SPROUT LATKES: vegetarian & gluten free. opt., budget friendly, high fibre; opt for other veg

These stonkingly delicious sprout latkes are a worthy addition to any table during the festive season...

Novel but stonkingly fabulous sprout recipe
'Amazing.' Taster 

Yes, you read that right: SPROUT latkes.  Super crisp but with centres not unlike  mashed potatoes flecked with something green but unidentifiably good (and good for you), they are topped with a slightly sweet balsamic cream.  

Gorg-eous! 

They will be scoffed up very happily, even by sprout-haters.  And you might be able to get away without mentioning sprouts at all.

Sprout latkes require only a few ingredients so won't bust the budget. They also can be easily made non-gluten by replacing common wheat with chickpea flour or even rice flour. 

The Sprout Latkes will make an unusual side at Christmas dinner but in other circumstances could be a vegetarian centrepiece.

The recipe comes from young American blogger Molly Yeh* whose food is an amalgam of her Chinese and Jewish heritage.  

Vegans can replace egg whites with flax eggs and use dairy free sour cream/yoghurt but 67 has not tested this variation.  

Cost:  £0.75'ish

Serves: 7-8 but recipe multiplies easily

Ingredients:

juice from 1/4 lemon

2 large egg whites

127gm/4.5oz finely shredded sprouts

1 med onion, in small dice

min 1-max 2 big pinches salt, generous crack of pepper

1/4 cup common wheat, chickpea or rice flour, or a combination

           Vegetable oil for frying 

Sour Cream Balsamic Sauce

1/2 cup sour cream or 0-fat Greek yoghurt

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey

2 teaspoons Balsamic Vinegar

Method:

FESTIVE FAN ROLLS: Special Occasion Indulgence, prep ahead

Attractive pull-apart fan rolls are soft and rich -- an asset on the Christmas table. 

Sour Cream adds richness & tenderness to a yeasted roll
'So soft inside they melt in the mouth. The butter...!' 

This Canadian recipe* uses sour cream and yeast to produce a rich but light bread roll which pulls apart into buttery layers. 

The fan rolls look pretty, are soft and delicate inside a crusty exterior and a joy to eat. 

The recipe is not complicated but involves a few easy steps and a bit of kneading.  

They can be ready in a few hours start to finish.  But if you're pressed for time, start the day before, refrigerating the dough after the first rise.  Wait until the morning of serving before shaping the dough into fans; otherwise the rolls lose their definition.

Obviously, making them on Christmas Day morning is not a good idea.  But they can be made ahead and frozen.  If they go into the freezer within 2-3 hours of being baked, they'll be like fresh after defrosting.  Warm them up in a medium oven 5-10 mins.

Making them is a terrific family project when everyone is sheltering inside against the grey, windy and wet.  Older kids will love forming the fans. 

The amounts given here are for a small household but multiplies easily.

Cost: £2'ish

Makes: 18-20   

Ingreds:

   250gm/8.8oz plain flour, divided 

   50gm/1.7oz sugar

   1 tablespoon instant yeast

   2/3 tsp salt  

   1/8n tsp baking powder by

   250gm/8oz sour cream

   120ml water  

   40gm1.4oz butter

  

   1 large  slightly beaten egg 

   125gm/4.4oz plain flour

   up to another 125gm/4.4oz plain flour

   1-2 tbsp orange butter (see below), melted

Method:

LETTUCE WEDGES WITH LOWER-FAT THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING: easy-peasy, frugal

Simple crisp lettuce dolloped with chunky dressing is a refreshing counterweight to festive dishes...

Quick, easy and absolutely more-ish Dressed Lettuce Wedges
'Never been a fan of lettuce until this.'  'Lower-fat Thousand Island 
dressing was a revelation' Tasters

Festive meals need a raw side dish, just to break up the intensity of yummy rich foods.

Here's a very simple, refreshing salad which looks good on the table and pleases even the fussiest of eaters.  

67 was inspired by Food Network's Pioneer Woman when under time pressure but was delighted by the result.  Iceberg lettuce is not one of 67's favourite greens but the home-made lower-fat dressing chock-a-bloc with goodies, made it an ever-so-delicious treat. 

Given its relatively low price and general availability, iceberg will appear more frequently after this.

Cost: less than a pound

Feeds: 3-4 but recipe multiplies easily.

