The girls came over for dinner the other day, and to allay the fact that I knew we would drink a bottle of wine each, I was minded to make a healthy meal. Flicking through the (excellent) Polpo cook book, I spotted this little gem which I have actually eaten at Polpo and know to be yummy: Cod cheeks with lentils and salsa verde. Norman claims that your fishmonger should be able to sort you out with some cod cheeks given a day or so's notice, but I had mere hours so had to set

The fish counter is your allie this month, and squid particularly so. With a whacking great 200g portion coming in at just 100 calories, squid should be top of every dieter's shopping list. If you're buying from a supermarket then in all likelihood it will come all ready cleaned and prepped so there is reallynothing to be scared of either; there will be little tubes of squid and the mini octopussy but will be inside. I removed this part this time and set aside for another rec

The idea of using lettuce as a vessel for shovelling delicious things into one's mouth is nothing new, but it is a handy weapon to have in your weight loss arsenal. There are loads of things you can do with a sad bit of iceberg or romaine lettuce; whether it's these Virtuous Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps, or swapping the tacos in this yummy Mexican prawn recipe for something even more saintly. Thinspiration Millie Mackintosh even has a burger in hers sometimes. I had some leftover