Cabbage Soup – A Dorset Delicacy? OK, perhaps not. But, the humble cabbage was first grown in England in Dorset, in Wimborne St Giles on the estate of Anthony Ashley (1551-1628), who introduced cabbage to England from Holland. If you visit the village, you can find his tomb in the Parish Church, along with a monument […]
5:2 Diet Update and Rose Veal
Rose Veal and More About My 5:2 Diet Journey;) No I haven’t given up on the 5:2 diet. In fact I managed to find a sensible day for a fast yesterday, though I had to shape my meals around a lovely piece of Rose Veal that I brought back from Boscastle. One of the great […]
Seared Scallops for 5:2 Diet
5:2 Diet Recipe Seared Scallops with Chilli Lime Butter Along with a number of other food bloggers I was rather taken by the 5:2 diet as described on a recent Horizon programme where Michael Mosley highlighted some research that suggested that by having two days a week of ‘semi fasting’ you could not only lose […]
5-2 Diet Recipe – Sustaining Soup
5-2 Diet Soup Soup is a great staple for fasting days on the 5-2 diet. Why? Well, you can make it up in advance so that you don’t have to think about what you are going to cook on your fast day. And, if you want to eat throughout the day, you can just have […]
5:2 Diet Day Two – Smoked Haddock Rarebit
5:2 Diet Recipe – Smoked Haddock Rarebit: As I mentioned in my first post about following the 5:2 diet, this concept has been popularised by a recent BBC horizon programme. If you want to read more about Michael Mosley’s experience there’s an article here The appeal of this form of dieting is that it enables […]
Book Review – Reza’s Indian Spice
Reza’s Indian Spice – Eastern Recipes for Western Cooks: I was sent Reza’s Indian Spice to review a month or so ago. And, it’s been sitting in a growing ‘to-do’ pile. I like to try a recipe from cookery books before I write a review and every so often I’ve browsed through and wondered what […]
5:2 Diet
5:2 Diet – Three Tips to make a Fast Day Easy! 2013 seems to be the year of the 5:2 Diet – have you tried it yet then? Of course it’s partly the time of year – many of us will be starting 2013 with a resolution to lose weight – and trying something like the 5:2 […]
5:2 Fast Diet Tips Part Two and Fish Pie
Tips for 5-2 Diet Fast Days and a Low Calorie 5-2 Diet Fish Pie. The 5:2 Diet or Fast Diet has become very popular in the UK since Michael Moseley’s programme on Horizon. For me, while there may be some secrets to intermittent fasting, the reason the 5:2 diet works and helps you lose weight, […]
The 5:2 Diet Made Easy – Recipes and 5:2 Diet Tips
Starting the 5:2 Diet – recipes, menu plans and more for the 5:2 Fasting Diet: I’ve been following the 5:2 diet for over a year now and I’ve lost 14kg in total. I’ve hit my target weight, although I am now trying to lose just a little more (and also recover from some seasonal indulgences). […]
Greek Yoghurt Stuffed Sea Bream and the 5:2 Diet
A Greek Recipe for the 5:2 Diet and some Hellenic Memories: My first visit to Greece was a shock. I was on a Schools Cruise – in the 1970s some of the cruise liners used to rent out space in the bows of the ship to school groups. We flew from London to Athens into […]