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Nutrition and Exercise

Roast potatoes

28 November 2012 | 12:10 pm
Christmas Dinner

Ingredients: 1 lb/ 500g of peeled floury potatoes 4 tbsp of goose fat, lard or vegetable oil Salt and pepper Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 425F/220C/gas mark 7. 2. Cut the potatoes into even sized pieces and place in a saucepan. Cover with cold water, add a sprinkle of salt and bring to the […]

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Stuffing balls

28 November 2012 | 12:00 pm
Christmas Recipes

Ingredients: 1 cup of chopped onions 4 tablespoons of butter 1/2 cup of chopped celery 6 cups of dry bread cubes 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth or water 2 slightly beaten eggs 4 tablespoons of dried parsley flakes 4 teaspoons of dried sage 2 teaspoons of dried poultry seasoning 1/2 teaspoon of freshly […]

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Yorkshire puddings

28 November 2012 | 11:42 am
Christmas recipes

Ingredients: 4 large eggs, measured in a jug Equal quantity of milk to eggs (ie: if the 4 eggs make 4 oz. of eggs, you need 4 oz. of milk) Equal quantity of all purpose/plain flour to eggs (see above ie) Pinch of salt 2 tbsp of lard, beef drippings or vegetable oil Method: 1. […]

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Roasted baby carrots

28 November 2012 | 10:18 am
Christmas recipe

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs of 5 in. long baby carrots, washed and dried with the greens cropped 1 in. above the top of the carrot 1 medium red onion, peeled, cut into 8-12 wedges 2 Tbsp of olive oil 1 Tbsp of fresh chopped rosemary or 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary Garlic powder Salt Freshly […]

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Roasted radishes and carrots

28 November 2012 | 10:01 am
Christmas recipes

Ingredients: 12 small to medium radishes 12 baby carrots 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 teaspoon of dried thyme Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Half of a lemon Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 450F/230C. 2. Place the radishes and carrots on a baking sheet and toss them with the olive oil, thyme, […]

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Maple pumpkin stuffing

28 November 2012 | 9:54 am
Christmas Recipes

Ingredients: 5 cups (1.25 L) of cubed day-old baguette or other crusty bread 4 Tbsp of chopped green onion 1 Tbsp of chopped fresh sage 2 tbsp (30 mL) of melted butter 1 ½ cups (375 mL) of pumpkin purée 2 Tbsp of pure maple syrup ¼ tsp (1 mL) of fine salt 2 large […]

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Christmas smoked salmon soufflés

27 November 2012 | 2:55 pm
Christmas appetisers

Ingredients: 50g (1¾oz) of butter 50g (1¾oz) of plain flour 300ml (½ pint) of milk 100g (3½oz) of full-fat cream cheese 1 level tbsp of chopped fresh dill 200g of smoked salmon 3 large eggs, separated Zest of ½ a lemon Freshly ground black pepper 1-2 tbsp of horseradish sauce 3 tbsp of crème fraîche […]

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Goat’s cheese and cranberry tartlets

27 November 2012 | 2:34 pm
Christmas snacks and starters

Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 1 portion of pastry, chilled for at least 30 minutes 3 large eggs 120 ml (4 fl oz) of plain low-fat yogurt 300 ml (10 fl oz) of semi-skimmed milk 4 tbsp of cranberry sauce (homemade or store brought) 3 tbsp of snipped fresh chives 85 g (3 oz) of crumbled […]

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Non-alcoholic eggnog

27 November 2012 | 2:07 pm
Christmas Drinks

Makes 2 servings Ingredients: 2 cups of milk 1/4 cup of sweetened, condensed milk 1/2 tsp. of ground cinnamon 5 whole cloves 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup of granulated sugar 1 cup of heavy whipping cream 1 tsp. of freshly grated nutmeg, plus more for garnish 1 tsp. of vanilla extract Method: 1. Combine the […]

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