Thanks again to Katy over at weight loss holidays for this simple, quick and satisfying recipe. Once you’ve prepared the marinade, it just takes 10 minutes to quickly stir fry some vegetables and toss in the meat/tofu. For the marinade 1-teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons strong Tamari soy sauce

Ingredients: 1 large knob of butter 1 tbsp each of chopped tomatoes, red onion, peppers 3, or more, eggs Salt and freshly ground pepper. Method: 1. In an omelette pan, melt the butter and lightly fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes. 2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl and pour the mixture into the frying

This has become a firm favourite in our house. Not only is it really easy to make but it’s unbelievably tasty too. We also pour the juices from the chicken over the stir fry to give them even more flavour, and a bit of a bite. 2 chicken quarters Juice 1/2 lemon and the remaining

This is a really easy, Harcombe friendly, PH1 recipe for a delicious coleslaw. The ingredient quantities are not fixed and you should play around with them to suit your own taste. We’ve included red cabbage in this version but we actually prefer it without (generates less wind without!). For a cabbage free version, leave the

These are delicious and can be enjoyed at any time of the day – breakfast, lunch, supper or even made for a packed lunch. You can eat them on their own or serve with a mixed salad. Ingredients: – Makes 12 cups: 12 slices bacon 8 eggs 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (leave out if

We regularly enjoy a stir fry. Not only is it delicious but it’s also a great way to use up leftovers to make a tasty, nutritious, inexpensive and quick meal. As a base, we use onions, garlic, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, french beans and some chopped leafed greens or red cabbage and then add any other

If you’ve previously enjoyed delicious, thin crust pizzas, laden with bubbling melted cheese, herbs, peppers and tomatoes but now abstain from wheat, you should try a Meatza. Meatzas basically replace the floury pizza base with a delicious ground meat base that can be jazzed up with onions, herbs and spices. Top them off with your

Q) Can I have fruit teas in Phase 1? A) Yes – I just group all such things under ‘herbal teas’ – so everything from peppermint to chamomile to rosehip, blackcurrent, raspberry and vanilla – any such teas are absolutely fine in any phase of the diet. They always smell better than they taste I

Q) Can I eat avocados? A) In Phase 1, no, because an avocado is a fruit. In Phase 2, in a 150g portion of avocado, there are 23g of fat and 11g of carbohydrate. Avocados are, therefore, higher in fat than carbs, but have quite high levels of both. This means you should eat them

This is such a fantastic versatile sauce. It goes with pasta, spaghetti, quorn, vegetables and tofu or just about anything else you can think of. You will need: ­ 1 large onion, ­ 1 clove garlic, ­ A 400g tin chopped tomatoes (check only tomatoes and citric acid are in the ingredients), ­ 2 teaspoons