HAVE AN EGGCELLENT EASTER LONG WEEK-END!!!

Fuhkwuhtjit faailohk, Joyeuses Pques, Hrists ansti, Chag pascha sameach, Buona Pasqua, Hristos vaskrse…Happy Eater to all!

Easter…a time for catching up with the fam., ending the 40 day fast, painting eggs, reflecting on & respecting our traditions and eating until we make ourselves sick! So, you thought you d sneak in another egg while no one was watching. Then comes Tuesday. The day after the Easter long week-end…you jump on those dreaded scales and almost pass out. What? 5 kgs heavier, this cannot be true!

In keeping with our tradition of always looking after you, we ve put together a weight loss recipe which may just help you to get started.

Lasagne with spinach (yum!)

(Serves 4)

What you need?

450 package whole wheat lasagne noodles (6 noodles)

3/4 tsp salt

1 small onion, chopped finely

Three quarters cup sherry

1 medium bunch spinach (330g)

2 cups low-fat cottage cheese (1 percent fat),

blended in mixer until creamy

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1 egg white

1 tbs whole wheat flour

1 cup skim milk (zero fat)

pepper

What to do?

1 tbs chopped parsley Prepare lasagne noodles as label directs: drain. Chop onion; remove tough stems from spinach; rinse. Saute onion in sherry until soft. Add spinach and 1 teaspoon salt; cook over high heat until spinach wilts; set aside. In bowl mix cottage cheese with mixer or blender; add nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and egg white; set aside. In a saucepan, mix flour with milk and 1 teaspoon salt and cook stirring constantly, until sauce boils and thickens slightly. Remove pan from heat. Arrange in a non-stick baking dish sprayed with olive oil spray, one-third of lasagne noodles, overlapping to fit. Spread half of cottage cheese mixture over noodles.

Drain off any liquid from spinach and spoon half over the cheese. Top with one-third of sauce. Repeat layering. Top with remaining noodles then remaining sauce. Bake lasagne covered in a preheated 190C/175F oven for 30-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes and cut. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Eat. Enjoy. No guilt.

And, you thought we only sold houses? HAPPY EASTER Y’ALL!!!