Low carb bread I am really getting into this low carb eating, but I do miss the occassional slice of toast. Browsing through our cookbooks, I came across this quick and easy to make low carb bread. In fact it is the first time I have ever made bread at all. I have always been …
Kampen – Holland – Monday Market We are always happiest self catering when we travel. And it was no different this time while we cruised the Dutch waterways on our hired motor cruiser. Have a look at our boating holiday in Holland We did venture up to the towns, but more often that not, the …
Homemade Soy Burgers We visited a friend a while ago for a braai (barbeque), and he produced the most wondeful vegetarian burgers! “Where did you buy these?” we asked. ” I made them” said Paul. We were most impressed as they were very tasty, and I have to say, a lot better than the usual …
Butternut and sweet potato soup The other day, being the shortest day of the year and thus exactly the middle of winter, together with being rather chilly, it seemed like a good idea to make a warming winter soup. This one I made up as I went along with whatever we had in the house. …
Spicy Eggplant and Tofu Stir-fry We were visiting a friend of Karen’s the other day, and guess what? – Discussing healthy eating! The usual comment – that it is difficult to know how to eat healthily, particularly when you come home from work and need to knock up a meal. So yes – you resort …
Vegetarian patties Well – Karen has numerous low carb vegetarian cookbooks it would appear. Spent some time browsing them and found a lovely recipe for vegetarian burgers or patties. I replaced the ordinary green beans with edamami beans, to improve the protein content. The original recipe came from the book ‘CARB Conscious vegetarian’, which has …
Endive, roquefort and walnut salad Although healthy eating is one of my passions, at the moment it doesnt earn me any money. For that, I am still involved in the marine industry, which is why I am at the moment in Point Noire in the Congo. I arrived after a long day travelling feeling somewhat …
Tofu chocolate pudding That’s the question that popped up at a friend’s birthday breakfast this morning. A whole group of us were sitting round one table enjoying the meal – either the scrambled egg and bacon, or the ‘healthy option’ of fruit, muesli and yoghurt. Both were very good indeed, and there was much comment …
Ingredients for ricotta stuffed mushrooms I love cheese, but have always stuck to the blander ones like cheddar, edam or ementhaler. Living with a vegetarian, I have discovered how to use some more adventurous types such as mozzarella, haloumi and ricotta. At this point I have to confess I am a wholehearted fan of Jamie …
Peppers and onions – veggie roasting basket I cannot lie – I DO miss the odd barbeque, or ‘braaivleis’ as it is known in South Africa. But there are ways to make a ‘barbie’ something that vegetarians can enjoy too. We used to just wrap potatoes or onions in tin foil, pop them on the …
