Sue’s Cook Book

This recipe is from Weight Watchers and is really great – it feels like a real treat but is only 104 cals per serving! Great for entertaining too as you can make it the day before and keep it in the freezer (and it also looks stunning on the plate).

Serves 8

25g white chocolate
175g frozen mixed berries, defrosted (I had blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants)
4 trifle sponges, sliced in half lengthways
1 500ml container of low fat vanilla ice cream (I used Carte D’Or light)

To serve:
Ready made raspberry coulis
100g berries as above, defrosted

Spray a 2lb loaf tin with oil and then line with cling film.
Melt the white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Using a teaspoon, drizzle the melted chocolate in a zigzag pattern over the base of the tin. Place in the freezer for 10 mins to set.
Blend 100g of the berries, and then drizzle this in a zigzag pattern in the opposite direction over the white chocolate – then place in the freezer for 15 mins to set.
Working quickly, spread one third of the ice cream into the tin, then drizzle with half of the remaining blended fruit and top with half of the trifle sponges.
Mix a third of the ice cream with the remaining 75g of berries and crush them slightly, then spread this into the tin. Drizzle with the remaining blended fruit and top with the trifle sponges.
Top with the remaining ice cream and smooth over.
Cover the top with cling film and then place in the freezer for at least 4 hours.
When ready to serve, take the terrine out the freezer and leave for 10 minutes. Then turn out onto a flat board and carefully cut into slices.
Drizzle your plates (large ones look good) with the coulis in a zigzag pattern and then place a slice of the terrine in the middle and place assortment of berries around the terrine. Delicious!

Just made this one up last night and it was great and crammed with goodness – low fat, low calorie, high fibre and easy to make too. Sorry no actual breakdown of fat and cals as it’s my own concoction!

Serves 6

600g new pototoes, whole with skins still on (could also use old potatoes or peeled sweet potatoes)
1 onion, diced
2 cloves, garlic crushed
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 yellow pepper, diced
2 courgettes, chopped
150g sweetcorn kernels
2 fresh chillis, finely chopped (or use chilli powder/flakes if you don’t have fresh)
400g tin of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
400g tin of chopped tomatoes
200ml (approx) passata
1 vegetable stock cube
1 tsp sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp grated low fat cheddar (I used Weight Watchers)

You’ll need a large shallow ovenproof dish for this.

In a saucepan, cover the whole new potatoes with water and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 15 mins until just under cooked. Drain and leave to cool a little.
In the meantime, spray a pan with a little oil and add the onion, garlic and peppers and cook for a few minutes with the lid on until softened.
Add the courgettes, sweetcorn and chillis and cook for a few more minutes to soften a little.
Add the kidney beans, tomatoes, passata, stock cube, sugar, salt and pepper and simmer for about 10 mins.
Preheat the oven on to 160 degrees fan forced.
Check the sauce for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
Pour the sauce into a large ovenproof dish.
Cut the new potatoes into wedges and scatter them randomly onto the sauce (i.e some with skin side up, some not) and spray with a little spray oil, then season with salt and pepper.
Place in the preheated oven and cook for about 40 mins.
Take dish out of the oven and sprinkle with the cheese and place back into the oven for another 5 mins.
Serve with a large salad. Delicious and healthy!

If using old potatoes, you could slice them instead of doing wedges. If using sweet potatoes, you could mash instead of wedges.