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Calorie Counting Cook: sharing tried and tested recipes that don’t taste like “diet food”, are calorie controlled, and are served in “real” portion sizes. Here are a few recipes to whet your appetite, and you’ll find lots more via the index…
Salt & Pepper Shrimp 181 cals
This is one of those meals that covers all the bases… it’s super quick to cook, uses basic store cupboard ingredients with minimal prep, requires zero technical skill, works as a weekday meal, or even a luxurious date night treat. It’s delicious, high in protein and very low in calories. Serves two for dinner. You’ll need a decent non-stick frying…
Blackened Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad 573cals
This dish has become a firm family favourite! It was originally inspired by Jamie Oliver’s San Fran Quinoa Salad, but not being a fan of quinoa, I made several changes and lightened it up significantly till it’s just right (if I do say so myself!) I’ve cooked it for weekday suppers, dinner parties, picnics, BBQs, pot-luck dinners, and even a…
Family Friendly, Creamy Fish Pie 409cals
This is a creamy, comforting, hearty fish pie that my family loves! It’s chock-full of flaky fish and hard boiled eggs (lots of protein!), all wrapped in a creamy bechamel-type sauce (lots of calcium!), and topped with mashed potato that goes gorgeously crisp at the edges. I wish you could see how massive the portions are… they’re huge… and all…
Butterfly Cakes 114cals
I hadn’t baked in a while and was going to visit a friend for a walk, another expat Brit, so was trying to think of something I could make quickly that she and her family would enjoy. Not sure where the inspiration came from, but I thought about making these old family favourites; butterfly cakes. I remember my mum making…
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