Showing posts with label Recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipe. Show all posts

NUTRITION | Nectarine Summer Salad

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I hope you're enjoying the warmer weather as much as I am. It's so lovely to be spending so much more time outdoors. The recipe I'm going to share with you today is one of our family favourites and it's perfect for bringing along to a summer BBQ! 

It's really simple and takes minimal preparation, yet it's really effective there's something for everyone to enjoy! 

NUTRITION | The SkinnyTaste Cookbook Review

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I have been a long term fan of Gina Homolka's blog, SkinnyTaste, as you will have seen if you saw my recent post on healthy eating websites. That being said, when I saw that Gina had released a cookbook; The SkinnyTaste Cookbook - I knew I had to have it! My lovely boyfriend was kind enough to get it for me for Christmas (and have it shipped all the way from the US!) but me being the idiot I can be, left it at home when I went back to Arizona! I literally spent 4 months dreaming of a cookbook I had left at home! Now that I'm back, I've been making the most of all this INCREDIBLE book has to offer. Keep reading to see just why I love the Skinny Taste cookbook so much, as well as some photos of the recipes I've made!

NUTRITION | Clean Eating, At-Home Caesar Dressing

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I have serious issues with store-bought dressings. I mean seriously, did you know that almost all store-bought dressings, whatever they may be (Caesar, Italian, Ranch etc.) have over 120 calories per TABLESPOON (I mean seriously who uses only one tablespoon of dressing on a salad) with almost all of those dressing having 100 of the 120 calories from fat, or a similar ratio.

I'm not kidding - check out the labels next time you're at the supermarket! What's more, these dressings are loaded up with sugar (almost always the second ingredient listed, meaning it's the second most prominent ingredient), chemicals and other preservatives that I just don't want in my body!

Caesar Salads have ALWAYS been my favourite. Ask my family, we were in California a few years ago and I would literally order a Caesar salad every single night. That being said, Caesar dressing is hardly diet friendly. Take the UK chain restaurant Pizza Express. According to MyFitnessPal, Pizza Express' Caesar has more calories and fat content than its range of Leggera Pizza's. I know what I would rather have!

I've come up with my own, at home recipe for a Caesar dressing that, whilst is not exactly the same as the creamy dressing you're used to, has the same taste and is a lot lighter on the waistline! It's also anchovy free which works for me as I hate the idea of dealing with them!

NUTRITION | DIY Hummus Ideas

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If you're a hummus addict, like me, then this post is for you! Since moving to the US, I've found myself paying out a huge amount of money on hummus! Hummus is one of my absolute favourite foods and celery and hummus is my go-to afternoon snack - no joke I will eat it 7 times a week at 4.30 on the dot. I've found hummus is SO much more expensive to by out here. For comparison, what costs me $5-$6 in the US, I pay $1.50 (£1) for at home. Crazy, right?! So, in an attempt to be more frugal this semester, I decided that I was going to make my own! I love cooking so being able to experiment has been fun! Today, I want to share with you some of my different creations! I always have a base recipe, but I've added so many different things in now that I could quite easily own to having a hummus repertoire!

These recipes are all so easy and making your own hummus is incredibly cheap so there's really no reason why you wouldn't! Of course, the biggest advantage is you know exactly what you're putting in your mouth - unlike store-bought hummus that can be loaded up with chemicals and preservatives. Also, if you have kids, this would be super fun to do with them - especially if they love hummus too!

See below for my base recipe and loads of different flavour combinations! What's great is all of these recipes are made with ingredients that you will already have at home! I had to buy the tahini paste but that's readily available on Amazon at a steal! Another great thing about these recipes are that there really is no need for accuracy so the chances of anything going wrong is extremely unlikely!

RECIPE | Clean Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

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Last week, you may have seen that I put up a recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto. The recipe only called for half a butternut squash so I had another half just sitting around! You may remember that Italian food is one of my all time favourites so it was no surprise that towards the end of the week I was dreaming of pasta! I also recently purchased a spiralizer so in putting two and two together I came up with this great dinner that's diet friendly and totally clean. 

RECIPE | Clean Butternut Squash & Bacon Risotto

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In the summer a friend cooked an incredible, although not so healthy, Butternut Squash risotto and since then I've wanted to try to make one myself! I haven't cooked risotto since I was 13 years old in a high school class so I looked over a few recipes, got the basic idea and pulled this one together myself!

Whilst it doesn't photograph well (sorry!), I was really impressed with what I came up with and I promise it tastes really good!

The ingredients are all clean, it takes minimal effort and ingredients and it was easy! Click below for the full ingredients list, and step by step instructions.


Clean Homemade Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini Pasta

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I've said it before and I'll say it a thousand times over, Italian food is one of my biggest weaknesses. I have so many good memories associated with Italian food I just can't not eat it. Which is fine ;)

This weekend I was faced with the task of cooking dinner for my boyfriend and I. Whilst our tastes are similar, our goals are not so I had to adapt the recipe to fit us both. I cleaned up a family favourite meatball recipe and used wholewheat pasta for him and zucchini noodles for me!

