Sweet potato shepherd's pie
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s e t i b y t i Celebr he easy-on-the-eye Body Coach, 30, tells new! why he loves Asian food and – despite his healthy regime – reveals he’s partial to a G&T…
it was still there. I’d turned the oven off, but it had fallen down the back! Oh dear! We know you’re super-healthy, but do you ever treat yourself to a tipple? Yes, I’ll have a Hendrick’s gin and tonic with cucumber. What would you eat for your last supper? Nando’s! I’d have half a lemon and herb chicken, Peri-Peri chips, rice with Perinaise and a bread roll.
If you were single, what would you cook to impress on a first date? My Thai green curry. Does any food bring back good memories for you? Asian food, because my girlfriend and I went to Thailand together. You’re known for posting quick and JoeenjoysaThaigreen easy recipes on curry – and a G&T! Instagram, but have you ever had a cooking disaster? On Christmas Day I cooked a nut roast. A few days later, I opened the oven and
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Fitness First has appointed Joe as an ambassador to show how fitness, combined with healthy eating, can boost a person’s overall mood and wellbeing. See Fitnessfirst.co.uk
Sweet potato shepherd’spie
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Check out Josie Gibson’s delicious – and healthy – take on this classic dish Ingredients 2 large sweet potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 medium carrots, chopped
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Dans le noir
450g lean minced beef 4 sprigs fresh thyme Fresh rosemary Rock salt and black pepper
Method n Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 150°C/gas 4. n Boil the sweet potatoes in a pan until soft or just tender. Drain and reserve the cooking water. Mash the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, or coconut oil. Add a little of the cooking stock from the pan if needed. Season with salt and pepper. n Heat some oil in a pan and sauté the onions until soft. n Add the minced meat and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the diced carrots and cook again for 5 minutes. n Pour in about 120ml of the stock from the potatoes, add the thyme, and simmer for about 5 minutes. n Spread the cooked meat in a dish and cover with the mashed sweet potato. n Drizzle some more olive oil over the top, season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. n Remove from the oven and garnish with the rosemary.
ToorderLoveFoodbyJosieGibson (£14.99, Blink Publishing), call the Express Bookshop on 01872 562310withyourcredit/debitcard. Alternatively,sendachequeorpostalordermade payabletoTheExpressBookshopto:LoveFood Offer,POBox200,Falmouth,Cornwall,TR114WJ, orvisitExpressbookshop.co.UKdeliveryisfree.
Dining in the dark is an experience like no other–notleastbecauseyou’reeatingand drinkinginatotallyblacked-outrestaurant! new!helpedcelebrateDansLeNoir’s10th anniversarywithoutevencandlelighttoguide usthrough.Wewereledfromthebarintothe restaurant,whichseats60,byblindwaiters. Although it seems strange at first, relying on senses other than sight to try the extraordinary food – including zebra, ostrich and kangaroo – is a brilliant experience. For a one-off, we highly recommend it. Just remember to relax and let the waiters guide you! n Choose two or three courses from a fish, meat, vegetarian or surprise menu. Pay afterwards in the (well-lit) bar! Dans Le Noir, 30-31 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU. Tel: 020 7253 1100; London.danslenoir.com www.new-magazine.co.uk
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WORDS: Olivia Adams, Georgia Farquharson PHOTOS: Alamy, Rex Shutterstock
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s e t i b y t i Celebr he easy-on-the-eye Body Coach, 30, tells new! why he loves Asian food and – despite his healthy regime – reveals he’s partial to a G&T…
it was still there. I’d turned the oven off, but it had fallen down the back! Oh dear! We know you’re super-healthy, but do you ever treat yourself to a tipple? Yes, I’ll have a Hendrick’s gin and tonic with cucumber. What would you eat for your last supper? Nando’s! I’d have half a lemon and herb chicken, Peri-Peri chips, rice with Perinaise and a bread roll.
If you were single, what would you cook to impress on a first date? My Thai green curry. Does any food bring back good memories for you? Asian food, because my girlfriend and I went to Thailand together. You’re known for posting quick and JoeenjoysaThaigreen easy recipes on curry – and a G&T! Instagram, but have you ever had a cooking disaster? On Christmas Day I cooked a nut roast. A few days later, I opened the oven and
RECIPE OFTHEWEEKSERVES 4
Fitness First has appointed Joe as an ambassador to show how fitness, combined with healthy eating, can boost a person’s overall mood and wellbeing. See Fitnessfirst.co.uk
Sweet potato shepherd’spie
st!with Brepykokuierbbreoao kfast altub
u ge Livenullective’snewdle n o p C u e Th rtsT. henew“d rmes”tYraoghurt yoghu sionFruitGou kCherry includesstPeadsGranola,BDlaacrkChoccy &ToarmetYoghurt&hRaspberry Gou lsandScottis rt&Seeds, Cur urmetYoghuAvailable Go s’nC ’ ococnou,£t.1.29for Nib m fro Tae1s47gtub.
Check out Josie Gibson’s delicious – and healthy – take on this classic dish Ingredients 2 large sweet potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 medium carrots, chopped
review
Dans le noir
450g lean minced beef 4 sprigs fresh thyme Fresh rosemary Rock salt and black pepper
Method n Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 150°C/gas 4. n Boil the sweet potatoes in a pan until soft or just tender. Drain and reserve the cooking water. Mash the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, or coconut oil. Add a little of the cooking stock from the pan if needed. Season with salt and pepper. n Heat some oil in a pan and sauté the onions until soft. n Add the minced meat and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the diced carrots and cook again for 5 minutes. n Pour in about 120ml of the stock from the potatoes, add the thyme, and simmer for about 5 minutes. n Spread the cooked meat in a dish and cover with the mashed sweet potato. n Drizzle some more olive oil over the top, season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. n Remove from the oven and garnish with the rosemary.
ToorderLoveFoodbyJosieGibson (£14.99, Blink Publishing), call the Express Bookshop on 01872 562310withyourcredit/debitcard. Alternatively,sendachequeorpostalordermade payabletoTheExpressBookshopto:LoveFood Offer,POBox200,Falmouth,Cornwall,TR114WJ, orvisitExpressbookshop.co.UKdeliveryisfree.
Dining in the dark is an experience like no other–notleastbecauseyou’reeatingand drinkinginatotallyblacked-outrestaurant! new!helpedcelebrateDansLeNoir’s10th anniversarywithoutevencandlelighttoguide usthrough.Wewereledfromthebarintothe restaurant,whichseats60,byblindwaiters. Although it seems strange at first, relying on senses other than sight to try the extraordinary food – including zebra, ostrich and kangaroo – is a brilliant experience. For a one-off, we highly recommend it. Just remember to relax and let the waiters guide you! n Choose two or three courses from a fish, meat, vegetarian or surprise menu. Pay afterwards in the (well-lit) bar! Dans Le Noir, 30-31 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU. Tel: 020 7253 1100; London.danslenoir.com www.new-magazine.co.uk
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