Delicious Mediterranean style chicken tray bake and a fabulous wine pairing. What do you do when you are craving roast chicken but you live by yourself. Or when you have a pack of chicken thighs or drumsticks but don’t want a casserole. So long as your chicken pieces still have skin (and preferably some bone) […]
Turkey Breast Paupiettes with Pickled Walnut, Apple and Sage
Christmas in a Parcel – Turkey Breast Paupiettes with Opies Pickled Walnuts. #Ad: Written in Conjunction with Opies It’s that time of year again! The festive season when everyone else seems to be planning a feast for 500 or so. For those of us with small families, though, I’m sharing some of the options around […]
The 5:2 Diet Tarragon Chicken in a Creamy Sauce and Wine.
Low-Calorie Tarragon Chicken for the 5:2 Diet and Pinot Gris: Today I got a craving for Tarragon Chicken. One of the challenges with any diet, including the 5:2 diet, is that weird psychology that kicks in and makes you really want what you shouldn’t be eating. I cared for my diabetic mother for some time […]
Healthy Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
Simple healthy sesame chicken stir-fry with Yutaka Edamame Noodles: A few samples of a new healthy noodle range from Yutaka, together with a stir-fry cookery book from Ching-He Huang were the inspiration for this recipe. I love stir fry dishes but do tend to rely on a version of stone soup where whatever happens to be […]
Chicken and Asparagus Risotto
Risotto – the perfect use for leftover Roast Chicken I love making risotto. I find the stirring process quite therapeutic, getting that gloopy sticky mixture as the starch from the rice is released. And, its something where you can be creative with your leftovers and make a meal that’s almost elegant with things that you […]
Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken For the 5:2 Diet
Quick, Easy Low-Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken for the 5:2 Diet: A little while ago I was sent a sample of Truvia, a natural sweetener that is almost zero calorie. The idea was supposed to be that I could cook with it, but when I checked, I found I’d been sent small sachets, the sort […]
Healthy Lemon Chicken
Lemon Chicken – Trying to eat healthy food: This recipe for healthy lemon chicken is very quick and simple. I made mine using the wings and legs from the Organic Chicken in my Abel and Cole box this week. If you don’t plan on feeding a whole family, it’s quite a good idea to take […]
5:2 Diet Frugal Fasting – Turkey Leftovers
5:2 Diet Frugal Fast Days – Spicy Turkey Meatballs These low-calorie spicy turkey meatballs are a result of looking for healthy ways to use turkey leftovers. One of the biggest challenges of the 5:2 diet for me has been how to cope with family Christmas. To some extent, I haven’t tried too hard. An advantage […]
Festive Turkey Meal for Two Made Easy
Easy Turkey Dinner for Two – Christmas Made Simple: Christmas lunch is one of those sacrosanct meals that you just need to make special. If you have a big family, in many ways it’s easy – albeit hard work. You buy a big turkey – you prepare everything in advance as much as possible – […]
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Olives
Easy Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Olives: At this time of year, I love spicy food, warming stews and rich, deep flavours. A Tagine is a Moroccan dish that usually involves meat or fish and some kind of fruit. It seems particularly appropriate to make a chicken and preserved lemon tagine with olives – It’s the […]