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SIGNATURE DISHES
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BAKERY BEEF CAKE/S CHICKEN COOKIES/BISCUITS CHILD FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS DOUBLE-DUTY DISHES (DDD) FOR CARNIVORES & VEGETARIANS DRINKS EASY-PEASY EGGS FAT-FREE/LOW-FAT/LOW CHOLESTEROL FISH FRUITY DESSERTS FRUGAL HOT WEATHER
SIGNATURE DISHES
- Chilli Con Turkey, low- cholesterol, low-salt, frugal
- No-Butter Garlic Bread
- Uber-Granola, no-sugar, high-protein
- Irish Coffee Cheesecake, skinnier
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29 October: Brain & Heart health without breaking the bank; Spiced Sweets for Bonfire Night
22 October: Budget Friendly Treats for Fireworks Displays
Pineapple Upside Down Cake, family style: no alcohol; tinned or fresh fruitPost Fireworks Warming Soups: tasty, low fat & salt, dairy-free options
15 October: Watching the Food Budget
Sassy No Sauce High Flavour Cauliflower Cheese - take advantage of the current glut
of cauliflower
Toast Toppers - Protein rich open sandwiches & thick cheap-as-chips soups may not
be quite a meal but are certainly more than a snack
6 October: Fall's Culinary Treasures
1 October
Sweet Asian Chicken with honey, sherry, soy & spices: sensationally more-ish
Cooking Rice part 2: Easy-Cook long-grain rice - does it work?
17 September: Fruity Sweets & Cooking Rice
A cure for supermarket dried rice? 67goingon50's Cooking Rice the Chinese Way
10 September: Back to School and Uni meals
Easy Cooking for Mums & Uni Students: delicious, healthly, mostly wallet-friendly
3 September: Welcome to the new Season
UPDATED: Creamy Tuna Casserole with Potato Chip Topping: family favourite, new dairy-free option
Luxury Chocolate Cheesecake Blackberry Whiskey Pie: a delight!!
One-bowl wonder Versaile Chocolate Cake: easy-peasy, kid-friendly, gorgeously tender, options for presentations and toppings
26 August: Tarting up Tinned & Smoked Fish
By request: brighty & yummy wallet-friendly recipes for tinned and smoked fish
6 August: Making the most of a summer fruit glut & picnic sarnies:
Healthy Sandwiches with sassy fillings from budget to luxury, mostly easy
Simple Peach Scones: easy peasy with 4 ingredients and 4 steps
Sensational Fruit Compote/Jams: almost instant, easy peasy, low sugar, wallet friendly
Brighten winter with home-frozen summer berries: easy-peasy, wallet-friendly
30 July: Grilled fresh mackerel; Asian 'Smashed' Cucumber
FRESH MACKEREL: how to choose it and how to cook it
'Smashed Asian Cucumber Salad: perfectly punchy & peanut-y
23 July 25: Lower-sugar Frozen Desserts; Yummy Topping for Fried Rice, Hand-held Fruit Pies
SINGLETON'S CRISPY FRIED RICE WITH YUM YUM SAUCE: dairy-free option, budget friendly
LOW-SUGAR SORBETS & ICES (Archive): easy-peasy, refreshing; healthier for kids (and adults); some dairy free options
HAND-HELD FRUIT PIES for Picnics: take advantage of the cornucopia of fresh fruits and berries
A Cornucopia of summery flavours and textures. 15 July
Favourite Fresh Cherry Treats, sweet & savoury: mostly low-fat or low-sugar with flavourful twists
Guacamole (mashed Avocado Dip): easy peasy, few ingredients
A mixed - but marvellous - bag for July 9 25
Fabulous Felafel Platter (updated): Make-ahead, Easy-Peasy Entertaining, Healthy, Low-fat,wallet-friendly
Viennese Nutty Sables: gorgeous rich, crumbly mouthfuls whether made with butter or dairy free
Potato, Avocado & Egg salad: another potato salad with an elegant twist
Sensational Summer Salads & Strawberry Treats. July 2 25
Summer Salad Sensations: High Protein Mains, Just short of a meal and Simple Sides
Recipes for Summer from the 67goingon50 Archive
19th June 2025: Asian Inspired Picnic
Slow Cooked Shredded Chicken Pittas: healthy combo of Asian flavours & fluffy MidEast pittas
Nutty Asian Cabbage Salad: Chinese leaves, carrots, cucs & quick cook sugar snap peas with a punchy thick lime & peanut dressing
Chocolate Ginger Torte: magnificent portable creamy dreamy chocolate pie studded with sharply sweet sugared ginger
3 June: Picnics
67goingon50 Favourite Picnic Food: healthier, easier, lower fat & salt, portable
wallet-friendly.
Orange, Beetroot & Walnut Salad: wallet-friendly healthy summery salad
28 June 2025: Sandwich Fillings for all Seasons; monochrome salads
Almost Instant Monochrome Salads (Archive) - great for asparagus season
20 May 2025:
14 May: Power Cuts: Salads for Company
Tips for Blackouts, before & during (written Oct 2024 before winter; updated May 2025 after power outages in Spain & Portugal)
23th March 2025: Mother's Day
18th March 2025: Mother's Day & St Patrick's Day Treats
St Patrick's Day Menu: with apologies for lateness but as impressively delicious after
5 March 2025: Getting ready for spring
Traybake Pineapple Chicken for small households: frugal, easy-peasy, lower fat, high fibre, fabulous flavours and textures
26 February 2025:
Celebrating chicken wings for a frugal supper or a football treat:
Peanut Ginger Air Fried Wings: wonderful layers of unexpected flavour; low fat; easy-peasy, some prep ahead
Chicken Wings: the Ultimate Football Snack: Easy Peasy; (tips for cooks new to the kitchen); sauces & marinades, naked wings or with dips
19 February 2025:
Yearning for spring? These dishes celebrate the watery sunshine as it cuts through the chill of a dying winter:
Turkish Pide (Updated): a popular low-cost staple in Turkey, pizza-like bread layered with spiced mince and veg
12 February 2025: Valentine Treats: new & archive, wallet-friendly OR indulgent, small & large, hot or cold
(dairy-free option)
New: Fruit 'n Nut Flapjacks: Vegan, frugal but fabulous flapjacks with a winning difference
Vegan Lemon Mint Angel Cakes: Sensationally Wow! Easy butter-free indulgence, wallet-friendly
Budget Creamy Fresh Fruit Puddings:(dairy free option): Simple dairy or plantyoghurt pudding with knock-out inexpensive glaze over fresh fruit
Low Sugar Chocolate Truffle Mini-Bricks: (dairy free option): easy peasy
Triple Chocolate Brownies with Truffles: for chocoholics, and how!
