Update When hubby had his heart attack, he was told it was hereditary! He prompted the rest of his family to get checked out to ensure they were fit and healthy. His own cholesterol check has just come back with a score of 2.7, the same as his last checkup in February, the Dr is very impressed and it's all because we are following the Mediterranean Diet as recommended in the heart books that all patients receive whilst in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Heart Unit. Imagine, when the week before...

Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 large celery stick (including leaves), chopped 2 large tomatoes, chopped large handful of mixed beans/peas (french, runner, pencil podded) 2 tablespoons tomato puree 1 pint water 1 veg stock cube/pod 1 handful of broken spaghetti salt and pepper Optional either fresh basil leaves or fresh red chilli  Method Put all the ingredients into a pan, bring to the boil and simmer until tender. If you want the soup to be a little thicker, then...

Time for another operation for my husband, he was booked in for another couple of stents to be fitted on Friday, but when in theatre, five were fitted. So recovery is going to be a little longer than expected. So thankful to the amazing cardiac team at Royal Bournemouth Hospital for their care. Hubby is naturally not feeling very hungry and only fancies gentle food, his request was fish and rice.I wanted to use basmati rice as it has low glycemic index and better than white long grain and hubby...

Trying to get southern fried chicken that isn't deep fried and is gluten free is impossible unless you make it yourself. I've created the following recipe and it is so easy to make and much better than a well known fast food. Oven Baked - Southern Fried Chicken Ingredients 3 legs of chicken - cut into thighs and drumsticks 1 oz lactofree butter 1 egg Coating 6 oz plain gluten free flour 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp dried sage 1 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp ground mace 1/2 tsp umami dust (Waitrose...

There was some riced (mashed) potato left after dinner the night before. Wondered what to make with it, bright idea, Tuna Fishcakes. A light lunch served with salad. Tuna Fishcakes (serves 3) Ingredients 1 medium potato (mashed) 1 tin tuna drained and flaked 2 spring onions, finely chopped 1 free range egg, beaten 1 tablespoons capers 2 oz self-raising gluten free flour salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Method Mix the all the ingredients together in a bowl, lightly season. Divide into...

Time to raid the freezer, when fish is what you fancy, there is nothing like lots of different types available so everyone has what they want. Hubby = cod, daughter and me = plaice. Yet again, the potato was put through the ricer, leaving it light and fluffy, so much easier to serve and less "claggy". The fish can be backed in individual foil parcels in the oven. Peas can be boiled on the top. If you like sauce then the following is so easy to make, I always use the all-in-one method, it's simple...

Gently does it When you aren't feeling quite as good as you should, slightly off colour then soup maybe all you fancy. Hubby was feeling a bit grotty today, didn't fancy food, but had to eat to enable him to take his meds. I needed to have something ready for him to eat if he started to feel like it, what to cook, I decided that very simple Leek and Potato soup would be a failsafe, plus I could put into a pour and store bag and pop in the fridge for later. Leek and Potato Soup Ingredients 1lb...