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...]
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: Banana Bread with Maple Syrup
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I mean, everyone needs a banana bread recipe in their baking repertoire. I've never gotten around to it, so I thought it was high time I got that sorted. I've said it before - I really love bananas in gluten-free baking. They're amazing. They add strength and elasticity as well as sweetness and a gorgeous taste. There's not much sugar in this banana … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Cheesy Pumpkin Scrolls
It's no secret that I don't dabble in gluten-free bread recipe development. It's not because I don't like bread. Geez, I LOVE bread. With lashings of butter, of course. But, as I say, "stick to your strengths." I just don't have the right touch for bread making. I can chuck a bread packet mix in the bread maker. No problems with that. But if I'm not using a bread maker, it's a lost cause. So … [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...]