5 February 2025: Spring Rolls & Pancake Day
Isobel's Splendid Spring Rolls: step by step instruction with video & pictures celebrates final week of Chinese New Year celebrations (posting later Wed 5 January)
Get Ready for Shrove Tuesday: pancakes and waffles, savoury & sweet for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner
22 Jan 2025: Dumplings, Dumplings, Dumplings.
Easy Dumplings for Chinese New Year 2025: pillowy bundles of wonderfulness. Selection of steamed, low-fat but crispy, meaty or vegetarian/vegan
14 Jan 2025: Chinese New Year starts 29th Jan!
Delicious Chinese Comfort Food Chez Nous: most are wallet-friendly, low fat/salt/sugar, easy; some make-ahead
All-purpose Sugar-free Chinese Spice Rub: low-fat, dairy-free, make ahead; Quintessential taste of Chinese Rib but no gloopy sauce
Crispy Noodles with Protein, Chilli, Veg & Gravy: restaurant quality with easy instructions; use up leftovers
How to...Chinese Leaves: nutritious, cooked or raw, good value
7 January 2025: Diets & Wallet Friendly Deliciousness
Luxurious Swede & Bacon Potage, Budget friendly:(vegetarian option; dairy free)
Wallet-friendly Hamburger Soup: family or Pensioner versions: dairy-free, low fat/cholesterol, easy
and simple frugal accompaniments
Quick& Easy Hotbread soup dippers/baps: skinny/ow-fat, higher fibre, from bowl to table in udnder 20 mins
16 December: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah
Everything you need for Christmas Dinner: turkey, veg, stuffing, gravy,cranberry sauce
Festive Alternatives to Turkey: chicken, game, beef, pork, lamb, fish, vegetarian & vegan
Scrumptius holiday desserts: luxury, teatime, low-fat & sugar, easy, cheats
11 December: Festive Breads & Crackers + Vegetable Side
Holiday Breads, Rolls & Crackers: Luxury, Family & in-between: here wonderfully luxurious Date & Nut Crackers but there are plenty of choices for family meals
Vegetable sides, hot & cold, for the Festive Season: mostly simple, easy and dairy-free
3 December: Appetisers, Soups & Simple Meals Dad & the Kids can Make
Help Mum Get Through the Festivities 2024: Easy Meals for Kids & Dads: kids will love making as well as eating them
Festive Canapes & Starters from the 67goingon50 Archive: many easy, low-fat & wallet-friendly
Scrumptious Winter Holiday Soups: impressive scrumptious offerings for guests and wallet-friendly bowls for family
19 November: Thanksgiving & after
Dairy-Free Butternut Squash Cheese Sauce (here on brown rice with mini-beef meatballs & green onion garnish)
13 November: Thanksgiving
Blueberry Orange Sponge: fruit studded make ahead harvest cake
Festive Mains for Thanksgiving: poultry, beef, pork, fish & vegetarian/vegan
6 November 2024
Revised Bacon & Egg Pie: frugal, delicious and satisfying
28 October 2024:
67goingon50 Favs for Hallowe'en Potluck Party
Updated Potluck Parties for Beginners: budget conscious
Spicy Corn Chowder, 4 ways: Vegetarian or Fish or Carnivore Version - or all 3
Hot & Sour Soup for lovers of the spicy AND exotic: really delicious and health improving
Low-sugar Chocolate Truffles: Plain or Chilli: easy, prep ahead
16 October 2024:
9 October 2024: Firmly rooted in cooler weathe
Healthier Kung Pao Chicken: great flavour, lower fat & colorful crunchy veg
Dairy-free Plum Crumble Cardomum Cake: knock-em-dead taste & texture
Early Autumn Comfort food from the Archive
2 October: Dishes for Autumn to warm body and soul
Potage of Butternut Squash, Orange & Ginger (Updated): Vegan, prep ahead, wallet-friendly
Pensioners'/Student's Delight: Hoisin Chicken with Tomato Cucumber & Avocado Salad: easy-peasy, wallet-friendly, carb-free
High protein/fibre Chocolate Biscuits: you won't believe these wonderful cookie/cakes are healthy
11 September: Updated popular Classic Recipes
Handy-dandy updated recipes for busy September/uni students: Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies; Crumbly Chocolate Shortbread Fingers; Almost Instant Fruit Compote/Jam
Updated Southern Spiced Un-fried Chicken: Skinny, Low-fat/Cholesterol/salt; easy, prep ahead
24 July: Looking for delightful first courses and canapes for the picnic season? These recipes from the archive will please family and friends alike.
17 JULY: Meat feasts are the name of the game as we indulge in picnics and barbeques (weather permitting!)
A sterling selection from the 67goingon50 archive offers some of the most popular summer meat dishes & marinades. Also, a reminder of practical tips to make food prep easier when meals become a chore in a heat wave.
10 July: Turn everyday main or side dishes into delights with fresh-fruit combos of protein or salad leaves.
Fruit & Protein Salads/Mains: nearly all healthy, most are easy; many wallet-friendly and easily adapted to small households.
Pea, Broadbean & Endame Dip: Just Wow! Prepare the night before; veggie, skinny,starter
Small Households' Exotic Skinnier Eton Mess...or Something Very Like It: ultra delicious, easy and lower-fat, too.
Special Treat Steak Salad: quick, easy, flavourful & wallet-friendly
3 July: Election Day! Dishes to celebrate/commiserate
Special Treat/Comfort Steak Salad: quick, easy, flavourful & wallet-friendly
Small Households' Exotic Skinnier Eton Mess...or Something Very Like It: ultra delicious, easy and lower-fat, too
26 June: STRAWBERRIES!
19 June: Quick & Easy Treats for a Busy Week
Grape Rice Salad with Hoisin Chicken: easy, budget-friendly, make-ahead, portable
Lime Almond Shortbread Thins: quick indulgent pleasure
12 June:
Celebrating Potatoes with BBQ/Buffet/Al Fresco dishes: mostly low-fat & salt, easy make-ahead, budget friendly
5 June: Portable Mains for Picnics or Political Lunches
Chinese Chicken Noodle Salad (other protein options): ring the changes from potatoes or pasta
29 May: FOOD TO FUEL A GENERAL ELECTION
22 May: Easy-peasy Fruity Dishes
Chicken, Kiwi & Rice Salad: quick, leftovers; maybe2 prep bowls
1-bowl Madeira Cake: heavenly scent & texture; wallet friendly
Keeping Anxiety at Bay: updated from2022
15 May: Salad Days are Here at Last!
Economy healthy salads: please taste-buds & wallets with the fewest ingredients
Salads that Bridge the spring-summer gap: with proteins on or in main-course salads
8 May: Easy Budget-friendly Chinese Noodles & Beginners' Bread
Make-Your-Own Delicious Chow Mein Noodles: healthier & cheaper than a take-away, triple-duty
Easy Yeasted Wholemeal Bread: great for beginners, , budget & time friendly; tasty, toasts like a dream
24 April: Butternut Squash from the Souk; High-protein low-fat waffles & pancakes
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Butternut Squash & Tahini Cream Rice: Vegetarian
16 April: Butter-free sweet treats for Sunshine & Showers
27 March Easter: Lamb for the budget-conscious & a special occasion cake
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IOH2 I'M ON HOLIDAY, TOO
IOH2: Almost Instant Tuna & Bean Salad, Italian Style
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat
Astonishingly simple Potato Focaccia: perfect for soups, salads and sandwiches
Avocado, Beetroot & Radish Salad: bursting with vitamins & minerals
Avocado & Ham Devilled Eggs: low-fat, veg option
Speedy Fluffy Breakfast Buns for lazy w/ends or breakfast on the run
Bagels, Almost Instant: no boil
Banana Waffles: lower fat & sugar, leftovers
Beef & Courgette Stir-fry: quick & nourishing
Beef Meatloaf, simple: lower-fat, unbeatable American classic
Blackberry Whiskey Ginger Cheese-cake: sophisticated, with kid's version
Broccoli, Beetroot & Cashew: Vegan, absolutely not rabbit food
Butter/Egg/Yeast Free 'Midi' Soda Breads: Super-quick, amazingly delicious & versatile.
