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Recipe: Mamma Laura’s Cabbage Soup Italian Style

This is our first visit to Mamma Laura’s kitchen but it will not be the last! Mamma Laura is Laura Santi and is my aunt. She is someone that loves nothing more than to have a kitchen full of family,… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 27-1-18

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 27-1-18 I am excited to say that this week’s food plan features a new dish, chorizo, chilli and chickpea casserole! It is not one of mine I found it in a recipe book and I have… Continue Reading →

Recipe: Fettuccine Bolognese

RECIPE: RINO’S FETTUCCINE BOLOGNESE  Now if I have said it once,  I have said it a thousand times, you can still enjoy pasta as part of a healthy balanced diet! Pasta and all other carbs do not need to be… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 11-11-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 11-11-17   This week at Casa De Marco we will be enjoying some Italian classics including tagliatelle bolognese and risotto! The bolognese is curtesy of my father in law as he will be showing me how… Continue Reading →

Recipe: Carne e Patate

RECIPE: CARNE e PATATE Here it is the first recipe from my new family inspired food blog! The first recipe comes from casa De Marco and is a recipe that brings back many happy memories of countless Sunday family dinners… Continue Reading →

The New Food Blog

ARTICLE: THE NEW FOOD BLOG For anyone that follows the blog regularly you will know the type of food that I enjoy has a big mediterranean influence, largely because this is the type of food I enjoyed growing up in… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 7-10-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 7-10-17 This week there was a very real struggle with portion sizes! As I have recently discussed I had increased my carbs portions slightly at each meal and included a heartier snack every single day as… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 30-9-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 30-9-17 Last week was a great week! It was super busy, but I was organised and on top of all my meal prep, plus I even got to enjoy some pasta for lunch during the week…. Continue Reading →

Key factors that helped me succeed

ARTICLE: Key factors that helped me succeed Eating well and training for a set period of time is something that many people can manage, particularly if there is a set target to work towards like a wedding or big birthday…. Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 23-9-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 23-9-17 This food plan is going to be somewhat controversial as it features pasta and not just once, but 3 times!!! How can I call myself a health guru if I eat pasta? This is an… Continue Reading →

The Holiday Workout!

I am unbelievably excited to tell you that this week I am off on my holidays! Sun, sea, sand and sangria here I come! I always look forward to holidays so much, no matter where I am going or what… Continue Reading →

Recipe: Super Green Risotto

Recipe: Super Green Risotto   As you know I love all Italian food and am particularly fond of the classics, pasta, pizza and risotto, all of which get a very bad rep for being unhealthy these days. It is not… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 5-8-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 5-8-17 Just before we get into the food plan this week, I should say that that there will be no food plan posted next week as I will be on my holidays! Yay!!!! This is also… Continue Reading →

Recipe: Chicken & Vegetable Couscous

Recipe: Chicken & Vegetable Couscous   This dish is fast becoming a favourite in the De Marco/Spella household! It makes for an awesome packed lunch as it is tasty hot or cold, is perfectly balanced with carbs, protein, fat and… Continue Reading →

Exercise of the Week: Flutter Kicks

Flutter Kicks Flutter kicks are a challenging exercise which is why they feature as the 4321 exercise of the week, but actually the great thing about them is that you can scale them right back to almost beginner level as… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 8-7-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 8-7-17 This week is slightly out of the ordinary as I am going to a wedding on Thursday, but that has not changed the process for the food plan, I just worked around it. In some… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 1-7-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 1-7-17 I do believe that simplicity is the key to success with everything and I am finding that keeping my food plan as simple as possible has been such a key to my weight being as… Continue Reading →

Long days & light nights

ARTICLE: Long days & light nights During the week the longest day passed over us and unfortunately that means shorter days are on the horizon. This is not something I normally worry too much about, but this year the thought of… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 24-6-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 24-6-17 Some weeks I find the food plan easier than others and this week had to be one of the easiest! I am away over the weekend so will not be doing any food planning. I… Continue Reading →

My Food Plan 10-6-17

ARTICLE: MY FOOD PLAN 10-6-17   Last week my food plan went almost perfectly with the smallest of hiccups ruining dinner on Wednesday night! On Wednesday I finished at 7.30pm and the plan was to come in, do a workout and… Continue Reading →

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