Man Food

First out of the starting blocks for me is a simple dessert, which I got the recipe for from Eating For Life, which is the companion recipe book for the Body For Life fitness programme.

Disclosure: My wife and I are intermittent semi-followers of this regime (ie, whenever we have one of our infrequent bursts of motivation, or more frequent pangs of regret about our sedentary lifestyles!)

Anyway, this one was pretty straightforward for me and the results actually reasonably tasty.

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Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

1 egg (the recipe actually calls for 1/4 cup egg substitute, but seems to be a tricky thing to find in NZ supermarkets)
1/4 cup skim milk
1/3 cup wholewheat flour
1/2 tsp sugar substitute
6 oz (or 170g) low fat raspberry yoghurt.
3 Tbsp vanilla protein powder (whey or soy).  (I had to use chocolate as that was I had, but hey, seemed ok)
1 cup fresh berries (I had to go for frozen berries here, due to season)

Directions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg (substitute), milk, flour, and sugar substitute until well-blended.
2. Lightly coat a non-stick fry pan with cooking spray and place over medium heat.
3. Pour half of the crepe batter into the fry pan, then quickly lift and tilt the fry pan to spread the batter. Return to heat. When the edges of the crepe are dry, carefully flip it over and cook until lightly browned, about 2 mins.
4. Place crepe on a small plate and repeat with remaining batter.
5. In a small mixing bowl, combine yoghurt and protein powder; mix well. Divide filling into two portions and spoon into crepes. Top each with half of the berries. Fold the crepe over the filling, serve and enjoy!

Welcome to my new food blog.

This is where I will be recording my efforts to develop actual culinary skills and tastes, as opposed to the merely hypothetical, in order to move myself beyond the meat and three vege combos that have been the staple of my cooking experience for all of my adult life.

My master plan is to post recipes that I have attempted, along with photographic evidence of the outcomes, and any other things of food-related interest that tickle my fancy.

Disclaimer:

I may or may not adhere to my master plan regarding photography, dependent on how big a disaster things turn out in the kitchen.  Remember folks: I am starting from scratch here.

However, be forewarned, I am likely to gloat extensively over any successful kitchen forays, no matter how minor.

So, with the formalities out of the way, let the gastronomical adventures begin...