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
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
I just made bread … out of just cauliflower, super low cal & carb flat bread. Vegan + grain, gluten & nut-free !
Well, holy grail number II done ! Yes this is a slightly technical recipe, but nothing too out of reach of anyone at all. All you need is a cauliflower,
Good old layered salad re-invented, make day before, great for lunch on the go
Look, I was tempted to do it in those trendy mason jars AKA food blog style as it would look far better, but you know, I wanted to eat it,
Veggie hash browns, aka burger, patty, pattie, fritter :)
A quickie, I’ve been making and eating these for a while now, so thought I had best get the recipe up before they become old news in my mind and
Super duper vegan Caesar salad !
Banging out the recipe as I shovel this salad in, I am so pleased with the result. I’ve tried to make it as quick and easy as possible. You can
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