Ingredients:

   2-3 wedges of lettuce, still attached at the base

   4 tablespoons 0-fat Greek yoghurt

   2 tablespoons mayonnaise

   1-2 tablespoons tomato puree (or in a pinch, tomato ketchup)

   generous 1 inch cucumber, peeled, deseeded, in fine dice

   1/2 small tomato, de-seeded and without membranes, in 
fine dice

   1/2 hard-boiled egg, in fine dice (opt)

   1 small pickle, in fine dice (opt)

   

   salt & pepper

   few sprigs parsley or chives or celery fronts for garnish

Method:

1. Set aside some tomatoes, cucumber, egg & pickle if using for garnish
2. Mix yoghurt, mayonnaise and tomato puree; combine with other ingredients
3. Taste; season
4. Drape generously over wedges; garnish
5. Arrange nicely on a platter

Comments:

'I have never been a fan of lettuce in any form but this was unlike any I've had before and I really did like it.' Carer to retired priest

'The home-made lower-fat Thousand Island Dressing was fabulous and so easy to make.' Retired writer

   

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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.

MINI SAUSAGE & ONION YORKSHIRES: vegetarian with carnivore & kids' options, lower-fat

Check out Welcome to the Blog on the Nav Bar (above) for Christmas recipes from 2015 to 2019

A festive twist on the same-old, same-old sausage roll... 

Mini-Yorkshires with sausage & caramelised onion & Dijon Maple Dip

'10/10! Really well done.' 'Gorgeous combo of textures and flavours.' Tasters

It's not easy thinking up variations on Christmas favourites -- pleasing the family without going too far from the original is a must.  

67goingon50's Mini-Sausage & Onion Yorkshires really fit the bill.  The combination of crispy-soft Yorkshires stuffed with sausage slices on caramelised onion and mustard-maple-syrup sauce was a real winner.  It's a gorgeous amalgam of textures and flavours that really suits the festive season.

Vegetarian sausages* were used for the photo for health reasons.  Regular sausages will be absolutely fine but choose high-meat choices like wild boar or chicken with apricot*.  The recipe for mini-Yorkshires makes more than you need so there would be no problem in serving both types at the same table.  

67 chose small Yorkshire puddings because they were part of a mixed platter.  But large Yorkshires could be plated up singly with a bit of greenery for a sit-down first course.  

67 made mini-Yorkshires from scratch - it's cheaper.  The batter keeps in the fridge a few days and can make an appearance at the Breakfast table later, stuffed with with jam or baked beans.  Use your own Yorkshire recipe or buy ready-made.

This is mainly an assembly job.  There are a few steps involved but they're easy.  All can be made in advance.  

Cost: £2'ish

Makes: a dozen mini sausage Yorkshires (recipe multiplies easily)

Ingreds:

    3 sausages, vegetarian or meat

    2 medium purple or yellow onions

    1 generous tsp olive oil

    1 generous tsp butter

    bit of sugar

    bit of balsamic vinegar (opt)

 

 Yorkshire Batter

    2 large egg (50g/1.5oz) 
    75gm/2.6oz flour (1cup +2 tbsp) 
    87gm/3oz milk 
    12.5gm water, not milk  
    1/4 tsp salt

Maple-Dijon Sauce

    60% Dijon mustard

    40% Maple Syrup (or honey)

(Children will probably be happier with a 50-50 mix)   

Method:

MINI LAMB BITES, a la the Souk: lower-fat, easy, make ahead

Unusual Christmas starter: tender succulent slices of lamb with tahini-mint dressing...

Mini Lamb Bites: unusual flavours for Christmas but festive all the same
'10/10! Very tender; very tasty dressing.' 

But they are so tasty they'll be popular for years to come.

Right now, Morrisons has a special on British lamb - £2 per kilo off most cuts - and that'll help the budget.

67goingon50's new recipes is suitable for a range of cuts of lamb and you don't need a great deal of meat.  67 chose economy filet of lamb shoulder but if pockets are deep, lamb steaks require less marinading time.  For a special treat, lamb cutlets will please and are a luxurious easy-to-eat treat.  

Filet of lamb shoulder, if not treated carefully, can be tough or fatty but the marinade tenderises the meat and 'wet' roasting releases much of the fat without  drying out meat juices.  

