Those lovely little tarts I made at the weekend disappeared fast and we ran out of baking last night so there was a quick flurry of activity and these cookies were the result. I couldn't do any elaborate slices or tarts because of time constraints after work and before dinner but sometimes the simplest, quickest recipes can be just as satisfying as the more time-consuming ones. These use coconut flour, shredded coconut and bananas to make a soft tasty cookie. They have only two tablespoonfuls of sugar so are suitably low FODMAP. This is a recipe , using date puree instead of sugar, which I used in my cookbook stacked together with chocolate avocado mousse to make whoopie pies. Our avocados here in New Zealand are rock hard right now so the chocolate mousse had to be shelved. Anyway, the baking container is now full and I can relax for a few days until the cookie munchers come raiding again. Coconut Banana Cookies Print Ingredients ¼ cup coconut flour … [Read more...] about Coconut Banana Cookies – gluten free & low FODMAP
Blueberry & Almond Tarts – gluten-free & Low FODMAP
Towards the end of the week, my baking from the previous weekend starts to run low and I begin thinking about what I will make on Saturday for the following week. This is, needless to say, a pleasant experience. I conjure up all sorts of things, usually with multi-layers of fabulousness. And sometimes, someone helps me along, as happened with this weekend's choice. A reader of this blog and a fellow sufferer of fructose malabsorption tested this recipe and then sent it to me. It is entirely suitable for us but contains ground almonds and I am not great with nuts though they don't contain fructose. However, I decided to make the recipe anyway and I am glad I did because the tarts taste pretty good. The pastry is interesting and holds together well while the filling is tasty and satisfying. All round this is a good recipe and worth making whether you have any food intolerances or not. On another note, I now have 8 of my books published on Amazon and if any of you would like to buy and … [Read more...] about Blueberry & Almond Tarts – gluten-free & Low FODMAP
Cooking Techniques with Olive Oil – Book Review
I purchased this lovely cookbook, Cooking Techniques with Olive Oil, a few weeks ago and was blown away by the beauty of it. I have no option but to do a review on it because I think you all could be interested in it. This is not an ordinary cookbook. It is focused on olive oil, and you will come away from it with so much more knowledge about this universally loved oil. There are chapters on the history, varieties, how to store it and much more. Then the book moves onto recipes and they are broken into sections according to the cooking method: poaching, braising, marinating, steaming, baking etc. Nominated for a Global Ebook Award, this e-cookbook is a fantastic resource for anyone who enjoys olive oil. You will find detailed descriptions, as well as recipes for vegans and meat eaters alike, including plenty of beautiful and vivid photographs. Cooking Techniques with Olive Oil is fabulous resource for cooks of all experience, from the novice to the professional. Written by Mary … [Read more...] about Cooking Techniques with Olive Oil – Book Review
Gluten and Dairy Free Dinner Rolls
I have been looking for a while for a good gluten-free bread which would suit my low FODMAP diet and I found this one on Megan's blog, Allergy Free Alaska. Her rolls look amazing in the photos and quite light while mine turned out dark and more dense. I did follow her recipe almost exactly except I switched out the honey (high fructose) for sugar but I think my flours must have been different to have such a different colour. Adriano liked them and so did I with a little butter. Megan added rosemary and garlic in one version and onion in another. Instead, to make them low FODMAP, I added red chillis, fresh ginger and coriander, all chopped up small. I can't imagine any of that changed the colour. Anyway, I will make them again so I can perfect them and get them as good as Megan did. You can find the recipe here. I'd also love you to jump over to Nancy's blog, Spicie Foodie, where she has interviewed me and put up a lovely display of photos of my food. I have mentioned Nancy before … [Read more...] about Gluten and Dairy Free Dinner Rolls
Double Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Squares – gluten-free & low FODMAP
And the weekend is over once again. The two free days of the week always seem to disappear like a puff of smoke. Saturdays starts off with the hope that I will get lots done and Sundays arrive all too soon with very little crossed off the to-do list. How can 16-17 waking hours a day seem like two? The answer is beyond me. Yesterday, I read an article by Penelope Trunk here about doing the first thing on your list first and not fluffing around with the minor items. If you don't cross off the big things, you will have no sense of satisfaction at the end of the day even if you have done several minor jobs. So I have crossed off a big one but got very little else done. I am not sure if the sense of satisfaction was greater than if I now had a shorter list. The next big thing on my list is a cookbook review I have been meaning to do for a while. Maybe this week. Just a reminder that my giveaway of a Cuisinart mini processor finishes in less than a day so if you haven't entered yet, do so … [Read more...] about Double Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Squares – gluten-free & low FODMAP
Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad – Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals
It's been quite a while since I have made one of Jamie Oliver's 15-minute meals. This was a good one to start back on because it was suitably low FODMAP with only a few changes. Jamie's choice of ciabatta had to be a gluten-free loaf and I had to remove the garlic but added in a little garlic-infused oil for the taste. It is a simple, tasty meal which was relatively quick to make although it took much longer than 15 minutes. In fact between cooking, photographing the finished dish and eating it, one and half hours passed. If you are on the low Fodmap diet, make sure the yogurt in the recipe is lactose-free. Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad Print Serves: Serves 4 Ingredients For the chicken 2x200g skinless chicken breasts ½ tsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp polenta Salt & pepper olive oil For the salad 1 gluten-free loaf of bread 4 slices bacon Lettuce 10 cherry tomatoes 2 large jarred red peppers Alfalfa sprouts For the dressing 2 tsp garlic-infused olive oil … [Read more...] about Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad – Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals
