Tag: Low-Calorie

Sundried tomatoes, red peppers, and coriander quesadilla

Sundried tomatoes, red peppers, and coriander quesadilla

Quesadillas are a satisfyingly simple dish. To simplify down – and REALLY simplify down, what they can be described as; they are a Mexican version of grilled cheese. They are so much more than that, the tortilla crisps up really nicely, and does not require […]

Asian pork hoisin wrap recipe

Asian pork hoisin wrap recipe

The title, Asian pork hoisin wrap, is pretty self-explanatory. The wrap has few ingredients, and is easy to make. But it packs a lot of flavours. This wrap is the last part of my wraps series that I started earlier (the series is essentially, types […]

Latin American mixed rice salad with plantains

Latin American mixed rice salad with plantains

A “Latin-American mixed rice salad” will usually have a lot more ingredients in it to hint towards a Central American feel. That being said, this “Latin-American” mixed rice salad is a rather loose term for it. The salad incorporates some Central American spices and flavours, […]

Prawn and Avocado Rice Salad

Prawn and Avocado Rice Salad

I had been playing with the idea of a rice salad for some time, and I had been having a difficult time thinking of low-calorie, but yummy lunch ideas.  There were some criteria that it needed to fullfill, and them being: Good Low-calorie Portable Can […]

Basic Egg Frittata Recipe

Basic Egg Frittata Recipe

In the whole no-carb movement, I have seen crust less quiches and egg frittatas become all the rage.  However, I really haven’t found many with a recipe that I like or a texture that is good.  This recipe is a hodge podge of another Salmon […]

How To Make Your Own Cosy Asian Broths Recipe

How To Make Your Own Cosy Asian Broths Recipe

I was telling my colleague about creating this food blog and she (in passing) mentioned how she wanted to get some cosy Asian broths for the winter.  Unfortunately for her, little miss smart-ass me actually responded with a large list of different ways and flavours […]

Chicken, Broccoli, Brown and Wild Rice Tray Bake Recipe

Chicken, Broccoli, Brown and Wild Rice Tray Bake Recipe

Why tray bakes work I am weird about textures.  If a food has a weird texture that I don’t like then I just won’t eat it.  And this is how my life has been with brown rice.  People will rant and rave “it’s so healthy” […]

Spinach and Broccoli Curry Recipe

Spinach and Broccoli Curry Recipe

This recipe came about from basically an experiment of “can I cook a curry?” but it has actually become something that is not technically a curry.  I have also come to realise that the whole country of India has missed a trick not cooking with […]

Tomato soup with toasted garlic recipe

Tomato soup with toasted garlic recipe

I am a fussy eater when it comes to Tomato soup.  For a very long time I hated it.  I hate the smooth texture of it, I felt that it was just warm tomato juice and I didn’t like that either. It was an emotional […]