Is it ok to cut carbs?
Bottom line – No!
Cutting carbohydrates seems to be the thing to do when on the ‘Diet Band Wagon’ . Diet fads seem to come and...
Summer Berry Cheesecake Baskets
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
250g extra-light cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted (plus a little extra to sprinkle over)
1 orange, finely zested
1 Tbspn freshly...
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Oven-baked Fish Risotto
(Serves 2-3)
Ingredients
400g fish, cut into bite size pieces (snapper or terakihi are good)
1 medium onion, peeled and diced
2 carrots, peeled and...
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(Serves two)
Ingredients
2 pieces fish (dory/snapper)
2 oranges; 1 peeled and sliced; 1 freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tomatoes, sliced
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(Serves 2)
Ingredients
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2-3 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
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Ingredients
3 Tbspn soy sauce
2 Tbspn rice wine
½ tspn corn flour
1 Tbspn vegetable oil
1 Tbspn fresh ginger root, finely...
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Ingredients
500 grams chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
2 Tbspn peanut oil
1 head...
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Ingredients
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Ingredients
1 litre pineapple juice (no sugar added)
1 litre orange juice (no sugar added)
1/3 cup Lime Juice Cordial
2 litres diet lemonade
...
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(Serves 4 - 6)
Ingredients
olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2-4 clove garlic, finely chopped
500g lean beef mince
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(Serves 4)
Ingredients
400 g penne pasta*
600 g chicken mince
2 Tbspn olive oil
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