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    French Beans, Tomatoes, Soy Mince & Carrots Pasta Dish

    Finally found the time to sit down and write this 🙂 (perks of studying engineering I guess!). I found soya mince at my local Tesco the other day and decided to give it a try: no regrets! Was absolutely delicious and although it tastes obviously different that beef or lamb, it is perfect as an alternative to meat based bolognese 🙂 Ingredients  – One can (400g) of chopped tomatoes – 2 medium carrots – 300g of french beans – 200g of mince (I used soy mince, but meat mince is also fine) – 1.5 cups of wholewheat fusili pasta (or any other kind, gluten-free pasta can also be used)  …

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    Cheesy & Eggy Sandwhich

    After a hectic week, finally got to sit down to write this. I really love those kind of “recipes” you quickly make and that end up tasting absolutely de-li-cious. Made this easy yet tasty sandwhich the other day as I needed a fast lunch and couldn’t be bothered to cook anything else. It’s definitely the kind of recipe I’d teach my baby bro (who’s already 17, which makes me feel so old now) who’s going to uni next September, God willing. Enough talking now, time to share! Ingredients 2 slices of wholemeal loaf (or white loaf) 2 medium eggs 2 slices of cheese (I used regular cheese slices, but really, any…

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    Potato & Kidney Beans Burgers

     As a fourth year student, I get a lot of free time. Meaning I can spend more time preparing my dishes, which is really awesome 🙂 I was seeing all over the internet all these veggie and vegan burgers and thought ‘wow, I should do the same !’. I absolutely love vegetarian burgers, they’re so versatile. Here’s a recipe I “created” this friday as I had no lectures.       Ingredients 330g of baby potatoes 120g kidney beans 1 cup of spinach Mixed herbs, cumin, salt, pepper to season 1 small egg   Method Boil the baby potatoes or steam them. You can follow my method: peel the baby potatoes,…

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    Avocado & Smoked Salmon Salad

    Million dollar question. What’s the best way to balance an indulgence? A) Fast for 24 hours straight B) Prepare a delicous Avocado & Smoked Salmon Salad I love to eat….so I’ll go for option B 😉 I prepared this salad with one of my friends a while ago. Notice it features two of my favorite ingredients: salmon and avocado. Ingredients: -Some smoked Salmon -Half an avocado cubed – A medium tomato, cubed – Some rocket -Any seeds (1 or 2 tsp) -Lemon juice for taste (1/2 or 1 tbsp) This one is one of my favorite salads and I’m definitely making it again soon xx