Cost: £3.50 for shoulder filet

Makes: 2-3 sit-down plates or a small buffet (Recipe multiplies easily)

 Ingred:

250gm/8.8oz lean lamb shoulder filet 

  

Marinade 

2 tbsp brandy/wine/grape juiceMa

zest of half a lime (or lemon  

2 tbsp lime juice +zest of a lime (or lemon)

           1/2-1 tsp sugar (opt)

2-3 tablespoons Middle Eastern Spice Mix or Za'atar

1/2 rounded tbsp Dijon or other mild mustar d 

Tahini Dressing:

Mini-platter of canapés
for a small household

   50gm/1.7oz thick 0-fat yoghurt

   1 generous tbsp mayonnaise
   1/2 tsp lemon juice or white wine vinegar
   1 small clove garlic, finely grated
   1/2 tbsp chopped fresh mint or 1/2 tsp dried  
   pepper & salt
   1/2 tbsp good tahini
   1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds (opt)
   

Method: 

LUXURY DOUBLE SMOKED SALMON BITES: prep-ahead, wallet-friendly, good fibre

Smoked salmon is traditional at an English Christmas; these creamy little delights contain two types - cold and hot smoked... 

Simple but sensational cucumber cups with Double Salmon Pate
'So delicious; the pate melts in the mouth' 'Such a treat!'

Like many Christmas treats, this recipe can involve a splurge of spending or you can go the frugal route.

On this occasion 67 opted for a luscious velvet-like cream cheese from local deli Roni's* with price to match instead of Philadelphia.  The budget didn't, however,  extend to 67 favourite, Foreman's, smoked salmon.  The cold and hot smoked supermarket salmons which included a Taste Award winner were surprisingly good  substitutes.

The Double Salmon Pate is a doddle to make easy and can be prepared ahead. The cucumber slices are better done not long before serving.  

Cost: min. £4 (with enough leftover cream cheese & salmon for a 2nd batch)

Makes: about 16 bites but multiplies easily

Ingreds:

   150gm/5.2oz room-temperature very good cream cheese (beware: some supermarket own-brands can be watery) 

   

   50gm/1.7oz cold smoked salmon, chopped in small pieces

   

   3 tbsp finely diced fennel or celery or olives

   1 tbsp finely diced radish 

   lots of pepper and a little salt

   finely grated zest of 1 lime

   min 1/2 tbsp -max 1 tbsp lime juice, to taste

   2-3 dashes tabasco sauce (opt)

   

   50-75gm/1.7-2.6oz hot smoked salmon flakes

   1 large cucumber   

Method:

BUTTERNUT, GINGER & ORANGE CHRISTMAS SOUP: vegan, wallet-friendly, high-fibre

Golden Butternut Squash soup tantalises with warming and festive flavours for a seasonal twist....

Hints of ginger & orange in this full-bodied Christmas starter soup 

A bowlful of this richly golden luscious Butternut, Ginger & Orange soup is the perfect first course for Christmas dinner. 

It's utterly delicious, sliding down like warm silk.  It is vegan, wallet-friendly and easy to make.  A boon for cooks and dinner guests.

Made with a squash that is new to 67 - Golden Butternut from M&S - this Butternut soup (unlike many) is full of flavour.  Golden Butternut is grown in Greece and is promoted as having richer, sweeter and fuller flavour.  Roasting the squash intensifies its richness. 

Fresh ginger adds warmth without heat, and fresh orange provides a lovely citrus backdrop.

The recipe makes nearly 2 litres of a thick rich soup base.  67 recommends freezing half for January.  For Christmas, 67 adds extra stock and the aromatic  ginger and orange.  (The leftovers can be eaten without additions or with aromatics of your own choice.) 

Soup as a first course is always a wise choice for Christmas dinner -- it satisfies hunger pangs without dampening the appetite and leaves less room for what's to come.  

Cost: £3

Makes: almost two litres

Ingreds

   1 large squash, peeled, seeds removed, in large bite-size piece

   2 handfuls cooked brown rice (adds fibre) OR 2 potatoes, peeled

   2 tbsp olive oil

   pepper & salt

   scant 1/2 cup white & light green bits of spring onions

              OR 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped

  1 decent-sized stalk celery, peeled, chopped

  1 large carrot, washed and coarsely chopped

  1 tb olive oil

  scant tb butter

  1 litre/quart chicken or good vegetable stock

Spices:   

   1.5tb finely grated peeled ginger

   zest and juice of a medium orange

Method:

MIDDLE EASTERN PORK ON A BED OF COURGETTES: lower fat & carb, good fibre

One for the working from home looking forward to dinner...

Tender flavourful souk-style pork on a bed of courgettes 
'Such a delicious way to eat pork, and lower-fat, too!' Taster 

This gorgeous Middle Eastern style pork dish involves a few easy steps but is oh so worth it.... 

