Tag Archives: Healthy Eating

Thai Beef Stew (Slow Cooker)

I knew I had an extremely busy time on the day I wanted to try this new dish so I prepared it all the night before. I browned the meat and made the sauce and put it all in the … Continue reading

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Chocolate Breakfast Bread

This ‘bread’ is absolutely AMAZING !! So quick to make and so tempting to eat straight out of the oven which unfortunately gave me a dose of the hiccups.  Moist, chocolatey, rich and very filling with no gluten (no flour … Continue reading

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Chickpea, Zoodle and Pine Nut Pesto Salad

Having a sort-out one afternoon, I decided to use up various bits and bobs I had and turn them into our evening meal.   I had recently seen a delicious recipe on The Juicy Health Company using chickpeas which prompted … Continue reading

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African Inspired Sweet Potato, Peanut and Tomato Soup

Not having used Berbere Spice Mix before, this is the third recipe I have recently made using this ingredient and all I can say is thank goodness that I found out about it as the flavour is so delicious.    … Continue reading

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Chicken and Orange Curry

I don’t use a slow cooker very often but once in a while I get an urge for my favourite Chicken and Orange Curry which really suits this method of cooking. I have no idea where the recipe comes from … Continue reading

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Turmeric Smoothie

Although I usually have either a green juice or smoothie in the morning, today I really fancied something different and as I had some pineapple needing to be used up, I decided to have a Turmeric Smoothie instead. INGREDIENTS: 1 … Continue reading

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Good Old Fashioned Oxtail Soup

Many, many years ago I remember my paternal grandmother asking me what I would like when I came to stay and my answer was always “Oxtails”.  I still don’t know how she made her stew, but it was magnificent – … Continue reading

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Italian Turkey Meatballs with Marinara Sauce

This is a very convenient recipe to half make-up in advance and then it only takes a minute or two to put it together in a slow-cooker on the day you want to eat it. I made my meatballs the … Continue reading

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King Prawn Curry

I am a great admirer of Dale Pinnock and have tried many of his recipes.   In his first major cookbook, The Medicinal Chef, he presents his unique approach to cooking and health and this recipe is his Immune-boosting King Prawn … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Egg Bake

This is one of those recipes I spotted late one evening;  memorized the ingredients – thinking that I had everything to make it the next morning,  and then failed to find the original copy next day.    Apologies to whoever concocted … Continue reading

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