All-purpose Chive Oil, Even Non-vegans will love thi
Caponata, Sicilian Aubergine Dip - sweet, sour & sassy, low-cal, vegan
Carrot, Cashew & Date Moutabel: surprisingly tasty Mid-Eastern dip
Cauliflower Soup, Vegan effort-free, delicious
Celeriac & Apple Potage: no-dairy silky yumminess
Cheese & Chive Crackers, crisp & melt-in-the-mouth
Low-fat Cheese Sauce: sensational, easy-peasy; vegan option
Cheese Straws, Sensational: frugal luxury using leftover cheese
Cheese & Onion Rolls/Buns/Bread: Easy-peasy party pieces
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream: Vegan
Cherry Garcia Cream Pie: No Bake
Cherry Salsa, no-fat, perks up cooked meats + veggie version
Cherry & Walnut Granola Bars, no-bake, no butter, low sugar
Chocolate Cupcakes for Busy Mums: home-made, easy - job done!
Chocolate Mint Cookies : fat-free, lower sugar, higher protein spelt flour
Chicken with Cashews, quick & easy
Chocolate Madeira Cake: one-bowl-wonder; perfect under ice cream
Easy-peasy Spiced Chocolate Orange Cake: butter-free, wallet-friendly
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fingers: egg free, easy-peasy
Tropical Chicken Salad: banishes that 'leftovers again?!' feeling
Cherry Chocolate Sheet Cake for a crowd
Coffee & Walnut Cake, No eggs/Butter, best made a day ahead
Cranberry Nut Oatmeal Molasses Bread: outstanding, healthy, easy, more-ish
Exotic Cucumber Salad: Vegan; easy; sweet, sour & spicy
Dal Soup with Mushrooms & Green Beans: frugal, calming
Devilled Tuna Open-Faced Sarnies, little & healthy Danish-style lunch
Eggs in White Sauce :childhood favourite; frugal
Exquisite Emergency Biscuits: unbelievably easy, fast & delicious
Garlic & Chive Breadsticks: easy-peasy, almost instant, utterly yum
Garlic Mini Rolls; no-knead; Easy, Prepare ahead
Healthy sandwiches: don't have to be boring; incl meat, fish & vegan
Honey & Garlic Salmon Rice: fast fabulous food
Hoisin-Orange Chicken tray bake, one-pan wonder
Kids' Delight Glazed Wings, frugal, easy-peasy, lower-fat
Lemon & Blueberry Pound Cake: beautifully light, fluffy & zesty
Mango Mint & Ginger Instant Sorbet, no sugar fat or preservatives, Vegan
Mediterranean Tomatoes: so simple, so sensational
Menu for a Healthy Picnic: fabulous food, low in fat, salt & sugar
Noodle Salad with Hoisin: chock-a-bloc with protein and colourful veg: Triple Duty
Popcorn: Stovetop, Make-it-yourself : easy & delicious; families will love this!
Popovers from across the pond: breakfast or tea, make ahead
Ribs, low-sugar Asian Spicy Pork, Prep-Ahead no sickly sweet sauce, healthier
Flash-fried Lamb & Green Beans: tasty quick meal if still tied to a desk
90-minute Wholemeal Bread, soft & springy
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
Pancakes, Chocolate Flower: as good to eat as to look at
Parmesan Olive Loaf: 'artisan'; 15 mins prep
Pear-Cardamom Galette: hot glorious pie with warming spices
Pear & Ginger Fizz: adapts to drinkers or teetotallers & kids
Pineapple Blueberry Coconut Bars: fab summery portable treat
Pineapple Berry Fruit Salad: alcohol (opt) low sugar, carb-free
Singleton's Low-fat Dairy-free Hummous: vegan, quick & easy
Spicy Plum & Pineapple Crumble Cake/Bars: egg-free, so delicious
Salmon, Orange Hoisin Glazed: lovely, light and easy
Sausages, Chicken & Burnished Grapes Healthier
Simple Chicken Stock: 2 hours
Singleton's Low-fat Dairy-free Hummous: vegan, quick & easy
Smashed Potato Salad, frugal, less mayo, easy-peasy
Smoked Mackerel on Beetroot: quick, vegan/veggie options
Sorbet, instant fruit low/no sugar, wallet-friendly
Spelt Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight
Spiced Cauliflower Soup, ambrosial & nutritious
Spiced Fluffy Aubergine Dip: vegan, as easy as hummous
Spicy Corn & Beetroot Salad - striking but delicious pairing
Spicy Split Pea Soup: vegan, anti-inflammatory, easy
Steak Salad with gloriously funky Thai-style dressing
Strawberry & Ham Salad: unusual sassy combo
Strawberry Ripple Ice: 0-fat, no cream, low-sugar
Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected
Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings with Broth, Child Friendly, double-duty
Sweet Spelt Granola with Nuts memorably chunky, no bake
Tomato Gazpacho, almost no calories, easy
Tortilla Espagnol: Glamour Mode Vegetarian
leftovers: Tuna & Veg Mediterranean Rice, antioxidant heavy
3 Vegetarian Pizzas: Veggie Sausage, Onion, Grape & Mozarella; Mushroom & Cheddar; Potato, Pesto & Goat Cheese Almost-Instant
Vegetarian/Vegan Chilli Dogs: plant version of American comfort food
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
Wings, Braise & Praise : simple satisfying light frugal supper
LOW/NO-ADDED SUGAR
Air-frier Mocha Cake for 2: perfect for small households
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat 1 Recipe: 2 Delicious Treats: Cinnamon Breakfast Twists & Blueberry Scones
Apple Hand Pies: indulgent lower-sugar treat; easy option
Apple Spice Rockcakes: frugal, low-sugar, fruity
Asian Soft Fruit Salad, not your run-of-the-mill dessert
Avocado & Ham Devilled Eggs: low-fat, veg option
Bagels, Almost Instant: no boil
Banana Waffles: lower fat & sugar, leftovers
Blueberry Pancakes, make-ahead
Peach Brandy & Cardamom Compote: almost instant, lower-sugar
Speedy Fluffy Breakfast Buns, for lazy w/ends or breakfast on the run
Cheese & Chive Crackers, crisp & melt-in-the-mouth
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream: Vegan
Cherry Salsa, no-fat, perks up cooked meats + veggie version
Cherry & Walnut Granola Bars, no-bake, no butter, low sugar
Chinese Barbequed Pork Guilt Free: low sugar/salt & fat, best of the best
Chocolate Cupcakes for Busy Mums: home-made, easy - job done!