Calorie counters often avoid all cuts of pork save very-low-fat and somewhat pricy pork fillet. 

But pork shoulder steaks, cooked to release fat, offer a fine alternative.  Much less expensive and with not as much fat as you'd think, a good sized pork steak (enough for one with leftovers) will only set you back a couple of quid.  And the cooking is easy.  

This recipe is for singletons but will easily stretch to two.  Multiply for a family of four.

Cost: £2+

Feeds: 1 generously, especially with a side of carbs

Ingredients:

   1 pork shoulder steak, about 300gm/10oz

Marinade:

   1 tbsp olive oil

   1 tbsp lemon or lime juice

   generous tbsp Middle Eastern Spice Mix

1 large courgette, in 1/4 cm slices

Method:

BOTTOM-OF-THE-BARREL SHORTBREAD: easy, wallet-friendly singleton's indulgence, egg-free

Scottish Shortbread: a blissful wallet-friendly treat prepped in minutes

Really, really easy but absolutely delightful Crunchy Shortbread cookies
'Very crispy and easy to eat. Loved them.' 'A godsend!' Tasters

These lovely biscuits are not just the 'will-do' type of biscuit made when the budget is tight or the cupboard is bare.    

They are actually rather scrumptious treats, a backbone of Scottish baking.  But it does just so happen that this first-class shortbread needs only four ingredients: butter, sugar, flour and flavouring. And you can leave out the flavouring!  When shopping is a problem, you could do a lot worse. 

67goingon50's usual shortbreads (see Cookies) contain icing sugar, not granulated, producing a softer richer biscuit. 

The Bottom-of-the-Barrel version uses conventional sugar, producing a more crunchy, hardier biscuit which would be great for dunking without losing crumble-ability.  

They are not remotely healthy but 67 added brown flour and sugar for extra fibre. 

Like all shortbreads, it's really easy to make; an older child can handle it without problems.   There's also a mocha version below.  

The amount is for a small household but multiples easily.

Cost: £1.35 (6/23)

Makes: 8'ish biscuits

Ingredients:

  100gm/3.5oz soft salted butter

             25gm/oz white sugar

         12gm/scant 1/2oz brown sugar OR 40 gms/1.4oz white sugar

         1/2 tsp vanilla

     

         110gm/3.8oz plain white flour +

         25gm/4/5 oz wholemeal 

               OR 140gm/5oz white

         generous handful chocolate chips (opt)

     

Method:

1. Whip butter until structure breaks down (a few seconds);  beat in sugar until pale & fluffy - a few minutes; blend in vanilla
2. Add flour; mix until soft dough forms; stir in chocolate chips if using, distribute evenly.  
3. Form into a ball, wrap in cling; refrigerate 1 hour
4. Preheat oven to 180c/350f
5. The biscuits can be any size really but 67 formed 8 equal sized ping pong balls of dough, placed them with plenty of space in between on a tray lined with greaseproof paper and flattened them with the base of a glass lightly dipped in flour
6. They were baked 10-12 mins, removed from oven and the oven turned off.  After resting 10 mins, the cookies were returned to the cold oven 15 mins
7. For cut-out biscuits, see below
8. Serve plain, or drizzled with or partially dipped in melted white, milk or dark chocolate, or drizzle with flowing butter-cream icing (start with 1/3 cup icing sugar mixed with 1/3 tsp milk or cream)
9. Store cookies in an airtight container

Cut-out biscuits: 

Roll out dough between two lightly floured pieces of greaseproof paper to the width of a one-pound coin.  Cut out biscuits with a floured cookie cutter, saving scraps.  Lift the cookies onto the cooking tray with a lightly floured fish slice. Bake 8-10 mins or until brown at the edges.  Repeat with scraps. There is no need to return the cookies to a cold oven.

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*adapted from Rock Recipes 

Comments:

• 'I had the thin ones and loved them. They were very crispy & easy to eat and digest.' 67's general handy-man 
• 'The plate of biscuits with fresh raspberries were heavenly; I could have eaten them all day!' Young carer for retired Priest.
• 'Lovely soft crunchy texture, whether solid or thin.  The recipe's a god-send when bakery cupboards are bare. '  Blogger

Tips:

• Mocha variation: replace 20gm/3/4 oz white flour with 20gm/3/4oz cocoa powder; replace 1/2tsp vanilla with 1/2 tsp instant coffee granules mixed with 1/2tsp hot water.  Roll out the biscuits.
• dairy butter gives best flavour but margarine or vegan butter will do
• wholemeal flour and brown sugar can be replaced with white
• if using chocolate chips, divide dough in half and add only to one half   
• wholemeal flour is more dense and absorbs /3/4 more liquid than white flour 

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This recipe has been adapted by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be used commercially without the author's written permission.

