I've been experimenting with gluten-free baking lately, in addition to my usual dairy-free. I've found two recipes that work really well (and a few sad ones, like ANZAC biscuits that just don't work). There's this Dairy free chocolate chip cookies recipe which continues to be a wondrous recipe that can take all the substitutions that I …
Category: Cooking
Banana oats pancakes
The first time I did the Whole30, I read their thoughts about paleo pancakes. And it came down to, they are sad and not worthy of the name pancakes, so why bother? If you're going to eat pancakes, do it gloriously and eat the real thing. And looking at the sad almond meal falling apart …
I’ll be making gravy
Australian Christmas songs either seem to be cringingly over the top, or songs designed to make you cry. This one manages to fall in between those two categories. As long as you don't think too much about being away from family at Christmas, or traditions around making gravy. I used to be in charge of …
Dairy free chocolate chip cookies
These are based on a recipe of the Women's Weekly "The Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits" that was my favourite childhood recipe book. Well second favourite after the birthday cake book. These choc chip cookies are what I missed a lot after I had to go dairy free although my husband says I'd never made …
Jam, jam, jam (and markets)
In between whining children and tantrums and all else, we found time to go to the markets over the weekend. It's one of the few food experiences our two children can tolerate - food served within a few minutes, lots of space, live background music, interesting things to look at and a sausage roll. So …
Dairy free choc chip cookie mug cake
Yes, I know, claiming to be a cookie in a mug. I finally converted my favourite choc chip cookie to be dairy free and delicious, and bought more chocolate to make another batch, when my husband announced that he is eating healthily to get fit. I guess I could eat all the cookies myself, but …
A strawberry cake
Strawberries are in season and cheap at the moment, so when a friend posted a link to a recipe by Kate from Foxs Lane, I decided I that I should make a cake but use strawberries instead. This morning we needed a distraction so our eager helper would leave his dad alone for half an …