Health Conscous Rich Chocolate Dip/Spread: no sugar, gluten, dairy or nuts; so good you won't believe its healthy
Low-sugar Chocolate & Fruit treats: wallet-friendly;low-fat
Two-tone Chocolate Orange Pudding: no bake, no-added sugar, easy peasy indulgence, slightly lower-fat
Chocolate Truffle Mini-Bricks, Indulgent and creamy-dreamy
Coconut Cherry Kisses, ambrosial low-sugar treats, effortless
Cranberry Nut Oatmeal Molasses Bread: outstanding, healthy, easy, more-ish
Flatbread, SunBlush Tomato, wheat-free, easy peasy
Primrose's Excellent Lo-Sugar Flapjacks: 3 ingredients; dreamy taste & texture
Garlic Mini Rolls; no-knead; Easy, Prepare ahead
Healthier Sweet Pancakes/Waffles and Toppings: lower sugar
Hoisin-Orange Chicken tray bake, one-pan wonder
Make-Ahead Hot Dog Relish, low-sugar & preservative
Kids' Delight Glazed Wings, frugal, easy-peasy, lower-fat
Layered Fruit Cup with Dark Sugar Cream, Skinny, low-sugar
Lighter Chocolate Cupcakes, lots of healthy ingredients; great taste
No-bake lower-fat/sugar Lime Cream Pie: chocolate crust; no-alcohol opt
Luxury Date & Nut Crackers: easy, high fibre, vegan opt
Mango Mint & Ginger Instant Sorbet, no sugar fat or preservatives, Vegan
Mini Christmas Pavlovas, lower sugar
Mint Choco-Mousse, low-sugar, no egg yolk; cream only if wanted
Nectarine & Blueberry Hand Pies perfect for portable lunches
90-minute Wholemeal Bread, soft & springy
Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN, portable; fresh clean spicy
Peach & Cherry Jalousie, fruits-filled pastry envelope
Pear-Cardamom Galette: hot glorious pie with warming spices
Pear & Ginger Fizz: adapts to drinkers or teetotallers & kids
Pineapple Berry Fruit Salad: alcohol (opt) low sugar, carb free
Spicy Plum & Pineapple Crumble Cake/Bars: egg-free, so delicious
Pork, Skinnier Char Siu Pork, wonderfully guilt-free; low-sugar & salt
Popovers from across the pond: for breakfast or tea, made in advance
Root Ginger & Lemon throat soother, medicinal & refreshing
Ribs, low-sugar Asian Spicy Pork, Prep-Ahead no sickly sweet sauce, healthier
Salad Dressings from 67goingon50
Salmon, Orange Hoisin Glazed: lovely, light and easy
Savoury PinWheel Biscuits, frugal
Scotch Pancakes, Classic, No/low sugar, Fat-free, Make-ahead
Singleton's Raspberry Almond Sponge: easy-peasy, healthy
Sorbet, instant fruit low/no sugar, wallet-friendly
Spare Ribs, Spiced low-fat, low sugar
Speedy Plum & Ginger Jam, low-sugar, memorable, frugal
Spelt Blueberry Waffles free from common wheat
Yeasted Spelt Bread: a proper 'artisan' loaf that's simple & easy
Spelt Granola, Low-gluten, Vegan, no-added Sugar, high protein/fibre
Strawberry Ripple Ice: 0-fat, no cream, low-sugar
Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings with Broth, Child Friendly, double-duty
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce, easy-peasy, skinnier
Tomato, Mushroom & Grapefruit Salsa, no sugar, low-fat
Waffles for all occasions: Easy, freeze ahead, sugar/butter free
White Chocolate & Berry Tart, no-bake: lower fat, thrillingly easy
MAINS
Almost-Instant Seafood & Wine Pasta: dinner after work's a breeze
Cutting carbs while staying in budget: 15 minute Asian Noodle Salad:Singletons 'eat half now, pack the rest for lunch tomorrow'
Asian Salmon, sassily simple, prepare- ahead
Bacon Rice Supper Almost Instant, Healthier
Beef & Courgette Stir-fry: quick & nourishing
Beef Meatloaf, simple: lower-fat, unbeatable American classic
Beef Mushroom & Cream Casserole: 'Poor man's Beef Stroganoff'; slow cooker (Lucky him/her!)
Beef curry, light: stovetop, quick & easy
Braised Potato, Bacon & Onion: Singleton's easy-peasy dinner
Loving Spoonfuls Vegan Brown Rice Paella exquisitely smoky
Calamari Rice salad: happily breaks the salmon/cod habit
Cauliflower Casserole with an unusual twist
Cantonese Chicken, White Wine & Mushroom Stew: low fat & carb; quick, wallet-friendly
Chicken with Cashews, quick & easy
Spiced Chicken Livers with Nectarine: frugal, exotic
Roast Basque-style Chicken Thighs: lower-fat, simple, prepare ahead
Soy & Sherry Braised Chicken Thighs on Un-fried Rice: no-sweat easy dinner treat
Chicken Salad Tropical: banishes that 'leftovers again?!' feeling
Chilli Broccoli & Tofu, vegan, healthy
Chilli Hot Dogs, Vegan American drive-in classic
Chinese Barbequed Pork Guilt Free: low sugar/salt & fat, best of the best
Chinese New Year Dumpling Parties: Easy home-made dumplings with Carnivore, Vegetarian & Vegan fillings; healthier, lower-fat
Cottage Pie with a Latin Twist, Skinnier
Creamy Sausage Rice Bowl frugal, fast, easy, lower-
Duck & Pineapple Exotic Salad, tantalising & gorgeous
Fabulous Felafels, Vegan, packed with tasty healthy protein
Luxury Fish Pie with White Wine Sauce: indulgence, alternative/supplement to Christmas Meal
'Flat-pack' roast chicken: better than supermarket take-aways
Ham & Peach Pasta Salad, Low-Carb, frugal, veggie option
Hoisin-Orange Chicken tray bake, one-pan wonder
Honey & Garlic Salmon Rice: fast fabulous food
Jazzy Balsamic Chicken & Avocado Salad, low-carb & fat; high fibre
Lamb, flash-fried & 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
Meat-free lasagne, vegetarian: carnivores love this & don't miss the meat
Menu for a Healthy Picnic: fabulous food, low in fat, salt & sugar
Party/Potluck Muffletta: Italian style layered sandwich but designed for the pensioners, toddlers & the dentally challenged.
