Pineapple and (sort of) teriyaki chicken!

I love a dish that saves on washing up! This is so delicious, so colourful and so quick you'll never bother with a chinese takeaway again. Just make sure your pineapple is in its own juice and not syrup.

Start by mixing your 'teriyaki' (actual teriyaki if you have it), whisk up two parts white wine to one part soy sauce, add a few dashes of Worcester sauce and a pinch of ground ginger. You'll need enough to just cover your meat. Next fry off the chicken and garlic, adding some bell pepper just before its done. When it's cooked, pour in your sauce and let it thicken. Finally toss in a can of pineapple chunks, add your scallions and pok choi and cook until they're warm and little bit seared.

 

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Better than a chip shop

We had better than Chip Shop fish and chips tonight! Home battered fish and homemade tartar sauce with a side of sweet potato fries and a dollop of mushy edamame beans.

My fish batter was ground almonds and coconut oil, the sauce was Greek yoghurt with chopped capers, cocktail gherkins and parsley mixed through it (honestly no quantities just keep tasting!) and for the edamame beans we blanched them then smashed them with a tiny amount olive oil and seasoning. Delicious and I put down my cutlery feeling smug!

Once again the photography is less than awe inspiring but I usually take these pics before scoffing and I hate eating cold food! How do other bloggers manage these artistic shots? I swear they're eating old, cold, crusted meals!

 

 

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It's good to be 'bad'

People can be sooo judgemental about food and nutrition, especially when it comes to clean and lean/fresh eating. It drives me crazy! I do not believe that carbs are the seventh circle of your kitchen's own private hell, or that eating its agent of destruction 'pasta' will cause your digestive tract to close up.

That thud you just heard? Oh don't mind that it's just me falling off my high horse. That scrabbling and cursing you hear now? Why, that's me scratching and clawing my way back on to it! I ate pasta. It was delicious!

I tried to keep this dish as healthy as possible while still satisfying my craving for something creamy and hearty and baaaaad! Boil up as much pasta as you intend to eat...remeber no one is judging you. Chop up a few capers along with a small bunch of dill and mix them into a teeny (or a tremendous) amount of creme fraiche. Heat up a griddle pan and when it's nice and hot lay a salmon fillet skin side down to cook, this will only take a few minutes. Slice a handful of mangetout in half lengthways and do likewise with some French beans, chuck them both into the pasta water for the last 1/2 minutes cooking time. Drain this pan, flake in your salmon and mix it well with (you guessed it) green leaves, today I used watercress, rocket and beets. Finally add your caper creme fraiche and enjoy.

Not all bad, lots of good in there...and pasta! But the world kept turning and my bowel didn't develop polyps so all's well that ends well, and this ended well! Yum!

 

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Emergency Clean Cuisine

I have been terribly guilty of not listening to my own advice lately in that have been hideously underprepared for all my meals! It makes life soooo much harder! Too many times I've raced into the kitchen after work and immediately commenced eating everything within reach! Tonight was almost one of those nights but thankfully this gorgeous seafood cocktail rescued me!

Remove the prawns from the freezer and let them defrost. In a small own bowl mix a tablespoon of seafood dressing (or three parts creme fraiche to one part ketchup) with the zest and juice of half a lemon, to this add your cooked crab meat and let it sit. Slice up an avocado, a fennel bulb and a head of baby gem lettuce and toss it with leaves of your choosing (spinach and watercress for me). Now that your prawns are defrosted quickly grill them and while they're hot add them to your crab meat. Arrange everything on a plate (and if it's really an emergency) DEVOUR it!

So this might be less clean than I like thanks to jarred sauce, but sometimes, I have to cut myself some slack or I'll end up at the drive-thru again (true story) and I'm ok with that! This is delicious and a great balance of lean protein, healthy fats and green carbs so I'm willing to let the tablespoon of decadence slide!

 

 

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Irresistible!

Yum! I've been sick for a few days, and if I'm honest I've been relishing all the pampering! But enough is enough! I decided to get my body back in order with this Super Bowl. Chopped coconut, blueberries, watermelon, kiwi and satsuma segments. Delish! Watermelon and kiwi are A-MAZ-ING together, I'd happily eat them all day! I had this with celery and cottage cheese on crackers for the friendly bacteria and a kick of protein. It was detox central today, so I should be better in no time!

 

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Ginger chicken and broccoli

This is very similar to my Spicy Steak...for a reason! It's delicious, oh so nutritious and even quicker!

In a small bowl, mix 3tbs soy sauce, 2tbs each of sesame oil and white wine vinegar, 1 crushed garlic clove and 1/2tsp each of ground ginger and ground coriander. Pour it over your cubed chicken fillets and let it marinate for a few minutes.

When you can't wait any longer (I'm not the only one who cooks like this?) fry your chicken. Its nice to add 1tsp of marinated ginger now. After about 5 minutes add the broccoli florets, when they're bright green it's time for the shredded pok choi and chopped coriander. Scatter with sesame seeds just before you serve.

See, told you it was quick! I didn't even get to finish my rosé! Packed with lean protein thanks to chicken, carbs and fibre from the greens and the anitoxidants in the coriander this is the ultimate dish for banishing the last of the weekend bulge.

Despite the sentiments of the rest of the world I actually love a good Monday! Fill a week with them and I'd be the most productive, motivated and healthiest person on the planet! I try to start every week like I mean to go on (clean, lean and green), sadly these idealist intentions waver and weather over the course of the week so that by 7pm Sunday I'll be at the cheese counter with a basket full of wine and deli meats! But oh well! For now, for Monday (if not forever) I'm eating clean, training lean and feeling great! Happy Monday everyone!

 

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