“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise. Just the like the muscles of the body”- Lynn Jennings I made this recipe yesterday as my pre-race meal and it paid off a treat as I absolutely smashed my previous best finish in Welsh Championships. I made a full pie and this was enough to keep…
Mushroom & Celery Soup with Chorizo
“Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.” – Novak Djokovic Those of you who keenly follow my recipes and are fans will know that I love a good soup, I adore making great soups. This one I highly recommend you make, it is flavoursome and full of different…
Mediterranean Stir Fry
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.” – Jackie-Joyner Kersee I made this stir fry using Courgettes, peppers and I thought I would improvise and give a bit of a European flavour by adding a little feta cheese too. It was very nice actually, a delicious stir fry. Very easy…
Vegetable Massala
“ I never dreamed about Success. I worked for it” – Estee Lauder Has anyone ever made a Greek or Mediterranean curry before? Well I have just concocted my own and it was absolutely delicious. This is an ideal meal to have either pre-workout or post workout it does not really matter. Eating less meat…
Creamy Asparagus and Pancetta Farfalle
“The rich invest in time. The poor invest in Money” – Warren Buffet This creamy Asparagus and Pancetta Farfalle is an absolutely delicious dish to have as a your pre-training or pre match meal. Just because there is a lack of meat in this dish or in some meals that are perfectly adequate for pre-…
Kidney Bean Soup
“ To eat is nessecerry. But to eat intelligently is an art” This is an absolutely deliciously tasty dish that you can concoct even with the minimum ingredients in your stock cupboard. There are minimum ingredients involved and very easy to make but it will not leave you dissapointed. It is an ideal dish if…
Homemade Beef, Garlic, Onion and Parsley Burgers
“Nutrition is a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance” – Bill Toomey There is more protein in Cod fillet than there is in Beef Mince. However, low fat Mince is still a very good dose of protein. This dish is ideal either for recovery after a tough hard…
Beef and Feta Spaghetti Meatball Marinara
“Be the best at the things that require no talent” – Paul O Connell This is was an absolutely delicious dish and one that I was very satisfied eating as well. As Runners and sportspeople, it is important we eat a healthy biased diet and not worry too much about counting the calories. Of course,…
Minestrone Soup
“If you criticise people who can dish it out, they can’t take it” – Warren Gatland After a long run, this is a really good, healthy and very filling Soup, especially good for topping up Iron levels after such an intense run. With the combination of celery, leek, carrot, potato and spring onion, you are…
Oven Baked Haddock Fillet with a Tomato & Feta Sauce
“ Your body is a finely tuned vehicle. Give it good fuel and it will take you places” This was an absolutely delicious dish. Very simple to make but absolutely delicious and tasty nonetheless. Haddock has a great amount of omega three fatty acids and is extremely high in protein. The fatty acids from fish…
