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...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Basic Banana Muffins
This is a bit of a hit 'n' run post as there's a few things in the works, mainly the inaugural Gluten-Free Expo in Adelaide this weekend. I'm doing two cooking demonstrations and guest speaking so there's a bit to organise, but I'm excited to have this opportunity and I'll be blogging about it next week. Thankfully, the kids are back at school after 2 weeks of holidays - phew! We all needed the … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Chocolate Apricot Slice
If at first you don't succeed ... And so that's been the way over the last few months as I've been trying to get the base of this recipe right - something close to a lovely short biscuit base but not quite so crumbly. I was able to roadtest it on my book group last week. There was a unanimous thumbs up so at last it's ready for you as well. This recipe is quite low in sugar. The … [Read more...]