Showing posts with label low fat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label low fat. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Easy Gluten-free Seed Crackers



The best thing about these crackers - other than the fact that my gluten-free friends can eat them and my gluten-loving friends actually love the taste too - is that the recipe is so easy you can pretty much memorize it after attempting it once. It basically just includes a half cup of four types of seeds - the crackers bind together through the magic of Chia Seeds (cha-cha-cha-chia!). When you add the water to the chia seeds they excrete clear jelly an stick the whole mixture together. Chia seeds are also magical because they are packed with all sorts of nutritional value - hence the name Endurance Crackers.

Sunday, 22 November 2015

Protein-Packed Penne Pasta Bake

Protein-Packed Penne Pasta Bake
I went to make cabbage rolls and to my dismay the cabbage had tiny black spots on all the leaves. I'm
usually not to keen on throwing food away but I couldn't bring myself eat this cabbage - I was pretty sure my stomach would rot. Since the beef and turkey were already defrosted it was time to get creative. What could I make with similar ingredients to cabbage rolls? Maybe lasagna? Well I didn't have any lasagna noodles but I did have some high fibre penne pasta! After going to an Italian Restaurant last week and seeing other people order baked pasta I was in the mood for something cheesy and delicious.

After pulling a few more ingredients out of the cupboards I set out to invent my healthy protein-packed penne pasta bake. I started by grating carrots in the food processor with the grater attachment (So much