Peanut butter – guilt free cookies

I found this recipe in a magazine, and thought: “yeah right! This will never work.” I was very sceptical, but tried it.

It worked! I couldn’t believe it. It is hearty, filling and best of all guilt free! Well mostly guilt free… See one cookie, counts as 1 portion of fat. The best part is, it is so rich you can’t really manage to eat more than one cookie at a time.

Peanut butter is a good source of healthy fats and could lower your risk for diabetes type two. It is also a good source of protein. It will make you feel fuller for longer. As everything in life, enjoy in moderation. My gran used to say whenever there is a "too" in front of a a phrase it's not healthy (too much chocolate, too much running, too much make-up), keep it simple.

Peanut butter – guilt free cookies

1 cup of natural peanut butter

1 cup of Castor sugar or sugar replacement

1 egg

Mix it all together, it will form a dough. Roll little balls and press them flat on a prepared baking tray. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for about 10 minutes. Leave to cool on the baking tray before removing it.

You get about 20 – 30 regular sized cookies out of the mix. I made small cookies and served it as dessert with some nice filter coffee. YUM! 

(1 cookie = 1 fat serving)

Tuna Bake

Last week was one of those “mad-rush-to-nowhere” weeks. The result? I was feeling tired, cranky and most of all not in the mood to cook anything. So I turned to left overs.

I had some steamed broccoli and rice over from the previous night. So I decided to try something new. A Tuna bake. It tasted real nice, oh and there was no left overs :)

It tastes good, promise :)

Tuna Bake

1 tin of Shredded Tuna

1 small onion diced

1 cup of cooked rice

200g of cooked broccoli (cut into smaller pieces)

2 eggs

1 cup of milk

1 tablespoon of Mayonnaise

Salt and Pepper

Some grated cheddar/parmesan cheese

Now comes the easy part, mix together the tuna, onion and rice. Add the eggs, milk, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Mix well. Lastly add the broccoli, mix gently careful not to break the broccoli too much.

Put it all in an oven dish, cover with some grated cheese and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

Add a salad and enjoy.