Yummy Squash

Thank goodness Pumpkins,Marrows and Squash are on the Dukan List. Hubby has ordered a squash box from Riverford Organic who deliver and left it on the draining board for me to see.. This is the nearest I get to a bouquet arrangement because of my Hayfever.
We will probably save these for when the weather gets so bad that there is a dearth of vegetables.. they are lovely as Tempura .. but that defeats the object of dieting! I will make soup but adding on
ions and simmering with stiock or perhaps a curry

Jewish New year today! Shana Tova! Shalom Sababa! Ma nishma!

I have been invited to Jewish friends to celebrate the new year and have gone with a lovely bottle of Kosher wine and not partook of the honey cake a traditional Roshashana Tradition. I did has some lovely roast chicken and enjoyed it very much.

Every day there are temptations to stop one from dieting. But for me there is greater temptation of reaching my goal maybe for the-last time. I ate a portion of oats with yogurt vanilla and Xyitol : This really helps to curb my craving and makes the oats palatable.

I have lots of recipes to share with you so do join me for more of the tasty delights.

Rabbit stew

I made this rabbit stew following closely to the Dukan recipe book. but I must say I gave up hunting for raspberry vinegar and used red wine vinegar.. I sautéed the shallots and rabbit which I cut up myself although the butcher did offer Their own juices using my electric pressure cooker and then added tarragon, carrots chestnut mushrooms, celery and red wine vinegar, put it  in the pressure cooker for 21 minutes ( Dukan uses conventional cooking and says 40 mins) and it  was absolutely delicious tender and piquant. I was surprised how much water was produced in cooking this and the softness of the Rabbit was lovely.

I like Rabbit and do not agree it tastes like chicken, its stronger..My five year old daughter said its "gross". and also did not believe it as rabbit because if was not furry!

Salmon and cream cheese bites or canapes - Attack

A nice impressive recipe that does not take long to prepare.. But you do need to make before hand as it needs some chilling tome to become solid. I brought some smoked salmon and had some  very light cream cheese   and wanted to combine the two.

I added lemon zest and herbs finely chopped  and back pepper to the cream cheese.

Put some cream cheese  in the middle of the salmon and roll them in cling film and set aside in the fridge for an hour or more.. When ready to serve into pieces about an inch thick.. And serves


My five year old daughter liked these and said she wished she could have them everyday.. This is a great ( An expensive achievement) as she  thinks some of the recipes I have tried on the Dukan diet are "gross"
My husband remarked.. did you make those! They did look professional and shop brought.

This would make a great appetiser or canapés.. I shall certainly have some of these in the fridge wrapped up ready for when guests come round at Christmas. ( of dear I have written the C word in September)

This recipe would work with ham too.

Chicken kiev -attack

a chicken breast

extra light cream cheese
one chopped clove of  galic

herbs to season

salt and pepper

I cut the chicken open and removed a little to make a seal the insides after  stuffing with the garlic mixed with the cream cheese.


add the seal

and roast.



for a variation mix the oats with seasoning and coat the chicken in egg and roast for that southern fried crunch and flavour

Seafood Terrine - Attack

This recipe is  from the Dukan recipe book and combines 2 tbs spoons of Oats, 2tbs spoons of fromage frais  a handful of mixed seafood, and three eggs.

I put it into the dish and  it turned into a very nice filling dishh..

Salmon with herb crust-attack

I wanted to use the salmon I brought in the Co-op reduced from £4.00 to £2.37. I looked in the Dukan Diet Recipe bookhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Dukan-Diet-Recipe-Book/dp/1444710354/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316296969&sr=8-1_

The recipes were either to include smoked salmon or contained cod roe . The Salmon Heart Frittata contained Hake and then another one the Terrine required smoked salmon and salmon Roe. There was one recipe I contemplated the one in a mustard sauce.. then I thought I would try something simple as I had lots to do and did not want to take long.

I went into my Garden and grabbed some herbs from my pot.. dill and marjoram and chopped these,I then added some salt, garlic pepper ( It comes in a small spice jar and is ready to shake) and some oat bran. I then roasted it in the oven. Very delicious as the skin was crisp and I added some fromage frais as a sauce.

Some times the simplest things in life are best. It is important that the diet fits in with your lifestyle and does not dominate it. This is why I adapt the recipes to what I can get, can afford and have the skill, mindset and time to make.

Ok .. Here goes.. I can cook and brought the Dukan Reciepe book. and that's the complication.. Firstly I downloaded the book from audible.com and it was great until I got to the second part which was a audible recipe book.. Obviously that does not work .. unless one has great short hand or a super memory.. Also I like to flick through book ( preferably with pictures which this one does not have. Where possible I shall use my I Pod Touch to create pictures,

I brought the book at WH Smith for £14.99.. It is a thick book and starts of with enough about the diet to get one going really.

But the recipes phase me.. I went into Sainsbury's and asked for Veal,, that was difficult enough... But the first recipe asks for liquid sweetener. What that?!!


Not to be put of it is my resolve to try every recipe in the book and comment here on it. I thought very hard about the methodology of this and know I cannot start with the first recipe.. the liquid sweetener is a problem in itself.

As Dukan is meant to be for life.. I really embracing this and want to get all these new recipes under my belt as the notches decrease.

I weighed 23st 8 t my heaviest and today after 5 days of attack and 2 days on Consolidation I weigh 22st 9.5, So I know this works.. Just have to keep at it.

Here is my first attempt at Dukan Bread

The recipe is broken down into times so this helps... But I wonder what type of yeast ( I used fast acting dried yeast) Dukan uses as the first attempt at this left me eating a omelette really.. ( but I must admit I did not measure the pan according to the precise instructions) or use quark( could not find it)

So it would appear to do this recipe I will also need a tape measure and Quark.. |I will pot back when I have done this recipe again. Luckily for me I can do without bread and love meat so in some ways this diet is ideal!