5-2 Diet Haddock – Tangy Fish in a Crisp Crumb: This is another recipe using some of the wonderful fish that John at DelishFish has sent to me. It’s very easy and quick – the sort of thing you can rustle up in the time it takes to microwave a ready meal. And, trust me, […]
5-2 Diet – Classic Sole Veronique
5:2 Diet Recipe Sole Veronique – DelishFish Dish: I really haven’t forgotten about the 5:2 diet. But, I’ve been out a LOT in the last week or so. Finally, I am home and able to have a 5:2 fast day…and, I’ve also had a rather fabulous delivery of fish from DelishFish. Lemon Sole is one […]
5:2 Diet Hake with Saffron Sauce
5:2 Diet Hake with Saffron Sauce: One of the challenges of a fasting day on the 5:2 diet is making the food I eat interesting without piling on calories. Fish is a really good solution and I am still using some lovely fish that was sent to me by When I was in Boscastle, one […]
5:2 Diet Goes to Sicily
5:2 Diet Recipe – Tuna, Aubergine and Tomato with Courgetti! This 5:2 diet recipe takes its inspiration from three sources. Firstly I caught Nigel Slater making Courgetti on Making the Most of It. Now, I am a huge Nigel Slater fan, I have the books, I even sometimes make recipes FROM the books, but actually […]
5:2 Diet – Fish and Chips
5:2 Diet Fish and Chips – Oven Baked Cod and Chips. As I am sure you know, I am following the 5:2 diet and today just happens to be one of my fast days. It’s also Friday. I’m also about to go on holiday and I’m aware that I still haven’t done a Best of […]
5-2 Diet Lemon and Coriander Chicken
5-2 Diet – Recipes for the 5-2 Diet: Now, I am still doing the 5-2 diet. I am really encouraged by the weight loss so far, and I am hoping that I am also getting some of the health benefits. I watched the Horizon programme, Eat, Fast and Live Longer which highlighted research that has […]
5-2 Diet Continues – Asian Noodles
5-2 Diet Update – and Asian Noodles So my efforts at the 5-2 Diet continue. Yesterday I was overindulging again thanks to the Potato Council who treated me to an eight course potato tasting menu at L’Atelier de Joel Robouchon. So, today I decided to go hard core with the 5-2 diet and try consuming […]
5:2 Diet – Feasting on a Fast Day with Chilli Beef
5:2 Diet Chilli Beef Stir-Fry I’m still doing the 5:2 Diet. I even went out and bought some BRUTAL scales that weigh me accurately (I could lose a couple of kilos by getting on and off the old scales enough times…and that wasn’t through exercise!). And the nasty new scales also show my body fat! […]
5-2 Diet Hake with Tomato and Potato
Hake with Tomatoes and Potatoes for the 5:2 Diet: It’s turned very cold today and I’m keen to have a warm meal as part of my 5:2 diet fasting day. This is a low-calorie version of a dish I saw cooked by Paul Harwood at Boscastle Festival a few years ago. The flavour comes partly […]