Penny's Hill Practice Podcast

In the Christmas kitchen with Sam and Geoff - December 2020

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This is the first Christmas 2020 episode of the Penny's Hill Practice Podcast.

In this episode, Dr Geoff Hamp and Dr Sam McGinley are in their kitchens and are cooking up some healthier christmas treats! After our popular episode on low fat diets (click here to hear that one) we have decided to see if we can make the traditional christmas treats just a little healthier!

With help from the British Heart Foundation and from Diabetes UK, join Sam and Geoff as they don their aprons, preheat their ovens, grease their tins and get baking.

If you want to give Geoff's recipe a go, then have a look at the British Heart Foundation website here but you will also find more recipe ideas here too.

However, if you want to give Sam's recipe a go, then have a look at the Diabetes UK website here but you will also find some more recipe ideas here too.

Pictures are available to see on our website here www.pennyshillpractice.co.uk/news.

If you want to try some of the recipes the team from Sorted Food gave us, then click the links below:

  • Sautéed sprouts which could be steamed instead of sautéed once shredded and then tossed with dried fruit, nuts, seasoning and a splash of cider vinegar before serving
  • Braised and spiced red cabbage - leave out the sugar and rely on the wonderful natural sugars in the orange juice and cider
  • Roast potatoes - a wonderful crunch comes from polenta instead of excessive fat when cooking and these are amazing if fresh herbs are tossed in at the end 
  • Roasted roots and without too much oil and no honey, the natural sugars will bring out sweetness once roasted and will taste extra special if you toss them in a little wholegrain mustard

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As always, stay safe, stay well and look after each other.

Runtime  27 minutes 37 seconds

Released 7 December 2020

Thanks to the teams at the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and SortedFood for their permissions and for their helpful and friendly advice. 

Music under license.

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