Steamed salmon with a squeeze of lemon and cranberries

I've never really counted calories but I maintain an awareness of high and low calories akin to how someone differenciates good and evil.

Steaming and boiling as opposed to frying is the technique which has probably attributed to 4 or 5kg of weightloss for me over the last 12 months.

And that's not to say I never eat fried food.  I often do, but I'm now more aware of the consequences of cooking techniques and ingredients and make sure I get a healthy balance.

And healthy doesn't mean to say tasteless.  The dish above with salmon and cranberries complimented by a variety of veges is perfect for me and a bit of a Monday night staple.

Only takes about 15 minutes to prepare and cook so it really is ideal for after gym at night.

Enjoy!!

Keeping it Clean

I call this "Keeping it Clean" with some fantastic steamed ingredients and boiled carrots.

Boiled the baby carrots and at the same time steam gorgeous portabello mushrooms and taufu sprinkled with chili flakes for 10 minutes.

Then switch the mushrooms for a beautiful fillet of salmon covered with a squeeze of lemon.   Steam that for 7 minutes and then switch it out for baby spinach.  The baby spinach just needs a minute or so to steam.

Garnish the salmon with cranberries, cracked pepper over the dish and...

Enjoy!!

Healthy salad, chicken and eggs, mushrooms and berries

Another healthy lunch packed with goodness and flavour.

Just by eating a bit healthy this last two months i've lost about 2kg and kept it off.  Mind you i've still eaten plenty of cheat meals along the way...

Enjoying being more lean for a change ...

Steamed Salmon amd Sundried tomato salad

So healthy and so good in so many ways.

Enjoy!!

Spectacular Saturday Salad

January menu for me has been all about colour and lunch today was no exception.

A beautiful combination of parsely,  olives and alfalfa sproutcheese makes a whirto give the green, sundried tomatoes and cranberries to add rich redness, feta cheese is white like snowflakes and sprinkled sunflower seeds complete the spledour.

Garnish with cracked pepper, olive oilmand a squeeze of lemon and flanked with steamed tofu and boiled carrots.

Enjoy!!

Alternatively minuet by Bach on the violin...long way to go on getting this one to be as good as the food :-)

Salmon with Symmetry

Those who kmow me know that I love math and cooking is so much about math, timing, quantities and temperatures .  I also remember my geometry classes and have tried my hand at a bit of symmetry here.

The message is: have some fun with presentation, takes the focus off the quantity and will overall reduce the calorie intake and keep your energy intake on the right side of leger.

It is really something iI'm trying to learn and improve on.

Enjoy!!

Sumptuous Salad

Another splendid combination of colour and flavour.  Will fillyou up, delight the taste buds and have you shedding kilos ....

What's In it?

Boiled skinless chicken breast (shredded and seasoned with rosemary)
Chopped cucumber
Chopped red onions (10 mins in cold water to remove the sharpness)
Feta cheese crumbled
Alfalfa sprouts
Diced tomato
Diced red ccapsicum
Dressed with ground black pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and a splash of balsamic.

Enjoy!!