LOCKDOWN II: CONSOLATIONS

Thoughts on Lockdown II 
Courtesy of Pinterest  © Snoopy & the Peanuts and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Last week the Blogger had a grumpy moan about Lockdown II, not doing very well at seeing  the bright side.

This week, even before news of the vaccine trails and Wales coming out of Lockdown a little better off, a bit of optimism surfaced.

  

Lockdown II: consolations 

1. News of successful vaccine trials doesn't really change the requirements of Lockdown II but certainly looks good for the not-too-distant future.
2. Current weather forecasts for November are for moderate temperatures and little rain.  So, plenty of opportunities for happy tramping through woodland and in parks (though parks officials get an 'F' for closing most public toilets)
3. Is it my imagination or have telly execs brought out pre-Christmas treats early?  More Dark Materials, Nigella, eye-catching movies ('artistic', whizz-bang and classical musicals) are available this month.  Apple TV keeps improving, so much so, maybe a subscription to Disney is not so much-have
4. Radio, as always, provides enjoyable distractions and new content really perks up usual listening.  

Times Radio is so far wonderful; you can have it on all day and find lots to enjoy. 

67's Times Radio favourites: 

• G&T: Gloria de Piero & Tom Newton-Dunn's political analysis makes Andrew Marr, look dated, stale and lacking in context. (10 am, Sundays) 
• Mariella Frostrup's surprising - in a good way - arts programme (1-4 weekday afternoons).  
• Also try John Pienar, M-T 4-7pm, F with Cathy Newman; Michael Portillo Fri evening; the News from America Hour 11pm weekdays
• Ayesha Azareka on weekend afternoons manages to mix first-class news interviews with pockets of hilarity and female fun 

Scala Radio: classical music but unpredictably so.  'In the Park', with lots off birdsong, beguiles from 5-7 am but anytime on the net.

Watch out BBC Current Affairs!  Independent Telly is preparing for launch and GB TV already has Andrew Neil on its books.  Neil is already broadcasting regularly in 'The Week in 60 Minutes' (sometimes a little rough and readily) on Spectator TV, You Tube.

Otherwise, choose your sources of information carefully -

 

Radio 4 News:  1pm, 6pm and 10pm, closest to unbiased news

Politics Live, BBC2, noon M-Th

Moral Maze, Radio 4, Wednesdays and on the net

LBC: Eddie Mair, 5-6pm, round-up of the day's events

Question Time (BBC I) used to be a slug-it-out shouting match but these days one can come away feeling a little more knowledgeable and better informed.  Hope it continues after the American election.

 

The opinions expressed are the personal views of the Blogger.

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Chocolate & Walnut Butter Squares, Canadian bakery delights
Chunky Lentil Soup with Spinach & Mini Befalls
Coarse Country Terrine, lower-fat, chunky, high flavour
Coconut Cherry Kisses, ambrosial low-sugar treats, effortless 
Scrumptious Coffee & Walnut Cake, No eggs/Butter 
Autumn Corn Salad
Cornbread, Mediterranean Savoury, wheat free
Cottage Pie with a Latin Twist, Skinnier
Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Cinnamon (Vegan): lower-sugar; kid-friendly
Cranberry Nut Oatmeal Molasses Bread: outstanding, healthy, easy, more-ish 

Cream Crackers, Exquisite: easy, low-salt, for cheese/soups

Creamy Sausage Rice Bowl frugal, fast, easy, lower-fat
Crepes A L'Orange, lower-sugar
Crispy Oat Cakes, Do-it-Yourself: delicious, thrifty, more-ish
Crunchy 'Chicken' Gougons (Vegan)

Curried Beef Casserole:
Exotic Cucumber Salad: Vegan; easy;  sweet, sour & spicy 
Dal Soup with Mushrooms & Green Beans: frugal, calming
Devilled Eggs for the Now Generation with tuna, frugal, easy-peasy
Devilled Tuna Open-Faced Sarnies, little & healthy Danish-style lunch
Double-Dipped Crunchy French Toast, Frugal 
Double Duty Dish: Oriental Chicken Wings & Chicken Stock 
Double Duty Dish (DDD):  Easy-Peasy Rich Tomato Soup 
Eggs in White Sauce :childhood favourite; frugal 
Fancy sandwiches for kids or tea, How to...prep and freeze 
Fat-Free Sponge Cake
Flatbread, SunBlush Tomato, wheat-free, easy peasy

