Category: Food
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A Couple of Savoury Breakfasts
I’ve mentioned several times that, in response to Dr. Stacy Sims’s book Next Level, I’ve been trying to increase my protein intake. My dinners are usually fine, so I’ve been concentrating on getting between 25 and 30 grams of protein for breakfast and lunch. It’s been a bit of trial and error—this whole process would…
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Tenderheart Cook #20, #21 and #22
Roasted Carrots with black-eyed peas and basil green goddess The Quick Lowdown: Tumeric Roasted Broccoli The Quick Lowdown: Eggplant, “char siu” style The Quick Lowdown:
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Tenderheart Cook #18 and #19
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Soy-butter Bok Choy Pasta The Quick Lowdown: Longtime Broccoli Ignore the look of this—it tastes good. It’s a little like a confit, with the broccoli cooked slowly in an oil bath. The Quick Lowdown: How to: In a large saucepan over medium heat, put 1 head of broccoli cut…
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Tenderheart Cook #16 and #17
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Creamy Whole roasted Eggplant with Tomato and Lentil Sauce The Quick Lowdown: Butternut Pumpkin Lasagne The Quick Lowdown:
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List #3: Foods I ate Christmas Day
Getting together with family and the food are my favourite parts of Christmas Day celebrations. The presents … I could take or leave them. This year we had lunch with my family and dinner with my husbands. My family usually eats the same food every time we have Christmas lunch, with the occasional addition. One…
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Tenderheart Cook #14 and #15
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Both these cooks happened before we went overseas. Celery Leaf Soup We got a half piece of celery in our veggie box and it had a heap of leaves attached so Celery Leaf soup seemed like a good way to make use of something that could have easily gone…
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List #1: My favourite ways to eat leftovers
If you read my 101 list carefully (don’t worry if you didn’t) you may have noticed #5—50 lists blog project. This is the first entry. So leftovers, some people love them, some people loathe them. I’m a lover of leftovers. Maybe because I’m the main (only?) cook around here. Here are some of my favourite…
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Tenderheart Cook #11, #12 and #13
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Charred Zucchini and Sweetcorn with Basil Caesar-ish Sauce The Quick Lowdown: Carrot Peanut Satay Ramen The Quick Lowdown: Brussels-sprouts-instead-of-egg Salad I often get a box of veggies delivered and a few weeks ago we got brussels sprouts in the box. Hubby is not a fan but I saw this…
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Tenderheart Cook #9 and #10
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Kale Dumplings with Brothy Butter Beans I’m not a fan of butter beans; I usually find them too dry and chewy, so I made this with cannellini beans. The Quick Lowdown: Sweet Patatas Bravas Salad A familiar story … I had a bunch of sweet potatoes, the family were…
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Tenderheart Cook #7 and #8
Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Kale, ginger and green onion noodles I picked this because these were the veggies I had floating around in my fridge at the end of the week. The Quick Lowdown: Tomato and Coconut-braised Cabbage and Lentils I had some cabbage and needed to use it. The Quick Lowdown: