50g wholemeal flour 50g plain flour 2 eggs 300 ml milk 1 orange 4 strawberries 8 grapes oil for the pan Put the flour into a bowl.  Add the eggs and milk and whisk together to make a smooth batter. Leave the batter to stand while preparing the fruit.  Peel […]

100g plain flour 2 eggs 300ml milk 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Fillings – add to taste – onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, leeks, courgettes etc. Ham Cheese, grated Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4 For the pancakes, place the eggs, flour and milk in a large bowl […]

350g rhubarb 350g cooking apples 100g wholemeal flour (or use half with half white flour) 40g margarine 100g sugar 60g oats Firstly part cook the rhubarb in a saucepan. Wash the rhubarb stalks and cut into chunks. Place in pan with a few tablespoons of water and a heaped tablespoon […]

bananas – cut in chunks kiwi fruit – quartered pineapple chunks Thread alternate pieces of fruit onto wooden skewers & cook under a hot grill or place over bbq. Turn once during cooking. When they begin to change colour take off and serve with raspberry sauce. Experiment with other fruits if you wish.  […]

Serve with vegetable sticks carrots celery pepper cucumber cherry tomatoes baby sweetcorn &/or breadsticks

 1 teaspoon olive oil ½ small onion, chopped finely 1 garlic clove crushed 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 x 420g can of chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons tomato purée 4 tomatoes chopped 1 pepper de-seeded & diced 2 spring onions chopped There are lots of recipes for raw salsa but I […]

 150g peas 150g cottage cheese 2 teaspoons mint sauce Cook the peas for 5 minutes, drain & put in a blender or use a hand blender. Add the cottage cheese & blend. Stir in the mint sauce. This is an excellent choice for a low fat dip. It may sound […]

1 banana handful of berries such as blackberries 125ml milk 2 tablespoons of yogurt Whizz in a blender.  Pour into a glass.  It’s as quick & easy as that! This is so simple to make and a fun way to get two portions of fruit.  The milk and yogurt provides calcium […]

These scones don’t need any added sugar as they taste sweet from the sultanas.  Makes 8. 250g self-raising flour 50g margarine 150ml semi-skimmed milk 75g sultanas Rub the flour and margarine together, stir in the milk and add the raisins.  Divide the mixture into 8.  Make them into evenly shaped […]

 Recipe for beetroot soup (makes 2 portions) 250g cooked beetroot (not in vinegar) 1 carrot 1 potato ½ onion 500ml vegetable stock pepper to taste 2 tablespoons low fat plain yoghurt Peel & dice the vegetables and add to the vegetable stock in a saucepan, bring to the boil & […]