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Gingered Chicken Dumplings
A simple yet tasty chicken dish that can be made a few hours ahead. Serve with cauliflower rice, vegetable noodles or stir fried vegetables. You can steam these, pan fry them or bake them in the...
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Cauliflower and Walnut Crust Quiche
There is no end to the versatility of the humble cauliflower! Now available in Quiche crust format! Although I have made this a couple of times with walnuts simply because I like this flavour...
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Avocado and Lime Coleslaw
Avocado is used in place of mayonnaise in this coleslaw recipe. It’s creamy, tangy and just delicious. You could spice this up a bit by added a couple of chopped jalapeno peppers too! The beauty...
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Broccoli Crust Quiche
For every dish that I’ve made with cauliflower, I’ve been looking at broccoli and thinking to myself “Can I? Dare I? Shall I?”. So, here goes…..! Inspired by my cauliflower crusted Quiche I give...
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Chicken, Turmeric, Ginger and Coconut Soup
The Chief Taster has been laid up with a dreadful cold which is no surprise since he travels a lot in his current job and airports are just carriers of germs. (I call him “Geoffrey” but since he does...
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Ginger and Raspberry Coconut Flour Cakes
The flavour combination of ginger and raspberry is just delicious and something I want to explore further. The fresh ginger works so well with the sweet sharpness of the raspberries. Add into cake...
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Fish in Egg and Lemon Sauce
You can use most white fish for this dish, either fillets or fish steaks too. I used Tilapia in this dish. I am also wondering about trying a vegetarian version and perhaps just cook this with some...
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Chicken, Lemon and Tarragon Burgers
Every now and again the Chief Taster gets a treat and I will cook him meat. This week’s treat was a chicken burger. It was very easy to make and he enjoyed the flavours. He declared them moist and...
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Avocado, Palm Hearts and Coriander Salad
I saw some tins of palm hearts at one of my regular stores at a very reasonable price so threw a few in my trolley, thinking that I could make a few salad dishes with them. First, I made this salad...
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Low Carb Tortilla Wraps
I came across this recipe on The KetoDiet Blog which I am a big fan of. This dough recipe makes great tortillas, nachos or even breadsticks. It’s now my favourite sandwich wrap recipe and makes a...
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Palm Hearts, Tomato and Artichoke Salad
This is a colourful and tasty salad that is just wonderfully simple to make. Although I used basil, other herbs would be just as tasty. It would make a great side salad with fish or a frittata or you...
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Broccoli Coleslaw
I never had thought of using the broccoli stem in recipes and used to chuck it away after trimming my broccoli. Then I read about using it in salads, often in place of raw cabbage, so gave it a...
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Asian Chicken Salad
It’s salad season and I wanted something slightly asian inspired with chicken for the Chief Taster. It’s almost like an uncooked stir fry dish, but disguised as a salad! He enjoyed the flavours and...
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Broccoli Stem & Carrot Slaw
I’ve used the broccoli stems in place of cabbage in this simple coleslaw recipe. Now that I have found out that these can be used instead of throwing them away, there’s no stopping me and my poor...
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Beetroot “Hummus”
Hummus is an arabic word for chickpeas which gives the dish its name. However I was looking for an alternative to chickpeas and have been playing with vegetables to replace them. So, perhaps this...
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Warm Beetroot Noodle Salad with Tomatoes, Olives and Feta
This dish could be eaten raw or cooked but I decided to try it cooked as I wanted the noodles to be a bit more tender. So I am passing this off as a warm salad! I made the beetroot noodles with my...
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Cauliflower “Hummus”
As with the beetroot hummus dish, the word “hummus” is in quotes as hummus is arabic for chickpeas and this dish does not contain chickpeas. As with most dishes, I often think to myself “can this be...
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20 Pumpkin Recipes
Fried pumpkin with sage Pumpkin soup Pumpkin and chestnut soup Pumpkin bread (coconut flour) Pumpkin, pecan and feta salad Roasted pumpkin and broccoli with feta Pumpkin chilli Pumpkin and goats...
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15 Low Carb Breakfast Recipes
Avocado Frittata with Cotija & Mozzarella Cheese Breakfast Muffins (Almond & Flaxseed) Bacon Pancake Sandwich Cheese, Chive & Onion Muffin (Coconut Flour) Cinnamon “Rice” Breakfast Pudding...
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Butternut Squash Fries
If you can chop a vegetable into strips and bake it, voila you have vegetable fries! I make fries out of sweet potato and carrots, so thought I’d have a try at the butternut squash that was sitting...
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