Quick and Light Meals from Riverford: While I love Riverford organic foods, I am not usually a recipe box user. I’ve been cooking meals from scratch for years – growing up in a small town in Norfolk without the benefit of a supermarket and with a mother who hated cooking, I learnt at an early […]
Courgetti with Oil and Garlic – a 5:2 Diet Low Calorie Recipe
Counting the Calories Italian Style – Courgetti with Oil and Garlic for the 5:2 Diet: It is that time of the year when there always seems to be a glut of courgettes. And, the good news for anyone doing the 5:2 diet or following any other low calorie diet is that courgettes are naturally very […]
Back on the 5:2 Diet – I need your help!
Courgetti with Buttered Tomatoes – a low-calorie recipe for a 5:2 Diet Fast Day: About eighteen months ago I embarked on the 5:2 diet. I did quite well and lost 13 kilos over a year or so. But, once I’d hit my target weight I stopped completely. And, my day to day life isn’t the […]
Pea and Courgette Soup – 5:2 Diet Fast Day
Pea and Courgette Soup with Fresh Mint – Low Calorie, 5:2 Diet Fast Day Summer Lunch: Soups and summer cookery have never seemed to sit together very happily for me. And that has been a challenge because diet soups have been the cornerstone of many of my 5:2 fast day meal plans. But I’m pleased […]
Summer 5:2 Dieting – Fast Day Stuffed Courgettes with Turkey
Turkey Stuffed Courgettes or Zucchini – Low Calorie 5:2 Fast Diet Recipe: When I started doing the 5:2 diet and recording the 5:2 diet recipes I made, I thought winter would be harder than summer. Cold weather would tempt me to cook and eat more. And of course Christmas. And, lots of high calorie root […]
5-2 Diet Smoked Salmon and Filo Pastry Tart
Getting back to real life and a 5-2 fast day diet freak-out: It seems like a long time since I actually cooked anything myself. Of course, that’s not entirely the case but in the week before the trip to Abruzzo, I was frantically busy and when I did eat at home it was almost always […]
5-2 Diet Fast Day Meal Plans
The 5-2 Diet, Meal Planning and Leftovers Back to the 5-2 Diet for me this week with a 5-2 fast day today and on Saturday. One of the biggest challenges for me at this time of year if I’m trying to lose weight is that my fridge and store cupboard tend to be overful with […]
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 […]
Cooking from Tuscany with Anna Binni
Learning to Cook Food From Tuscany: When I was offered the chance to meet and learn to cook with Anna Binni, I jumped at the opportunity. I do love food from Italy, especially Tuscany and I’ve always been curious about how the dishes I enjoy in restaurants and bars are really prepared. Sometimes it’s a […]