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Lasan restaurant Birmingham
I love spicy food and I’ve been watching the F word some of the food being served up by Lasan resaurant in Birmingham looked and sounded sensational here’s the recipe if you missed the show. I dont think I’ll be cooking it anytime soon myself it had over 40 ingredients, however I might have a [...]
Brussel Sprouts with caramelised garlic and lemon peel
Brussels sprouts with caramelised garlic and lemon peel recipe | Yotam Ottolenghi | Life and style | The Guardian i’m loving Brussel sprouts at the moment and this is definately the way to cook them cut in half and pan fried. Ottolenghi takes it to another level by dressing them wiht caramelised garlic, cook garlic [...]
What makes a Fat Loss meal?
A Fat Loss meal has to contain the following 1 A source of lean protein chicken, fish, lamb, eggs 2 Some good fats e.g. extra virgin olive oil or virgin organic coconut oil 3 Some fibrous carbs e.g broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, brussel sprouts, cauliflower The combination of these 3 ingredients will enable you to feel [...]
Smoked Mackerel Pate
This is a doddle to make and it’s a really good way of getting some oily fish that’s full of omega 3 oil’s into you. In the same food processor that you have just made your mayonnaise in leave about 100ml of mayonnaise or so . and, add a packet of smoked mackerel ( usually [...]
Making Mayonnaise the healthy way
I love mayonnaise I always have, I was put off it for a while when I had been sucked into the fat is bad for you way of thinking a number of years ago. However if you make your own it can be as good as a REALLY good thing. The main problem with the [...]
Lamb Rogan Josh Curry for weight loss
This is one of my favorite curry’s the original recipe is a Madhur Jaffrey special which I’v adapted and tweaked a little bit. To make it authentically you need a few different spices but once you’ve got these basics you are good to go for a long time. It’s dead simple basically all you have [...]
Mushroom Foraging with the River Cottage
Mushrooms are a really important component of many recipes that I use for Fat Loss Cookery, they are composed of nearly all water and don’t have many carbs associated with them and perhaps more importantly I think they are really yummy. . I’ve watched and enjoyed a few River Cottage TV programs with Hugh Fearnly [...]
Brussels sprouts recipes and fat loss- They are back in season
Brussels are back, well they’ve never been away I suppose you can always get your hands on them these days There was a really big display in my local Waitrose today. Brussels or ‘mini cabbages’as we used to call them when we were kids are a great vegetable to eat if you are on a [...]
One Of My Special Salads
Special Salads Tuna Mayonnaise Spinach Leaves Lettuce Leaves Roasted Peppers Cottage Cheese Mixed Nuts and Seeds Balsamic and Olive Oil dressing in the pot when I’m ready to eat it.
Spicy Cabbage
Spicy Cabbage This is an excellent substitute for rice if you are having a Curry, or as a side dish with any main meal. You can use the real spices if you wish or just add some curry paste it’s up to you here’s how I do it. Get my spices ready 1. Cumin ,bay [...]
