Well, it's almost Easter and school holidays and it's that time of term when we're all utterly exhausted. I get pretty busy in the lead-up to Easter because I have a musical directorship which demands quite a lot of Easter music. That's fine by me, because I love Easter music almost as much as I love Christmas music. Anyway, while other food bloggers have been creating their own Easter recipes, … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Chocolate Apricot Balls
Okay, so this is a hit-and-run post. There's been a larger than usual gap between posts because, as you may have heard, South Australia has been receiving a terrible battering by Mother Nature lately. There was a State-wide black out last Wednesday. Unprecedented. Horrifically, even one of our major hospitals lost back-up power. Apparently the problem was a weather system coming from Antarctica … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Cinnamon Scrolls
Yeah, okay, let's rock 'n' scroll. Ha! I'm on a scroll with this recipe. *Cough* That's enough of that. But seriously, the scroll has eluded me for quite some time, mainly because I don't have the right touch with bread-making. Not long ago, I published a recipe for Cheesy Pumpkin Scrolls, which was a victory of sorts because I finally figured out how to do it. The trick is to use a pizza … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Lemon and Poppy Seed Cupcakes
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...]