Fabulous Potage 'Everything but the kitchen sink': frugal but flavourful

15-minute last of the New Potatoes Salad, chunky & satisfying
Silky Fresh Noodles in Broth with Veggies, Meat or Fish,
German Potato and French Bean Soup
Gingerbread Biscuits for Grown-ups: lower fat & carb, easy, prep ahead, opt for common wheat 
Grapefruit & Mint Mixed Leaf Salad, Triple Duty, refreshingly healthy 
Ham & Peach Pasta Salad, Frugal, veggie option, low-carb 
Hoisin-Orange Chicken tray bake, one-pan wonder
Honey & Garlic Salmon Rice: fast fabulous food 
Hot Avocado Pilaff, exquisite flavours & textures
Hot & Sour Soup

Italian Chocolate Flourless Torta: intensely, richly chocolate; easy
'Irish Coffee' Chocolate Cake':Vegan glorious  
Irresistable Irish Stew
Kids' Delight Glazed Wings, frugal, easy-peasy, lower-fat
Korean-style Spicy Seared Beef,
Flash-fried Lamb & Green Beans: tasty quick meal if still tied to a desk
Lamb Mongolian Style, 2-ways, Low-fat, Slow Cooker
Lamb Shoulder with Savoury Gravy & Mint Sauce, for small households
Layered Fruit Cup with Dark Sugar Cream, Skinny, low-sugar
Lazy Wo/man's Summer's End Crumble
Instant Fruit Compote 
Jazzy Balsamic Chicken & Avocado Salad, low-carb & fat; high fibre
Lemon Curd with Ginger & brown sugar, foolproof  
Lemon Walnut Shortbread, deliciously crumbly, quick to prepare
Lettuce Salad with Green Herb Dressing
Lamb Koftas, totally superior to takaways
Lemon Meringue & Raspberry Pie, " Amazing! It's perfect!' said testers.  Make-ahead, Easy-Peasy
Lime Almond Shortbread exquisite scent & texture wheat-free option
Lime & Ginger Chicken, healthy office lunch (HOL), high taste, low-fat brain food 
Luscious Lamb & Red Wine Stew
Luscious Lemon Pudding gloriously gorgeous but lower fat 
Luxury Date & Nut Crackers: easy, high fibre, vegan opt
Mackerel in paper parcels, healthy in the extreme!
15-min Mackerel & Honeyed Chinese Cabbage Rice Bowl
Mango Mint & Ginger Instant Sorbet, no sugar fat or preservatives, Vegan
Meat-free lasagne, vegetarian: carnivores love this & don't miss the meat 
Mediterranean Tomatoes: so simple, so sensational
Mocha Mini-Sponges, delightful coffee & chocolate cupcakes 
Mint Choco-Mousse, low-sugar, no egg yolk; cream only if wanted
Mushroom & Sherry Potage, no-cream, kids option  
Dreamy Mushrooms on Toast, Veggie when another egg is torment
Mushroom & Spinach Soup, slimmers, low-fat, low-carb, high satisfaction
Nectarine Streusel Crumble Bars: hot dessert or lunchbox treat
Nectarine & Blueberry Hand Pies perfect for portable lunches
New Potato Vinaigrette
90-minute Wholemeal Bread, soft & springy
Nitrate-free Chicken & Pork Sausage: lower-fat, moist, herby 
No-knead Olive Focaccia: Super-easy - one spoon, 24 hours & a bit of folding 
No-Sweat Roasted Veg, vegan meal-in-one
Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN, portable; fresh clean spicy
'Nutella' Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, Lower-sugar & preservative Easy-peasy
Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies, lower-sugar, healthier
One-pot Rice & Chicken: Low-fat, soothing

