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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Healthy Breakfast Fry Up
While losing weight, K and I often had a massive fry up for breakfast on the weekend, sounds crazy, eh? There are a few tricks you can use to make your hot breakfast healthy, and that will be the content … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Healthy and Tasty, Vegan Option, Vegetarian
Tagged Basil, Cabbage, Feta, Leeks, Mushrooms, Paprika, Pumpkin (Squash), Tomato
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Sidecar
I am currently in the middle of an econometrics assignment (for those that don’t know, it’s worse than it sounds). So after work I head out to uni for a late night in the computer labs. There is not a … Continue reading
LABneh: Strained Yoghurt
Labneh has become a little trendy recently as an ‘ethnic’ food. Really all it means is that people have figured out they can charge a premium for something that most Southern European, North African and Middle Eastern cultures have made … Continue reading
Flour Tortillas
How to wrap up a week about burritos? A tortilla of course! You could go to the store and buy a stale, chewy, salty, plastic-y tortilla but fresh homemade tortillas are sooooo much better and they are really pretty simple … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal Foods, Ingredient Prep, Main Dishes, Vegetarian, Yeasty goods
Tagged Butter, Flour, Mexican
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Spanish Rice
You have to admit that Mexican food takes normal food and makes it amazing: mince meat becomes smokey and spicy; tomatoes become a lively salsa and rice gets stuffed full of flavour and becomes Spanish/Mexican rice!
Posted in Frugal Foods, Ingredient Prep, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Vegan and Delicious, Vegetarian
Tagged Mexican, Rice, Tomato
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Guacamole!
I reckon I could eat this stuff by the bucket! Guacamole is one of my favourite foods (I know, I know, I say that a lot, but I have a big heart to love lots of foods!) This guac is … Continue reading
Posted in Dips, Healthy and Tasty, Ingredient Prep, Side Dishes, Snacks, Vegan Option, Vegetarian
Tagged Avocado, Chilli, Coriander (Cilantro), Cumin, Jalapeno, Lime, Mexican, Yoghurt
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Smokey Chipotle Mince
Today we continue to explore the flavours that Mexico brings to the global food table with smokey mince. This mince is smokey, spiced and completely moreish. It is very simple and often I would add corn and tomato, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Ingredient Prep, Main Dishes, Meat
Tagged Beef, Chipotle, Coriander (Cilantro), Cumin, Mexican
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