{"id":807,"date":"2019-11-18T17:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T17:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=807"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:25:57","slug":"my-menu-man-of-the-year-ben-shares-his-favourite-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/my-menu-man-of-the-year-ben-shares-his-favourite-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"My menu: ‘Man of the Year’ Ben shares his favourite dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Slimming World, we love nothing better than to see what delicious dishes our members are making and enjoying at home. Our Man of the Year 2019 Ben Muscroft<\/a> loves cooking up a slimming-friendly storm, so we asked him to share a sneak peek at some of his favourite kitchen creations. Ben says:
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\u201cFood is a great passion of mine \u2013 and I knew that if my meals weren\u2019t tasty or interesting I\u2019d get bored and not stick to it. I soon discovered that the only limit to Food Optimising is your imagination!
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\u201cI have a huge catalogue of Slimming World recipes<\/a> under my belt and I\u2019m always looking at the websites and cook books for more ideas – there are over 1000 recipes on the member website<\/a>, so I never get fed up of having the same things. Group is a great place to get exciting new ideas and tips too – I love hearing what everyone is cooking!
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\u201cAs a keen foodie, I also love that pretty much any recipe can be adapted to make it Food Optimising-friendly, so I never feel like I\u2019m missing out. The world\u2019s your oyster!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are some of Ben\u2019s favourites\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whole baked tuna <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ben served this showstopper dish with salad and devilled eggs – all Free Food when prepared the Slimming World way! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Beef saraman curry – from the Slimming World Curry Club cookbook<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a melt-in-your-mouth curry, using stewing beef and a blend of spices \u2013 and it\u2019s completely Free! There are loads of different Slimming World curry recipes<\/a> to choose from, so your Friday nights are sorted, whatever your curry of choice. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Seafood laksa<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find both prawn and vegetarian-friendly mushroom laksa recipes in the huge recipe collection on the Slimming World member website. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Mushroom and bacon arancini<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ben <\/strong>adapted this recipe from Slimming World Magazine<\/a><\/em> and served the baked Italian rice balls with salmon and roasted aubergine. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Bibimbap<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is another recipe that Ben spotted in Slimming World Magazine<\/em>. All the amazing tastes of Korea and totally Free. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sushi cake<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ben made this colourful prawn-topped sushi cake for his sister\u2019s birthday. He says, \u201cMy sister is a Slimming World member too, and I knew she\u2019d appreciate a healthy cake more than a sponge version. She loved it!\u201d
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Ben also made individual smoked salmon and cucumber sushi.
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Sushi cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sushi rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chicken kebab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This whopper of a kebab definitely hit the fakeaway spot! There are lots of Slimming World kebab recipes<\/a> to try, so you can swerve the takeaway and make your own slim-friendly version at home. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Meatzza<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This classic meatzza comes from the Slimming World Free Food Feasts cookbook (members can buy recipe books in group or in the online shop). It\u2019s a bit like a cross between a burger and a pizza \u2013 hard to believe it\u2019s completely Free!  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Salmon terrine <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This smoked salmon terrine, filled with a soft salmon mousse, is perfect for parties – and completely Free! Members can find the recipe online. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Baked Alaska<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\nBen enscases frozen yoghurt in Slimming World-recipe meringue to keep his Baked Alaska slim-friendly.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Healthy snacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ben even makes simple fruit exciting. He says, \u201cI love playing around with food and making my snacks look interesting! Here\u2019s my apple swan and fruity peacock.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\u201cAnd these are some funky looking snack plates I put together. I love discovering new Free Foods!\u201d \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phew, Ben really has been busy in the kitchen! Slimming World makes it easy to eat well and never get bored, with great recipe swaps in group, our huge online recipe collection, the fantastic Slimming World Magazine<\/em> and our gorgeous recipe books. 
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Have you been inspired by Ben\u2019s cooking creativity? We\u2019d love to know what\u2019s been on your menu this week. Send us snaps<\/a> of your Slimming World favourites!<\/strong>
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Ben lost a staggering 15st 8lbs \u2013 and his love of exciting food helped him along the way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29,27,12,28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10855,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions\/10855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}