A Bit Better For You

  • How To Make: Spaghetti Bolognese

    thedizzydieter

    As a household we seem to eat less and less meat as time goes on, not through any conscious decision or financial constraint but through learning to use and enjoy vegetables, pulses and particularly fish. A few years ago, we were eating a meat-based meal 6-7 days a week; nowadays…

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  • Juicy Pork Burgers with Apple and Sage

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    Over the last few months, I seem to be on a roll creating summery recipes – especially burgers (on a “roll”, get it?)! It started with my Lamb, Roasted Red Pepper and Mint Burgers and has snowballed a little and now my brain won’t stop! The prospect of a barbecue…

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  • Bulgur Wheat Salad with Poached Chicken

    thedizzydieter

    We love bulgur wheat. I’ve written about it before in passing as an accompaniment to my Chilli Con Carne but here it’s much more of a main event, as it deserves. Since I was introduced to it, we have made some of-the-top-of-your head kind of salads with it, as well…

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  • Pancetta and Avocado Salad

    thedizzydieter

    As the summer approaches every year, I seem to spend most of my time daydreaming about salad. Not about chowing down on a lettuce but of ways to make it tastier and more interesting because I’m fat and need to eat more of it. It’s a tough job but there…

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  • Dizzy Tuna Salad Niçoise

    thedizzydieter

    I like to do a bit of research with recipes that are not mine and are more traditional – find out how they came about, variations and other historical bits. I feel like you should know about the original and traditional recipes before you think about starting to try messing…

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  • Anglo-Greek Salad

    thedizzydieter

    It’s been said many many times that money can’t buy happiness and it’s probably true. Having said that if you pop to the supermarket, for a few quid you can get the makings of this (slightly untraditional) Greek salad which is as close to complete foodie happiness as I personally…

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