What Woks for you?

Hey everyone,  I have been experimenting with some WOK recipes to make them healthy yet tasty.  A great start is using the low calorie spray oil rather than using oil or solid fats to cook with. It cuts out about 100 or more calories by using the spray oil which is great news for everyone watching their weight or just wanting to have a healthy lifestyle!  Plus it really doesn't cut out flavour at all but there are ways to add flavour without adding on the calories, such as using different herbs and spices, even using fresh stock can add a whole heap of flavour to any meal.  Wok cooking is great because you can just add all the ingredients for the whole meal into the wok and they all soak up the flavours and cuts down on washing up..yay!  I have put a few ideas into my recipes section that are ready to be used at your disposal..happy wokking..:)

Palava...i mean Pavlova!

Hey foodies, sorry its been a while but work and socializing has got in the way of my blogging but l getting out and about gives me lots of inspirations and good food ideas.  I made a couple of pavlovas last week for the BBQ i was attending.  I know how boring you may think but its a great love of many people in this country, even though its supposes to have originated in New Zealand, they just pronounce it great even if then didn't invent it..:)   I also experimented a little with the bases and the toppings which just give it that edge.  Firstly i made a classic pavlova base using the simple ingredients of egg whites and caster sugar.  The topping of clementines and pureed raspberry.  Very simple but so tasty and a little different to the usually toppings.

The hazelnut meringue I made for the next pavlova was a big hit, it was demolished in no time.  I used strawberries and passion fruit as a topping, it was a serious explosion of flavours.  My mouth is starting to water just thinking about it..mmm yum!  Adding nuts or flavouring to the meringue can make it so much more interesting and yumm!  So get experimenting foodies and enjoy some flavour!!

I have been asked to get some Wok recipes up on here by a nice wee man that loves bicycles ( ;) Eddie), so that is my mission over the next week to get wokking, lots of thai food me thinks but going to find ways to make it super healthy!! Wish me luck..:) 

Diane xx