I had the final food intolerance test today for lactose and I have been skipping all day - I had no reaction at all. Again they took my breath every 1/2 hour for 3 hours and I will hear officially in a couple of weeks but I guess I have my answers already. I am not lactose intolerant but I am fructose intolerant and that sucks big time. It's not like lactose or gluten intolerance, which are clear cut. You eliminate them from your diet and you live well. Not that either of those intolerances is easy but fructose! It is in everything healthy - fruit, vegetables, whole grains etc. It's impossible to eliminate it - you would die from malnutrition. So you manage it. Most people have the fructose in their food absorbed through their stomach walls and that's the way it should be. But we strange folk can't absorb it and so it goes on its way and the bacteria down there sees it as a foreign substance and goes crazy, causing a lot of unpleasantness. Our bodies can tolerate a little fructose not … [Read more...] about Pita Bread and Mexican Spread – grain-free & fructmal friendly
Coconut Chocolate Whoopie Pies – grain, dairy, nut and refined sugar-free
I've made only four recipes this weekend for the cookbook and here is one of them. These are super decadent whoopie pies which have all the taste and flavour of the sugar and grain-laden ones. The book has over 40 recipes now so I only need a few more before it is complete. Meanwhile I just wanted to talk to you about something interesting that I found out the hard way. A few months back we had some testing done in our house to test the levels of toxic gases, moisture and unhealthy living conditions. This was not something we commissioned. In fact, someone who was doing a thesis at university approached us about using our house as part of the test for their studies. Most of our house was just fine but one thing came out of the study. Our bedroom had high levels of carbon dioxide, which is detrimental to health. We both always woke up feeling more tired than when we went to bed and I always had a headache. It would take all morning to feel normal again. There were also some other … [Read more...] about Coconut Chocolate Whoopie Pies – grain, dairy, nut and refined sugar-free
Roast Lamb and update
I have decided to post tonight to give you an update on my food intolerance tests. But then I thought that I couldn't do a post without photos so I photographed dinner even though it wasn't really a recipe. Adriano is away trying to destroy his body in another mountain biking race so it was just Dario and me. I bought a cute little lamb roast - shoulder of lamb butterflied, to be exact. Then I cut potatoes up small and roasted them. I love them small and crispy. Just in case you wanted to know, we have around 4 million people in New Zealand and about 60 million sheep. That's a lot of sheep! But back to the update. I had a special limited diet yesterday and then starved this morning. I got there at 8am and they immediately gave me this disgustingly sweet drink - a full glass of it. It was pure fructose. Another lady was doing the same test and she lapped it up, commenting how delicious it was. It takes all sorts. I immediately felt nauseous and it went downhill from there. My … [Read more...] about Roast Lamb and update
Brazilian Cheese Puffs – gluten and grain-free
I have found yet another recipe for grain-free cheese bread and decided to cook it tonight with a simple meal of baby spinach, smoked salmon, a poached egg and homemade aioli sauce. How healthy is that with heaps of omega-3 and teeming with minerals and vitamins! I found the recipe at the Perfect Health Diet. Actually, even though the recipe was a bit different, they tasted pretty much the same as the last lot. I think I have this grain-free bread thing down pat and need to move on. … [Read more...] about Brazilian Cheese Puffs – gluten and grain-free
Creamy Lemon Slice – grain, sugar, nut & dairy-free
I managed seven recipes this weekend for my cookbook and I am very happy with the results. I thought I would give you another sample of one of the recipe which will be in the book. I am super pleased with this creamy lemon slice. It tastes delightful - everything you would expect from a lemon offering. It sets well, cuts well and keeps beautifully. I am in love with this recipe. In other news, I had the first part of my food intolerance test last Friday and I have found that I am in the 5% of the population who produce methane instead of hydrogen when I digest. No one knows why some people do this. I would have thought it very important but no one cares. We are more like cows than humans, it seems. I will have the second part this week. The result had better be illuminating because otherwise this is a gross waste of time. Three hours sitting and puffing into a machine every 15 minutes is overwhelmingly boring. This is NOT a low Fodmap recipe. Creamy Lemon Slice Print … [Read more...] about Creamy Lemon Slice – grain, sugar, nut & dairy-free
Potato Rosti Pizza
Tomorrow I am going for a hydrogen breath test to check for a couple of food intolerances. Yes, this is a journey and I am not there yet. There is something else going on that has not yet been identified, hence this test. It takes 3 hours which is a bit of a pest because it means time off work. And it's necessary to have three sessions - the first is a control test, the second a fructose test after filling up on juice and the third is a lactose test (they are related) after filling up on milk (I think). Today I have been on a strict diet to make sure I am empty of certain food groups and I have had very peculiar meals. But I wanted to feed Dario and Adriano well despite my woes. These potato rosti pizzas worked well because I was able to eat everything except the cheese. They are simple to make, require few ingredients and got the approval of both male members of the family. Potato Rosti Pizza Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 25 mins … [Read more...] about Potato Rosti Pizza