It went down a storm...and the leftovers tasted great on Sunday for lunch at work ;)

Click below for the recipe!


Love Your Body with Tasty Tostadas!

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On the rare occasion that I happen to be home alone for the evening, I love taking the opportunity to experiment with new, healthy recipes! 

Italian food is my biggest weakness, closely followed by Mexican. So this past Sunday I decided to combine these two loves (trying to recreate a pizza in all honesty!) and come up with an extremely tasty tostada! Oh and did I mention it's a clean eating recipe and there are only 392 calories in the whole thing?  
You know me - I was so excited to try I forgot to take a picture :P

Tastes So Good Tuesday: Healthy Nachos!

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Yes you read that title right!! I have been so beyond excited about this post for weeks now!

Nachos are my absolute go-to 100% favourite meal! You know when you get asked; 'what would you want to be your last meal?', Nachos will be my answer; without a shadow of a doubt

However, we all know that nachos are not the best thing for us to eat, between tonnes of cheese, chips and sour cream - it makes for a pretty calorific fat-filled meal.

Until now.

Today I am sharing with you, my little tips and tricks to make fatty nachos a thing of the past, and showing you how you can incorporate these beauties in to your meal plans!


What's great is that instead of using sugar-filled, bulked out, crappy store bought dips, you make your own, and instead of using horrifically unhealthy chips, you use wholewheat pitta bread!

HOW GOOD DO THESE LOOK! *Salivating!*


It's a little bit of a combination of recipes so I'll split it up accordingly! It's all my own recipe apart from the salsa :)

For the 'Chips' you will need:
Wholewheat Pitta Bread (Depending on the amount of nachos you need/want)
Sea Salt
Spray Oil
Baking Trays (yes multiple!)

For the Guacamole you will need:
At least two avocados
1 Red Onion (chopped)
2 Cloves of Garlic
Chilli Powder/Flakes (Optional - I like the kick)
Sea Salt
Juice of a Lime

For the Salsa; Follow this recipe

For the Sour Cream you will need:
1 pot of Plain Chobani/Greek Yogurt (I prefer Chobani)

Optional Extras:
Jalapeños
Reduced Fat Cheese

Method
Start by making your dips!

Guacamole
Take your avocados, remove from skin, put into large bowl
Using a fork mash the avocado but make sure it remains pretty chunky
(Tip: leave the pit in the bowl with the avocado - it will stop it from browning)
Add the lime juice, garlic, red onion, salt and chilli and stir!
Refrigerate until needed

Chips
Basically, you want to cut your pitta into triangles!
Start by cutting your pitta in to two vertical halves
Along the diagonal, make into triangles, pulling apart as you go (the two sides of the pitta)
Place triangles on a baking tray, spray with 0 cal spray or spray oil
Sprinkle sea salt over
Bake on a medium heat for 10 minutes - bake sure they don't burn but they should be crispy

To Serve
Pile all of your chips onto a large serving plate
If you want some cheese, use about an inch of reduced fat cheddar, grate it and sprinkle over the chips, place in the oven for literally a minute!
Add 2 tbsps-ish of Chobani in place of sour cream
Add your Skinnytaste Salsa
Add your Guac
Add your jalepeños if needed
And Enjoy!!

I really want some more after writing this post haha! Let me know if you try these out! Trust me you'd be CRAZY not to! 

Even my Dad LOVED these - and he's pretty hard to win over with healthy eating!




Tastes So Good Tuesday! Spicy Mince Lettuce Wraps

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Hey guys! Welcome to the first edition of the brand new segment here on the blog! I've called it Tastes So Good Tuesday's so you can imagine that it's going to be alllll about food! Trust me - you're going to want to forget Dominos Two for Tuesdays!

I'm going to post a recipe for you each Tuesday! The twist is...it's not always going to be one of my recipes! I want you guys to be involved too! So; SEND ME YOUR RECIPES!! All of my contact details are above and I can't wait to hear from you guys!

Today's recipe is a twist on one of my favourites! What I love about it is that it's so versatile; you can switch it up each time you do it; it's also super ridiculously yummy and I can't wait to have it for my dinner tonight!



Spicy Mince Lettuce Wraps


Ingredients (4 Servings)
500g Mince (any kind! my favourite for this recipe is Turkey or Pork mince)
2 Cloves of Garlic (minced)
1 Inch Chunk of Root Ginger (chopped finely)
1 Red Chilli (chopped finely) ***optional***
2 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
Juice of 1 Lime
Zero Cal Cooking Spray
Lettuce Cups of your choice :)

Method
  • Spray a large pan with cooking spray (I use a wok)
  • Put Chilli, Ginger and Garlic into the pan and cook for 1 minute, keeping it constantly on the move
  • Put the mince you've chosen into the pan and cook until browned
  • Add the Lime juice and the Soy and cook for a further three to five minutes
  • Add mince mix to a lettuce cup and enjoy!




That's it! Super simple!

Let me know if you try this and be sure to send me your own recipes!!
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