Kale is a wonderfully tasty addition to your cooking arsenal. Unfortunately it can be quite awkward to get, so I haven’t been able to use it in my cooking for the last couple of months. Fortunately I’ve been able to get a supply in the last week both from local corner shop and from Tesco. [...]
While cooking this evening I came across a packet of table salt that was in one of the cupboards. It’s odd. I haven’t used it in months. I completely removed salt from my diet back in January and haven’t had any reason to use salt since. Instead of salt I either use nothing or freshly [...]
I’m really beginning to like spinach and having a couple of bags of frozen spinach in the freezer is fantastic, especially when I haven’t had a chance to do any real shopping, like this week. There’s a lot of different pasta sauces that you can make without using meat or fish and this one is [...]
My sister finally answered the question that had been driving me mad for the last couple of weeks. How on earth can you slice pitta bread open without losing your mind? The answer is incredibly simple – just pop them in the toaster (or microwave) for a few seconds first. Once they’ve been heated up [...]
The recipes provided by Tesco Diets are pretty good and varied, but I’ve ended up reworking quite a few of them. Either because I didn’t quite have all the ingredients (finding ricotta in Tesco proved impossible, though SuperQuinn did have it) or I needed to finish off an open pack of something. Bearing in mind [...]
On weekdays I stick to simple and easy breakfasts ie. the most complicated equipment needed being a kettle and the toaster. At the weekend, however, I’m not in a hurry and I don’t have to get up until I feel like it. So making scrambled egg for breakfast is a good option. I’ve always associated [...]
Pitta bread is incredibly versatile. You can stuff it with a whole range of different things and make really tasty meals. I made this for a late lunch today and simply doubled the quantities from the original recipe I had and also added some other bits and pieces to it. Pitta Bread With Tuna and [...]
