These days any dishes I make in the Bariatric Cookery kitchen have to work hard for their living! It’s often not enough to just be a tasty accompaniment but also frequently need to be stand-alone dishes too. Many of us just don’t have the time to cook from scratch every day and so mix and[Read More]
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Fast-Track Veggie Chilli
Try as I might, I can’t avoid the fact that I’m feeling the cold at the moment. I know it’s the beginning of May but I can’t shrug myself out of my cardigan or winter woollies and my fire-side is still a welcome and much visited place of content. Even though I have[Read More]
Make More Of WLS-Friendly Roast Chicken – By Doing Less!
Roast chicken is a staple of the WLS dietary regime but it has its problems. Firstly, it can be a little tough and indigestible unless cooked super-tender. Secondly, a whole bird takes time to cook and when you have a meal to cook and little time it can categorise itself off-limits. Thirdly, it needs[Read More]
Leafy Panzanella
There are days when you just don’t feel like cooking; days when it’s too hot to turn on the oven; and days when you haven’t been shopping and need to use up the remnants of your refrigerator. Yesterday was such a day for me – I arrived home late from a day out; it[Read More]
It Needn’t Be A Hallowe’en Horror Show!
The scariest part of Hallowe’en isn’t the ghoulish masks and the frightening costumes, it’s the sweet and candy binge that often accompanies it! According to some new stats your kid’s trick-or-treat bag could now contain 4,800 calories with some 700 g/3 cups sugar in it! Now that is SCARY… So how about[Read More]