Nitrate-free Chicken & Pork Sausage: lower-fat, moist, herby
Nectarine & Avocado Rice Salad, great for using up leftovers
One-pot Rice & Chicken: Low-fat, soothing
One-Pot Un-fried Tuna Rice: fab side for crowds or a main course
Pasta with Pesto & Chicken: vegetarian option; leftovers; singletons
Pasta in Brandy Cream Tomato Sauce with vegetarian frankfurters, peas & peppers: vegetarian, high fibre
Peking Duck for Pancakes, a family celebration
Pheasant with Brandy & Plums, low-fat, slow-cooker
Make your own Pizzas:Make ahead stupendous pizza dough and simple tomato pizza base
Filipino Pork Adobo with Pineapple : wallet-friendly, lower-fat, sugar-free, make-ahead
Pensioners' Delight: Spicy Pork Shoulder with Crispy Baked Potatoes & Simple Frugal Salad
Middle Eastern Pork Steaks on Courgettes: good-looking supermarket meat
Pork, Skinnier Char Siu Pork, wonderfully guilt-free; low-sugar & salt
Puchero'. a high-nutrition wallet-friendly peasant Spanish Stew
Ribs, low-sugar Asian Spicy Pork, Prep-Ahead no sickly sweet sauce, healthier
Pork, Ale & Apple Casserole: lower-fat, high fibre, option for chicken & alcohol-free
Salmon, Orange Hoisin Glazed: lovely, light and easy
Salmon & Rice Oriental Salad, wonderful light repast
Sassy Pulse & Veggie Salad, Easy, Healthy, Vegan
Pensioner's Special: Sausage Bean & Beer stew, salad & Apple Hand Pies
Sausages, Chicken & Burnished Grapes Healthier
Sausage Hash: frugal, full of flavour, colour & fibre; leftovers
Sensational Spinach Roulade, layers of cream & pink contrast with green
Healthy no-butter low-salt Spanokopita (Vegetarian Crispy spinach & Cheese Pie): no butter; lower salt
Skinnier Spanokopita Parcels, lower fat & salt, portable
Smoked Mackerel on Beetroot: quick, vegan/veggie options
Spanish Roast Chicken, prep ahead, takes the edge off Arctic temperatures
Spelt Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight
Steak Salad with gloriously funky Thai-style dressing
Succulent Poached Chicken, clean & lean
Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected
Sweet Chilli & Ginger Salmon, Healthy, budget-friendly
Tandoori Chicken, Low-fat & cholesterol, Easy, Make-ahead
Turkey Cottage Pie with a Latin Twist, low fat and low carb
Quick & Easy Turkey Escalopes: shallow fried in minutes
Tuna and Tomato Fried Rice: a fresh twist on the appealling original
leftovers: Tuna & Veg Mediterranean Rice, antioxidant heavy
(Un)fried Buttermilk Chicken, mild but oh-so-tender & crunchy
Crunchy Vegan 'Chicken' Fingers, kids' low-fat no-sugar treat or adult canapé
Hot Vegan Avocado Pilaff, exquisite flavours & textures
Vegan Bolognese: hearty, muscular, full-bodied,
Vegetarian Coulibiac Pie, showstopper, make-ahead
3 Vegetarian Pizzas: Veggie Sausage, Onion, Grape & Mozarella; Mushroom & Cheddar; Potato, Pesto & Goat Cheese Almost-Instant
Venison Casserole, Asian style, slow cooker
Vietnamese Rice Paper Wraps: triple duty
Wings, Braise & Praise : simple satisfying light frugal supper
Click here for Sauces, Dips & Marinades
SALADS
3-minute Asparagus, Pea & Corn Salad creamy low-fat easy
Avocado Salad for Nearly-Spring: a template for salad novices
Avocado, Beetroot & Radish Salad: bursting with vitamins & minerals
Beet, Zucchini, Orange & Walnuts: Vegan, delightful, low-cholesterol
Broccoli, Beetroot & Cashew: Vegan, absolutely not rabbit food
Calamari & Mixed Veg: low-cal salad;as gorgeous to eat as it is to look at
Cheat's Fruity Coleslaw: easy, high-fibre, reduced fat
Chicken, Kiwi & Rice Salad: quick, leftovers; maybe2 prep bowls
Chicken Salad, Tropical: banishes that 'leftovers again?!' feeling
Simple Sunshine Corn & Avocado Salad: Vegan, high fibre; easy & quick; perfect for a heat wave
Creamy White Rice Salad: clean eating/easily digested salad for buffets
Crunchy Summer Salad (vegan): from Cameron Diaz
Exotic Cucumber Salad: Vegan; easy; sweet, sour & spicy
Duck & Pineapple Exotic Salad, tantalising & gorgeous
Salad Dressings from 67goingon50
Holiday English Breakfast Salad: sassy holiday wk/end brunch
15-minute last of the New Potatoes Salad, chunky & satisfying
Fruit & Protein Salads/Mains: nearly all healthy, most are easy; many wallet-friendly and easily adapted to small households
Grape Rice Salad with Hoisin Chicken: easy, budget-friendly, make-ahead, portable
Lambs Lettuce Avocado Salad (Vegan opt)
Lettuce Wedges with lower-fat Thousand Island Dressing: refreshing, colourful easy-peasy
Low-Carb Ham & Peach Pasta Salad, Frugal, veggie option
Jazzy Balsamic Chicken & Avocado Salad, low-carb & fat; high fibre
Pensioners' Delight Smoked Mackerel & Grapefruit Salad: wallet friendly
Creamy Potato Mackerel Grape Salad, refreshing & filling
Mediterranean Rice Salad: wallet friendly al fresco lunch; every mouthful full of goodies
Mixed Salads, Perfectly Pretty: frugal
Chow Mein Noodle Salad: a delight in summer, triple duty
Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN, portable; fresh clean spicy
Noodle Salad with Hoisin: chock-a-bloc with protein and colourful veg: Triple Duty
Pear, Spinach & Hazelnut: glorious on a very hot day
Perfectly Pretty Frugal Salads, wallet-friendly ingredients beautifully presented
Piquant Rice, a stunning palate pleaser, wallet & time friendly
New Potato Vinaigrette, Skinnier
Potato & Frankfurter Salad: frugal Vegetarian; kidults
Prawn, Pea & Corn Salad: quick & easy, high protein & fibre, low fat, leftovers
Russian Potato Salad: easy 'tater salad with a slavic twist
Festive Stuffed Potato Salad: Lo-fat, Egg-free,Vegetarian opt, frugal
Tri-colour Quinoa Salad: Vegan; easy; contains all 9 amino acids - no need for other protein
Nectarine & Avocado Rice Salad, great for using up leftovers
Salmon & Rice Oriental Salad, wonderful light repast
Spinach, Pulses & Avocado: Feisty Autumn Salad
Sprout, Pear & Cranberry Slaw: fab for autumn/winter
Super-healthy Seafood Salad, Portable
Smoked Mackerel on Beetroot: quick, vegan/veggie options
Spelt Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight
Spicy Corn & Beetroot Salad - striking but delicious pairing
Shaved Sprout, Fennel, Orange & Almond Salad: Vegan, prep-ahead, lunchbox-friendly
Steak Salad with gloriously funky Thai-style dressing
Strawberry & Ham Salad: unusual sassy combo
Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected
Tomato Salad with Basil, incl Heritage Tomatoes
Quick & Easy Harvest Veg; Double Duty, warm side or salad
Turkey Lollipops, tender & juicy, for kids and slimmers (option for chicken)
Walnut Anchovy Chinese Leaf Salad, Truly wonderful, Vegan option
SIDES
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat
Astonishingly simple Potato Focaccia: perfect for soups, salads and sandwiches
Avocado & Ham Devilled Eggs: low-fat, veg option
Bacon Jam: if you've never had this before, you'll never give it up after
Bagels, Almost Instant: no boil
Butter/Egg/Yeast Free 'Midi' Soda Breads: Super-quick, amazingly delicious & versatile.
