I’m dealing with a glut of apples and pears this year so I thought I’d experiment with my favourite apple tart recipe. Simple Tarte Tatin This upside down apple tart is usually made in 1 large flan tin but I’ve decided to experiment with making individual portion tarts in a silicon muffin tray. Put the…
It’s a new month, the summer parties are over, now it’s time to get fit and healthy for autumn. I’ve been drinking summer berry smoothies all season, so now I thought I’d try and get back into a few green ones too. This one’s nice and refreshing with a little ‘zing’ from the rocket in…
Refreshing and a little bit tart. Recipe A handful of frozen raspberries 2 oranges, peel and pips removed 1 large lemon, peel and pips removed 2 ice cubes (crushed or let the blender crush with the fruit) Blend together and drink immediately. Makes 2 smallish glasses.
I made this juice yesterday and it was really nice, so I thought I’d share it here today. Recipe A handful of baby spinach leaves 3 or 4 large strawberries 12 – 15 Blueberries Cranberry juice Mix all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth-ish. Drink immediately.
Another yummy healthy breakfast (or anytime) smoothie. This time it’s watermelon, raspberries, banana and yoghurt. Recipe: 1 slice of watermelon 1/2 large banana 2 handfuls of frozen raspberries 2 heaped dessertspoons natural yoghurt Some cold water or crushed ice to loosen Blend all together in a blender. The frozen raspberries make it nice and chilled….
A very refreshing but quite sweet tasting smoothie. Recipe: 1 slice watermelon (about 2 cups) 1 cup frozen raspberries 1/2 a large banana 2 dessertspoons natural yoghurt 2 dessertspoons crushed ice Remove large black shiney seeds from watermelon (other seeds can be left in). Chop and blend all ingredients together. Serves 2-3 Drink immediately.
A really refreshing and very simple smoothie. Recipe: 3 oranges 1 apple 1 lemon Iced water or crushed ice Slice rind off oranges and lemon. Chop and remove pips (or leave them in). Cut apple and remove core. Put all fruit into blender and whizz. Add crushed ice or iced water to loosen mixture to…
My local supermarket, here in Dubai, is gearing up for Ramadan with a special front of store tempting display of all things yummy. There are packs of all kinds of dates, plain dates, gooey dates, dates stuffed with almonds, and the bottles that look like Champagne are a fizzy date drink. The fabulous Arabian fabric…
A surprise smoothie! Don’t go by looks 🙂 This one looks unappetising but it’s actually really delicious. Invented this morning and so yummy. Try and get the mini bananas for this (sometimes called baby bananas) because they have a much softer and sweeter taste than the ordinary ones. Recipe: 1 orange 1 mini banana (or…
This really is a surprise because it doesn’t look at all like it’s got cucumber in it! It’s lovely and sweet with a little ‘tang’ from the cucumber. The raspberries give it this lovely pink colour and the red-skinned apple helps too. Recipe: 1 Small cucumber peeled (or 1/3 to 1/2 of a standard one)…
I’m dealing with a glut of apples and pears this year so I thought I’d experiment with my favourite apple tart recipe. Simple Tarte Tatin This upside down apple tart is usually made in 1 large flan tin but I’ve decided to experiment with making individual portion tarts in a silicon muffin tray. Put the…
It’s a new month, the summer parties are over, now it’s time to get fit and healthy for autumn. I’ve been drinking summer berry smoothies all season, so now I thought I’d try and get back into a few green ones too. This one’s nice and refreshing with a little ‘zing’ from the rocket in…
Refreshing and a little bit tart. Recipe A handful of frozen raspberries 2 oranges, peel and pips removed 1 large lemon, peel and pips removed 2 ice cubes (crushed or let the blender crush with the fruit) Blend together and drink immediately. Makes 2 smallish glasses.
I made this juice yesterday and it was really nice, so I thought I’d share it here today. Recipe A handful of baby spinach leaves 3 or 4 large strawberries 12 – 15 Blueberries Cranberry juice Mix all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth-ish. Drink immediately.
Another yummy healthy breakfast (or anytime) smoothie. This time it’s watermelon, raspberries, banana and yoghurt. Recipe: 1 slice of watermelon 1/2 large banana 2 handfuls of frozen raspberries 2 heaped dessertspoons natural yoghurt Some cold water or crushed ice to loosen Blend all together in a blender. The frozen raspberries make it nice and chilled….
A very refreshing but quite sweet tasting smoothie. Recipe: 1 slice watermelon (about 2 cups) 1 cup frozen raspberries 1/2 a large banana 2 dessertspoons natural yoghurt 2 dessertspoons crushed ice Remove large black shiney seeds from watermelon (other seeds can be left in). Chop and blend all ingredients together. Serves 2-3 Drink immediately.
A really refreshing and very simple smoothie. Recipe: 3 oranges 1 apple 1 lemon Iced water or crushed ice Slice rind off oranges and lemon. Chop and remove pips (or leave them in). Cut apple and remove core. Put all fruit into blender and whizz. Add crushed ice or iced water to loosen mixture to…
My local supermarket, here in Dubai, is gearing up for Ramadan with a special front of store tempting display of all things yummy. There are packs of all kinds of dates, plain dates, gooey dates, dates stuffed with almonds, and the bottles that look like Champagne are a fizzy date drink. The fabulous Arabian fabric…
A surprise smoothie! Don’t go by looks 🙂 This one looks unappetising but it’s actually really delicious. Invented this morning and so yummy. Try and get the mini bananas for this (sometimes called baby bananas) because they have a much softer and sweeter taste than the ordinary ones. Recipe: 1 orange 1 mini banana (or…
This really is a surprise because it doesn’t look at all like it’s got cucumber in it! It’s lovely and sweet with a little ‘tang’ from the cucumber. The raspberries give it this lovely pink colour and the red-skinned apple helps too. Recipe: 1 Small cucumber peeled (or 1/3 to 1/2 of a standard one)…
