor and whizz then bake recipe.
Although delicious fresh from the oven the cake keeps well and actually improves [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2009
This simple healthy dip is packed with flavour and is lighter on the calories as I used water rather than oil to thin it; roasting the carrots and onion concentrates the flavour and makes a sweet tasting delicious dip which will count towards your 5 a day, the addition of sesame oil adds a nutty [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2008
Winter is upon us; it seemed as it rained all day yesterday and I am ashamed to admit that I did not actually leave the flat as it was so grey and damp. Instant comfort food was necessary to combat the bad weather blues. I had recently been reading about making microwave cakes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
(This is not a good photo as the peanut butter is almost the same colour as the muffins, but if you look closely you can see a large dollop of peanut butter oozing from the top of the muffin)
Have I mentioned that I love baking muffins and that I have been expermenting with vegan [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2008
We often have orange juice for breakfast and it seems such a shame to throw the peels away, as living in a flat in central London we cannot even compost them.
Candied orange peel coated in chocolate is delicious, very easy to make – although labour intensive – and very very expensive to buy.
Chocolate Coated Candied [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2008
January and February were use it all up months, it is now March and I am still using it all up! I wanted to make chilli and I decided to make a mixed bean version rather than a meat one and use some tins up. This dish contains several portions of vegetables all counting towards [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2008
This is my favourite reviving food, something for when life has thrown too much at you, when need a reviving, but healthy comfort food that is easy to prepare. I call them Reviviscent (capable of causing Revival) Foods. I like the way the word sounds and rolls around the mouth, “revival” with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2008
With the success of the (Almost) Healthy Sticky Toffee Pudding I am convinced that grating the odd parsnip or carrot into a cake is not going to diminish the flavour and will possibly add texture, sweetness and depth; it certainly is not going to do any damage and will at worse just [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 13th, 2008
I like stodgy winter puddings, but all too often they are calorie laden and full of hidden sugar and fats. Having watched Cook Yourself Thin on Channel 4 I was impressed by the imaginative use of healthy substitutions to make classic dishes healthier and lifting their calorie content. Clever use of carrots and parsnips in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 7th, 2008
For me January is Use It All Up Month, I have pledged not to buy any non perishable foods until mid February, and all those packets of half full grains, pastas, beans and pulses must be used up. It is going to take a certain amount of self restraint and imagination, but hopefully I will [...]