I hate the idea of the 'January detox' as much as the next person. You won't do yourself any favours by starving for a month, save for the occasional nibble of celery, followed by a full-on sugar/meat/carb binge come February.However, I, like many, put away enough food and booze in two days to keep a family happy for a week at any other time of the year, so at least for the next week, lighter meals, and a little more attention to healthy detail (do you really need a lug of oli...
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04 Jan 2010 13:00 GMT
Depending on how much candy cane you have stuck in your teeth, it might be time to give your belly a post-festivities break. This mild and decidedly springy dish will refresh your palate and give your microwave a break from all that rigorous leftover reheating.If you’re out of quinoa, you can substitute it with cous cous or millet. Just cook your grain according to its directions
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30 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
If you’ve ever decorated a cake of any size, you’ve probably made buttercream icing. Yet, because I talk about baking a lot on my personal blog, I find I get a steady, nay, thundering, influx of search-driven visits from people after a recipe for buttercream. The good news for buttercream virgins is that it’s the most straightforward icing – or frosting, if you’re of an American language persuasion – ever.
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29 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
You are probably sick of the C word by now, and have eaten so much cake and cheese that you're actually looking forward to the prospect of a new year diet, but that doesn't mean you don't have a fridge full of Christmas food that needs to be used.
Turkey curry is a given with a load of leftovers, and cooked meat and vegetables are the staples of a mean pie, but if you've gorged to the point of bursting, then something lighter, like a soup will be just what you need.
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28 Dec 2009 12:00 GMT
Cabbage is not a vegetable that everyone automatically loves. I’m fortunate in the sense that I used to hang out at my mother’s chopping board as a kid and was fed a variety of raw vegetables and consequently, raw white cabbage, is one of my favourite vegetables in the world, ever.Red cabbage is a powerhouse of nutrients including vitamin C, vitamins K, B1, B2 plus folic acid and is a good source of minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium and manganese. Additionally, as with all the ‘re...
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24 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
Everyone in the known universe is giving you endless recipes for the holidays. That's all well and good, but this week, as we count down to the big C, I thought I'd give you a real recipe saver.Last week, as I started gathering ingredients from the cupboards to make my favorite recipe from the BabyCakes NYC cookbook (buy it!
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23 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
Only four more sleeps till christmas! No doubt between those sleeps you will have wedged a plethora of plans, from entertaining friends and feeding family, to a whirlwind tour of your city's finest happy hours. For the former, you will be required to prepare delcious nibbles, as either a preface to a delicious christmas dinner, or to prevent your friends getting so drunk they vom on your carpet. Following the latter, you will probably want to whip up a tasty snack on returning home to ...
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21 Dec 2009 13:05 GMT
While I consider myself to be more of a mash type, there isn't really any denying that roast potatoes are an integral part of any roast feast. For some, they're probably even the best bit, though personally, I favour the cabbage.
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18 Dec 2009 16:22 GMT
This is my absolute favorite cake recipe, and it’s perfect for the holidays. Sugar plum fairies, hello?! Amazing vegan blogger Amey of Vegan Eats and Treats adapted this from a Jacques Pepin recipe. My ingredients and method are a tiny bit different than hers, but all credit goes to Amey for figuring out how to duplicate this amazing c...
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16 Dec 2009 16:45 GMT
Most of us believed in Father Christmas at some stage of our lives. He is the best of all the child-belief figures; better than the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy combined. Sadly time goes by; you grow up and notice Mum has been using the same wrapping paper as Father Christmas and it just doesn’t add up. A logical 10-year-old with an already incisive mind, you put two and two together and lose all innocence.
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15 Dec 2009 14:30 GMT