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Orange and honey glazed spatchcock poussin served with festive slaw

Orange and honey glazed spatchcock poussin served with festive slaw

When winter and Christmas are behind the corner it’s absolutely fine to light the BBQ. Trust me…. It’s all worth it. It’s all about getting the perfect results when it comes to cooking the meats and their outstanding BBQ flavours.

Roasting the bird on the BBQ using indirect method helps to keep the meat moist. Ideally the temperature should be 75 – 78 degrees Celsius in the thickest part…

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Venison in dark chocolate and raspberry Bbq sauce

Venison in dark chocolate and raspberry Bbq sauce

I always liked the classic combination of venison and dark chocolate. I tried here to make a healthy Bbq sauce that would go really well with this gamey meat. It did work really well. The flavours are really subtle and don’t over power each other. Dark chocolate definitely takes the edge of venison flavour. Raspberries provide here natural sweetness and acidity. This time I first blanched…

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Chicken noodle salad

If we could talk about diet in colours this would be the best example of well balanced dish. A role model when it comes to nutrition.

Whole wheat noodles contain complex carbs that provide longer lasting energy. They also contain good amount of fibre. Variety of vegetables in the dish provide different vitamins and minerals as we all could expect from any salad.

I glazed the chicken in…

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Surf and turf / grilled veg/ avocado chimichurri

Surf and turf / grilled veg/ avocado chimichurri

This is one of my favourites of all time. This dish I would eat quite often trying different variations. I serve it with different sauces, glazes vegetables or salads. Never lets me down. I’m always satisfied.

In this recipe dish I used avocado chimichurri. This version of the sauce is similar in flavour to the basic one; it’s herby, spicy and acidic but creamier.

To cook this dish and to…

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Baked omelette with ham, Langres cheese and grilled asparagus

Baked omelette with ham, Langres cheese and grilled asparagus

This is very simple dish with quality ingredients that speaks for themselves. It’s very unusual as well. Who would think to do omelette from the BBQ. Sounds crazy, isn’t it? Well, I wouldn’t lit the charcoal BBQ to do this 20 min meal. It’s different when you have a gas BBQ and it’s quite fast to heat it up and turn it off when you want to. Perfect argument and example when you have discussion…

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Mountain Cycling

Since my teenage years one of my favourites activities was MTB. When I moved to Belfast in Northern Ireland I developed true love to this sport. Belfast is a city of roughly 630 k population and within 15 min driving by car you can explore surrounding it hills with mountain cycling trails. Going further away from Belfast there are many other parks like Castlewellan, Davagh Forest and my all time…

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Chilli beef stuffed peppers with cheesy crust served with kefir and avocado dressing

Chilli beef stuffed peppers with cheesy crust served with kefir and avocado dressing

This dish is absolutely bursting with flavours that most of us know really well. It can be prepped at home and then when the time comes can be fired on to the BBQ. I have done my chilli mince on my barbie using Dutch oven. I finished stuffed peppers directly on the grill to cook the peppers from the bottom. I kept the lid down to create oven like environment to make the crust crispy.

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My recipe of this popular BBQ dish is quite simple. What I wanted to achieve, was a juicy and full of flavour healthy chicken burger. I wanted to stay away from usual mayo or bbq sauces and cheese. This burger is bursting with many flavours. Served in a wholemeal bap chicken fillet was smoothered with garlic and basil oil. Some other elements of the burger are roasted red pepper, juicy balsamic portobello mushroom and good quality houmous. Recipe on Cookpad app #mycookbook #healthybbq #healthybbquing #simplefood #classictwisted #classicfood #foodblogger #foodie #sabrahoumous #sabra #mediterraneanflavours #yesplease #Weber #webergrill #belfastbbq #belfastfoodie #belfastblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/CCRrqp7DVbw/?igshid=alla3775lo3l

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Short clip from my GO PRO attached to the chest when cycling on red trail. Its been raining here for last few days so it was wet and slippery but I still managed to have some fun. Can't wait when the weather improves and I will be able to hit some more serious mtb trails. #antisocialbehavior #activebelfast #mtblove #workout#lockdownactivities #mtbtrails (at Barnett's Demesne) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCO0zptjuDK/?igshid=jjbbzrxjlzwi

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*Roasted chermoula cod on a harrissa cauliflower steak* I tried to keep it simple....I ve tried as much as I could :) Considering that I ve done my harrisa paste from scratch this can be bought in to make things easier. Chermoula is a just a blend of herbs, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin and coriander. Cauliflower steak was brushed with harrisa paste then grilled from both sides on on BBQ ( direct heat) then roasted with the lid down (in direct heat). After 10 minutes of roasting I placed cod fillet on top of cauliflower. Cod was brushed with chermoula multiple times and roasted for another 20 min on medium (in direct) heat. I ended up here with low carb and high protein keto diet meal. #bbqbelfast #bbquk #healthybbquing #healthybbq #ketobbq #keto #ketomeal #ketodiet #Weber #webergrill #foodblogger #foodstagram #foodie #foodblog #fitnessfood #cod #healthylifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_ixgsjr1b/?igshid=r70px14plg61

