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Recipe: Garlic Bread

This is an easy and heart-healthy recipe for Garlic Bread. It’s great both for cold and the warm months. Garlic is an herb with remarkable medicinal properties and it tastes great too. It lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels and inhibits blood clotting. It’s also a powerful germicide and can protect against some carcinogens. It’s better for you in its natural state…
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Recipe: Crostata di Frutta Fresca - FRESH FRUIT TART

This Italian Recipe: Crostata di Frutta Fresca – FRESH FRUIT TART reminds me of the cakes that my Italian Grandmother used to make me when I visited. Really delicious! Just try it. SERVES 8 Definitely one of my five a day! This is a great tart for dinner parties as the arrangement of fruits can always be changed depending on what’s available. For example, grapes and melon work well…
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Recipe for your Valentine Menu - Lobster Bisque

This Lobster Bisque Recipe for your Valentine Menu is really unique! Anyone who has lovingly prepared food for another knows its potential power. Silky-smooth and sensually-satisfying is the way to go for a hot Valentines night this year and Lobster Bisque is hard to beat, say nutritionist and author, Fiona Kirk. As far back as the late 1800s, the aphrodisiac powers of seafood were championed…
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Recipe: Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

This amazing Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies Recipe was kindly donated by Dean and Sarah Gough, authors of the book ‘Recipes For Life – Fighting Back With Food’, a recipe book with a difference. Each individual recipe was eaten by their two-year-old son Alfie when he was battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Sadly, little Alfie died in 2010, however, Dean and Sarah believe the nutritional diet…
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Recipe: Chicken and Butterbean Casserole with Mashed Potatoes

This delicious recipe for Chicken and Butterbean Casserole with Mashed Potatoes has been kindly donated by Jessica’s Recipe Bag, an amazing service that delivers a recipe book including all ingredients you need to prepare easy and healthy home-cooked meals for a whole week. Ingredients 600g boneless chicken thighs 400ml tin of butterbeans 1 tin chopped tomatoes 100ml chicken…
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Recipe: Spicy Meatball Soup

Quite a lot of ingredients here but very well-worth the little extra time and effort. Serves 4 Ingredients 400g lean minced beef, lamb or chicken 1 egg, lightly whisked 2 tablespoons fresh herbs, finely chopped (parsley/oregano/thyme/marjoram) ½ teaspoon salt A few good grindings of black pepper Pinch chilli powder 1 tablespoon olive/rapeseed oil 1 large onion peeled and finely chopped 2 large…
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Recipe: Orange Chocolate Coconut Clusters

This amazing Orange Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe was kindly donated by Dean and Sarah Gough, authors of the book ‘Recipes For Life – Fighting Back With Food’, a recipe book with a difference. Each individual recipe was eaten by their two-year-old son Alfie when he was battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Sadly, little Alfie died in 2010, however, Dean and Sarah believe the…
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Recipe: Chocolate Cakes

This amazing Chocolate Cakes Recipe was kindly donated by Dean and Sarah Gough, authors of the book ‘Recipes For Life – Fighting Back With Food’, a recipe book with a difference. Each individual recipe was eaten by their two-year-old son Alfie when he was battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Sadly, little Alfie died in 2010, however, Dean and Sarah believe the nutritional diet they chose…
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Recipe: Thai Prawn Noodle Soup

Absolutely delicious and a gorgeous colour. Very quickly becomes a staple! Serves 4 to 5 Ingredients 2 red chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped 6 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled 5cm piece of fresh ginger peeled and roughly chopped 1 stalk lemon grass, bashed and sliced 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground coriander 10g fresh parsley or coriander leaves 2…
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Recipe: Gazpacho-Style Soup

A fragrant and refreshingly light tomato soup/stew which is particularly good when warm rather than hot. Serves 4 Ingredients 6 medium, ripe tomatoes or 6 tinned tomatoes 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, central stem removed then thinly sliced 450ml water 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon coriander seeds ½ teaspoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon olive/rapeseed oil 1 small onion, peeled and finely…
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