One-pot Chinese style zucchini fried rice – not a cauli in sight !
Got my thinking cap on the past couple of days, I love rice dishes but I’m very sick of cauliflower at the moment ! So I wondered about making grains
Eggplant parmigiana = cauli-less Italian stallion
So yummy I ate my allowance in one hit. oppppps ! I’m a complete sucker for anything Italian, love a tomato base with a bit of creaminess, love eggplant too. If
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
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
Bread-free festive sage, leek & parsley stuffing , super yummy !
Look, I’m not going to offer a replacement for roast potatoes, nothing can, but you could consider doing this stuffing on Xmas day. It reduces the carbs to next to
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,
Vietnamese noodle salad = fragrant, easy, tasty
Went back down to the “big smoke” yesterday and was reminded of the Vietnamese noodle salads I would get all the time. Here’s the Opti version, certainly not my creation
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