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Great trip to Rostrevor (county Down) NI to experience as always chalenging 30 km MTB trial. Its a MUST for me, at least twice a year to go there. The trial starts with the big climb that breaks most of the people. The magnificant views are rewarding but it doesn't get any easier after that 🔥🔥🔥. I've learned lesson as well... Don't fix your Go Pro camera when you have other hand on the break 😂😂😏🤕 Saying this.. I'm ready to go go there again❤️ #mtb #rostrevormtb #challenge #healthylifestyle #cardiofreak #rostrevormtbtrails (at Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trails) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4vdPmjFNg/?igshid=q2rptjn799ak

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Smoked duck/buckwheat/orange/pomegranate/humous salad

Its a good example of my kind of a salad. It could be definitely a main meal as it has decent amount of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats. There is a lot of going on here when it comes to flavour. Pomegranate dressing cuts thru the smokiness of the duck breast and it’s classically paired up with the orange. From the other side there is a earthy flavour of buckwheat and creaminess of the…

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It was absolutely my kind of day ❤️.Training in the morning with the team... It means a lot to eventualy be able to meet people you have'nt seen for months or even years and to do some crazy workout in the park (in the rain!! 🌧️). Saying this.. There is more to come!! 💪 After few hours of chilling I got myself into creating 4th recipe for #mycookbook (healthy BBQ). I came up with this recipe thats is being now uploaded to Cookpad app and www.fittestchef.com 🦆SMOKED DUCK BREAST/BUCKWEAT/ORANGE/POMEGRANATE/POMEGRANATE VINEGARETTE/HOUMOUS SAUCE/BABYLEAF SALAD 🥗 Its a warm, well balanced salad that defo can be treated as a main dish. It has a decent amount of protein/ complex carbs and good fats. Looking at it from the different angle there is smokiness of the duck, sweetness from the fruits, acidic vinegarette, earthy flavour of the buckweat and creaminess of the houmous. Shout out to #sabrahummus for creating such fine product that is so versatile in use!! My kind of training/my kind of food/my kind of day!!! #healthylifestyle #healthybbquing #healthybbq #wellbalancedmeal #saladmaindish #foodblogger #foodie #foodstagram #webergrill #Weber #sabra #sabrahoumous #lightbbq #smoked #mycookbook #homecooking (at Belfast, N.Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtX4yljJan/?igshid=94dut5p4mtc2

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Grilled fruits with light custard and crushed nuts

Grilled fruits with light custard and crushed nuts.

Surprise your guests at your BBQ party with this delicious and healthy dessert. They will love it. Trust me. Sweetness and acidic from the grilled fruits, combined with the creamy vanilla custard and a crunchy nuts on top of that. That’s heaven!!

2 peaches

1 red apple

1 nectarine

3 egg yolks

2 tbsp honey

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

150 ml almond milk

10 g pistachio

10 g…

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I guess I could call this one 🥩Asian steak salad🥗. Its a result of me going thru the fridge and using whats left there. When the fridge is empty I usualy need to think harder to come up with something interesting.. With a little bit of effort putting in to it, it always works better for me. On the other side I always try to keep my dry goods stocked up really well. I like to have that arsenal loaded up. It really helps on ocassions like this. This rump steak was cooked to medium and toward the end of cooking glazed with Sriracha/soy/honey Dressing for the salad was (sriracha/ rice vinegar/ sesame oil/ soy #healthylifestyle #healthybbq #healthyfoodrecipes #healthyfood #healthyfoodrecipe #fitżarcie #fitjedzenie #polakzagranica #polakzagranicą #foodblogger #foodaholic #foodie #foodstagram#cuttingdowncalories # https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYOirOjMM-/?igshid=om07u190u1hr

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Pan roasted salmon with red lentil pasta, green pesto sauce and roasted fennel

Pan roasted salmon with red lentil pasta, green pesto sauce and roasted fennel

300 g salmon

170 g lentil pasta

2 fennel

50 g spinach

20 g pine nuts

1 clove garlic

15 ml olive oil (plus extra to brush the fennel)

20 g parmesan

1 squeeze lemon

1 sprig basil

1 pinch salt

1 pinch black pepper

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 pinch ground nutmeg

Prepare all of the ingredients. Using a knife scale the salmon. Cut the salmon into two fillets. Each of them should weigh about 150 g. Grade the…