The CP Diary

RED LENTIL SOUP

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

2 large onions, cubed

3 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

2 cups red lentils

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

¾ cup white wine

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LAYERED SQUASH, BARLEY AND SPINACH PIE

This is a long recipe, but well worth the effort and is an excellent healthy alternative to Christmas Lunch

Ingredients:

FOR THE FILLING:

1 small butternut squash (about

1kg), peeled and cubed

3 tbsp olive oil, plus a little extra for brushing

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A THANKSGIVING DAY RECIPE

Ingredients:

One packet of Sweet Dough, for the pie-crust

2 large sweet potatoes

2 eggs

2 egg yolks

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger …

Baked apples with Prunes, Cinnamon

& Ginger

This is a really simple and healthy desert to enjoy around the bonfire

Ingredients:

4 cooking apples, cored but left whole

2 stem ginger balls, finely chopped

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

4 prunes; chopped

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Scary Halloween Cookies

Ingredients:

250g unsalted butter, softened

250g golden caster sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

½ tsp vanilla extract

500g plain flour

Red and black food colouring (optional)

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Sausage, pumpkin and sage casserole

Great for Halloween!

Ingredients:

50g butter

6 good-quality sausages, pricked several times with a fork

1 onion peeled, thinly sliced

3 banana shallots, peeled, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped

1 tbsp chopped fresh sage

1 small pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, cut into …

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

550g Pumpkin, peeled and chopped

500g short-crust Pastry

175g light Muscovado sugar

2 eggs

150ml low fat whipped cream

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp allspice

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Courgette and Ricotta Flan

An easy seasonal recipe that is delicious as a lunch or evening meal!

 Ingredients:

400g courgettes

2 tablespoons olive oil

375g puff pastry

Filling:

400g Ricotta cheese

A clove of garlic

Booster Energy Smoothie

An easy to make smoothie that as the title suggests provides us with energy. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 scoops of chocolate protein powder

2 peeled and chopped bananas

2 tbsp wheat germ

2 tbsp peanut butter

1 tbsp honey

1 tsp cinnamon

4 tbsp skimmed milk powder

¾ low fat Greek yoghurt

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Pasta and Spinach Pine Nut Ricotta Lasagne

We’ve tried this recipe and I wanted to share it with you. It’s taken from ‘Delia on line’.  I am sure you could replace the Spinach and pine nuts Ricotta with other toppings of your choice. Low fat ingredients could be used as an alternative to full fat.

Sauce:

1½ pints (850ml) milk

2 oz (50g) plain flour

2 oz (50g) butter

1 bay leaf

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