Pumpkin, Pecan and Feta Salad
I love the sweet taste of roasted pumpkin and to add some salty feta cheese to it, along with the sweet pecans makes an amazing salad dish. The Chief Taster loved this and even helped himself to...
View ArticleSpanish Cauliflower Salad
A refreshing way to eat cauliflower as a salad or as a tapas dish. The dish has a tangy sharp taste but is still light. This is now probably 1001 ways to prepare cauliflower as it’s still my...
View ArticleFlaxseed Bread Loaf
I adapted this recipe from http://www.blogilates.com/blog/2011/03/09/no-carb-bread/. If you want a bread that is very low in carbs and gluten free, then this is the loaf for you since flaxseed is...
View ArticlePumpkin and Spinach Frittata
As you may know by now, I love a frittata. As well as being a great way to use up leftovers it is a great lunch/supper dish that is simple and tasty to make. This combination has pumpkin and...
View ArticleBroad Beans in Basil Dressing
Delicious bean salad I love broad beans and they are a taste of summer especially with this salad dressing. They are also known as fava beans. You can use fresh or frozen beans. I made this from a...
View ArticleBlackened Salmon Fillets
The Chief Taster has been on a few business trips and seems to have this every time so thought I would try it. I finally have got the blend of spices right (according to him) and am now wondering on...
View ArticleCoconut Milk Ice Cream
I’ve been playing around with ice cream recipes that do not require an ice cream maker (although I now want one!) and a few no churn ice recipes seem to rely on condensed milk which is out for so many...
View ArticleBroad Bean Pate
I love broad beans and this is a lovely, fresh tasting pate. Broad beans are also know as fava beans which are often found in Middle Eastern dishes. I like the green colour of this and food should...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato Salad
Bright and vibrant! Roasting tomatoes helps to concentrate their flavour, whilst the addition of balasmic vinegar enhances their sweetness. Select the ripest and fresh tomatoes you can find. This...
View ArticleChicken with Lemon, Cumin and Mint Kebabs
Tasty Chicken I found this recipe on Epicurious and was intrigued by the unusual flavour combinations, but from my time in the Middle East, could see how this would work as these flavours are used in...
View ArticleGrilled Vegetable and Goats Cheese Terrine
Colourful layers of vegetables This is now my 500th post! I cannot believe how many recipes have been tried, tested and posted in my three years of blogging. I put the question out on Facebook as...
View ArticleZucchini Hummus
Creamy, low carb hummus I love hummus but was looking for a low carb alternative and just happened to have a bunch of zucchini in the fridge, so voila! This is just so delicious! Creamy, garlicky and...
View ArticleBeetroot, Ginger and Coconut Soup
Colourful soup As well as looking colourful this soup is full of flavour. I like the flavour combination of beetroot and ginger in a juice, but in a soup with coconut milk this is just delicious. As...
View ArticleCoconut Butter Bars – Strawberry and Coconut
To make coconut butter is as simple as making a nut butter. Simply throw some raw dried shredded coconut into the food processor and blitz until you have a butter spread. Or you can simply purchase...
View ArticleCurried Cabbage and Coconut Salad
I am playing around with a lot of cabbage recipes at the moment, simply because it’s cheap, low in carbs and we love the vegetable. We normally have cabbage in some form of cheese dish but I wanted...
View ArticleStrawberry and Avocado Mousse
One of my favourite quick desserts is chocolate avocado mousse but thought I’d change it slightly and use strawberries in place of cocoa powder. It was delicious, creamy and fruity! Avocado is a...
View ArticleCauliflower Salad (Warm)
Trends in food come and go but to me, the humble cauliflower has always been like the little black dress….always in style, and very adaptable. This salad is normally served warm, but is just as...
View ArticleBroccoli & Basil Flatbread (Coconut flour)
A bread from broccoli? Madness you cry! After a day playing around with cauliflower, I looked at a large bunch of broccoli I had in the fridge and thought to myself “Dare I?”. I did and I loved the...
View ArticleCauliflower Bread (Coconut Flour)
I’ve made wraps, bread sticks, pizza and even cake from cauliflower, so thought I’d try a cauliflower bread with it. The bread is firm and moist along with the Chief Taster approval. We tried a few...
View ArticleRoasted Cabbage
Cabbage slices with garlic If in doubt about cooking a vegetable, roast it! I find that many of my childhood vegetables that were boiled to an inch of their lives, are so much better roasted....
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