Strawberry No Cheese Cake

Strawberry No Cheese Cake gluten free, dairy free, egg free, peanut free, low in added sugar To make the base: In the food processor whizz til smooth: 1 1/2 cups raisins 1/12 cups cashews 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp cocoa butter 2 tbsps cocoa powder Line the base with tin foil or baking paper…

Mango No-Cheese Cake

Mango No Cheese Cake gluten free, dairy free, egg free, peanut free, low in added sugar To make the base: In the food processor whizz til smooth: 1 1/2 cups raisins 1/12 cups cashews 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp cocoa butter Line the base with tin foil or baking paper into a round spongeform…

Peanut Butter Fudge Choco Pops

To make the fudge: In a pot boil: 3 large tbsps of peanut butter 2 tsps tahini 30 grams of butter or coconut oil ( to make it DF) 2 tsps of honey Bring to the boil for about 5 minutes or until bubbling. Set in fridge for 1 hour. When firm, mold into mini…

Leek And Potato Soup

In a large pot put: 25 grams of butter or olive oil 2 tbsp nutritional yeast salt and pepper to taste 1 leek chopped 5 celery sticks chopped Cook until leeks and celery are soft. Meanwhile in another pot: Boil 5 to 6 medium sized potatoes until cooked. When potatoes are cooked: Add: two tins…

Gluten Free Diets: Healthy or Unhealthy?

Gluten Free Diets have become a ‘fad’, by that I mean they have become more and more popular as a means to be “healthier” and for weight loss. And more and more people are choosing to go gluten free…. whether they need to or not. And gluten free diets have been getting a bad rep…

GF Fruit Bread

It took 5 goes but I’ve finally nailed it! Fruit Bread – Hot Cross Bun Style! Gf, wheat free, df, nut free, egg free and you don’t need a bread maker! To make: In a bowl put: 1/2 cup Chickpea flour 1 cup Psyillium husk 1/2 cup Chia seeds 1 cup Sesame seeds 1 cup…

Gluten Free Pastry made with legumes

To make: In the whizzer, whizz til a smoothish dough 2 tin of chickpeas/cannelini beans or kidney beans, drained 2 cloves of garlic 1 tsp dry mustard 4 heaped tbsps of gf flour (I used a gf bread mix) 80 grams of butter – make it df and use a df butter substitute or lard…

Banana Bread

To make: In a bowl mix until thick and creamy: 50 grams of melted butter or df substitute 2 eggs 1 mashed banana 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 tbsp brown sugar (or similar) Add: 1 cup walnuts ground 1 cup almonds ground 2/3 cup gf bread mix OR 2/3 cup rice flour and 1/3 cup…

Sausage Rolls

To make: In the whizzer, whizz til a smoothish dough 1 tin of chickpeas drained 2 cloves of garlic 1/2 tsp dry mustard 2 heaped tbsps of gf flour (I used a gf bread mix) 50 grams of butter salt and pepper to taste 50 grams of cheese 2 tsps of baking powder For the…