I recently mentioned Emma Knowles' Vietnamese Prawn Salad recipe which was posted at Gourmet Traveller.
I made it for dinner last night, with a few changes to reduce the calorie content.
As promised, I have weighed in at the end of week 1 since starting my weight loss plan.
photo credit: bayat
I now weigh 68.3kg. Yes, I weigh more than I did last week.
The most important thing to remember is that good change is gradual. Or as Mae West said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
I'm [...]
This easy recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law along with a huge supply of lemons. I believe she pinched the recipe from the venerable Claudia Roden.
This cake is made from very basic fridge/pantry items so you won't be trekking all over for exotic ingredients.
It also has the advantage of being light and [...]
Whether you're a gourmand with a penchant for pastry or a sweet tooth with a snacking habit, many of us are carrying a few (or more) extra kilos.
The dangerous combination of gluttony, complacency and marriage has resulted in a recent expansion of my hips and thighs. While I'm not quite contending with the likes of [...]
As a perfectionist, it can be easy to cast a disparaging eye over someone else's trolley in the checkout queue and think "I'm way too awesome to eat lean cuisine". Hell, I've done it. (Sorry).
Well you aren't so awesome when it's 9:00pm on a Tuesday night, you're starving and you end up in a drive-thru [...]
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