I'm sticking with the little food. They are a bit more work but it means I eat less and that's always good. Our holiday back to Italy to see family is only a few weeks away and I don't want to look balloon-like. I'm getting older but I don't need to get fatter. So little food it is. I made this recipe up and some purists might say that you can't combine the Thai flavours of chili and ginger with French Brie but I did and they tasted great. The evidence is the lack of a crumb left. I also had left over a bit of the tart filling from last night so I filled a few pastry cases with that, hence the two fillings in the photo. This recipe is not low Fodmap. Crab & Brie Cups Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients Savory short pastry 1 tbsp flour 1 tbsp butter Milk 1 red chili, chopped finely 1 inch knob of fresh ginger, grated 1 garlic, crushed 1 can of crabmeat ½ a wedge of brie Method Turn the oven on to 180°C/350°F. Oil 12 deep muffin cups Cut out … [Read more...] about Crab & Brie Cups
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Stuffed Calamari – Low Fodmap & Gluten-Free
Adriano cooked this dish. It is a classic Italian dish with the addition of walnuts for a bit of crunch. He also made a tomato/carrot puree to accompany it. He's useful to have around. I have probably mentioned before that my parents owned a seafood processing factory after we left the farm when I was ten. During my teens I worked there in the school holidays and loved it. it made me feel like an adult. I worked in the production lines either processing wet fish or crayfish. I met a lot of colourful characters there and no more so than Sam. It's a while ago now and I can't remember if he was Tongan or Maori but I do remember his quirkiness. One day he arrived at work wearing glasses and assured us that he now needed them. Later in the day I watched him rub his eye through where the lens should have been. Yes, no lenses. He explained that he was sure he could see better with them on. Sam was always short of money but one day he told us he had bought a car. We were rather … [Read more...] about Stuffed Calamari – Low Fodmap & Gluten-Free
Seafood Bouillabaisse – Low Fodmap
You've probably all heard of the classic French seafood bouillabaisse. Well I made one tonight but I can't vouch for its authenticity. Most home cooks spend their lives adapting recipes according to memory and what's in the pantry. I am no different. The recipe below is basic and simple but had the thumbs up from both Adriano and Dario. The preparation is very quick and then it cooks all by itself. Just perfect for getting my photographic equipment ready for a fast photo shoot before it all gets cold. At least my family has now learned not to nag about being hungry before I am finished or I bite their heads off. I did used to wonder how many times I had to snap at them before they learned, but learn they eventually did. I am also getting a little quicker as I get to know my camera better. Sometimes it feels like a wayward child which can't make up its mind what it wants but I show it who is the boss and eventually a decent photo arrives. By the way, I served the bouillabaisse … [Read more...] about Seafood Bouillabaisse – Low Fodmap
Seafood Risotto – minimal preparation, cooked in 30 minutes
Eating seafood dishes evokes memories from the past when my parents owned a fish processing factory, where I worked in the university holidays. We processed mainly lobsters. They were a common food for our family and we became quite spoilt. Now, it is only on rare occasions that we can justify spending the exorbitant amount necessary to buy one but fortunately there are many other forms of seafood that are just as delicious. Adriano has a mountain biking race on Sunday and he has to start loading up on carbs so tonight I made a risotto with mussels, king prawns and calamari rings. Dario protested at having to remove the prawn tails and open the mussels but a mother can't spoon feed her son forever. He is 21 after all. Seafood Risotto Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients ¼ tsp saffron threads 400g/14 oz can of diced tomatoes ¼ cup olive oil 2 spring onions, finely chopped (green part only) 1 tsp garlic-infused oil ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 ½ cups Arborio rice 1 … [Read more...] about Seafood Risotto – minimal preparation, cooked in 30 minutes
Salmon Baked Eggs – 25 minutes from start to finish
A couple of weeks ago, I was standing in line at the supermarket checkout, which is a rare occurrence since Adriano and Dario do all the shopping. Anyway, the woman in front was stocking up for a natural disaster and I had time to kill so I did exactly what the supermarket owners hope I will do - peruse the tempting array of sweets and magazines within arm's reach. I started flicking through a cooking magazine, wondering why I had broken my own golden rule of never going food shopping on an empty stomach, and succumbed to the excruciatingly gorgeous photographs of deliciously arranged food. It went in the shopping trolley, adding $13 to my bill. It was called New Idea Masterclass and tonight's recipe is one of its 185 recipes. This is a simple, tasty meal which took under 30 minutes but it still couldn't beat Jamie's meals. I am going to have to return to him again soon. Salmon Baked Eggs - low Fodmap Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 50g/2 tbsp butter 1 … [Read more...] about Salmon Baked Eggs – 25 minutes from start to finish
Paella – Low Fodmap and Gluten-Free
Yesterday was Adriano's birthday but he was away down the island because of a race today in soldier-training country. He had a bung leg because of a fall last week in which he split his eyebrow open and distorted his little finger. Four stitches later, he came home limping, with a sore finger and black eye. But still he went off to the race on Friday and, though he didn't do well by his standards, he was still in the first twenty out of 500 racers. Anyway, I cooked his birthday dinner tonight and, since he loves seafood, I chose to do paella - for the first time, I might add. I found Jamie Oliver's recipe online and printed it out. I then converted it to a low Fodmap version and well, it turned out great. It was a bit of work but nothing too hard and oh, so tasty. Paella - Low Fodmap and Gluten-free Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 1 big chicken breast White rice flour olive oil 1 tsp garlic-infused olive oil 2 onion and garlic-free sausages (check … [Read more...] about Paella – Low Fodmap and Gluten-Free