Hairy Dieters Week 7
This week was a bit more of a normal week than weeks 5 and 6 so it meant I got chance to try a few more recipes from the book. First up was the Cod and Prawn Gratin, I really really loved this one, it was really simple to make, packed full of flavour and really filling. I used cod, smoked haddock and prawns, It would be easy to adapt with other fish and even raw prawns as I always prefer the texture of those when cooked. Next up were the Meat and Potato Pies I’d been looking forward to making them to see how the pizza dough worked out as I don’t even use the packets for home made pizza. In all honesty it worked really well, it was light, crispy and not in the slightest bit doughy. The filling was delicious too, I really loved the heat from the...
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Last week was an interesting week as we were away for a wedding on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and it was my wife’s birthday on Wednesday so there was a fair bit of eating out…although for the most part I did try to choose the healthier option…apart from the trip to Hickories where I did really spoil my self. Anyway in the run up to the aforementioned treats I stuck to my plan, Monday I had the rum and pigeon salad I wrote about here, Tuesday was Hairy Dieters Special Cassoulet, which was for the most part pretty delicious, It was strange not having any bread, rice or cous cous with it to mop the sauce up with but I guess that’s the point, in future I’d almost be tempted to leave one of the meat’s out and replace it with a small...
Read MoreRum and Thyme Pigeon Salad
On Saturday we popped to Saltburn farmers market, which seems to be going from strength to strength with more producers and more products available every month, amongst a huge haul of foodie delights I bought some pigeon breasts, which i’m a big fan of but hadn’t really cooked with before. So when it came to cooking them last night I wasn’t 100% sure what to do with them, I knew I wanted to be quite healthy but still filling and I knew that I needed the meat to be pink in the middle and that I was going to make a salad, other than that I decided to see what I had kicking around in the kitchen and go from there. It turned out really well, although I’d maybe leave out the walnuts next time and possibly add a tiny bit of crumbled crispy black...
Read MoreHairy Dieters Week 5
Week 5 of my Hairy Dieters cook along has been a cracker, I made two new recipes and also re made the Stuffed peppers that I’d already made in week 2 both the recipes were great and I think I managed to improve on the stuffed peppers. First up I made the Parma ham wrapped cod, mainly to see how it compared to my slightly less healthy cod recipes and my cod crusted with chilli, i’m please to report it was super simple to make and really delicious to eat. I just had mine with the vegetables but I made a jacket potato for the wife. It would also go well with new potatoes and might be nice with some cherry tomatoes added to the vegetable mix. Next up were the stuffed peppers, I’d loved them the first time round didn’t think the majority of...
Read MoreHairy Dieters Week 4
This week has been a bit of a strange week, I spent some of the bank holiday in the pub and some camped up in the lake district which left only a few meals to cook, I made another version of my baked frittata, same recipe but without the lemon and with different veg, I also made my favourite bolognese recipe, with some pasta, it’s not too bad at around 400 calories per portion (depending on pasta and portion size), unfortunately this was preceded by some of my arancini as we had the in-laws round for tea and of course I made three new meals from the Hairy Dieters book. First up was the Hairy Dieters fish stew, I thought it was delicious, really full of flavour and really filling, especially with the garlic mayo ciabatta, I will admit to adding a splash of...
Read MoreQuick lakeland wild camp.
With it being bankholiday weekend we thought we’d make the most of it, pack all our gear into my rucksack and head for a wild camp in the Lake District, We parked up in Seathwaite, walked up the path to Stockley Bridge, turned right and climbed up over Greenhow Knott, followed the path up Styhead Gill to Styhead Tarn before heading up to the stretcher box and then carrying on to Sprinkling Tarn, the weather was gorgeous, the sun was shining and the skies were pretty clear meaning we had some great views on the way up. It took a while to find somewhere to pitch the tent as a lot of the ground was soaking wet or really rocky, when we eventually found somewhere we put our cans of beer and Gin and Tonic in the tarn to cool while we erected the tent. Once the...
Read MoreHairy Dieters Week 3
I only cooked 2 meals from the Hairy Dieters book as i’ve been experimenting with my own low calorie meals, including this lovely baked frittata and was a bit naughty and went for a curry on Thursday. So this week’s recipes were the spicy vegetable stew and the crispy baked chicken. I served the spicy veg stew with some rice so that added some extra calories to the one in the book, I also replaced the aubergine with a couple of mushrooms as the shop didn’t have any aubergine. It was really nice but could have done with a bit more spice, so next time I’ll be adding extra chilli of some sort, maybe freshly sliced. The crispy chicken was ok, but not my favourite recipe from the book so far, the inside was juicy and moist but i just felt the...
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