No need to adjust your screen. You read it right: Lunchbox Nachos. Yes, it is indeed possible to send your kids to school with nachos in their lunchboxes. But be warned, you may find this recipe a little controversial for a couple of reasons. First, the salt content of the corn chips. Yes, okay, most corn chips wouldn't satisfy the healthy test for a school lunchbox, but if you avoid … [Read more...]
Egg-free Meringues. That’s right!
No need to adjust your screen. You read that correctly. EGG-FREE MERINGUES! "How is that possible?" I hear you ask. Well, it goes a little something like this. A few months ago, I noticed a bit of hype on the airwaves about the magic of chickpea brine and how it behaved like eggs in baked goods. You know chickpea brine. It's the liquid you get in a can of chickpeas. It's a cheap, … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Rice Rounds
At the end of this week, school finishes for the year and we commence the 6-week summer break. So, honest to goodness, I'm not all that interested in developing new lunchbox recipes over the next few weeks. We're all focussing on Christmas and fretting about how our poor metabolisms are going to cope with all the Christmas functions between now and the 25th. Maybe you'll be doing some … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Sweet Tea Cups
A few weeks ago, my baby turned four. Of course, I really shouldn't call my four-year-old a baby, but as he's my youngest I'm allowing myself a little creative license. Those four years have gone by awfully quickly. He was only a few months old when my daughter was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease and was the most placid of babies. Now he is a blustering, rambunctious chatterbox who is more than … [Read more...]
Gluten-free birthday party lunchbox
Time flies when you're having fun. I've just realised that my second blogoversary has just passed. Goodness, it's come around quickly! But I'm not whipping up a new fancy cake recipe to celebrate this year, mainly because I've got a few projects on the go at the moment, so I've not done much recipe development lately. Rather, I'm going to tick this post off my "to do" list. My blog is about … [Read more...]