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Witch’s Eyeball Punch
[6 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Witch’s Eyeball Punch

Ingredients

  • 400g tinned lychees
  • Small bunch green seedless grapes
  • 1 litre cranberry juice
  • 1 litre blueberry or pomegranate juice
  • 330ml ginger beer
   Method 
  1. Drain the lycheesover a punchbowl or large serving jug, to catch the juice
  2. Push a grape into the hole of each lychee where the stone was removed and add these to the bowl – these will be you eyeballs
  3. Pour the juices into the bowl.  At this stage the punch can be chilled until required – the juices will stain the eyeballs to look like blood...Read the full story »

Ice Cream Smoothie
[6 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Ice Cream Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 200ml sugar free ice-cream
  •  A handful of soft fruit
  •  A single type or variation of fruit such as bananas, strawberries, raspberries, etc

 Method

  1. To make, wash fruit, were necessary, and place all ingredients into a smoothie maker or blender.
  2.  Add milk to dilute were necessary.
  3.  Decorate with fruit such as orange, Pineapple,...Read the full story »

Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
[6 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 12 Cherry tomatoes
  • Low fat creamed cheese
  • 1 Onion
  • Pepper
  • Celery (Optional)
  • Chives (optional)
  • Parsley (for Garnish)

 

Method

  1. Cut the top from off the cherry tomatoes and remove the pulp from inside with a small spoon.
  2. Cut the onion in to small pieces and mix in with the low-fat creamed cheese.
  3. Add pepper and herbs as required and spoon the result into the empty cherry tomatoes.
  4. Cut the celery into small thin sticks and place as desired into the tomato. 
  5. Garnish with parsley and serve.

 

Alternatively, you can use cottage cheese or feta...Read the full story »

Fish Cakes
[6 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Fish Cakes

Ingredients

  • 450g Skinned fish (Cod or haddock)
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 150ml Semi-skimmed milk
  • 400g Potatoes
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 egg
  • 85g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 3-4 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
  • Flour for shaping
 Optional ingredients (finely chopped when using fresh)
  • ¼ tsp finely grated zest
  • 1tbsp parsley
  • 1 tbsp of chives
  • 1 tbsp dill
  • 1 tbsp tarragon
  Method
  1. Cut into small pieces and place onion in a large frying pan, sit the fish on top.  Place bay leaves in the frying pan an pour onto the fish the milk and 150ml (¼ pint) water.  Cover the pan, bring...Read the full story »

Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup
[6 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup

Ingredients

  • 500g ripe tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 red onions, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 bulb of garlic, divided into cloves but unpeeled
  • 1 red pepper, de-seeded and quartered
  • Low fat cooking spray
  • 300ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • A small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped, to garnish (optional)
 Method
  1. Preheat oven to 220OC and put the tomatoes, onions, garlic and red pepper into a...Read the full story »

Healthy Beef Burgers
[15 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Healthy Beef Burgers

Ingredients

  •     500g Extra Lean Mince
  •     2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
  •     1 onion, finely chopped
  •     1 egg white
  •     1 tsp Thyme
  •     1 tsp mustard
  •     1 tbsp parsley
  •     1 tsp chilli powder
  •     1 tsp black pepper
  •     Fresh tomato and lettuce to garnish

 

Method 

  1. Using a fork, shred and ground the mince and place into a bowl
  2. Place an egg white into a small bowl and add to it eh garlic, onion, mustard and herbs (adjust the amount of chilli powder to increase the spice) 
  3. Once everything has...Read the full story »

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