American style hot dogs, great “add in” for all the BBQs this summer :)

A good one for all those summer BBQs. They can be made the day before and sat in the fridge ready for the BBQ in the marinade or do them

Crunchy blooming onion … So delish ! Like onion rings !

A good one for a gathering at your place. Looks good on the table and the fact you can dig in as well is so good this time of year

Chinese lemon “chicken” sauce. Just like in the take-away container !

I  swear this tastes markedly similar to the Chinese take-away one in the plastic container … Key is using onion to thicken rather than the “banned” corn flour – gives it

Quick scalloped zucchini bake … A good side dish for Chrissy day !

Very Simple, very tasty, slightly cheesy and creamy. This dish uses the milk allowance from the beverage section of the Optifast allowed foods list, half a serve per serve to

Middle eastern roasted cauliflower salad with a cool cucumber & mint “yoghurt” dressing , great summer salad

A great little salad for the festive season, everybody likes it, easy to serve, easy to prepare. The cucumber and mint dressing is yummy, add as much lemon as you

Festive Antipasto platter, easy plate for all those functions ! Includes a spicy carrot dip :)

This platter means you can nibble all night without breaking a sweat ! You could bother to chargrill all your vegetables, but it takes too much time for me, oven

One-pot Cacciatore with zucchini spaghetti, not a cauliflower in sight !

Amongst all the Xmas prep that is about to commence, this is a great little one pot quickie. Probably more a cross between a ratatouille and a cacciatore, doesn’t matter,

Green soup for Halloween ! Quick & easy creamy asparagus & spinach soup … so nutritious too !

This soup is super easy- a great combination of greens, a good way to get this most essential colour in our diet as well. So super low in cal and

Super quick & crispy veggie shards = chunky chips !

Easy peasy chips technique, I’ve done carrot and zucchini, could be used with others. They were great, give a go when you have the oven on for something else.  The

One pot coconut curry noodles … for when you ain’t got no time for ‘dat !

I ain’t got no time for ‘dat ! Done and dusted in 40 mins including 30 mins cooking time. A one pot wonder, no foffing or fussing around, just chuck it