A few weeks ago we went for a meal and as part of the main course we had Boulangère potatoes and I thought I can Keto that and I succeeded on the second attempt. Boulangère “potatoes” • 1 large kohlrabi or turnip or celeriac • vegetable or beef stock • 25g butter Preheat the oven…

The weather’s getting colder so I think it’s soup time. One of my favourites has always been Cream of Chicken but this one has a few extra things in but the taste and texture are dreamy, even if I say so myself. I like it lumpy but if you prefer a smooth soup get the…

My partner made a strange comment yesterday “I’m fed up with eggs and bacon for breakfast” now I have sympathy with eggs but how can anyone be fed up with bacon? So today I had to come up with an alternative… Granola Here’s the recipe I came up with from what was in my store…

I love chocolate cake, I used to love the original version of this and have finally got around to adapting it. I have been meaning to do some experimenting with Fiber Flour for a while and in this it gives a good texture. If you have no Fiber flour replace with 150g of ground almonds…

It always a discussion in our household of what to do with the leftover Sunday roast, this week it was chicken so we decided to go a little Vietnamese. Sticky Chicken Recipe and Method 2 breasts or 2 full legs cooked chicken 2-3 tbsp Monk fruit syrup 3 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce substitute 1/2 tbsp…

I have never really looked into this before but an app came up on Facebook and I was curious. Downloaded it and it was a subscription so deleted it immediately found a free one that was a tracker ( it’s called Life Fasting Tracker) and did my first fast 3 days ago. I did it…

Today we thought we’d get a cheeky little BBQ in before it starts to rain again. These are slow cooked wrapped in foil in the oven before being slavered generously with the bbq sauce and then finished off on the bbq for a few mins each side. I was, as usual, covered in the sauce……

Made this today and will definitely be making it again… I will use a non-stick pan next time though as it’s going to take a bit of extra effort to clean my skillet. https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a58412/tuscan-butter-salmon-recipe/ The picture is of my one and I think it looks like the one on the recipe. I must also say…

Saw this drink advertised in Starbucks… Iced espresso and tonic. Did it my way… Double espresso poured over ice and topped up with sugar free tonic water. Taste kinda citrusy with a coffee kick. I found it really refreshing but my partner didn’t like it. So I guess it’s a “Marmite” drink… you’ll either love…