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 spiced cherry icecream cake
Here in Australia, we celebrate Christmas in summer when cherries are in season. In Adelaide, South Australia, we have a fantastic cherry growing region in the Adelaide Hills, just a short drive from the city centre. It's fitting, then, that an Australian Christmas is all about the cherries (and the chocolate). And how we love them! But this year hasn't been a great cherry season, so they're … [Read more...]
Gluten-free wicked chocolate balls
As the Christmas season is almost upon us, this blog will take a different direction over the next few weeks, focussing on festive fare. This will especially be the case because we are now on our long summer school break and so I won't be packing too many lunchboxes for the time being. But before we get to these wicked chocolate balls, it was my very great honour this week to be nominated for the … [Read more...]