Saturday 31 May 2014

Pot Roasted Beef Brisket

Beef Brisket is an old fashioned cut of beef that is fast finding favor with today's generation of cooks, due to the fact that, not only is it relatively cheap, it is also a wonderfully tasting joint of beef that the whole family can enjoy. 


The Big Liver & Bacon Breakfast Fry Up!

This Liver and Bacon meal is a great filler for that post weigh-in feast, as I am sure most of you tend to be a little frugal with what you eat on the days you get weighed! This is as big as a breakfast style meal gets! Yeah.....bring it on!


Friday 30 May 2014

Ham, Cheese and Onion Omelette with Salad

Omelettes are so versatile, you can add pretty much anything to one to create a tasty and filling meal. Chuck in some ham, onion, even a little cheese, and you have a lunch that will satisfy you until dinner time!



Thursday 29 May 2014

How To Cook Healthy Chips

Healthy chips are certainly possible, and are as good as, if not tastier than the deep fried chips you may be more used to. And, what is even better is, they are really easy to make! Read on for our version of the healthiest chips you will ever eat.


Macaroni Bolognese With Baked Beans

Macaroni Bolognese with baked beans is another great comfort meal, much like our Chicken Macaroni Bake we published earlier. This one, however, is full of food we can eat quite safely without piling the pounds on!

Chicken Salad with Home Made Coleslaw

This is a simple Chicken Salad with a home made coleslaw to accompany.Salads are a great source of wholesome ingredients, and are ideal for those warm weather months. Anything can be served with a salad, and they are great for using up leftover cold meats.


Wednesday 28 May 2014

Chicken Macaroni Bake

Chicken macaroni bake is a very old family favourite, which we first started making when our kids were small! This is a little bit of indulgence we enjoy once in a while. We've never changed this recipe, some things are better left unaltered! Comfort food without too much guilt!


Black Bream with Fennel

Fish is classified as one of the top Superfoods by the World Health Organisation. 


Black Bream are a common fish in British waters in Spring, and also one of the meatiest and tastiest fishes you can eat for a relatively low cost! Read on for a simple recipe the whole family will enjoy.



Monday 26 May 2014

Roast Vegetable Medley

Roasting vegetables often brings out a whole new flavour experience, resulting in sweet tasting vegetables fit for any table and any meal. All you need is a suitable roasting pan and vegetables of your choice!

Sunday 25 May 2014

Hoi Sin Chicken With Noodles

Hoi Sin Chicken with Noodles is not a common Chinese dish.

Most of us are familiar with Hoi Sin sauce as it is the sweet and sticky sauce usually served with Crispy Duck and Pancakes. But, you can also add it to Chinese dishes for a wonderful sweet tasting meal.

Read on for our version of this Chinese dish





Tuesday 20 May 2014

Greek Chicken

I had never heard of Greek Chicken before today, and stumbled across this recipe whilst surfing the internet.I liked the look of it so much that I just had to see if we could adapt it! And it is a great one pot meal!








Low Fat Fruit Sponge

Cakes are notoriously hard to get right on diets, but this one captured the imagination of a few readers who went away and made what we can only describe as mouthwatering looking creations! So, how could we not have a go at this, and bring to an even wider audience!







Raspberry Roulade

We'd like to thank Emma McCartney for kindly sending us the image of her delicious looking Raspberry Roulade for this recipe feature.

We felt absolutely certain our readers would want to try this for themselves, so, read on for the recipe on how!














Monday 19 May 2014

Chicken Bacon and Leek Paella

The challenge with any paella is the ingredients! It is one of those dishes that is so versatile and easy that changing it when you have a good working recipe is actually not that easy to do!However, you don't actually have to change that much in order to get a completely different tasting version of this wonderful Spanish dish.




Sunday 18 May 2014

Spanish Omelette

I remember first having Spanish Omelette in some local café, and it was basically an omelette with potatoes in the middle! A few years later, a holiday to Spain, and that so-called Spanish Omelette was well and truly eclipsed by one we had at a local bar.


