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Posted on 10.08.05 by Administrator @ 2:37 am Edit This
Here’s a really vitamin-packed salad for you, tasty, wholesome and full of goodness. Choose a low-fat salad dressing if you’re watching your weight and allow an hour for the greens to marinate…. Spring Green & Pepper Salad - serves 4-6 250g / 8 oz shredded spring greens Plave the spring greens in a bowl with the dressing. Mix and leave to marinate for an hour. Add the reminaing ingrediaents, toss and serve. Filed under: Vegetarian and Low-fat and Salads Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.06.05 by Administrator @ 1:38 am Edit This
Okay, so scones aren’t the healthiest food in the world as they contain fat and sugar, but these are at least wholemeal. Great as a special treat, served with homemade strawberry jam… 225g / 8 oz wholemeal self-raising flour Place flour and salt in a mixing bowl and rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and sultanas, then add enough milk to make a soft dough. Knead the dough gently on a flkoured surface. Roll out to about 2cm (0.75 inch) thick then cut out rounds with a glass or cup (about 8 cm/3 inch diametre). Place close together on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a pre-heated oven 220°C (425°F, Gas Mark 7) for 10-15 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire tray and eat the same day. Filed under: Desserts, cakes, bread & biscuits Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.05.05 by Administrator @ 3:35 am Edit This
This is fabulous served with soup or a salad for a light lunch or supper. Eat it the same day you make it for the best and freshest flavour… Herb Bread 450g / 1 lb wholemeal flour Pre-heat oven to 200°C (400°C, Gas Mark 6) and grease and flour a baking tray. Sift the flour, salt, pepper and soda and add all the bran reminaing in the sieve. Rub in the margarine until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the onion garlic and herbs. Mix the milk with the lemon juice and stir this into the dry ingredients. Mix to a soft dough and knead lightly on a floured surface until smooth. Shape into a round of about 23cm / 9 in and place on baking tray. Score the top into eight wedges, brush with milk and sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Filed under: Vegetarian and Desserts, cakes, bread & biscuits Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.04.05 by Administrator @ 11:57 am Edit This
On a cool day, there’s nothing better than a spicy stew to warm you up, and these spicy beans do just that. The recipe stipulates red kidney beans but you can always substitute other dried beans such as haricots, chick peas and butter beans. Just use whatever you’ve got in the cupboard… 225g / 8oz dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight Drain the beans then cook them in boiling water forabout an hour, until just tender. Filed under: Vegetarian and High-fibre Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.03.05 by Administrator @ 3:27 am Edit This
Here’s a hearty vegetarian salad that gives you all the beneifits of olive oil and artichoke. If you’re watching your weight then bear in mind that this has quite a bit of oil in it, including the oil in the pesto… s tbsp olive oil Boil water in a large saucepan. Cook the pasta with a drop oil and salt for 8-12 minutes until “al dente”. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold tap in a colander. Drain and set aside. Place artichokes in a salad bowl with the pesto, olive oil, capers and Parmesan cheese. Stir and season to taste. Add the pasta and toss, garnish with red onion rings and serve. Filed under: Vegetarian and Pasta Comments: None |
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Posted on 09.01.05 by Administrator @ 9:25 am Edit This
Here’s a great new recipe for you for a teabread. It’s ideal for using up those old, over-ripe bananas and it tastes AMAZING! Banana & Raisin Teabread Makes 2 x 450 g loaves Ingredients: 225 g wholemeal flour Heat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Grease 2 x 450-g loaf tins Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, and add any bran remaining in seive. Stir in the sugar, add the bananas, margarine or butter, raisins and eggs and beat for 3 minutes until smooth. Turn the mixture into the loaf tins and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a skewer pierced through the centre comes out clean. Stand the tins on a wire rack to cool slightly before turning out. N.B. The teabread is much tastier if left to mellow for 2-3 days wrapped tightly in foil. Filed under: Desserts, cakes, bread & biscuits and High-fibre Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.24.05 by Administrator @ 2:17 pm Edit This
It is SO hot here! If it’s anything like this where you are, then you need some salad recipes to help cool you down Spring Green Salad - serves 4 250 G (8 oz) finely shredded spring greens Dressing: 175 ml (6 fl oz) oil Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a screw-top jar and shake to mix. Place this together with the spring greens in a bowl and toss. Leave to marinate for 1 hour. Add the rest of the ingredients, toss and serve. Filed under: Vegetarian and Salads Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.22.05 by Administrator @ 4:23 pm Edit This
I used to always buy ready-made veggie burgers but was never that impressed with them. A lot of the shop-bought ones are very high in fat or pretty tastless - or both! So I found this excellent recipe and have been making my own ever since. They’re great served in baps with a salad… Curried Veggie Burgers - serves 4 1 tbsp oil Heat the 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry onions until soft. Add carrots, garlic and celery and fry for 5 minutes. Add curry powder and fry for one more minute. Stir the vegetable mixture into the mashed potatoes and season to taste. Divide mixture into 8, shape into round burgers and coat with breadcrumbs. Flatten them and shallow fry for 2 minutes on each side. Serve immediately. Filed under: Vegetarian Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.18.05 by Administrator @ 4:38 pm Edit This
You’ve probably heard in recent years that drinking a small amount of red wine is good for preventing heart disease. Well, the active ingredient is called resveratrol and Japanese studies showed that it could prevent artherosclerosis in animals. The good news is that red grape juice is as effective as red wine because it also contains resveratrol. Eating grapes of all colours is good for your health for other reasons too. They contain the cancer-busting compnent called ellagic acid, and they also contain boron which may help prevent osteoporosis. All that, combined with the fact that grapes are delicious, makes them a really healthy, tasty choice! Filed under: Nutritional tips Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.14.05 by Administrator @ 10:33 pm Edit This
Well, a few of you have asked me to post some bread recipes, so here’s the first. It’s a yummy granary loaf which is both tasy and healthy. Hope you like it…. Granary Loaf 250 g (8 oz) granary flour Mix the two types of flour and salt togather and cream the yeast with a little water in a bowl and put to one side until frothy. Add to the flour with the rest of the water. Add malt extract and oil and mix in to form a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface, knead for 5 minutes until smooth and springy. Place in a clean bowl, cover it with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for a few minutes. Shape into a round loaf shape, place on a greased baking sheet and brush with water. Sprinkle with cracked wheat and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Bake in a pre-heated oven 220°C (425°C, Gas Mark 7) for 25-30 minutes. Tap bottom of loaf to ensure it is done (if it sounds hollow, then it’s cooked) and cool on a wire rack. Filed under: Vegetarian and Desserts, cakes, bread & biscuits and High-fibre and Low-fat Comments: None |
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