Pan Cooked

Cooked entirely in a pan on the hob – no oven required!

  • Hearty chicken, vegetable and red lentil soup

    thedizzydieter

    Before Meniere’s Disease, for me batch cooking was something mums with huge families did. It was something your grandma did and something people talked about on cooking shows. It had no relevance to me – I was working in a restaurant and pretty much lived on air (along with caffeine, nicotine and the odd bit of pizza). I had only myself to look after at home so I didn’t need any food reserves. If I did get hungry when I wasn’t at work, I would pop to McDonalds which was 5 minutes walk away or occasionally stick a frozen ready…

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  • Chai and Blueberry Panna Cotta Slice

    thedizzydieter

    Chai is one of my new favourite things. I think most people of my generation and older are familiar with the term “cup of chai”, referring to a cup of tea but I have only recently discovered the particular blend of chai spices, and more specifically, chai latte. Oh my…

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  • The Dizzy Dieter’s Macaroni Cheese

    thedizzydieter

    People’s opinions on the seasons are split and the majority split is in favour of the summer and the warm weather. They come alive in the summer and start socialising, having BBQs, having days out and going to the beach. Whilst I am a great lover of the beach, I…

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  • Sausage Gnocchi Florentine

    thedizzydieter

    This is a recipe born from difficult times! The difficult time was, without a doubt, July 2022. We spent the last 3 and a half years living in a lovely flat in Plymouth. Around 5 months ago, without much warning, our landlady decided to sell up and we found ourselves…

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  • Feta, Courgette and Aubergine Pasta

    thedizzydieter

    Say hello to one of my very favourite pastas. This has it all – fresh, flavourful and packed with veggie goodness but so tasty and filling that you don’t feel that you’re eating something that’s really pretty good for you! It’s also something I can happily eat on a hot…

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  • 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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