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Whacking Good Butters and Spreads

Cashew nut butter – delicious in place of butter or margarine 1 Cup raw cashews 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt – Celtic is best 1/4 cup cold pressed olive oil ( I have also used rice bran oil) Enough water to cover cashew nuts in the blender Method: Put all ingredients into blend and blend [...]

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Moroccan Tea quick, easy and refreshing

Worried about all that caffeine or tea ?  Just want a refreshing change that  tastes great and is good for you. This  mint tea is very refreshing and tastes just as good hot or cold.  If you are serving cold add ice cubes. The recipe serves 4 but the amount can be extended or reduced [...]

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Mussels a la River Valley Cafe

This is one of our favorite and most scrummy mussel recipes Secret up until now Just make sure you have lots of delicious, crusty French bread to soak up the Mussel broth left over ! Ingredients: Enough mussels for all your guest – naturally New Zealand green lipped ( large!) Mussels are preferable Lots of [...]

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Top 10 Healthy Snacks You Can Eat to Get Weight Loss Fast By George Mike

If you want to lose weight more efficiently, you need to eat more to get it done. You may not believe it because it disagrees with the whole concept of dieting, but it really work. The truth is you need to eat more of the good food. The sizes of the food you eat depend [...]

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Vegetarian Snacks – with Avocado

Avocado with   ….  ?     Everything )   Some quick and easy ways to use avocado Avocado Dip – mash avocado with sweet chilli sauce  and use as a dip for nachos or crackers Avocado  - mashed on toast with freshly ground black pepper and sea salt from a grinder Add a poached [...]

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Quick and Easy Cheese “Crisps”

The Fastest “Recipe” Ever –   almost embarrassingly easy ! Turn the oven on Grate Parmesan ( if feeling super lazy then buy it grated !) Spread small handfuls on a greased  oven tray (or covered with baking paper) – spread out a wee bit rather than “clump” them up Bake in moderate oven until [...]

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Quick Herb Bread

This bread  is super fast to make and great to take on a picnic, take for lunch or a quick tea dish. It is  best served warm or on the day it is made but can taste equally nice toasted with toppings like you would use for  Crostini. Ingredients: 2 Cups self raising flour 1/2 [...]

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Uses of Olive Oil and How to Taste Olive Oil

Would you expect to find an Olive Grove in the middle of rural New Zealand ? In Winter ? Aren’t they normally in the Mediterranean ? In a sheltered valley, off the beaten track there is an olive grove where  local olives thrive and are picked in the traditional way by hand and cold pressed [...]

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Insects – Something to think about !

Something to get you thinking this time Take a look at this site about insects and protein – I found it fascinating.  It has all the elements of healthy eating, its a snack food, a quick healthy meal, finger food, could be a salad with extras but is not vegan I guess with six times [...]

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Healthy Vegetarian Recipes – Tomato and Zucchini Casserole

The Healthy Urban Kitchen  has even more quick, healthy recipes In a quick rush tonight and wanted a fast and easy  using up what we already had but fancied something tasty with hardly any dishes to prepare and cook ! A tall order you might think but no, here it is and flexible enough to add [...]

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