Can anyone resist a cheese puff? Especially a gluten-free cheese puff? They're such delightful morsels. So tasty, so brilliant on a platter of nibbles, expecially with some spicy tomato relish as a dipping sauce. I've been trying to find out about the history of cheese puffs with little success. It looks like they've been around since the 1970s at least. They were probably served at parties … [Read more...]
Back to School? Time to think about Lunchboxes
***SPECIAL OFFER: To receive a 10% discount on your Gluten-free Lunchboxes eCookbook purchase, enter the code "Back2School" at the checkout. Offer expires on 31 January 2017. *** With just a few weeks left of Australian school summer holidays, it's time to be thinking about back to school. I've just done the monster shoe purchase for my kids (7 pairs of shoes in one day. That's a new record … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Ribbon Salad
Well, we're into the crazy part of the school year. This past week we've had the ballet concert, school concert and various final school assessments. Coming up is another school concert and an end-of-year ceremony. It's nuts. And school holidays are less than two weeks away. Yikes! I'm still recovering from the last holidays so have no plans in place for the summer. But somehow it will work out, I … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Cornflake Cookies
I went to my school reunion on Saturday night. It was the first reunion that my year level has had in the 25 years since we finished year 12. (That's right, I'm not a day over 35. Or maybe just a few days.) I had quite a few reservations about going. I went to a country high school and it was socially a tricky time for me, so wasn't really sure I'd be happy to be there, but I'm so glad I … [Read more...]
Top 5 Fast-Food Inspired Lunchtime Recipes
I've been in a bit of a lull lately. A self-imposed lull. I've been battling some thyroid-related health issues for some time now. At last, I have a diagnosis of the underlying cause, but treatment is yet to commence and to be honest, after all the other things I've tried, I'm not celebrating just yet. So, between the thyroid issue and having also copped adrenal fatigue (just for good … [Read more...]