One-Pot Un-fried Tuna Rice: fab side for crowds or a main course

Orange, Cointreau & White Cheesecake, no-bake, lush & delicious
Orange Mini Cakes, Vegetarian, airy & fluffy with surprise filling
Orange & Sesame Wings, lower fat no-sugar
Pancakes, Chocolate Flower: as good to eat as to look at 
Party Sangria, authentically Spanish
Peach & Cherry Jalousie, fruit-filled pastry envelope 
Peach/Nectarine & Cucumber Spiced Salad, thrillingly innovative
Peanut Butter 'n' Jam Kisses: Low-guilt delight, kid-friendly , 
Pear-Cardamom Galette: hot glorious pie with warming spices
Pear & Ginger Fizz: adapts to drinkers or teetotallers & kids
Pear & Ginger Snow Parfaits
Pear, Spinach & Chicken Salad, almost instant, great textures & taste
Perfectly Pink Pineapple Grapefruit Cordial, no-sugar or preservative
Peking Duck for Pancakes, a family celebration 
Peppermint Swirl Cookies: kid friendly, easy; make ahead
Pfeffernusse, spicy German biscuits; make ahead
Pheasant with Brandy & Plums, low-fat, slow-cooker
Pheasant with Mid-Eastern spices and Orange 
Phyllo Bites, Sensational: Triple Duty: Vegan, fish, meat
Pineapple Berry Fruit Salad: alcohol (opt) low sugar, carb free
Pineapple Blueberry Coconut Bars: fab summery portable treat 
Pineapple Grapefruit Fizzy Drink/Smoothie, no added sugar or preservatives
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Piquant Rice, a stunning palate pleaser, wallet & time friendly,

Popovers from across the pond: for breakfast or tea, made in advance

Potato & Frankfurter Salad: frugal Vegetarian; kidults 
Salad drawer leftovers = 2 tasty nutritious dishes 
Single Veg Salads: Radish, Cucumber & Lettuce (Vegan): fast & frugal 
Speedy Plum & Ginger Jam, low-sugar, memorable, frugal
Split Pea Soup: frugal, Triple Duty, healthy & delicious

Sweet Pastry Biscuits,

Slightly Healthier

Plum & Cinnamon Swirl Cake, perfect for tea time 
Plum & Walnut Streusel Cake
Pomodoro Ice Cream Sandwiches
Porkupines 
Pomelo (Chinese grapefrut) fruit salad
Pork, Skinnier Char Siu wonderfully guilt-free; low-sugar & salt, Puchero'. a high-nutrition wallet-friendly peasant Spanish Stew
Quick & Easy Harvest Veg; Double Duty, warm side or salad
Sausages, Chicken & Burnished Grapes Healthier
Scallop & White Bean Potage: unusual winning pairing 
Scones, Savoury Pepper & Lime Egg-free, for salads, stews, soups
Sensational Spinach Roulade, layers of cream & pink contrast with green
Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day 
Simple Chocolate Cake so easy the kids can make it, versatile 
Singleton's Raspberry Almond Sponge: easy-peasy, healthy 
Skinnier Carrot & Cashew Dip; dirt-cheap carrots transformed
Skinnier Twice-baked Potatoes, very low-fat & veggie options
Spelt Blueberry Waffles  free from common wheat
Spiced Cauliflower Soup, ambrosial & nutritious
Spicy Corn & Beetroot Salad - striking but delicious pairing
Spicy 'Glass' Noodle & Mince Salad: low cal/fat, healthy 
Spiced Fluffy Aubergine Dip: vegan, as easy as hummous
Sprouts, Parsnips & Baby Corn, oven roasted (Vegan): perfect consistency
Sticky Rice Stuffing, indulgence, Carnivore, Vegan & Vegetarian 

Strawberry Midi-Sponge: singletons skinnier indulgence: no-butter

Strawberry Muffins: Prep-ahead, healthy warm up chilly mornings 
Strawberry Ripple Ice: 0-fat, no cream, low-sugar
Ribs, low-sugar Asian Spicy Pork, Prep-Ahead no sickly sweet sauce, healthier
Roasted Summer Veg with Balsamic & Pumpkin Seeds, vegan
'Runny' Eggs 
Root Ginger & Lemon throat soother, medicinal & refreshing 
Salad Dressings from 67goingon50 
Salmon, Orange Hoisin Glazed: lovely, light and easy
Salmon Nicoise Salad
Salmon & Rice Oriental Salad, wonderful light repast 
Sassy Pulse & Veggie Salad, easy, healthy vegan
Sausage, Beer & Bean Casserole. Frugal
Savoury Custard Wonder Cure
Savoury PinWheel Biscuits, frugal
Scotch Pancakes, Classic, No/low sugar, Fat-free, Make-ahead
Simple Chicken Stock: 2 hours
Skinnier Lemon Ginger Cheesecake: good enough for a Secretary of State!
Skinnier Sausage Rolls
Skinnier Scotch Eggs, low-fat, high flavour, wallet-friendly
Skinnier Sticky Hot Wings, frugal

