15 healthy recipes to make this February
Ushering in a new season
2024 signals a season of rejuvenation, and I'm thrilled! Back in full swing, and gearing up for exciting projects and delicious recipes. Mastering pizza is one of those —a deceptively tricky feat for a perfectionist pizza lover like myself. I will need to fit this into my healthy eating regime too. My ultimate goal is to reach and maintain a happy weight, blending both indulgence and nutrition in my recipe repertoire. Thank you for being here. If you are not subscribed to my free newsletter, here you go.
Stone fruit is at its peak and I’m already feeling sad that nectarines and peaches will be leaving us soon. You will know from this time last year that I declared they are the best part of summer. I stand by this. Other than perhaps swimming in an icy ocean on a very hot day.
15 healthy Recipes to make in Feb
High protein Cottage cheese waffles
These waffles can be made ahead and used as a high-protein bread substitute. Top with anything you like and I love cottage cheese, chives, eggs and ham or smoked salmon.
Kale salad with Pecorino walnuts and sultanas
I adore this salad with so much texture. It’s the best way to get a LOT of dark leafy greens into your diet.
Easy Air Fryer Chicken fajitas
This is a hands-off, bang-it-all-together situation that is so tasty.
Whole baked trout with herbs and lemon
I frequently bake a whole trout as it’s hands-off and so healthy. I love the leftovers shredded into salad or a wrap the next day.
Healthy beef san choy Bow in lettuce wraps
Crunchy, fresh and perfect for summer & meal prep.
Ottolenghi’s roast chicken & 3 rice salad
I use store-bought rotisserie chicken here to make it easier. This is fabulous for meal prep.
Bacon & egg salad with blue cheese
Sometimes I just want egg in my salad and this is a great light supper or lunch.
I thought it was so cool that in Spain they sell gazpacho by the litre in supermarkets and it’s a great way to get your 5 a day in via a drinkable healthy snack. Salmorejo is gazpacho with bread blended in and is so delicious.
Miso, salmon and cucumber salad
This recipe from Karen Dudley makes a lovely appetizer or healthy lunch.
This tasty and super healthy fish dish comes from Franck Dangereux. Served with charred zucchini, asparagus and baby Roma tomatoes.
Trout en papillote with fennel
This low-carb dish is one I eat the most in my life. It tastes like it’s made in a fancy restaurant and is so healthy.
Mussels steamed in orange & fennel
I love a pot of mussels as a healthy high-protein meal.
You can use salmon or tuna in this recipe and it’s a fab way to entertain in summer with people DIY’ing their bowls.
Vietnamese rice noodle salad with chicken
Use any leftover chicken or cooked chicken breast to make this ultra-delicious salad.
My Latest Recipes
No Yeast easy Air Fryer flatbread pita
This easy and delicious recipe went viral on Instagram and it’s so easy to make. The dough requires a very short knead and rest period so that can be made fairly last minute. They are best eaten on the same day.
Delicious Air Fryer Greek Kebabs
The overnight marinade locks in the flavour of these Greek-flavoured kebabs.
In case you missed it, I rounded up my top 12 recipes for 2023.
Wine Time
The first wine event was a delicious lunch at Foxcroft this week to taste the 2021 Thamnus Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A Hemel-en-Aarde wine label I was unfamiliar with.
“One of those wines that stops you in your tracks” Tim Atkin MW
Thamnus can be found tucked away in the Klein Rivier Mountains, and this remote Overberg terroir, 20km from Walker Bay, produces expressive and famous Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
With a history dating to the 17th century, the land now practices regenerative farming, combining vineyards with sheep, cover crops, and olive groves.
Winemaker PJ Geyer, who assists with harvests at Chateau Mazeyres, Fonroque and Moulin du Cadet in Burgundy, crafts wines embodying finesse, elegance, and balance.
Michael Fridjhon praises the 2021 Chardonnay, and Tim Atkin rates it 95/100, describing it as a standout. PJ's Pinot Noir, a late-developing gem, promises a savoury experience for future enjoyment.
I loved both wines, particularly the Chardonnay, which perfectly paired with the pan-roasted yellow tail and tom yum sauce.
I hadn’t been to Foxcroft in a while and I thought the food was exceptional. Here are a few pics:
Thamnus is listed in selected top-end restaurants and purveyors of fine wines. For more information and online wine purchases, visit www.thamnuswines.co.za.
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