Takeaway style spicy oriental chicken A really tasty oriental style chicken dish – perfect weekend fakeaway TAKEAWAY STYLE SPICY ORIENTAL CHICKEN I really fancied a Wagamama-style dish at the weekend and this one’s delicious- lots of lovely flavours but also lots of speed foods and super-healthy! If you haven’t discovered Sriracha chilli sauce yet and … Read more
Hot ‘n’ smoky chilli con carne A delicious and rich chilli which uses coffee to add an extra smoky, dark element HOT ‘N’ SMOKY CHILLI CON CARNE Chilli con carne has always been one of my favourite weekend dinners- we have it with homemade guacamole (which tastes SO much better than shop bought), rice, an … Read more
Black bean brownies Black bean replace the flour in this recipe for a lovely dense, dark chocolate brownie BLACK BEAN BROWNIE Months ago I saw a recipe for black bean brownies and was intrigued about what they would be like so I finally gave them a go! Black beans are high in protein and fibre … Read more
Blueberry lemon drizzle slice Perfect for when you fancy a fresh cake BLUEBERRY LEMON DRIZZLE SLICE I was on holiday in Skye 3 years ago, and there was a tiny little bakery that used to cook these amazing fresh cakes every day- one of the ones I really remembered was a lemon blueberry drizzle slice … Read more
Lentil, aubergine and butternut squash bake A tasty heart vegetarian bake, full of flavour, filling and satisfying LENTIL, AUBERGINE AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH BAKE I adapted this recipe for Slimming World from a BBC Good Food recipe (click here). I love my meat and often when I eat vegetarian food I miss it! This recipe, however, is so … Read more
Jaffa cakes A yummy homemade jaffa cake – fun to make with the kids and you don’t have to feel guilty about eating them JAFFA CAKES These jaffa cakes use oats in the base, so if you want to make them really low syn then you can count them towards your HEB. If you are … Read more
Herby chicken casserole Lovely tasty casserole, packed full of vegetables, ideal for all the family HERBY CHICKEN CASSEROLE This is ideal comfort food, I originally made it for my children (dicing the veg super small to make it appealing), but once I tried a spoonful I couldn’t stop eating it! It does take a bit … Read more
Brazilian pork stew Seriously tasty, dark and delicious Brazilian pork stew with sweet potato, orange and cocoa – hard to find a one-pot meal that beats this BRAZILIAN PORK STEW I adapted this recipe from the BBC Good Food website click here to make it Slimming world friendly. This is definitely one of the nicest one-pot stews … Read more
Spicy pizza pops All the pizza-ey goodness without the syns – golden baked pizza bites makes a pizza craving disappear SPICY PIZZA POPS These are just little bites of deliciousness! You have the lovely melted mozzarella, pepperoni and jalapeno, but with a quinoa body they’re low in syns. Perfect dipped in my Best Ever Pizza Sauce … Read more
Italian style mozzarella stuffed beefburgers Delicious juicy burgers with melting mozzarella middle… so good ITALIAN STYLE MOZZARELLA STUFFED BEEFBURGERS I’m usually a bit boring (lazy) when it comes to making burgers, and I just shape mince into a burger shape and fry it. I wanted to have a go at making something a little bit … Read more
Aloo Gobi This curried potato and cauliflower dish is delicious, filling and low-cost ALOO GOBI I was a really fussy eater as a child, and my Mum despaired about getting me to eat vegetables or fruit, I just wouldn’t touch them! Then when I was about 12 she discovered that I would eat all sorts … Read more
Peanut butter oatcakes A satisfying and tasty breakfast or snack which will fill you up PEANUT BUTTER OATCAKES This is one of my favourite breakfasts on a day when I want something warm, filling and to fulfil a little bit of a sweet craving. The powdered peanut butter is a brilliant way to make these … Read more