Carrot, Cashew & Date Moutabel: surprisingly tasty Mid-Eastern dip
Caponata, Sicilian Aubergine Dip - sweet, sour & sassy, low-cal, vegan
Cauliflower 'Mash': Dieters' Delight, texture like mash, mouth-feel like mash but lower-cal & lighter than potatoes
Cheat's Tortilla Chips: quick & easy, no nasty additives, baked or lightly fried
Health Conscous Rich Chocolate Dip/Spread: no sugar, gluten, dairy or nuts; so good you won't believe its healthy
Cheese & Chive Crackers, crisp & melt-in-the-mouth
Cheese Straws, Sensational: frugal luxury using leftover cheese
Cheese & Onion Rolls/Buns/Bread: Easy-peasy party pieces
Toast Topper: Pesto Chicken with Celery & Radish, use up leftover chicken Chicken Rice Paper Wraps
All-purpose Chive Oil, Even Non-vegans will love thi
Cornbread, Mediterranean Savoury, wheat free
Cranberry & Red Wine Sauce, sophisticated & gorgeous
Cranberry Nut Oatmeal Molasses Bread: outstanding, healthy, easy, more-ish
Cream Crackers, Exquisite: easy, low-salt, for cheese/soups
Devilled Eggs for the Now Generation with tuna, frugal, easy-peasy
Devilled Tuna Open-Faced Sarnies, little & healthy Danish-style lunch
Easy, Home-Made Breads: some quick; all healthy & scrumptious
Eggs in White Sauce :childhood favourite; frugal
Festive Pull-Apart Fancy Fan Rolls: sour cream adds richness & tenderness
White Fish Rice Paper Wraps, with fiery coriander & chilli sauce
Flatbread, SunBlush Tomato, wheat-free, easy peasy
Garlic & Chive Breadsticks: easy-peasy, almost instant, utterly yum
Garlic Mini Rolls; no-knead; Easy, Prepare ahead
Garlic Wedges, Skinnier
Ham & Peach Pasta Salad, Frugal, veggie option, low-carb
Hummus & Spiced Lamb: exotic twist on a cupboard staple
Make-Ahead Hot Dog Relish, low-sugar & preservative
Crispy Kale: with orange; another 5-a-day veg; diabetes/weight friendly
Lemon Curd with Ginger & brown sugar, foolproof
Mediterranean Tomatoes: so simple, so sensational
Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN, portable; fresh clean spicy
90-minute Wholemeal Bread, soft & springy
Moutabel: Carrot, Cashew & Date: surprisingly tasty Mid-Eastern dip
Onion & Parmesan Olive Loaf: 'artisan'; 15 mins prep
Party Sangria, authentically Spanish
Piquant Rice, stunning palate pleaser, wallet & time friendly
Polenta Corn Dippers: no eggs, butter or common wheat
Popcorn: Stovetop, Make-it-yourself : easy & delicious; families will love this!
Popovers from across the pond: for breakfast or tea, made in advance
Positively Terrific Potato Carrot & Onion Melange, vegan, frugal
Two-potato champ: skinnier Irish mash with spring onions & milk
Potato & Frankfurter Salad: frugal Vegetarian; kidults
Sardine Cheese Toasties: Favourite high school midnight snack: unusual but grows on you
Rustic Irish Soda Bread: delicious & wholesome, butter, egg & yeast free, easy-peasy
Skinnier Twice-baked Potatoes, very low-fat & veggie options
Salad Dressings from 67goingon50
Savoury PinWheel Biscuits, frugal
Singleton's Low-fat Dairy-free Hummous: vegan, quick & easy
Smashed Potato Salad, frugal, less mayo, easy-peasy
Soda Bread with Olives and Parmesan: 15 mins prep tops!
Spare Ribs, Spiced low-fat, low sugar
Speedy Plum & Ginger Jam, low-sugar, memorable, frugal
Sprout Latkes: novel, surprisingly delicious vegetarian course
Sticky Rice Stuffing, indulgence, Carnivore, Vegan & Vegetarian
Yeasted Spelt Bread: a proper 'artisan' loaf that's simple & easy
Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip, an exquisite treat
Tomato Jam, Vegan: sassy savoury spread for those who can't have bacon jam, with bacon/tomato option
Tomato, Mushroom & Grapefruit Salsa, no sugar, low-fat
Two-potato Champ, frugal, healthier updated classic
Vegan Garlic Bread, butter-free American crunchiness
Oatmeal Cranberry Molasses Bread, Wheat & Yeast Free
Vietnamese Rice Paper Wraps: meat, fish & tofu
Savoury Stuffed Waffles for Soups & Stews: crispy, crunchy & fabulous
SKINNY/SKINNIER
Air-frier Mocha Cake for 2: perfect for small households
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat
Apple Spice Rockcakes: frugal, low-sugar, fruity
Spiced Fluffy Aubergine Dip: vegan, as easy as hummous
Avocado & Ham Devilled Eggs: low-fat, veg option
Blueberry, Almond & Maple Cakes, an Indulgence
Breakfast Biscuits & Baps, Ultra Speedy lower-fat, higher-fibre, no egg/yeast
Broccoli, Beetroot & Cashew: Vegan, absolutely not rabbit food
Crispy Roasted Broccoli with Garlic & Parmesan: so good it could be a snack as well as a side dish
67's less-butter fluffy 'Buttercream' icing: smooth, creamy and utterly glorious
Carrot & Pineapple Cake, worthy AND wicked!
Cauliflower 'Mash': Dieters' Delight, texture like mash, mouth-feel like mash but lower-cal & lighter than potatoes
Cherry Almond Bakewell: Skinnier
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream: Vegan, easy-peasy
Cherry & Walnut Granola Bars, no-bake, no butter, low sugar
Effortless Chilli for Beginners: low fat & salt, budget-friendly, carninore and vegan options. Includes instructions for storage, freezing & defrosting.
Chunky Autumn Soup, additive-free, make-ahead option, triple duty
Coarse Country Terrine, lower-fat, chunky, high flavour
Devilled Eggs for the Now Generation with tuna, frugal, easy-peasy
Easy-peasy Spiced Chocolate Orange Cake: butter-free, wallet-friendly
Fat-free Fruitcake stuffed with heart-friendly nuts
White Fish Rice Paper Wraps, with fiery coriander & chilli sauce
Chicken Liver Pate, low-fat, low-cholesterol, Big flavour
Chocolate Mint Cookies : fat-free, lower sugar, higher protein spelt flour
Chocolate, Walnut Butter Squares, sensational Canadian bakery delights
Coarse Country Terrine, lower-fat, chunky, high flavour
Double Duty Dish: Oriental Chicken Wings & Chicken Stock
White Fish Rice Paper Wraps, with fiery coriander & chilli sauce
Garlic Wedges, Skinnier
Ham & Peach Pasta Salad, Frugal, veggie option, low-carb
American 'Hamburger' Soup: hearty, lower-fat, high-fibre deliciousness
Irish Coffee Chocolate Cheesecake: lower-fat sensational treat
Jazzy Balsamic Chicken & Avocado Salad, low-carb & fat; high fibre
Kids' Delight Glazed Wings, frugal, easy-peasy, lower-fat
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
Lemon Ginger Cheesecake, skinnier: good enough for a Secretary of State!
