It has been quite a challenging month trying to continue to shop local whilst not having a kitchen
March 2018 shop local
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Cheese Sauce
Basic recipe for cheese sauce, you could omit the cheese for a basic white sauce, but why would you?
Coriander Stalks
Lots of recipes call for chopped coriander leaves, but did you know that the stalks are great in soups and sauces if you add them a bit earlier? I buy big bunches of coriander from the Asian supermarket and then chop the stalks and pop them into a freezer bag. I leave them flat in the freezer overnight, and then you can just treat them in the same way as you would say, spinach. I add them to soups and sauces for a rich rounded taste not too long from the end of cooking straight from the...
Is there nutritional value in eating food you enjoy, and enjoying the food you eat?
My job is a nutritional adviser, my hobby is food and cooking, so my life rotates around food. It’s the first thing i think about and the last thing on my mind at night. I love creating new recipes, feeding myself and my loved ones; but I also have moments where my meal is simply a random collection of food grabbed from my kitchen. However, regardless of what I eat, I try to make sure that I take a minute to be in the moment when I eat and really taste the food. Why? Because it feeds my soul,...
Nutty Dog Biscuits
These are nutty flavoured biscuits, or biscuits for your nutty dog - the choice is yours! The recipe was kindly given to my by my friend Julee who is a former chef, turned Prison Officer via owning a market stall selling doggie goods. She used to bake up massive batches of these biscuits in different varieties. These biscuits are gluten free as she found that customers were increasingly asking for gluten free options, she made hers with rice flour, but coconut flour is easier for me to...
Lamb Koftas
These are so easy to make, the weather was pants (as usual) when I made mine so I cooked them in the oven, but they are great cooked on skewers on the barbeque. Makes about 15 small or 5 large koftas Ingredients 500g minced lamb Small onion grated 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander Pinch salt and pepper (to taste) Instructions Grate the onion, I know it’s a messy smelly job but it is really worth doing Mix all ingredients together and shape Yes that’s it!!!! Either cook in...
Water & Hydration
The first thing I check with my clients is how much water they are drinking. Water is vital to ensure we function properly. I spent much of my childhood and early twenties suffering from headaches, but it wasn’t until I reached my thirties that I realised it was often due to dehydration. There are issues with people who drink too much water (nutrients in food can be diluted before they are absorbed), but they are few, and most of the people I meet don’t drink enough, are surprised by how...
Why I don't think diets work, and what does
The term diet should be applied to the food you eat, your own personal eating plan; however, it has come to be synonymous with a specific and restrictive formulated meal and nutrition plan. When we follow another person’s diet plan we are not eating our own foods, and this means that the diet does not belong to us. Once we have completed the diet plan, whether that be to achieve a weight loss goal, or for a specific time period (such as 30 day plans); we then revert back to our own eating...
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