Ingredients

Pastry:

1/4 cup white self-raising flour

1 cup wholemeal flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup (60ml) oil (canola or sunflower)

1/3 to 1/2 cup trim milk

Filling:

2 teaspoons oil (canola, sunflower or olive)

1 onion, diced

500g lean beef mince

1 medium carrot, diced

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup beef stock

4 tablespoons tomato sauce or relish

2 tablespoons flour

1/4 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

freshly ground pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1 Place flours, oats and salt together in a food processor and process to a fine meal. Add oil and process until combined. Add trim milk gradually and process until pastry comes together. Be careful not to make it too wet. Allow to rest for around 30 minutes before using.

Step 2 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add onion and cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes; add mince and brown. Add carrot, peas, stock and tomato sauce or relish  and cook, covered, for around 15 minutes.

Step 3 Mix flour and water together to a paste and add to meat; stir until sauce has thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper and cool before using.

Step 4 Divide pastry into 2 portions, one slightly bigger than the second. Roll out the bigger portion to the shape of the pie dish, plus about 4-5cm larger all around. Line bottom and sides of a 22cm pie dish (or just use pastry as topping, as per photograph). Add cooled filling and then top with second pastry round (22cm diameter). Press sides together to seal. Brush top with a little milk and then pierce with a fork or knife in many places to allow steam to escape.

Step 5 Bake at 190°C for around 20 minutes and then at 180°C for a further 10-15 minutes. Serve hot with salad.

Grace is truly an inspiring person. To say that she is a dedicated runner would be an understatement, having completed marathons(including the Melboure and Boston) and now focusing on ultra distance running. In June she will be competing in the Comrades Marathon in Sth Africa which is 89kms in distance! Grace has consistantly done Pilates once a week for a few years now and always brings a positive “can do”attitude to her sessions where we focus on improving her run performance and also injury prevention/rehabilitation. In between training sessions, Grace manages a family of 7 children! She truly exemplifies the concept of mental toughness and all the components of what motivation is. We wish her all the best for Comrades in June! As part of her prize, Grace will receive an Outdoor Training Program valued at $198 and a pair fo Vivobarefoot shoes and performance socks valued at up to $235 from our friends at Soled Shoes at 481 Hampton St. Hampton!

“I’ve been dealing with back pain for over 8 years now. I have a bulging disc in my lower back.
I had problems with long drives, long flights, lifting shopping bags, etc. Every episode of my back pain used to last over four weeks and this had impacted my lifestyle to some extent.
I tried Physiotherapy, Osteopath, Chiro, etc. I guess physio and Osteo are good in terms of reducing the pain during each pain episode, but they are not final remedy in the long run.
I have sought advice from several specialists about my problem and they all agreed that the damage has been done and there’s no fix for it, however I could remove the pain by strengthening my core muscles and increasing my flexibility.
I started Pilates with Loretta in early 2010. During the initial sessions, some of Loretta’s instructions didn’t make much sense to me, but I later learnt that some muscles should be able to switch on and off independently without having much impact on the others. I guess this is a very important point.
Now I can comfortably say that my core muscles are stronger, my posture is in a better condition and more importantly I do not have back pain. On one hand, I now understand what is going on with my body and what is causing the pain and on the other hand my muscles are stronger to support various loads and body movements.
I intend to continue doing Pilates to avoid pain and remain healthy.
I am thankful to Pilates Plus staff for the hard work and sharing their knowledge and experience with me to improve my well-being.”

A fantastic dessert for just about anyone as it’s full of fruit and doesn’t contain eggs, added sugar or butter.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup reduced-fat milk
• 2 teaspoons bicarb soda
• 2 cups white breadcrumbs
• 2 cups mixed dried fruit
• 2 bananas, mashed
• low-fat custard, to serv

Instructions

Step 1  Combine milk with bicarb soda. Grease a 6-cup capacity basin.

Step 2  Place all ingredients (except for custard) into a large bowl. Mix until well combined.

Step 3  Pour mixture into prepared basin. Cover securely with foil. Place basin into a large saucepan, and pour in enough water to come halfway up the sides of the basin. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, then simmer, covered, for 2 hours.

Step 4  Serve warm cut in wedges with low-fat custard.

Nutrition Information

Enter Pilates Plus.  I have been doing Pilates now  for approximately 1 year and am now completely pain free.  I truly believe that with Loretta Hallets dedication and skill is teaching Pilates I have turned the corner.  Pilates with a combination of Spin  and Outdoor Training has meant that I have become so much stronger and able to do the every day activities of life without Pain,

There have also been physical changes, some weight loss, although I would like to lose more but a more youthful looking body, where I have lost inches around the waist and hips.

I was only saying the other day to Pete our Spin Coach, how  professional and caring all the trainers at Pilates Plus are.  Each trainer is very aware of our individual problems and will provide exercises that will assist those problems.  I feel so lucky to have found a studio such as Pilates Plus, where all the Trainers are well skilled, who care about my progress.

I am only too happy to recommend Pilates Plus to anyone looking for outstanding Pilates Instructors  and outstanding Trainers.

As part of her prize, Trudy will receive our Motivational May Outdoor Training Program valued at $198