Skinny Chocolate Mousse 

Skinny Goan Seafood Curry 
Slimmers' Stir-Fried Veg & Beef, quick, satisfying, wallet-friendly
Smashed Potato Salad, frugal, less mayo, easy-peasy
Smoked Mackerel on Beetroot: quick, vegan/veggie options
Smoked Salmon Dip, skinnier, Healthier Wallet-Friendly 
Sorbet, Instant fruit low/no sugar, wallet-friendly
Soothing Strawberry, Banana & Ginger Smoothie, for summer tummy upsets 
Soup, Velvety Pea
Spanish Roast Chicken, prep ahead; takes the edge off Arctic temps 
Yeasted Spelt Bread: a proper 'artisan' loaf that's simple & easy 
Spicy Biscuits with white chocolate icing, Guy Magnets, wheat-free option
Layered Spinach & Beetroot Salad, Healthy, Easy Peasy
Spinach, Pulses & Avocado: Feisty Autumn Salad
Spicy Chicken Livers with Figs
Spiced Chicken Livers with Nectarine: frugal, exotic
Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip, an exquisite treat
Spinach & Bean Soup: strikingly delicious, substantial & quick 
Spinach, Mushroom & Chicken Liver Broth
Sprouts: simple, sensational with Savoury Spices & Lemon
Stir-fried Harvest Veg, low-starch 'slimmers' delight'
Striped Turkey Meatloaf, turkey mince layered with peppers & mushrooms
Strawberry & Ham Salad: unusual sassy combo 
Succulent Poached Chicken, clean & lean
Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected
Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings with Broth, Child Friendly, double-duty
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce, low-sugar, easy-peasy, skinnier
Sweet Chilli & Ginger Salmon, Healthy, budget-friendly
Tadka Dal Soup, soothing & enticingly spiced 
Throat-Soothing Fruit Smoothie 
Tiramisu Pudding, No-Bake nothing else to say but 'Wow!
Italian Tomato Sauce,Restaurant Quality
Triple Chocolate & Cointreau shortbread
Picnic Tumbet, savoury pie of potato, aubergine & peppers  
Tomato Gazpacho, almost no calories, easy
Tomato Soup, Almost Instant, you'll never reach for tinned again
Tandoori Chicken, Low-fat & cholesterol, easy, prep-ahead 
Tomato Jam, Vegan: sassy savoury spread for those who can't have bacon jam, with bacon/tomato option 
Tortilla Espagnol: Glamour Mode Vegetarian
leftovers: Tuna & Veg Mediterranean Rice, antioxidant heavy
Turkey Cottage Pie with a Latin Twist, low fat and low carb
Stir-fried turkey drumstick, cabbage & corn: quick & delicious
Turkey Lollipops, tender & juicy, for kids and slimmers (option for chicken)
Turkey Meatballs, lower fat, lower cholesterol
Roast Turkey Thigh: budget-friendly mid-week roast 
Turkey Bolognese: robust with a spicy kick 
Turkish Pide, 67 style: lower fat, make-ahead
Two-potato Champ, frugal, healthier updated classic
(Un)fried Buttermilk Chicken, mild but oh-so-tender & crunchy 
Sea Bass, Chinese Style, an Indulgence:  delicately gutsy flavours  
White Bean Soup: Frugal, Dairy-free, Good for you; Triple Duty
Crunchy Vegan 'Chicken' Fingers, kids' low-fat, no-sugar treat or adult canapés
Vegan Chilli: plant version of 67 carnivore showstopper
Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake, Special Occasion: butter free 
Vegan Bolognese: hearty, muscular, full-bodied, 
Vegan Thai Larb (hot spicy mince), a la 67, fast & fab, carnivore option
Vegetarian Coffee Walnut Cake, frugal
Vietnamese Rice Paper Wraps, meat fish & tofu 
Vegetarian/Vegan Chilli Dogs: plant version of American comfort food 
Vegan Bolognese: hearty, muscular, full-bodied, 
Venison Casserole, Asian style, slow cooker 
Waffles, Strawberries 'n Cream a healthier indulgence
Waffles for all occasions: Easy, freeze ahead, sugar/butter free
Wheat-free Tabbouleh: Gluten-free crowd-pleaser
White Chocolate & Berry Tart, no-bake: lower fat, thrillingly easy
White Chocolate, Raspberry & Ginger  Pudding, lower-fat
Wonder Cure Savoury Custard 
World's Quickest Trifle 
Fat-free Zucchini/Courgette Fries,

Zucchini & Corn Drop Scones (HOL), carbs but in a good way