Smoky vegetarian Spanish rice Smoky vegetarian Spanish rice · Serves 6 · Prep 10 minutes · Cook 15 minutes Ingredient · 1½ cups medium grain rice · 1½ cups vegetable stock · ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric · 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil · 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced · 1 large … Read more
Zucchini Pasta with Lemon-Pepper Chicken Prep time: 20mins Total time: 30 mins Ingredients · 2 large zucchinis, peeled · 2 lemons · 8 mint leaves · 4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, pounded thin · Fresh cracked black pepper · ½ Tbsp coconut oil, divided · 1 Tbsp reduced-fat parmesan cheese Recipe · Zest both … Read more
Warm Thai coconut and lemongrass salad Warm Thai coconut and lemongrass salad · Serves 6 · Prep 10 minutes (plus cooling time) · Cook 15 minutes Ingredient · 1½ cups jasmine rice · 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, bruised · 165ml can coconut milk · ½ small red onion, halved, thinly sliced · 1 Lebanese … Read more
Spinach salad with sliced strawberries Ready in: 10 minutes Ingredients · 2 cups baby spinach · ½ medium yellow pepper, sliced · ¼ cup red onion, finely sliced · ½ cup strawberries, sliced Dressing · 2 tap balsamic vinegar · 1 tap extra-virgin olive oil Recipe · Combine vegetables in a bowl. Combine oil and … Read more
Spicy tomato and bean rice Spicy tomato and bean rice · Serves 4 · Prep 10 minutes Cook 20 minutes Ingredient · 1 cup long-grain white rice · 1½ cups chicken stock · 410g can crushed tomatoes · 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil · 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced · 2 garlic … Read more
Craving something a little different for dinner? Try this grown-up version of one of your childhood favorites. Packing a huge dose of protein and beneficial fats, they’re a lot healthier than their drive-thru counterparts, but just as fast. Quick and Crunchy Pistachio Chicken Strips Ingredients · 2 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts · 2 tbsp … Read more
Give your rice sides a mega flavor boost with these clever and easy recipes! Rice and lentil pilau Rice and lentil pilau · Serves 6 · Prep 10 minutes · Cook 25 minutes Ingredient · 2 tablespoons vegetable oil · 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced · 2 garlic cloves, crushed · 2 … Read more
3. Dinner Pesto Spaghetti with Breadcrumbed Eggplant Pesto Spaghetti with Bread crumbed Eggplant Single serving Basil pesto · 2 cup fresh basil · 3 heads of garlic · 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese · 2 tbsp pine nuts · 1 tsp salt · 1⁄2 cup olive oil Pasta · 150 grams spaghetti · 2 tbsp pesto … Read more
Chocolate self-saucing pudding 0 Chocolate self-saucing pudding · Serves 6 · Prep 20 minutes Cook 50 minutes Ingredient · 75g butter · ½ cup milk · 1¼ cups brown sugar · 1¼ cups self-raising flour · ¹⁄³ cup cocoa powder · 1 egg, lightly beaten · 100g dark chocolate, chopped · 1¾ cups boiling … Read more
2. Lunch Middle Eastern Fatoush Salad Middle Eastern Fatoush Salad Single serving Hummus dip · 400 grams chick peas · 200 ml olive oil · 3 tsp lemon juice · 1⁄2 tsp salt · 1⁄2 tsp pepper · 2 tsp tahini Salad · 125 grams romaine lettuce · 120 grams tomato · 65 grams cucumber … Read more
Madeira cake 0 0 · Serves 10 · Prep 15 minutes · Cook 50 minutes Ingredient · 225g butter, softened · 1 cup caster sugar · 3 teaspoons finely grated orange rind · 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind · 3 eggs · 1 cup self-raising flour · ¾ cup plain flour · ½ … Read more
The swiftest way to anyone’s heart is through the stomach. Make meal times a heartfelt affair with these quick yet wholesome recipes—from the kitchen of Fit for 2’s cafe in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur—that are bound to delight both young and old. Bon appétit! 1. Breakfast Yummy Granola Yummy Granola Single serving · 500 grams rolled … Read more
Apple and vanilla custard tea cake Apple and vanilla custard tea cake · Serves 12 · Prep 20 minutes · Cook 1 hour 15 minutes Ingredient · 185g butter, softened · ²⁄³ cup caster sugar · 1 teaspoon vanilla extract · 3 eggs · 1 cup self-raising flour · ½ cup plain flour · … Read more
Braised duck and wild mushroom ragu with creamy polenta The flavour combinations · 15ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil · 1 duck, portioned (or 6 duck portions) · 200g wild mushrooms, chopped · 2 carrots, peeled and chopped · 1celery stalk, chopped · 1 onion, finely chopped · 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped · 1 sprig … Read more
Citrus Seaweed salad Serves: 2 (as a side salad) Nutrients per sewing: 217 calories, 7g protein, 14g carbohydrate (14g sugar), 15g fat (2.5g saturated), 8g fibre, 1.9g salt Ingredients · 30g wakame seaweed · 1 grapefruit, segmented · 1 orange, segmented · 40g cucumber, chopped into thin cubes · 1 spring onion, finely sliced · … Read more
Spread a pretty cloth on the table and enjoy the best of old-style baking with this blue-ribbon collection of cakes and dessert Rock cakes Rock cakes · Makes 20 · Prep 15 minutes · Cook 20 minutes Ingredient · 1½ cups self-raising flour · ½ cup plain flour · ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon · … Read more
Orange and ginger-glazed duck with caramelised citrus Orange and ginger-glazed duck with caramelised citrus The flavour combinations · Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste · 4 duck Marylands (thighs and legs) · 1 orange, halved · 1 grapefruit, halved · 2 naartjies or clementines, halved · 2 – 3 limes, halved · … Read more
Cutting back on acid-forming food and replacing them with tasty alkaline dishes is easier than you think. Eating alkaline has gained a huge following as a way to energy, health and wellbeing Following the success of their first book, Honestly Healthy, authors Natasha Corrett and Vicki Edgson have produced a second, Honestly Healthy for Life … Read more
Buttermilk pancakes with caramelised pears Buttermilk pancakes with caramelised pears · Serves 4 (makes 8 pancakes) · Prep 15 minutes (plus 10 minutes standing time) · Cook 25 minutes Ingredient · 1¼ cups self-raising flour · 2 tablespoons caster sugar · 1 cup buttermilk · 1 egg · 1 medium corella pear, unpeeled · … Read more
Moroccan duck and date filo pie The flavour combinations · 4 duck portions (thighs and legs) · 2 onions, chopped · 5ml (1 tsp) ground ginger · 10ml (2 tsp) ground cinnamon · Pinch of saffron (optional) · Handful fresh coriander, chopped · Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped · 6 fresh dates, chopped · 1 small … Read more