Category: Recipes

Are you looking for some quick breakfast idea?

Do you think that healthy and well-balanced breakfasts are time-consuming?

 

written by Ms Weronika Kordjaka, updated by Ms Rowinda Dimech

 

To start with and answer the above question ‘not anything alike’! This recipe is full of fiber for optimum intestinal function, vitamins and minerals to help you boost your energy when you wake up. So here, is a recipe for super healthy, quick and drool worthy breakfast!

 

Ingredients:

• 50 g old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 medium apple
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon

 

Method:

1. Prepare saucepan. Combine milk and oats, than bring to a boil.
2. Simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes until thickened and remove from heat.
3. Transfer porridge into bowl.
4. Peel the apple and chop into slices, add to bowl.
5. Garnish with peanut butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Oatmeal may sound a bit boring, but trust me there are thousands of ways to prepare it! You may add different kind of fruits, nuts, sesame or honey for more sweetness. You can also prepare bake oatmeal, especially when you are dieting and experience strong sweet cravings. This recipe will help you feel full and satisfied, so you don’t have to be worried about being ‘forced’ to buy junk food on your way to work. Let me know what you think of this healthy breakfast. Leave me your comments below. If, you would like more of these recipe you can order our recipe book. It contains 50 low calorie recipes all with nutritional information 🙂

This honey chicken with cranberry sauce recipe is prepared from fresh ingredients. It is full of vitamins, minerals & anti-oxidants. It also offer a delicious and satisfying taste, especially if you like a sweet taste with food. This recipe is suitable to be cooked for all you family and friends. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare it and 40 minutes to cook and serve.

Ingredients:

Chicken

• 1kg chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Salt
• Pepper

 

Cranberry sauce

• 350g fresh cranberries
• 200ml fresh orange juice
• 200g white sugar

Method:

Cranberry

• Mix the cranberries, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan.
• Boil until the cranberries begin to pop and break down. Set aside and keep warm.

Chicken

• Heat your grill rack.
• Add the salt and pepper to the chicken.
• Mix the honey and lemon juice together. Brush lightly the chicken using half the honey mixture.
• Use a cooking spray for your heated grill rack. Place the chicken on the grill rack for about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn the chicken and brush with the remaining honey mixture for another 3 to 5 minutes until the chicken is properly cooked.
• Serve the chicken with the cranberry sauce on top. Garnish with parsley, if required.

 

So have you every thought of cooking chicken with cranberry sauce?

I promise you that this honey chicken and cranberry sauce recipe is one of my favorite combinations. I used to think that cranberry sauce goes only with a duck breast as it is usually served in restaurants. I strongly recommend you to try this one and let me know if I am the only one amazed with this combination.

Is your lifestyle a busy one and time is precious for you?

Do you want to cook ‘healthy’ food?

Do you want to impress your spouse or husband?

This bacon and avocado pasta is the recipe to impress him. Why? Because all men I encounter in my work and personal life totally love bacon! Nowadays, even men want to be healthy and mixing one of their favorite food with food which is labelled as ‘healthy’ is a perfect balance combination to impress. I can related this from my boyfriend. Nearly in all my blogs I always put the word healthy in inverted commas. The reason is that all food can be healthy and all food can be unhealthy. It all depends on the portion size. This recipe only takes 20 minutes – 10 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook so it’s perfect for a busy lifestyle.

Ingredients

• 300g wholemeal pasta
• 4 slices of bacon
• 2 diced avocados
• 2 diced tomatoes
• Half small onion
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezes lemon juice

Method

• Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions.
• Put the vegetable oil in a pan and heat. Add the bacon for 7 minutes until brown.
• Put the cooked bacon and pasta in a bowl. Add the avocado, tomatoes, onions, basil, and lemon zest and juice. Mix all the ingredients together.
• Serve cold or hot. Add pepper and basil leaves to garnish.

 

Let me know what you think of this bacon and avocado pasta. Leave me your comments below. If, you would like more of these recipe you can order our recipe book. It contains 50 low calorie recipes all with nutritional information.

This recipe of creamy chicken curry and gnocchi offers a balance meal with a mixture of carbs, proteins and fats. Like all other recipes I choose to share with you this recipe contains various vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants for a much needed super efficient immune system, especially right now with this COVID pandemic around us. I always emphasize how important it is to obtain the micronutrients from real foods instead of supplements due to the bioavailability % absorption in our gut. A side from our health benefit from this recipe, this creamy chicken curry and gnocchi also offers a delicious taste to satisfy your taste buds!

Ingredients

300g gnocchi

250g chicken breast

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 tablespoons flour

¼ cup of dry white wine

½ teaspoon curry

½ teaspoon thyme

Black pepper

Pinch of salt

 

Method

Preheat oven at 200 degrees

Cook gnocchi according to package instructions. Drain well.

Season the chicken breast with thyme and pepper.

Melt 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a pan over medium heat.

Add the chicken breast in the pan and cook until golden brown for 5 minutes per side.

Meanwhile add half a cup boiled water, wine and curry. Whisk in flour for 2 minutes.

Add the gnocchi and a pinch of salt and mix.

Place into the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.

Serve hot and garnish with parsley if required.

This recipe only takes about 25 – 30 minutes to prepare and serve it. I honestly hope that you try this recipe out and enjoy it with your family and friends. Let me know what you think about this recipe in the comments below. If, you would like more recipes which are low in calories & carbs I invite you to order our book. Each recipe also contains the nutritional information inside.