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[Recipe] Low Cholesterol Pumpkin & Ginger Muffins

This delicious recipe is easy to make and yields about 12 muffins, depending on their size. Remember all things are better when enjoyed in moderation. Ingredients: 60ml Canola oil 150 Self-raising flour 160g Wholemeal flour 1 tsp Baking powder ½ tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1½ tsp ground Ginger 2 eggs 100ml low fat natural yogurt

[Recipe] Winter Beef & Beer Casserole

This is a delicious recipe fit for any winter table. Make sure you have enough time, as this casserole needs about 3 hours to cook to perfection. This recipe yields about 4 servings. Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive oil 750g Stewing Beef, trimmed, cut into 3cm cubes 1/2 Onion 1 medium Leek, trimmed, halved, washed, sliced

[Recipe ] Spicy lentil soup with curry rolls

No personal cookbook is complete without a good spicy soup recipe. This recipe is easy to make. You’ll need 20 minutes prep time and 25 minutes for cooking. This recipe yields 4 serving and each serving contains about 535 calories. Ingredients: 2 tbsp Curry paste 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, grated 140g Red lentils 1litre

[Recipe] Peanut Butter and Honeycomb Ice-cream

This delicious ice-cream recipe is easy to make. Please enjoy in moderation… This recipe yields 4 servings. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Vanilla ice-cream, softened 2 x 50g Crunchies (chocolate & honeycomb bars), chopped 1/4 cup crunchy Peanut butter 1 1/2 cups Chocolate ice-cream Method: Line a large muffin pan with plastic wrap. In a large

[Recipe] No-churn Margarita Ice-cream

This delicious NO-CHURN ice-cream recipe was featured in Nigella Lawson’s – Nigella Express Cook Book. This recipe is one of my favourites..! This recipe yields 6 servings. Ingredients: 125ml Lime juice 2 tbsp Tequila 3 tbsp Cointreau (or triple sec) 150 grams Icing sugar 500ml Double cream Method: In a large mixing bowl. Combine the

[Recipe] Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream

This delicious recipe is easy to make. You will need an ice cream maker. Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp unflavoured Gelatin 1 tbsp Water 3 cups low-fat Milk, divided 3 large Egg yolks 395g Sweetened condensed milk 1 Vanilla pod 3/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or cocoa beans Method:

[Recipe] Coconut Ice Cream

This delicious recipe is easy to make and all you need is a blender and a freezer.  This recipe makes about 3 cups of ice cream. Ingredients: ½ cup Coconut milk ¼ cup Unsweetened flaked coconut ¼ cup Maple syrup ½ tsp Vanilla 2 frozen Bananas Method: Add the coconut milk, flaked coconut, maple syrup,

[Recipe] Gluten Free Carrot Cake

Spoil your friends with this delicious, yet easy Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Recipe. Ingredients: Cooking spray 140g unsalted Butter, softened 200g Caster sugar 250g Carrots, grated 140g Sultanas 2 Eggs, lightly beaten 200g Gluten-free self-raising flour 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Gluten-free baking powder 50g mixed Nuts, chopped For the icing: 75g Butter, softened 175g Icing sugar

Deliciously spiced Quinoa Salad with Feta & Almonds

This easy recipe takes only 30 minutes to make. It works great as a packed lunch for work or school. You can also serve it as a side dish with spicy chicken or lamb. This recipe yields 4 servings and is low in cholesterol. Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1 tsp Ground Coriander ½ tsp

21 Amazing Benefits of Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has been used for thousands of years for both nutritional and medicinal purposes. Coconut oil was mainly used in topical countries in the Pacific rim and Asia. In later years coconut oil was introduced to western countries like the USA and Europe. Western civilisation used coconut oil for frying, baking and as a