One of the lovely things about childhood is little rituals. Kids seem to thrive on routine and doing something over and over can form really strong memories. Every Thursday afternoon, I collect my kids from school and drive to Adelaide's eastern suburbs so that my eldest daughter can have a violin lesson. While that's happening, I take my other kids to a nearby bakery which is 100 percent … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Apricot and Coconut Cookies
School holidays have just come to an end here in South Australia and I've been able to spend a bit of time re-stocking my freezer with lots of lunchbox goodies. It's so handy being able to pull lunchbox food out of the freezer, but as you probably already know, you don't necessarily get a great quality defrosted baked good if it's gluten-free. That's why I usually use my own mix of flours … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Seed Clusters
I've never been a huge fan of seeds. Even though they're so full nutritional goodness, I could never get too excited about snacking on them. Honestly, I'd rather eat nuts. If your household is anything like mine, then the food tastes of the grocery shopper largely dictate what goes into the shopping basket each week. And so it has been the case that I've never really bought … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Rock Cakes
Ah, nostalgia! Do you remember rock cakes? I learned how to make rock cakes at school when I was about 13 years old. They stand out in my memory because it was the first time I learned a baking technique - how to rub butter into flour. And because they were simple and straightforward to make, I tended to make them regularly, thanks to my Mum giving me free run of the kitchen whenever I felt … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Pine+Apple Cake with Maple Icing
I can't think of anything meaningful to say this week, so instead here are three random and unrelated facts about me: My 5 year-old son and I are making a pompom. That is, I'm making the pom pom while he gets the wool nicely tangled and strewn up everywhere. It's for a kindy project - all the kindy kids' pompoms are going to be hung from a tree. It should look amazing. They're so easy to make, … [Read more...]