This is a classic chicken salad from the Thailand, Cambodian Laos area. The proper name is Larb Gai and is quite often served with steamed rice or in lettuce cups. We’ve been a bit crafty in omitting some of the less healthy ingredients (namely – sugar!) but the taste is still fresh and amazing!
This meal was created one night when there was a mexican stand off in the kitchen. Actually not really. Neither Al or I wanted to cook – and clearly I was more hungry so I caved. Am ever so glad I did because this took next to no time to make and it was so fresh and delicious!
This recipe has been submitted to us by Belinda! Belinda loves her water chestnuts and I have to concede.. I too, am now a fan after making this!
One of my favourite things about staying in Myanmar was the food. Oh. Em. Gee. The food. The first dish I tried upon arriving in Yangon was a Chicken Pumpkin Curry. They said it wouldn’t be hot and spicy and I did not trust them. I was so wrong. Thus – my love for this dish was discovered. I went hunting for this dish and I believe I found the best version of it in a small restaurant in Bagan.
Curry often has been considered to be quite fatty and not good for the waistline – let me assure you that this recipe has nothing but fantastic, healthy ingredients.
This recipe is a quick and easy recipe with a slightly middle eastern flavour. Chick Peas are such a versatile ingredient and they give a very distinct and appealing favour to everything you add them to so it makes sense to let them be a main flavouring to this chicken recipe! When you mix the steamed veges into that sauce – DELICIOUS!
I was never really one to like Sweet Potato. I think it comes back to when I was a kid and mum used to use brown potatoes for most meals. I would steal bits from the chopping board and yes.. eat the potato raw. Weird? Probably!
Anyway, this recipe has shown me the light of how easy cooking can be and how delish sweet potato can taste!
I do chortle to myself when people say that salads are BORING. I then have to ask what they are putting in their salads to make them a culinary flatliner. Usually they put your very droll and run of the mill veges in there like iceberg lettuce and well – if that’s what you think is a salad – better get with the program! Flavour is abundant with salads if you know what you are doing and one thing that is very important is knowing what dressing will make it delicious and healthy too! This Herb and Garlic Vinaigrette will certainly do the trick!
Thankfully heading to Vietnam as much as I do has opened me up to some AMAZINGLY awesome and tasty plant based meals. This salad is ever so fresh and tangy and is very straightforward to make AND it goes as a side for so many other dishes!
My love affair with Vietnam is no secret. Chilling out on the beach only to then ride back into town to eat delicious food? OH IF I MUST!
I’ve never really been one to fist pump at the prospect of salad. I do believe it was a Simpsons episodes that coined the phrase “You don’t make friends with Salad”.
This recipe and it’s salad are an exception to that phrase.
Light, tangy and just flat out delicious – eating this healthy meal is one of perfect examples of eating healthy and loving every yummy morsel.
Garry has submitted this awesome recipe for us all! Huzzah! Served ideally as a side to compliment a nice piece of poached chicken breast. This is an easy yet very delicious meal. Try it!
This side dish is a fantastic alternative to rice or pasta for dishes. You can add additional garlic or spices to taste also. I add in Red Kidney Beans just to get more more low energy carbs and protein into my meals. You don’t taste them and they do add some colour! You can also add some spring onions too! Be Creative!
This stew really is comfort food for winter. It has flavour, it has heartiness and it’s just yummy to the max. It’s versatile to match up with other side dishes and salads also. This one does take a bit longer to make so I would TOTALLY recommend making the Epic Roasted Veges at the same time and also the Cauliflower Rice too. They work together so perfectly and it’s a serious hit of GOOD veges and meat!
Curry is actually quick and easy to make – when you know how of course! When you get your mad skills on point, you can have this one made in about 10 minutes flat! You can make it as hot or as mild as you like and if you are having it inside your metabolic window, you can have it with rice!
Slow cookery goodness! This recipe is so easy to put together and it tastes so hearty. You can add extra veges if you like just be mindful of how much space your slow cooker has! đŸ™‚
Casseroles are ever so simple to make and we like simple. We’ve got enough going on in our everyday lives so having a yummy and nutritious meal that we can prepare is definitely a must!
This is one of those recipes where having a slow cooker is AWESOME. Spend 10 minutes getting your ingredients prepped and then set it, go to work come home and enjoy ever so tender chickeny goodness!
If you want to make this meal OUTSIDE the Metabolic Window, Swap out the Potato and put in the equivalent serving of Pumpkin instead.
The secret to this is the silicone tray which is not only non-stick, (when the minini-quiches cool down and shrink a little they lift straight out) but it doesn’t need any oil, and is super easy to clean.
Before getting ready for work in the morning, preheat the oven to 200 deg celsius and prep the ingredients. While it’s cooking, shower, get dressed, whatever, and a quick, nutritious breakfast is ready to go when you are!
Stir-fries are all kinds of awesome. They are flavoursome and you can mix and match the contents to suit your tastes.
This one is healthy and full of flavour.
Want to enjoy this one outside the window? Ditch the noodles!
Rissoles are a nice easy meal to make. Yummy and quick. We like that.
These ones have a slight south east Asian flavour to them and are great to mix in with various other veges to go on the side. If you are eating these inside your window.. add a high energy carbohydrate on the side!