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parmesan recipes
Healthy chicken and red bean quesadillas
November 11th, 2009
A very cost effective old favourite from University days, my housemates used to make this for me, and I loved it! Of course, back then we used to pile on the cheese, and I reckon we might have even added a slice of butter for good measure — it surprise me though, to find that [...]
Ricotta and goats cheese souffle – minus the butter and cream!
August 30th, 2009
Prepare these soft, delicate and fluffy morsels to impress! This recipe removes the cream and butter which souffle is traditionally cooked with, and uses ricotta cheese, which is lower in fat. I find it wonderful experimenting with my favourite restaurant delicacies, and being able to eat them without restraint! This is a lower fat version [...]
Shepherds pie with a twist:
August 11th, 2009
Lentils, pumpkins and cannellini beans…who says just because mashed potato is high GI you can’t enjoy this classic dish! We actually think this version is BETTER than the original, and are once again, happy we started cooking with beans. My mum used to make a delicious lentil shepherd’s pie sourced from a book called “passion [...]
Swede Chips
August 7th, 2009
Much better than standard potato chips, but still a luxury treat from the GI perspective. I was sure I had found the inspiration for this recipe from ABC cooking show “the cook and the chef“, however now I am having trouble finding it! Whoever came up with this tasty treat deserves a big thankyou, as [...]
Cauliflower potato bake
July 12th, 2009
Cauliflower is one of those amazing foods that has almost no impact on blood sugar (GI approximates 0) – its essentially free food, so eat it till you grow “cauliflower ears”!! It is very nutrient dense, high in folate, vitamin C and also a great source of fibre. One of my favourite recipes to bake [...]
