VERY VIRTUOUS VIETNAMESE CRAB AND VEG SPRING ROLLS

Delightfully fresh, zingy and light that gives you a real slap in the face and a spring in your a typical spring roll Vietnamese recipe. Who needs takeaways when you can make these at home. Servings = 24 rolls INGREDIENTS Fresh or tinned crabmeat Vietnamese spring roll wrappers. If you can’t get hold of them……

Veggie Bursting Soya Mince Chilli

Awaiting photo This recipe has been given to me by my friend Mark who is a professional chef who cooked it for me for a house party I had.  The use of frozen veggie mince instead of Quorn really makes a difference as I find the texture so much better.  It’s definitely one of the……

Vivacious Vietnamese stew

  This is a recipe based on one that Stella made on holiday in Vietnam so it is a joint effort after I put in a few extra bits. On first glance this looks like a lot of ingredients and a lot of hassle but to be honest it’s easier than you would think.  Of……

Funky and Flavorsome Squishy Squash and Black Bean Cajun Wraps

Great little lunch served with a big salad or nibbles when you have friends around.  My nod to a Joe Wicks a recipe I saw on Sunday Brunch last week.  I’ve changed it to Cajun and made it less calories but they are just as tasty .  Really easy as well. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/sunday-brunch/articles/all/bbq-butternut-squash-quesadilla/6446 Servings 2 (that’s……

Mighty Mauritian Style Prawn, Mango and Coconut Curry

    Yum, yum, yum!  I’ve changed a few things to make it Slimmingworld friendly and sweetened it up with sweetener and a ripe mango.  I doubled the quantities so I could freeze the sauce separately but it did seem a little bit grainy in texture at first so I cooked it down for longer. ……

CHEEKY CHARGRILLED CARIBBEAN CHICKEN AND MANGO BURGERS

Nowadays it is not difficult to enjoy a nice barbecue without loading up on the calories/slimmingworld Syns.  These are really moist, super tasty and surprisingly light.  It is one that I saw made by Levi roots on John and Lisa’s Weekends cookery programme a couple of weeks ago.  They went down a treat.  Great on……

MESSY MISO MANGO CRAZY CHICKEN WRAPS

Oh my talk about a flavour bomb, these are just yummy.  It is my take on a recipe I saw on a great site, link below. https://www.cottercrunch.com/miso-mango-chicken-salad-cabbage-wraps They make a great light lunch, appetiser, canapés or just a dip for crudités.  I think these will end up in my top 10 for dieters and none……

Buttermilk Crispy Curry Chicken

Awaiting photo  This recipe started life as a dish that Paul Ainsworth made on Sunday Brunch but as it was deep fried and served with loads of mayonnaise I wanted to put my own lower calorie twist on it but at the moment it is still a bit of a work in progress to get……

Kick Ass Kebabs with Punchy Pina Colada Rice

These are summer on a plate, what more can I say!  Perfect for a barbecue, colourful and versatile as they could just be made with Chicken, prawns, tofu or just vegetables.  The rice is fluffy and yummy.  Happy days.  Relatively low in Slimmingworld Syns. Serves 4 Slimmingworld Syns = Approximately 4.5 Ingredients For the kebabs……

Seriously Show Stopping Spanish Shellfish and Chorizo Stew

I can’t take any credit for this other than I’ve adjusted the recipe slightly to make it a bit lower in Slimmingworld Syns.  This is one that I saw the wonderful James Martin make on his Saturday morning show on ITV https://www.jamesmartinchef.co.uk/recipes/spanish-seafood-and-chorizo-stew/ The original recipe calls for butter beans or maybe chickpeas but I didn’t……