Posts in “Recipes”
Oats Egg Omelette Recipe….My Day On A Plate
Oats are a marvellous food, and most people love them, but have you ever had them in an omelette. It sounds weird doesn’t it, but recently a personal training client made me a spiced oat and veg meal to try, it was amazing! This got me thinking what else can you do? I came across […]
Read articleHealthy Raspberry Recipes
We have been eating raspberries for the last two weeks in my house – and yet more and more fruit is ripening. I’ve eaten them raw and I’ve added them to my porridge – but what else can you do with them? Obviously I could freeze them, but then I’m still going to have to […]
Read articleHealthy Burger Recipes – Vegi vs Meat!
As I Personal Trainer, I understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet BUT I also like to enjoy my food too! This means I like to make healthy versions of what some people would call a ‘bad food’. I’m a vegi and my husband is a carnivore so it often means I make two […]
Read article‘On The Move’ Nut Bar Recipe
Having a healthy snack good to go can over a period of time, be a decisive factor in you achieving your goals, or your goals falling to the side of the road. We all have periods in our life, where meetings run over, you run out of time, or you simply have forgotten your lunch. […]
Read articleDo You Follow Recipes?
I was so impressed when google returned 126 Vegan Jamie Oliver Recipes – that I’ve made a list of 15 dishes I want to try! They range from cauliflower daal to fancy sprouts, are rated from easy to “show off”, and tell you all the nutritional information you would be interested in (fats, carbs, protein […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Good quality extra virgin olive oil is packed full of nutrients & antioxidant and has some great health benefits. When it comes to olive oil you get what you pay for! Reports found that over half of the ‘extra’ virgin olive oil on the market is fraudulent and not actually ‘extra virgin’ The olive […]
Read articleBBQ Lamb Chops With Crunchy Salad
This weekend was a scorcher and after doing a lot of work on my garden a BBQ just made sense. I actually had a BBQ Saturday night, Sunday lunch and Sunday dinner! BBQ food can be easy, tasty and most importantly healthy.BBQ’s get a bit of a bad press but if you don’t the […]
Read articleIeuan’s Overnight Oats
Breakfast is the most important meal to kick-start the body after a long fast though the night, but also to keep those hunger cravings at bay throughout the day. My overnight oats breakfast (could also be used as a snack) is a great way to refuel and set you up for the day. This overnight […]
Read articleDay On A Plate… Healthy Steak Fajita Recipe
Hello all, I hope you’re enjoying the fine weather. It’s days like this that make me long for a nice cut of beef with a little spicy kick, topped of with some fresh juicy veg! For me there was only one dish that was going to tick the boxes…. Steak Fajitas! Here is a list […]
Read articleBBQ Prawn And Chicken Skewers
As you know this weekend was roasting and, hopefully, we are due to have a few more like it. When it is hot there is nothing better than firing up the BBQ! BBQ food can be not only be healthy but also very tasty – it’s just about adding variety and flavours. This weekend I […]
Read articleHealthy Meatball Recipes
As a personal trainer, I love recommending food and recipes which my personal training clients can make in bulk, it means they have a ready supply of food for lunches and evening meals – perfect if you have a busy lifestyle and don’t always have the time to slave away for hours in the kitchen. […]
Read articleIeuan’s Mediterranean Prawn Recipe
This Mediterranean Prawn recipe is a simple quick dish is perfect for making a large batch and preparing several meals for the week all in one go. It is a very tasty and filling mixture of fresh prawns, mixed vegetables, and rice and is super easy to prepare. For this Mediterranean Prawn recipe all you […]
Read articleQuinoa, Spinach & Egg Breakfast Bake
I have been encouraging all of my personal training clients to make this recipe for the last couple of weeks so I thought I would share it with you. This quinoa, spinach and egg breakfast bake is, as the name suggests, great for breakfast but it’s equally great for lunches. The recipe makes around 4 […]
Read articleDay On A Plate – Persian Lamb Tagine Recipe
Yes Easter has come and gone, however I have quite a bit of left over lamb. There wasn’t enough to put together a meal for us both without bulking it up, so as the saying goes….’if in doubt tagine it out’. There are quite a few variations of recipes similar to this out on the […]
Read articleDay On A Plate Recipe Challenge!
Something you may not know about me is that I used to LOVE Ready Steady Cook – and I’m not sorry! I went to see it live when it toured the country and I even applied to be on the show. Imagine my delight when one of my exams for my cooking diploma was in […]
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