I promised myself I would learn to make that omelette, and here is our recipe. 




Lamb Shanks in Minted Rosemary Sauce

Most of us buy ready to cook lamb shanks from many of the big supermarkets, especially as so many of them are actually very good value, both in terms of money and weight loss!


However, nothing can beat the taste of a good home cooked lamb shank. All you need is a little time....



Friday 16 May 2014

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Probably the best known Chinese dish in the Western World, Sweet & Sour Chicken. Often very cloyingly sweet, with not a lot of sour, it is hard to find a good authentic recipe nowadays.
Here is our version of a traditional Sweet & Sour Chicken, with a little twist on the ingredients used.





Thursday 15 May 2014

Carrot Cake

Indulgence in our favourite things are something many of us tend to sacrifice when we are trying to lose weight. But as we all know, you no longer have to give anything up!

Here, courtesy of Claire McGrath who kindly sent us her recipe for Carrot Cake.











Wednesday 14 May 2014

Speedy Quiche

Nothing is off limits with our eating plans, but some foods are generally avoided, pastry being one of them. But, that doesn't stop us enjoying a nice low fat version of a quiche! Read on for this very quick, nutritious and Speedy Quiche recipe!








Simple Stir Fried Vegetables

When we think Chinese cooking, many are put off trying it because they think it is either complicated or you need specialist equipment to do it. So, let us dispel that myth with this very simple Stir Fried Vegetable dish using nothing more than a regular frying pan.








Stir Fried Beef in Ginger with Black Bean Sauce

Ginger and beef are a match made in heaven, they just work and our Stir Fried Beef in Ginger with Black Bean Sauce is a great example. Chinese dishes are remarkably easy to reproduce in your home kitchen, all you need is a wok and a few very basic ingredients!






Monday 12 May 2014

Sesame Cabbage with Crispy Bacon Bits

I remember cabbage as a kid, the horrible smell it left from being over boiled, and generally tasted like it smelt! I feel UK cuisine has come a long way since those days, with a huge variety of culinary delights now available to all of us. Try this Sesame Cabbage as a tasty alternative...







Sunday 11 May 2014

Chicken Thigh Paella

Paella is a great dish to cook for people looking to lose weight, offering an opportunity to really fill up a plate with good nutritious and filling free foods. There are so many different recipes available, and none are difficult to do. What puts a lot of people off is they think you need specialist equipment, such as a paella pan. You don't, we use a regular everyday sauté pan.....



Friday 9 May 2014

Chicken Chow Mein

Everyone loves a Chinese meal, be that a sit down or a takeaway. And, probably the most popular dish of them all is the Chicken Chow Mein! Chow mein is one of the easiest Chinese dishes to learn, and is also one of the most filling. Here is our version of this very popular dish, and we have, of course, given this the Meet 2 Veg makeover....!



Monday 5 May 2014

Quarter Pounder Cheese Burger

A lot of us love a good beef burger, and one of our favourites is the Quarter pounder with Cheese. But, they are a little bit off limits, unless you are desperate for one and happy to take the hit! Read on to find put how we made them...






Liver & Bacon....Meet 2 Veg Style!

Liver is one of the healthiest things you can eat! Rich in many vitamins and minerals such as in iron and vitamin C, Liver is listed as one of the top Superfoods by the World Health Organisation! Try our version of a Liver and Bacon, with Pasta!





Saturday 3 May 2014

Chicken Fideua (Noodle Paella)

Chicken Fideua, named after the pasta used to make the dish, is fast becoming a very popular alternative to paella due to its simplicity to make! Read on for our version of this very tasty alternative to a regular.






Friday 2 May 2014

Chilli Bean Moroccan Pork

It is amazing, when you start sharing recipes, just how repetitive your eating habits are! What we love about this blog is the fact it gives us a good reason to try new ideas, and, if they work, share them! So, with that idea in mind, here is our recipe for a Chilli Bean Moroccan Pork....and we hope you enjoy it!