Recipes and Meal Ideas Archives

5 Oct

Diabetes -Healthy meals for weight control – pictorial resource

If you would like to order the A4 or postcard size resource, please contact me and I will send out an order form. Thank you for your interest,...
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16 Jan

Choconut balls – date and walnut

Choconut balls – date and walnut These are high in protein, fibre, gluten free, a good vegetarian source of omega 3 fats, no added sugar – just the natural sweetness of the dates. Note they are not suitable for a...
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19 Sep

Carrot and orange cakes

I was asked to do some cooking for a friend who had Coeliac disease and wanted to try to use gluten free flour. these cakes were moist, flavoursome and would be suitable for freezing. Makes 12 muffin size cakes Ingredients...
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19 Sep

Wilson’s hot tomatoes!

The Wilson family have a tradition of growing and cooking tomatoes and they are so lovely. I may not be able to cook them quite as well as my husbands ancestors but I gave it a go and they...
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19 Sep

Balsamic fig chutney

Thank you to Jacqui for these lovely figs, I made the gorgeous balsamic fig chutney which always goes down well as Christmas presents and works so well with cheese and hams at any time of the year. I always put...
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19 Sep

Sticky vanilla Figgy jam

I just love the wonderful colour and texture of this simple jam. I was so blessed with an offer of some figs from my friend Jacqui and off we went last Saturday for a fig picking session. These are the...
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19 Sep

Rhubarb and orange – no recipe needed!

9 May

A burst of colour and nutrients- Tomato salsa

This tomato salsa makes such lovely side dish for salads, bbq meats, fish, chilli and spicy foods and I love all the fresh herbs which are added! My garden is full of these herbs...
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1 Mar

Celery and Fennel soup

In the winter months it feel so right to make some hearty soups and enjoy them at lunch or in the evenings. It is not easy finding flavoursome recipes on a lower FODMAP diet -so I had a go with this...
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25 Nov

Everyone loves chocolate brownies

Ok, I love to bake and as a dietitian I wanted to share with you one of my favourite recipes suitable for a gluten free and low fodmap diet. I am often asked to cook a dessert for a large...
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