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Asparagus Risotto
Risottos are usually made with LOTS of butter, which doesn’t suit my low-fat lifestyle, so this is my reduced-fat version of a basic risotto. The only tricky thing here is to stir continually, whilst...
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All Aboard the Quinoa Train
I became a fan of quinoa when living in Chile – it’s a staple thing there, just like rice or couscous. At the time, no one in Australia had heard of it, but now it is very trendy and recipes are...
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Still on the Quinoa Train…
I recently borrowed Cooking With Quinoa: The Supergrain from work. It’s a great resource for quinoa recipes, and here is a lamb dish that I’ve adapted. The only time-consuming part was grinding a...
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Super Duper Salmon Pad Thai
I know, I know….there’s been a definite emphasis on Thai style curry flavours in my cooking, since Christmas. I have no idea why! Perhaps it’s the hot weather and the fact that Thai dishes are a lot...
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Crockpot Vegetable Chilli
Healthy and filling, this slow cooker chilli is the perfect example of the ‘chuck it all in and turn it on’ philosophy that slow cookers are all about. To me, a slow cooker should be about...
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Chicken Tagine
Marinating it all. From one of the Two Fat Ladies‘ cookbooks – Potty, by Clarissa Dickson-Wright, I adapted this chicken dish, which is very suited to preparing in the morning before work and then...
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Luscious Lentil Spag Bog!
OMG this vegetarian spaghetti bolognaise was fantastic! Taste has such great recipes, from a variety of magazine sources and all thoroughly tested with good photos and clear instructions. I make a lot...
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Still on the Vegetable Crusade….
Chopped veg With my mountain of vegies to play with, I found this easy Pumpkin & Lentil Curry dish from the 4 Ingredients website – I mean you can’t get much simpler than this really – but I...
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Mulling Over This One….
This Mulled Pork recipe looked excellent on the face of it – anything that calls for a whole bottle of red wine can’t be bad! I did enjoy it; however, the meat was too dry, particularly with the...
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Quick Lamb Curry
This simple lamb mince dish is based on one from Simple Indian Cookery by Madhur Jaffrey – an old book that I came across at work recently, with loads of terrific and EASY Indian dishes. There is no...
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