Eat Well

If you’re anything like me, your mood is closely tied to your diet. In this section, I try and do everyone a favour and feature good honest recipes, that don’t cost a fortune.

Menemen

April 16, 2011
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Menemen is a turkish dish which is cooked in one pan, making it super easy. And, oh my gosh it tastes really good. Eaten with crusty bread, it makes a great supper. Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, sliced 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced 1-2 red chillies, deseeded and sliced 1.5 tsp caster [...]

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End Of Week Minestrone

April 15, 2011
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There isn’t a set recipe for minestrone, and to be honest, this isn’t really a recipe to follow to the T either. I like to think of minestrone as a basic principle of how to throw together the veg you have left at the end of the week, to make a tasty soup. Here’s how [...]

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The Evolution Window – Diet

February 3, 2011
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In my last post I introduced the window of evolution, and explained that many Paleontologists believe that understanding what happened to us during this period, could be the key to unlocking the secrets to our health and happiness. This time, I’m looking specifically at diet and asking why we should care what the evolving humans [...]

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Baking Saturday And The Rule Of Understanding

January 22, 2011
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A little while go I attended a bread making course. These are my misshapen sticks to the left *she says proudly *. It’s great being able to make bread, and not that labour intensive once you’ve got the basics right. When I was on the course, my attention was drawn to the amount of ingredients [...]

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Butternut Squash Risotto w/ Leeks

January 13, 2011
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Ingredients 1 large leek cut lengthways into tagliatelle like strips 1 medium butternut squash cut into 1cm squares 2 garlic cloves, peeled 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 large knobs of butter 1 large onion, chopped 400g/14oz arborio or other Italian risotto rice 2 [...]

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Salmon and Leek Tartlets

January 3, 2011
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This is one of those recipes where you can substitute the salmon and leek with anything. I’ve added thyme to the pastry, although you could add rosemary instead, or a mixture of the two. Herby pastry 2 ½ cups flour 1 ½ tsp salt 4 tsp fresh thyme ½ tsp black pepper 8 oz butter, [...]

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Really Simple Gravadlax

December 31, 2010
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I’d never made gavadlax before, although it looked pretty simple when I saw Jamie Oliver doing it on the telly box last year. Having said that, it took the boyfriend and his brother an hour to knock up one of Jamie’s 30 minute dinners last night. Maybe that’s just them though, I’m yet to try [...]

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Miscounting Calories

November 28, 2010
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A year ago, the government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), published draft findings that announced the calorie counts, used as the basis of dietary advice and food labelling for the past 18 years, are too low. The original calorie counts of 2000 for women, and 2500 for men, are said to be up to [...]

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A Forager’s Paradise

October 10, 2010

We were in West Wales last weekend, cleaning the cottage and clearing the woods. Despite being busy, it was a fantastic weekend, as we met some of the local characters and really got to know our small woodland, and what grows within it. We have blackthorn trees, blackberry bushes, hawthorn trees, and wild garlic growing, [...]

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Panettone French Toast w/ Figs & Honey

September 28, 2010
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Last week I announced to the boyfriend that I was going to make muffins, of the fig and brown sugar variety. His reply was “you’re kidding right?” accompanied by a face that said “what is this, some kind of sick joke?”. This is because as far as the boyfriend is concerned, the main ingredient in [...]

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