by Sorcha | Oct 4, 2021 | Nutrition
Right now, going to the gym and getting ‘ripped’ with lean toned muscles is pretty popular. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a qualified personal trainer to give them good nutrition and exercise advice. Not that you 100% need one if you’re just looking to tone...
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Recipes, Snacks
Sweet & Savoury Rice Cakes Rice cakes are a great snack. They are super cheap and super versatile. You can use sweet or savoury toppings. Here are a few ideas you can try! Sweet Toppings You can use wholegrain rice cakes, unsalted rice cakes or...
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Lunch, Recipes, Snacks
Hoisin Chicken Wrap Ingredient 2 medium seeded flour Tortilla wraps (or as many as needed). 1 small Chicken breast fillet4 tbsp Hoisin Sauce (72g)1 average Cucumber roughly chopped4 average Spring onions, chopped bulbs and tops10g Watercress chopped (optional)1...
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Breakfast, Recipes, Snacks
Makes 12 Homemade Light & Fluffy Blueberry Muffins Ingredient 250g plain flour180g caster sugar, caster180g Butter1 whole egg and one egg yolk250ml Buttermilk1 1/2tsp Vanilla essence2 1/4tsp Baking powder1 1/2tsp Salt1 tsp ground nutmeg380g Blueberries Method 1....
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Dinners, Lunch, Recipes
Serves 6 Ingredient 100g Carrots, peeled and chopped into small pieces100g frozen Peas3 small cloves of Garlic chopped3 small Chicken filletsRice, ready-cooked, 500g3 medium Eggs5 tbsp Soy sauce, reduced salt/sodium100g Sweetcorn1 medium red Onions, finely...
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Desserts, Recipes
Serves 1 Ingredient the flesh of 1 mango (230g)1 scoop of vanilla ice-cream (optional) Method 1. Scoop out the flesh of the mango and freeze for 2-3 hours or until frozen. 2. Put the frozen mongo in a food processor for 1-2 minutes or until it reaches a soft ice-cream...
by Sorcha | Sep 23, 2021 | Desserts, Recipes
Serves 1 Ingredient 250g frozen strawberries1 tbsp honey Method blitz the frozen strawberries and tbsp of honey in a food processor for 1-2 minutes or until they become a smooth sorbet texture. It will go powdery initially but continue processing until it reaches the...
by Sorcha | Sep 20, 2021 | Breakfast, Recipes
Serves 1 Ingredient 2 eggs1 medium tomato or 4 cherry tomatoes, chopped finelyA handful of chives chopped finelySea salt and black pepper to seasonServe with toast Method Preheat the oven to 190’CPut the tomatoes and chives into a relatively deep ramekin. If you...
by Sorcha | Sep 18, 2021 | Dinners, Recipes
Serves 2 Ingredients 2 tsp vegetable oil2 chicken breasts cut into pieces (or you could use prawns or tofu as an alternative to chicken)1 red pepper, diced1 yellow pepper, diced1 green pepper, diced1 carrot, peeled and chopped into small pieces1 onion finely chopped2...
by Sorcha | Sep 18, 2021 | Dinners, Recipes
Ingredients 2 chopped onions1 large carrot chopped1.3l turkey or chicken stock3 tbsp plain flour5 tbsp white wine or water Method Cook onions and carrots in a pan. Pour in turkey stock and simmer for 1hrStrain or keep veg in and blitz...
