Chocolate Beetroot Mini Cakes

To make: Melt 60 grams of butter or df alternative (coconut oil works well in a 1:1 ratio) Add: 2 eggs 2 tbsps brown sugar (or similar) 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tsp cardamom powder (optional – but recommended!) Whisk well Add 1 cup grated raw beetroot Stir Add 3/4 cup gf bread mix (or…

Instant Baked Beans

Baked beans! Perfect hot breakfast for a chilly morning. So easy the kids can make it! Much healthier than the tinned versions and just as easy to make. To make in a pot heat: 2 tins of any beans in spring water 1 jar of passatta sauce or tinned tomatoes 50 grams of butter (I…

Low Carb Sourdough

For those that want bread but prefer eating low carb (for whatever reason) or just like a dense, high fibre, nutty loaf. To make: In a large bowl put: 1 cup ground linseeds 1 cup ground almonds 1 cup ground walnuts 1 cup ground sunflower seeds 1/2 cup tapioca flour 1 cup psyillium husk 4…

Strawberry Deliciousness

Miss 9 and I often go for walks in the morning. one morning we talked food and planned a dinner and dessert we were going to make. I said the dessert had to be cold. Miss 9 said it had to have strawberries in it, so we could go strawberry picking. And this is what…

5 minute Spicy Chickpea's

Dinner in under 10 minutes! In a fry pan throw: olive oil, garlic, 1 tsp of each: tarragon, smoked paprika, parsley, rosemary , oregano and 1/2 tsp chilli flakes. Add 2 to 3 cups of precooked or tinned chickpeas. Stir well so chickpeas evenly covered in spices. Cook until chickpeas hot. Serve with salad. Time…

Egg Free Chocolate and Berry Mousse

Chocolate and Berry Mousse Egg free and low sugar. To make the chocolate mousse: Melt 60 grams of dark chocolate and 35 grams of butter. Aquafaba: With electric egg beaters beat the brine/spring water from a tin of chickpeas with 1 tsp of vanilla essence and 1 tbsp of sugar. Beat for about 10 minutes…

Blueberry Pikelets!

T The perfect lazy Sunday morning breakfast Blueberry Pikelets! In a bowl put: 1 over ripe mashed banana, 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence. Mix well. Add: 1/2 cup buckwheat flour, 1/2 cup gf flour mix, 2 tsps of baking powder 1 cup blueberries. Mix. Add 1/4 cup milk. Mix gently. Cook in oiled fry…

Mini Orange Sponge with orange glaze

Mini Orange Sponge with orange glaze To make : Boil half an orange (rind and flesh) until soft Whizz til smooth: The boiled ½ orange 50 grams of butter 2 egg yolks 2 tbsp sugar or honey 1 ¼ cups of LSA When whizzed add: 2 tsps baking powder 2 egg whites beaten til thick…

Nut Free Popcorn Muesli bar

Nut Free Popcorn Muesli bar Whizz till roughly chopped: 3/4 cup buckwheat groats 3/4 cup oats 4 cups of plain popped popcorn 3/4 cup pumpkin seeds 2 cups raisins In a pot heat: 130 grams of butter or coconut oil 1/4 cup dark brown sugar or similar 1 tsp of vanilla essence 2 tbsp of…

Peach & Coconut Jelly

Peach and Coconut jelly! To make: Whizz til smooth: 1 425 gram can of peaches or fresh or stewed peaches in a similar amount In a pot mix well and bring to the boil: The whizzed peaches 1 tin of coconut cream When hot add: 3 tbsp of gelatine Stir well to dissolve the gelatine…