[AD]Steak and Mexican Bean Salad with Baby Spinach – A deceptively easy to prepare and cook meal, that is low in calories and fat, and is packed with vegetables. Perfect for those on a diet, as well as for family suppers. 4 WW Smart Points per serving. WW and Slimming World Friendly Recipe Today’s recipe…
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Healthy Turkey Ragu Nachos
Healthy Turkey Ragu Nachos – Delicious, low-calorie and low-fat nachos made with healthy turkey ragu. These nachos would make a great “fakeaway” meal for all the family, as well as a tasty snack for games night. Made with homemade turkey ragu, which is a great alternative to the classic beef ragu sauce, and is made…
Spicy Black Bean & Avocado Quesadillas
[AD] Spicy Black Bean & Avocado Quesadillas – A delicious and easy way to perk up a festive brunch, lunch or supper using Flatbreads, which are so versatile and handy to have on hand. This is a wonderfully light, tasty meal uses Flatbreads, which adds great texture and taste to these quesadillas. Can be made…
Hot Cheese & Pimento Dip
Hot Cheese & Pimento Dip – A delicious Southern style cheesy dip which is baked. Serve this spicy, hot dip straight from the pan with McCoy’s Muchos Tortilla Snacks. with McCoy’s Muchos Tortilla Snacks I love a good dip, or spread, especially when served with crisps or chips as they call them across the pond….
Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips
This recipe for Healthy Chilli Taco Bake with Popchips is extremely easy to prepare and cook, and makes a delicious midweek family supper dish, especially when served with fresh salad. The minced beef and pepper mixture can be cooked beforehand, making the dish even easier to assemble before you want to cook it. NB: Popchips…
Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing
5:2 Diet Recipe – 280 Calories Weight Watchers – 7 Smart Points I’m back in the diet wagon! All of these fabulous press trips recently have seen me overindulge, and as I am going away again very soon, I decided it was time to do a few 5:2 diet fast days; so, here is my…
The Lactofree Challenge and Pork & Pepper Enchiladas
Notes and a Family Recipe I, and all my close family, as far as I know, are not lactose intolerant, but, I was fascinated to try the Arla Lactofree Challenge for two weeks, which involved cutting out all lactose products to see how we all felt, and at the same time, to see if there was…
Making an Easy Enchilada Sauce in under a Minute! (Easy Enchilada Sauce Recipe)
Making an Easy Enchilada Sauce in under a Minute! (Easy Enchilada Sauce Recipe) Today’s recipe is for Easy Enchilada Sauce – and I’m chuffed to dried chillies with the recipe, as it delivers everything I am looking for in a spicy sauce – it’s easy, quick, tasty and fulfils my desire for Mexican fare! I know…
Pie, Pie, Pie…..Chocolate Chilli Pie with a Cornbread Crust
Pie, Pie, Pie…….. Chocolate Chilli Pie with a Cornbread Crust I am a PIE LOVER – pies are the ultimate comfort food for me, whether they be the light, fragrant pies of summer, or the rustic, rich pies of winter, anything with a crust gets my vote of approval. The crust can be flaky, hot water,…
Spicy Toasted Sandwiches for Lunch! Mexican Cheese, Chorizo and Avocado Toastie Recipe
Spicy Toasted Sandwiches for Lunch! Mexican Cheese, Chorizo and Avocado Toastie Recipe Today’s recipe is just perfect for a light lunch, a quick snack or a simple supper, and it’s one of my favourite ways to eat a sandwich, a TOASTED sandwich, or a toastie as they are called. I have simple tastes when it…
La Plancha: Chilli Peppered Chicken Steaks & Mediterranean Goat’s Cheese Vegetable Stacks
La Plancha Cooking with VeryCook: Chilli Peppered Chicken Steaks Mediterranean Goat’s Cheese Vegetable Stacks Recipes I have always loved the style outdoor cooking, whether it be outdoors or inside…..so, when I was asked if I would like to be the FIRST British food blogger to work with VeryCook and receive one of their La Plancha…
Weekly Meal Plan: 5:2 Recipes and Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl)
Weekly Meal Plan: 5:2 Recipes and Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl) I am a day late for my weekly meal plan, but, I still have a plan and a new recipe to share with you today, a delectable Smoky Mexican Bean Soup recipe, which is ONLY 170 calories a bowl – and is…
Picnics, Lunch Box and Barbecue Salad Idea: Layered Picnic Salads in a Jar (Recipe)
Picnics, Lunch Box and Barbecue Salad Idea: Layered Picnic Salads in a Jar (Recipe) You know those plastic containers of soggy salad leaves, limp cucumber slices, watery tomatoes and floppy onions that are often unpacked on a picnic or for a much anticipated lunch at work? Well, worry no more (if you were worrying of course!) and…
Healthy Happy Hearts: Low-Calorie Spicy Mexican Fish Wraps Recipe
Healthy Happy Hearts: Low-Calorie Spicy Mexican Fish Wraps Recipe I think that one of the reasons I love fish (and seafood) and eat it regularly, is because my mum used to cook it at least twice a week when I was growing up. She used to make fish cakes, fish pie, pan-fried fish fillets, oven…
Organic October and Autumn Suppers: Bonfire Chilli with Beef, Chocolate and Pumpkin
Organic October and Autumn Suppers: ~ Bonfire Chilli with Beef, Chocolate and Pumpkin ~ Autumn means…….. crisp mornings, misty mornings, crackling leaves, vibrant berries, Old Man’s Beard in tangled hedgerows, apples on damp grass, the smell of wood smoke, bonfires, woolly scarves, boots, red mittens, duffle coats, log fires, glistening dew covered cobwebs, pumpkins, candles, piles of books on the bedside table, crumpets, casseroles, dumplings, steamed puddings, the last rose of summer, fireworks, hot chocolate, fluffy duvets, tartan rugs, fireside suppers, Arran…
