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Recipe: Cacao, cinnamon and walnut Brownies

May 24, 2016 by wildcatfitness Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love Brownies? I mean genuinely, who wouldn’t want to enjoy a warm, rich, moist chocolatey square with their afternoon tea or for dessert? In my 30 something years on this planet I’ve yet to meet anyone who can look me in the eye and say they don’t like Brownies – because there’s nothing not to like! Well, apart from the huge amount of sugar, fat and calories that your typical shop-bought Brownie contains. So I’ve come up with a genuinely healthy alternative that’s not only refined sugar and gluten free, but high in protein and rich in nutrients. You’re welcome!

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Recipe: Maca Maple Loaf Cake with Creative Nature Superfoods

April 19, 2016 by wildcatfitness Leave a Comment

My regular Blog readers will know I love a recipe challenge, and I’m really pleased with my latest creation, which came about thanks to Creative Nature Superfoods who asked me to create a recipe using a superfood that they would send me. So when a tub of Maca powder turned up at my door, I couldn’t wait to start creating in the kitchen, and the result is this healthy, nutrient packed Maca and Maple Loaf Cake.

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Recipe: the ultimate Autumn comfort food – healthy vegetarian Shepherds Pie

October 19, 2015 by wildcatfitness 1 Comment

It can’t be helped that as the evenings get shorter and darker and the temperatures start to drop then our thoughts turn to warming, hearty comfort food for Autumn. Sadly for us a lot of these dishes are comforting because of all the delicious yet calorific things they contain – butter, sugar, cream, cheese….. which is why I’ve created this healthy alternative to the traditional Shepherds Pie that is not only lower in fat than the classic dish, but packed full of nutrients and vitamins to help support our immune system through the germ-filled Autumn months.

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A slice of foodie New York

October 11, 2015 by Lisa Jane Leave a Comment

My husband and I’s original plan for our honeymoon last year was a trip across America – starting in New York and ending up in San Diego, taking in several cities on our way across. Once we actually realised how long we would need to do this properly (and that it would cost several times more than our actual wedding) we settled on a beach honeymoon and that we would spend our first wedding anniversary in New York. So at the end of September this year we hopped on a plane to JFK Airport to begin six days of fun, fitness, fashion and of course plenty of food.

New York is one of the few places I have visited with a restaurant scene to rival London, and plenty of hidden gems from tiny juice bars to Michelin starred blowouts, and our trip took in both of these and plenty in between, so I wanted to share our New York nibbles with you, as in a city this size with quite so much choice it is almost impossible to know where to start, and as you’ll see, I also managed to hunt out some healthy options (and some not so healthy ones too, it was a holiday after all!)