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Victoria Beckham goes 'Honestly Healthy' for January
As super healthy fashion-queen Victoria Beckham tweeted a January snap proclaiming "Love [for] this healthy eating cookbook! X", we couldn't help but whip out our own copy of Honestly...
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Honestly Healthy Mini Pizzas
Dish type: Main course
Makes 8
Ingredients
For the bases:
½ tsp active dry yeast
170ml (6fl oz/²/³ cup) lukewarm water
285g (9¼oz/2¼ cups) white spelt flour
½ tsp...
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Spanish olives marinated in oregano and chillies
Dish type: Olives
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 jar or tin of green Spanish olives
100ml of mild Spanish olive oil
6 sprigs of fresh oregano
6 dried cayenne peppers
Method
Drain the Spanish olives...
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Spanish olives, sesame seeds, lemon juice and mint
Dish type: Olives
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 jar or tin of green Spanish olives
100ml of mild Spanish olive oil
1 tbsp of sesame seeds
1 lemon
3 sprigs of mint
3 sprigs of thyme
Method
Drain...
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Spanish olives marinated in sweet pimentón, red onion and fennel seeds
Dish type: Olives
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 jar or tin of black Spanish olives
100ml of mild Spanish olive oil
1 tbsp of Sweet pimentón
1/3 of a red onion
1 tbsp of fennel seeds
Method...
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Spanish olives with Manchego cheese marinated in olive oil, black peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary and garlic
Dish type: Olives
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 jar or tin of ‘turning colour’ or black Spanish olives
100ml of mild Spanish olive oil
50g of Manchego cheese
5 black peppercorns
2 fresh...
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Quinoa Porridge with Macadamia Nut Milk
Dish type: Breakfast
Serves 4
Ingredients
Seeds from 1 pomegranate
200g (7oz/2 cups) quinoa flakes
75g (3oz/scant ²/³ cup) goji berries
1 cinnamon stick
475ml (16fl oz/scant 2 cups)
Macadamia...
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It's high in protein, low in carbs, so go quinoa crazy for 2013
We're all looking for the new thing to help us become just that little bit healthier this New Year and it seems we could be given a helping hand by the tiny grains of pseudo-cereal that make...
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Canapes you can say 'yes' to this Christmas
Piling on a few pounds might seem inevitable if you want to truly enjoy the festive season but it need not be.
From now until January it is high risk season for the figure-conscious: the champagne is...
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Metabolism boosters: Keep those extra pounds at bay this Christmas
From chocolates to mince pies to another couple of those pigs in blankets... With the festive season comes the constant flow of alluring Christmas treats to hand. But what if you could fire...
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Toasted Sourdough with Avocado, Radish and Watercress
Impressive canapes or a delicious and quick snack bursting with subtle flavours and brimming with colour!
Makes 20
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 small...
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Chilli and Chickpea Bites
Dish type: Canapes
Make these little numbers small and they are the perfect canapé. Make them medium sized and that’s lunch sorted or a meal for your children (with or without the chilli)....
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Shallot, Prawn and Thai Rice Noodle Salad in Filo Baskets
Dish type: Canapes
Makes 30
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
For the filo tart shells
4 sheets Filo pastry
2-3 tbsp melted butter
Plus 1 x 12 Canapé sized...
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Japanese Style Rare Beef and Radish Roll-ups
Dish type: Canapes
Makes 16
Preparation time: 15 minutes + 1 hour chilling
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
450g fillet steak (1 long thin piece works best)
2 tsp oil
8 radishes
4 spring onions
2cm...
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Griddled Halloumi and Pink Lady Apple Wedges with Caper, Anchovy and Herb Dressing
Dish type: Canapes
Sharing plates full of flavour is just what you need when entertaining friends. Use either a mix of herbs or a single one that is readily available. Leave out the anchovies in the dressing...
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Party food perils: Staying healthy over the festive period
With party season fast approaching, rich food, late nights and a glass of bubbly with friends are all on the menu – in abundance. And playing the perfect host or gracious guest can eventually...
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Make your wedding plans stress-free with our top tips
After the elation of the engagement can come the nightmare of trying to organise the wedding. It's supposed to be the happiest day of your life, yet with dresses to be found and fitted, caterers to...
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Health tips for World Diabetes Day
Each year on November 14 the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) seek to promote the theme of ‘education and prevention’ on World Diabetes Day.
A huge concern for the modern generation,...
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Ethical recipes with British rose veal
It is delicate, figure-friendly, jam-packed with Omega-3, but veal is often shunned as being a cruel meat to eat.
Top celebrity chefs Tom Parker-Bowles, Rosemary Shrager and Brian Turner are backing it...
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It's crunch time for cooking with apples
The apple may well be an everyday British fruit but that's not to say that they don't make for the perfect ingredient for delicious recipes and along them comes a number of health benefits.
We've...