Tag Archives: Lunch

Sweet Potato Chips (and chicken)

Sometimes I want to make something very quick and simple; and there is nothing easier than popping a chicken in the oven to roast (I usually cover it in herbs) and serving it with some sweet potato chips and whatever … Continue reading

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Sesame Chicken Salad with Cucumber Noodles

Looking for a recipe to use up the remains of a roast chicken, I came across this salad in the book The Art of Eating Well by Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley. I adjusted it slightly to suit the ingredients I … 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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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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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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Basil and Walnut Pesto with Courgetti Noodles

I don’t know how many times I say that a recipe drops into my inbox when I have just the right ingredients in my fridge/cupboard needing to be used up.  That’s what happened recently when I had a huge basil … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chilli

Although I am not a vegetarian and I love my Chocolate Chilli, it is always nice to try a new recipe and this hearty vegetarian chilli is really delicious , easy to make and is an ideal lunch or supper … Continue reading

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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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