Lighter Chocolate Cupcakes, lots of healthy ingredients; great taste
Spicy Low-Carb Noodles: flavourful, crunchy;Triple Duty; pre-diabetics
Low-fat Cheese Sauce: sensational, easy-peasy; vegan option
Mango Mint & Ginger Instant Sorbet, no sugar fat or preservatives, Vegan
Menu for a Healthy Picnic: fabulous food, low in fat, salt & sugar
Mushroom& Spinach Soup, slimmers, low-fat, low-carb, high satisfaction
Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN, portable; fresh clean spicy
Nectarine Streusel Crumble Bars: hot dessert or lunchbox treat
Singleton's Low-fat Dairy-free Hummous: vegan, quick & easy
Spare Ribs, Spiced low-fat, low sugar
Slimmers' Delight Stir-Fried Vegetables: healthy Chinese food
One-pot Rice & Chicken: Low-fat, soothing
Pea, Broadbean & Endame Dip: Just Wow! Prepare the night before; veggie, skinny,starter
Pear-Cardamom Galette: hot glorious pie with warming spices
Pear & Ginger Fizz: adapts to drinkers or teetotallers & kids
Spicy Plum & Pineapple Crumble Cake/Bars: egg-free, so delicious
Savoury Party Popcorn butter-free
Pork, Skinnier Char Siu Pork, wonderfully guilt-free; low-sugar & salt
Pork, Ale & Apple Casserole: lower-fat, high fibre, option for chicken & alcohol-free
Scalloped Potatoes, French Style; make ahead
Puchero'. a high-nutrition wallet-friendly peasant Spanish Stew
Sausage Palmiers: lower-fat, sophisticated and easy
Skinnier Twice-baked Potatoes, very low-fat & veggie options
Ribs, low-sugar Asian Spicy Pork, Prep-Ahead no sickly sweet sauce, healthier
Roasted Spicy Chickpeas, a crunchy preservative-free snack
Sausages: how to cook
Sausages: Chicken with Burnished Grapes Healthier
Sandwiches, healthy: don't have to be boring; incl meat, fish & vegan
Scallop & White Bean Potage: unusual winning pairing
Smoked Mackerel on Beetroot: quick, vegan/veggie options
Spelt Blueberry Waffles free from common wheat
Spelt Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight
Singleton's Raspberry Almond Sponge: easy-peasy, healthy
Skinnier Sticky Hot Wings, frugal
Smashed Potato Salad, frugal, less mayo, easy-peasy
Sorbet, instant fruit low/no sugar, wallet-friendly
Spelt Granola, Low-gluten, Vegan, no-added Sugar, high protein/fibre
Steak Bao: stunning Chinese equivalent of a burger
Strawberry Midi-Sponge: singletons skinnier indulgence: no-butter
Strawberry Ripple Ice: 0-fat, no cream, low-sugar
Striped Turkey Meatloaf, turkey mince layered with peppers & mushrooms
Succulent Poached Chicken, clean & lean
Sumac Roasted Chickpeas: sophisticated crunchiness (incl kids opt)
Super-healthy Seafood Salad, Portable
Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce, no-sugar, easy-peasy, skinnier
Tandoori Chicken, Low-fat & cholesterol, Easy, Make-ahead
Tomato Gazpacho, almost no calories, easy
Tortilla Espagnol: Glamour Mode Vegetarian
Turkey Cottage Pie with a Latin Twist, low fat and low carb
Turkey Meatballs, lower fat, lower cholesterol
Turkey Leg with Curry Sauce , for leftovers
Two-potato Champ, frugal, healthier updated classic
(Un)fried Buttermilk Chicken, mild but oh-so-tender & crunchy
Crunchy Vegan 'Chicken' Fingers, kids' low-fat no-sugar treat or adult canapé
Vegan Bolognese: hearty, muscular, full-bodied,
Vegetarian/Vegan Chilli Dogs: plant version of American comfort food
3 Vegetarian Pizzas: Veggie Sausage, Onion, Grape & Mozarella; Mushroom & Cheddar; Potato, Pesto & Goat Cheese Almost-Instant
Vegan Garlic Bread, butter-free American crunchiness
Venison Casserole, Asian style, slow cooker
Vietnamese Rice Paper Wraps: meat, fish & tofu
Waffles for all occasions: Easy, freeze ahead, sugar/butter free
White Chocolate & Berry Tart, no-bake: lower fat, thrillingly easy
SOUPS
Ambrosial Avocado Soup: lightly spiced,low-fat, carb free, prep ahead; triple duty - all that and tastes fabulous too
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat
'Big' Beef Soup, wallet-friendly, slow-cooker
Golden Butternut Squash, Ginger & Orange Soup: Vegan, rich & full-flavoured; great first course for Christmas dinner
Carrot, Ginger & Lemon Potage, thrifty, comforting & satisfying
Celeriac & Apple Potage: no-dairy silky yumminess
Eleanor Maidment's Celeriac & Leek Vichyssoise: gloriously comforting; low-carb, high-fibre, vegan option
Creamy Dairy-Free Cauliflower Soup, Vegan effort-free, delicious
Asian Chicken 'n Rice Congee/Stew: ultra- frugal, nutritious, tasty & miraculously low-carb
Dal Soup with Mushrooms & Green Beans: frugal, calming
Fabulous Potage 'Everything but the kitchen sink': frugal but flavourful
Golden Butternut Squash, Ginger & Orange Soup: Vegan, rich & full-flavoured; great first course for Christmas dinner
Hot & Sour Soup for winter; builds up immune system & tastes fab
Italian Pulses Soup, Classic or Quick: fabulously frugal, healthy
Silky Mushroom & Sherry Potage, no-cream, kids option
Mushroom & Spinach Soup, slimmers, low-fat, low-carb, high satisfaction
Puchero'. a high-nutrition wallet-friendly peasant Spanish Stew
Scallop & White Bean Potage: unusual winning pairing
Simple Chicken Stock: 2 hours
Spiced Cauliflower Soup, ambrosial & nutritious
Spinach & Bean Soup: strikingly delicious, substantial & quick
Split Pea Soup: frugal, Triple Duty, healthy & delicious
'Treat Myself' Super Seafood Soup: low fat & carb; quick, wallet-friendly
Tadka Dal Soup, soothing & enticingly spiced
Tomato Gazpacho, almost no calories, easy
Tomato Soup, Almost Instant, you'll never reach for tinned again
Canadian Yellow Split Pea Soup: frugal but not boring
STARTERS & Canapés
Ambrosial Tomato Gazpacho, Vegan, low carb & fat
Aubergine Caponata, Mediterranean Sweet & Sour Dip, Easy
Spiced Fluffy Aubergine Dip: vegan, as easy as hummous
Avocado & Ham Devilled Eggs: low-fat, veg option
Bagels, Almost Instant: no boil
Beet, Zucchini, Orange & Walnuts: Vegan, delightful, low-cholesterol
Caponata, Mediterranean Dip, Easy
Carrot, Cashew & Date Moutabel: surprisingly tasty Mid-Eastern dip
Celeriac & Apple Potage: sensational no-dairy silky yumminess
Cheese & Chive Crackers, crisp & melt-in-the-mouth
Cheese Straws, Sensational: frugal luxury using leftover cheese
Cheese & Onion Rolls/Buns/Bread: Easy-peasy party pieces
Cheese, Tomato & Onion Biscuits: Fabulous crumbly and savoury
Roasted Chickpeas with sumac: sophisticated crunchiness with a glass of chilled white (incl kids opt)
Chinese Tea Eggs: exotically marbled, delicately aromatic
Coarse Country Terrine, lower-fat, chunky, high flavour
Carrot, Cashew & Date Mid-Eastern Dip: Vegan, surprisingly tasty
Cream Crackers, Exquisite: easy, low-salt, for cheese/soups
Sweet'n Sour Cucumber: frugal, easy
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
Eggs in White Sauce :childhood favourite; frugal
