[Messiah_UK]

There's some top recipes here! I forget what I've read here and what I've learnt myself but here's a few things I really like...

Mashed potatos...love it but it's bad right? Well recently I've found that mashed swede (think you guys might call it rutabaga) is a good substitute, so is mashed cauliflower! Add a bit of creme fraiche instead of cream, maybe a dash of skimmed milk, pepper, maybe some low fat cream cheese and you got yourself a tasty alternative to mashed potato! You can also mash them and mix them together which gives it a different taste or even add them to mashed potato if you still can't resist the real stuff. Or sweet potato even...I know you guys rave about it, I'd use it more but it's really expensive in the UK.

Yoghurt...I know it's good for you but it's kinda funky tasting. Why not use it to make a healthy ice cream? Get some condensed milk (thick, sweet stuff in a can) and heat gently with a vanilla pod until as flavoursome as you can get it, remove the pod and leave to cool. Mix this sticky condensed vanilla milk with fat free yoghurt. Not sure what ratio is best but use lots more yoghurt than you use condensed milk. Now freeze it in a tub or use an ice cream maker. It's not completely sugar free but it's a lot better for you than store bought ice cream!! I'm a vanilla man but you could easily use strawberries, blueberries, whatever...you're a creative bunch here.

Tortillas...versatile things! My girlfriend is Mexican so she's shown me the delights of the tortilla! Take one and spread with a decent layer of refried beans (mashed pinto beans) Fry off (with as little olive oil as you can get away with) a load of onions and bell peppers until soft. Cook and thinly slice a chicken breast. Put chicken and onion/pepper mix in a line down the middle of the tortilla, slap in a few chopped chillis, roll up like a cigar and enjoy. But personally I'll leave it to cool and eat later...just place on a baking tray and stick em in the oven for 6 or 7 minutes when you're hungry...they're done when the tortilla wrap starts to harden up a bit, but don't let them get to crispy! If you're REALLY bad, you could put a bit of cheese in there...it makes a big difference but I try and resist.

Hope that inspires someone...don't be afraid to experiment!