Day 18: Fish and beer-battered chips with tartar sauce

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The husband, being an Englishman is obsessed with fish and chips – it’s his comfort food.  I got to like it too after many years in England.  I know it’s probably treason for an English person, but… Continue reading

Day 18 – Worship Seitan (PUN ALERT! PUN ALERT! AWOOGA!).

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Today’s recipe is another vegetarian staple that I’ve eaten but never made. Seitan is a meat replacement/protein source made from wheat gluten, so if you’re Celiac, steer clear of this one! If not,… Continue reading

Day 17: Pesto

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Pesto is another thing I’ve been wanting to try to make myself but never gotten around to.  As it happend we randomly had fresh basil for a dish we couldn’t remember what we… Continue reading

Day 17 – Mushroom Compote with Cauliflower Puree, Seared King Mushrooms and Shiitake Bacon

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This recipe was a bit of a challenge, I’ve posted a few “quick and simple” recipes lately, so I wanted to try something that was a bit of a challenge, with multiple elements,… Continue reading

Day 16: Lasagna

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I’ve never made Lasagne before, but I’ve made Bolognese and white sauce so I thought “how hard can it be”?  It turned out to be a harder than I thought. Bolognese ingredients  olive oil 1 large… Continue reading

Day 16 – Indian Spiced Mixed Nuts

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I’ve been meaning to make homemade spiced nuts for a while now. Nuts (in small quantities) are a great snack for vegetarians and low carbers alike, but the flavoured versions available in the… Continue reading

Day 15: Warm sweet potato and barley salad

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OK, so enough soups for a while.  Found a recipe for a salad and changed it a bit to make it more ‘us’.  It is mostly vegetarian save the prosciutto and chicken stock. … Continue reading

Day 15 – Mushroom Steaks with Green Peppercorn Sauce and Eggplant Fries

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Last nights dinner was a combination of a few different recipes, the eggplant fries from here, the green peppercorn sauce from here  and the mushroom steaks which are an old favourite of mine,… Continue reading

Day 14: Creamy Chicken Soup

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We had a couple of chicken thigh fillets to use up so I looked up recipes for chicken soup.  I ended up using a mix of a few different recipes.  It takes an… Continue reading

Day 14 – Low Carb Pizza bases

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  I’ve been looking for a while for a good low carb pizza base replacement, with no real luck so far. I’ve tried a thin omelette, which is a bit eggy and too… Continue reading