White Fish Rice Paper Wraps, with fiery coriander & chilli sauce
Not the usual Football/Sports snacks but still sassy, wallet friendly, healthier and easy
Garlic & Chive Breadsticks: easy-peasy, almost instant, utterly yum
Garlic Mini Rolls; no-knead; Easy, Prepare ahead
Grapefruit & Mint Mixed Leaf Salad, Triple Duty, refreshingly healthy
Hummus & Spiced Lamb: exotic twist on a cupboard staple
Levant Lamb Mini-Skewers & Tahini Mint Dip: British lamb but not as we know it; easy Christmas treat
Luxury Date & Nut Crackers: easy, high fibre, vegan opt
Mediterranean Tomatoes: so simple, so sensational
Moutabel, Carrot, Cashew & Date: surprisingly tasty Mid-Eastern dip
Silky Mushroom & Sherry Potage, no-cream, kids option
Pea, Broadbean & Endame Dip: Just Wow! Prepare the night before; veggie, skinny,starter
Pea & Mint Dip/Spread: no garlic or onion; a FODMAP to help the gut
Polenta Corn Dippers: no eggs, butter or common wheat
Potato Cigarillos, Spiced: low-fat, wallet-friendly
Porkupines: steamed minced pork balls rolled in sticky rice
Roasted Spicy Chickpeas, a crunchy preservative-free snack
Salad Dressings from 67goingon50
Double Salmon Pate on Cucumber Slices: brilliant combo of creamy & crunchy
Sandwiches, healthy: don't have to be boring; incl meat, fish & vegan
Sausage Palmiers: lower-fat, sophisticated and easy
Scallop & White Bean Potage: unusual winning pairing
Singleton's Low-fat Dairy-free Hummous: vegan, quick & easy
Skinnier Chicken Liver Pate, low-fat, low-cholesterol, Big flavour
Spiced Cauliflower Soup, ambrosial & nutritious
Spicy Corn & Beetroot Salad - striking but delicious pairing
Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip, an exquisite treat
Spinach Parfait Gorgeously light, fluffy and savoury
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce, low-sugar, easy-peasy, skinnier
Tomato Gazpacho, almost no calories, easy
Tomato Soup, Almost Instant, you'll never reach for tinned again
Turkey Meatballs, lower fat & cholesterol
Vietnamese Rice Paper Wraps: meat, fish tofu
TURKEY click here
Nitrate-free Poultry & Pork Sausage: lower-fat, moist, herby
Spicy Split Pea Soup: vegan, anti-inflammatory, easy
Striped Turkey Meatloaf, turkey mince layered with peppers & mushrooms
Turkey Meatballs, lower fat, lower cholesterol
Turkey Lollipops, tender & juicy, for kids and slimmers (option for chicken)
Stir-fried turkey drumstick, cabbage & corn: quick & delicious
Turkey Leg with Curry Sauce , for leftovers
Accompaniments to Roast Turkey - see Christmas 2019 on How to...page
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Apple Spice Rockcakes: frugal, low-sugar, fruity
Asian Soft Fruit Salad, not your run-of-the-mill dessert
Banana Bread: Luxury Chocolate-Ginger with low-fat ginger cream
Banana Ginger Pudding: wallet friendly, creamy but healthier
Blackberry Whiskey Ginger Cheese-cake: sophisticated, with kid's version
Blueberry, Almond & Maple Cakes, healthier baking
Healthier Carrot & Pineapple Cake, worthy AND wicked!
Cheat's Peach & Strawberry Trifle: quick & easy with supermarket friends
Little Cherry Cheesecake Pots: no-bake, alcohol opt
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream: Vegan, easy-peasy
Cherry & Walnut Granola Bars, no-bake, no butter, low sugar
Chinese Dumplings, Crisp & Un-fried
Mind-blowing Chocolate Globs, with crunchy peanut-butter core
Chocolate Madeira Cake: one-bowl-wonder; perfect under ice cream
Chocolate Mint Cookies : fat-free, lower sugar, higher protein spelt flour
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fingers: egg free, easy-peasy
Chocolate, Orange & Cointreau Cake, no-bake easy-peasy adult treat
Easy-peasy Spiced Chocolate Orange Cake: butter-free, wallet-friendly
Two-tone Chocolate Orange Pudding: no bake, no-added sugar, easy peasy indulgence, slightly lower-fat
Chocolate Truffle Mini-Bricks, Indulgent and creamy-dreamy
Super Choco-Hazelnut Mini-Volcano Cakes Skinnier Indulgence
Hot Choco-Nutella Brownie, prep ahead knock-out indulgence
Coconut Cherry Kisses, ambrosial low-sugar treats, effortless
Coffee & Walnut Cake, No eggs/Butter, best made a day ahead
Creamy Pineapple Pudding with Black Sugar Glaze: lower fat, frugal & fabulous
Wallet-friendly creamy Fruity Dessert Puddings for 1 or many
Exquisite Emergency Almond Biscuits: unbelievably easy, fast & delicious
Layered Double Chocolate Marquise: chocoholics delight; prep ahead
Double Strawberry No-bake Cloud Pie, light & luscious; portable
Fat-free Fruitcake stuffed with heart-friendly nuts
Gingerbread Biscuits for Grown-ups: lower fat & carb, easy, prep ahead, opt for common wheat
Layered Fruit Cup with Dark Sugar Cream, Skinny, low-sugar
Lemon Curd with Ginger & brown sugar, foolproof
Lemon Meringue & Raspberry Pie, " Amazing! It's perfect!' said testers. Make-ahead, Easy-Peasy
Lemon & Blueberry Pound Cake: beautifully light, fluffy & zesty
Lemon Ginger Cheesecake, Skinnier: good enough for a Secretary of State!
Lemon Walnut Shortbread, deliciously crumbly, quick to prepare
Lighter Chocolate Cupcakes, lots of healthy ingredients; great taste
Lime Almond Shortbread exquisite scent & texture, wheat-free option
Mango Mint & Ginger Instant Sorbet, no sugar fat or preservatives, Vegan
Mint Choco-Mousse, low-sugar, no egg yolk; cream only if wanted
Mocha Mini-Sponges, delightful coffee & chocolate cupcakes
Nectarine & Blueberry Hand Pies perfect for portable lunches
Nectarine Streusel Crumble Bars: hot dessert or lunchbox treat
Orange, Cointreau & White Cheesecake, no-bake, lush & delicious
Orange Mini Cakes, Vegetarian, airy & fluffy with surprise filling
Pancakes, Chocolate Flower: as good to eat as to look at
Pear-Cardamom Galette: hot glorious pie with warming spices
Peppermint Swirl Cookies: kid friendly, easy; make ahead
Pineapple Blueberry Coconut Bars: fab summery portable treat
Pineapple Berry Fruit Salad: alcohol (opt) low sugar, carb free
Plum & Cinnamon Swirl Cake, perfect for tea time
Wallet-friendly creamy Fruity Dessert Puddings for 1 or many
Singleton's Raspberry Almond Sponge: easy-peasy, healthy
Spelt Blueberry Waffles free from common wheat
Spelt Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight
Spicy Biscuits with white chocolate icing, Guy Magnets, wheat-free option
Sorbet, instant fruit low/no sugar, wallet-friendly
Couples' Strawberry Cream Sponge: 4-ingredient European sponge filled with best berries and cream
Strawberry Ripple Ice: 0-fat, no cream, low-sugar
Vegan Bolognese: hearty, muscular, full-bodied,
Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake, Special Occasion: butter free
White Chocolate & Berry Tart, no-bake: lower fat, thrillingly easy
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