Online Cook Book
Check out Dietitian Catherine Saxelby’s 150 recipes for working women on the go at http://foodwatch.com.au/recipes.html
Recipes
Red Lentil & Tomato Soup
Heat oil in pot, fry onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add remaining ingredients, bring to boil and simmer 10-15 mins till lentils and veggies are soft. Nice served with crunchy sourdough, a spoon of pesto and grinding of black pepper.
Spicy Lentil Soup
SPICY LENTIL SOUP
3 tsp oil, 2-3 tbls curry paste (I used red curry paste), 3 cloves garlic, crushed, 1 stick celery, diced, 1 carrot, peeled and diced, 1 large or 2 small potatoes, peeled and diced, 1 (400g) can brown lentils, drained, 1 (400g) can crushed tomatoes, 1 litre water, 1 tbls chicken stock powder, 2 bay leaves, ½ cup fresh coriander, diced
Japanese Miso Soup
Try this very healthy and subtle tasting soup. Not too heavy for the warmer seasons. If you have never used miso, try the single sachets in the Asian isle of the supermarket. And if you’ve never used Shitake mushrooms, now is your chance. You can get them dried or fresh.
Crispy chicken and nam-jim salad (Donna Hay)
You could get away with the chicken skin in this recipe if you used 125g raw chicken rather than 200g per serve. The difference between skinless and with skin ½ breast is only 50 calories. (150 vs 200). If you have lost weight and become more active, your body should cope with the modest amount of sat fat and cholesterol from the skin. I generally say 1 tbls chicken skin per week isn’t going to kill you.
Donna Hay’s chilli chicken with snow pea salad
One major draw back in my marital relations is my husband does not like coriander! He has slowly acquiesced to cumin but the coriander is an impasse. This salad tosses equal parts fresh mint and coriander amongst the leaves.
Soy and Ginger Steamed Fish
You use a bamboo steamer basket for this recipe from Donna Hay.
Healthy Weight Week – free online cookbook
Healthy Weight Week is an initiative of The Dietitians Association of Australia. You may like to check out the website for hints and tips in particular a new online recipe file in collaboration with Celebrity Chef Luke Mangan. I am going to try the crab omelette with enoki mushrooms. http://www.healthyweightweek.com.au/index.asp?pageID=2145900123
Coles recipe site
This site is far superior to WW site with ease of navigation and how to… videos. It also includes the archives for the fabulous Coles free recipe mag.