Entries from November 2007

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Recipe: Stuffed Macadamia, Peach & Shitake Vegie Roast

What a treat I have for you today! This delightful stuffed vegetarian roast has a combination of flavours that don’t outplay each other. Although, I didn’t have this as a special occasion, I already think this would be ideal as a Christmas luncheon coming up or what about Easter Sunday or Thanksgiving for [...]

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Recipe: Greek-style Lentil & Vegetarian Mince Penne

Looking to add some lentils to your pasta, but don’t want a traditional style dish? This Greek-style lentil pasta may be just the thing!
Most lentil pastas I’ve seen use lemon and keep it simple, but this pasta is more like a bolognese-type pasta but with greek spices.
Serves:
One
Ingredients:

60 gram canned lentils drained
75 grams vegetarian [...]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Health Focus: What is exactly is 200 calories?

Ever wondered what 200 calories looks like? Wisegeek.com have come out with this great article. It’s certainly handy when you either need to fill 200 calories in your diet or you need something to eat and need to weigh up what is worth having!
73 grams of fries equals four slices of flax [...]

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Recipe: Honey Mustard Potatoes

This is another inspired dish from the BBC Food Group, it’s basically the same recipe with reduced amounts of the ingredients. It’s extremely low in fat and low in calories, but does not skimp out on the flavours! Serve this with your roast or a schnitzel - I had it with a vegetarian [...]

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

What’s On The Menu: Week Starting 26/11/2007

My previous week has been a little exhausting, the diet was off and the exercise had to be reduced because of feeling a little unwell! Topping it off, it’s been draft week at work and it’s been pretty hectic getting things ready for yesterday’s big day! It all went smoothly in the end [...]

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Recipe: Spicy BBQ Corn

Who can say no to a delicious barbecued sweet corn on the cob?
Serves:
Three
Ingredients:

3 pieces fresh corn, remove hull and clean
1/2 tsp white pepper
pinch salt
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic mince
1/2 tsp ginger mince
1/2 tsp chilli paste
2 tbs light butter or margarine
1/2 tsp coriander ground
1/2 tsp parsley flakes

Instructions:

Mix all [...]

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Health Focus: Meat-funded study tries to debunk vegetarian lifestyle

When a title for an article is “Vegetarian diet is nuts: study,” you know that somewhere down the line, the study was funded by a livestock association. Upon reading the article, it becomes clear that the “study was funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.”
According to the study, “Vegetarians must double their portion size and [...]

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Recipe: Tandoori Tofu Burger

The great thing about these tandoori tofu burgers are that they are high in protein and low in calories per burger! At only 86 calories per burger, you could easily have two at lunch in a roll and still be under your calorie limit on a 1200 calorie per day diet.
These little burgers are [...]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Health Focus: Affirmations to keep you on track

The Skinny had an article a couple of weeks ago which showed a necklace on sale having the affirmation “No excuses!” This comes quite close to the heart with me, as last year I bought a necklace from Nomination for the same reason. The affirmation on mine says, “Freedom,” which has a personal [...]

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Recipe: Zesty Satay Potato & Zucchini Curry

This spicy little number is quite filling and delicious! The lime in this dish really brings out the flavour. Inspired by the BBC Food Vegetarian Summer magazine which came in at my local newsagent, I played with their Potato & Peanut Curry.
The BBC Food group also put out a yearly Christmas magazine for [...]