First salad … Welcome sun ! Grain-free Middle eastern tabbouleh
Here comes the sun ! Had a casual BBQ lunch with a few family members today, so thought it was time to get my salad hat on. Cannot wait to
Good old deep fried Dim Sim reinvented !
Well after a rather busy and stressful move, Opti Cook is back in the kitchen ! I’ve been trying this one for a while now, finally got a good combo
Vegan “Kentucky Fried Copy-Cat chicken” cauli pieces – Finger lickin’ good mumma !
This will be my last recipe for a few days, as we are moving house, tomorrow is the start of a series of D-Days ! So, I will keep it
A Monday night quickie … welcome Okonomiyaki mini
Well after all the tex-mex delights yesterday and a big huge mega craving for plain old toast averted … I gritted my teeth and whipped up some Okonomiyakis (Japanese pancakes)
Tex-mex feastin’ time y’all ! + recipe for pulled cabbage tostadas !
Tex-mex feast has arrived. It was such a fun thing to cook. I admit being a bit scared of Mexican because it has such a high carb load I wondered
Tex-Mex pulled pork, ah-la cabbage ….
Someone asked me to to try to copy Pork Belly. Now, I cannot think of any way of doing this Opti intensive friendly that wouldn’t break all the rules in
Cheesy, crunchy chipotle carrot skins
These are just plain yum. Now of course they aren’t exactly like the traditional potato ones (which I love), but pretty good for a VLCD diet ! They look “oily”
Taco smarco … time for some spicy goodness
This is essentially mock taco mince, in a nutshell. It’s meaty, filling and spicy. Super easy to make and freezes well. A good one if you are cooking tacos for
Tortillas, no egg white = holy grail = done !
Well, I’ve done it. I used to make the cauliflower tortillas with egg whites. After a fellow opti person who shall remain unidentified (Annie) reminded me about agar-agar I’ve been
Mexican rice, easy & yummo
I always order this whenever we go out for Mexican food, I just love the flavours. Created for Opti intensive, it’s a good go-to and part of my weekly rotations
