Cooking and Recipe Swaps

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Hi!I am new to Tribe. I love cooking and baking! My bf and I are both picky eaters and I want to learn how to cook and bake healthier so we can enjoyour meals and be healthy about it. I look forward to finding new recipes and broaden my taste buds a bit.

Liz R • 7 May at 12:42 AM

Any good vegetarian recipes?

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Ooh, my mushrooms! http://tribesports.com/guides/roasted-mushroom-awesomeness

Zoe R • 29 May at 10:35 PM

Healthy Snack Ideas?

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Recently, my work set up a weightloss challenge / club. One of the things we're doing is Healthy Snack Mondays. Every Monday, someone brings in an appropriately portioned healthy snack for everyone in the club. I have next Monday and, because I take on too...

What about home popped spiced popcorn? Saw this link, and thought it would make a really yummy low cal snack. http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/popcorn-recipes

Tiffany K • 5 Jun at 8:51 AM

low calorie sauces

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Just thought I'd share this gem I found! Sweet thai chilli sauce - here's the best part....3 grams of carbs per 100 grams!! (and no fat). Dinner just got so much better!! :D Found it for $2.50 NZ Bargain Anyone else have similar finds?

Mm yes I've had similar premade ones. This one is more of a homemade dressing: lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and honey. My favorite thing to toss it on is avocado, bean, corn salads. You need hardly any, like a teaspoon per serving.

Colleen O • 3 Jun at 6:43 PM

Very low fat - BEST Dessert ever!

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My friends ask for this recipe every time I make it and the best part - it's inexpensive and somewhat good for you! Mix one pkg of sugar free jello and pour into the bottom of a large clear bowl. Let it set in the fridge for one hour. Mix one pkg of choc...

would LOVE to make this... sadly I've never seen suger free jello in my country :( SCRATCH THAT! ... found some. :)

Habbika L • 20 Apr at 5:10 PM

Indian food

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Share your favourite Indian recipes here! Here's something from BBC Good Food that I made last night: Makhani dhal Dhal is one of my favourite things to order at an Indian restaurant, but this was the first time I'd made it at home. I made a lot of it!...

I recommend this website - http://simpleindianrecipes.com/

John P • 2 Apr at 3:09 PM

Rizogalo - Greek rice pudding

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@steve asked me what I cooked or cooking today. So far I only made rizogalo. It's very different to the way they make rice pudding in this country. try it with cinnamon The link below tells the story and the recipe is at the bottom of the page http://foo...

Yum, sounds delicious! Rice pudding is in my top ten puddings of all time.

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:21 PM

Gigantes Plaki (Baked Giant Beans)

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We had this yesterday so I thought to share the recipe with you. It finished in seconds as whole family was around the table and I didn't get the chance to get a photo, but I will next time we cook it. Now Greek giant beans and butter beans are different as...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:20 PM

Homemade Nutella

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Here's the recipe: http://www.thelondoner.me/2011/12/home-made-nutella.html

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:20 PM

Frozen Yoghurt

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Hi All, I love Ice Cream but have recently been converted to Frozen Yoghurt too. So much so, that I have just made my first batch - and it's O.K 500g of Greek 0% fat yoghurt, Vanilla extract Condensed milk (a tables spoon is all I put in - just to take t...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:19 PM

Good Kale recipe?

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I am looking for new Kale recipes. We have a ton in our garden, and I am looking for new ways to prepare it. Any help is appreciated!

Yum, kale chips sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:19 PM

Healthy Chicken Recipes

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I'm having a high protein diet since I go to the gym to increase strength and mass. Any good healthy chicken recipes that you guys might want to share?

These all sound lovely.

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:10 PM

Soba noodles with aubergine and mango

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I've been working my way through the recipes in Plenty by Yottam Ottolenghi (http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/blog/2010/03/02/plenty-by-yotam-ottolenghi/) this year. I made this one last night and thought I'd share it here, since it's already been published onli...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:08 PM

Daal

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Here's my recipe for daal which makes a good side dish or makes a nice change from soup. Daal Serves about 4 Ingredients: 1 large onion, diced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1½ tablespoons ground cumin 1½ tablespoons ground...

Thanks for this @nickheywood, sounds very simple.

Joe C • 1 Apr at 5:07 PM

Swiss Bircher - serves 3-5 portions

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After a long search and scourge of the internet, I finally found a recipe worth keeping. Ingredients: Base: - Oatmeal + muesli mix. I'm not a big fan of nuts for breakfast, but I know some muesli mixes come with shredded walnut, coconut, almond etc. (2 c...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:04 PM

Simple Seafood Supper

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Tesco mixed seafood (prawns/mussels/squid) available from the fresh fish counter. 230g per pack: 184 kcal 41 g protein 0.23g carb 2.3 g fat Very versatile and very quick to prepare as already cooked. I like to add some lemon juice/garlic/chilli/ginge...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 5:04 PM

Honey noodle nut stir fry

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Here's my recipe for a vegetable stir fry. If you wanted to add chicken pieces just throw it in with the vegetables. Honey noodle nut stir fry Serves 4-6 Ingredients: ½ tablespoon of sesame oil 1-2 red or green chillies, chopped 1 large onion, sliced ...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 4:55 PM

Banana and Peanut Butter Flapjacks

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Its the flavour of the week for me so going to make some flapjacks to take on holiday. I may share them with my bottcamp buddies in the morning as well.

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 4:55 PM

Vegetable chilli

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Here's my recipe for vegetable chilli. If you like it incredibly hot like I do just stir in a few dollops of Jamaican hot pepper sauce at the end. If you want to add mince just cook it through with the onions at the start and follow the rest of the recipe. ...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 4:50 PM

Vegetable paella

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Here's my recipe for vegetable paella. Also very easy to add meat or seafood to. Vegetable paella Serves about 4 Ingredients: 1 large onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, diced 4 carrots, chopped into semicircles 3 large tomatoes, diced 2 peppers, diced...

Yum, sounds delicious!

Heather J • 1 Apr at 4:49 PM