Category Archives: Brunch

Super Eggs Benedict with Homemade Hollandaise Sauce

As a special treat, I decided to cook my husband Eggs Benedict after seeing the picture my daughter-in-law put on her Juicy Health Company page.  I could see husband drooling over the picture and licking his lips so the other … Continue reading

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Carrot and Courgette Noodle Thai Stir Fry

I love stir-fries and I love Thai flavours so the combination of both makes for a superb dish which is both very quick, and very simple to prepare. As I had two cooked chicken breasts in the fridge, I decided … Continue reading

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Multiseed Loaf

This gluten-free, nutrient-dense bread looks just like a rustic loaf.  Packed with a variety of seeds, chewy raisins and a dough of sweet potato (or squash) and buckwheat, it is a dense, flavoursome bread which toasts nicely and smells incredible. … Continue reading

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Avocado and Spinach Soup

The colour of this soup is amazing;  so vibrant and deep yet with only a few ingredients and not an additive or colouring in sight.  It is also about 2.5 servings of your 5-A-day  vegetables as well as a source … Continue reading

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Seared Prawns with a Ginger Sugarsnap Pea Salad

Even if you do a couple of things wrong, like I did – this dish is still delicious.  Fresh, crunchy, tangy and surprisingly filling. For a starter, I didn’t have raw king prawns but a huge bag of peeled prawns … Continue reading

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Courgette Blinis

Even though I have been cooking for quite a few years (more years than I care to remember!), I still get pleasure from finding a new recipe which goes down well and everyone likes, however simple it may be. I … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Egg

I’m copying The Juicy Health Company‘s words:  a new week, a new breakfast – this Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Egg arrived in my inbox just at the right moment – husband at gym and he is always ravenous when … Continue reading

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Carrot and Orange Soup / Carrot and Butter Bean Soup

One thing my husband and I differ on is our love (or lack of) love for soup.  I enjoy making soup but rarely eat it (or do you drink soup?) whereas my husband would have it for breakfast, lunch and … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends Breakfast Eggs

Today was one of those mornings – the alarm was set early as we were planning to visit Winchester Christmas Fair and catch the early train. One of our cats decided differently and in the middle of the night we … Continue reading

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Using up Left-over Sprout Salad

After making Sprout Salad with Citrus and Pomegranate I found that I had a small amount of the salad left over.  I hate wasting food and after the success of my recent Iranian Lentils, Peppers and Egg brunch I wondered … Continue reading

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