One of the first food blogs that I discovered was Roost, a gluten-free blog run by a young woman who cooks for her gluten-intolerant husband. It is a lovely, gentle journey of their lives together and I visit often. Yesterday I found this recipe there and it surprised me no end that you could make gluten-free couscous. Well, it's not exactly couscous but it sure fooled Adriano. Even though he had done the shopping for the meal, he couldn't work out what he was eating. This dish together with the snapper and my own recipe for mayonnaise was a perfect combination of flavours. Jamie Oliver would be proud to have produced this meal. I changed the recipe a little and didn't use the original sauce so check out my version below but basically it came from Roost so do take a look at her recipe here. This recipe is not low Fodmap. Snapper & Cauliflower Couscous - A Gluten-Free Dinner Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 1 large egg 2 tbsp lemon juice ½ tsp … [Read more...] about Snapper & Cauliflower Couscous – A Gluten-Free Dinner
Chicken Wraps with Coriander, Chilli & Ginger Sauce
I love wraps of all kinds. Both because they taste good and because it seems like an easy, quick meal. Mind you it depends on what you put in them. A simple filling is a bought sauce, tomatoes, lettuce and sliced meat. A more complex one is like these ones I prepared tonight. I made the sauce and breaded and cooked the chicken. It was an invented combination and it worked well despite the slight crossover of cuisines. Wraps are open ground for a fertile imagination and you can stretch your cooking muscles as far as you want. I'm sure you all have your favourite fillings too. This not a low Fodmap recipe. Chicken Wraps with Coriander, Chilli & Ginger Sauce Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 500g/17 oz Chicken tenderloins Breadcrumbs 1 egg Flour Salt & pepper A head of lettuce 2-3 Tomatoes A handful of coriander 1 red chilli A knob of ginger Lemon juice 1 clove garlic Olive oil Flat breads – suitable for wraps Mayonnaise Method Coat the … [Read more...] about Chicken Wraps with Coriander, Chilli & Ginger Sauce
Tomato & Pesto Tart – leftover night
I had a completely different dinner planned but then saw a tomato tart on Spicie Foodie and was inspired to make one too. I didn't have any roasted tomatoes like hers but I had tomatoes, salami, cheese and the ingredients to make a parsley pesto as well as some frozen puff pastry so I went home from work and created a yummy tart from what I had in the fridge. In the weekend I bought a mini processor and it made the pesto in a second. How did I live without it until now? The tart tasted really good. This is not a low Fodmap recipe. Tomato & Pesto Tart Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 2 sheets of puff pastry 3 tomatoes 200g salami Edam cheese Parmesan Parsley Pinenuts Olive oil 2 cloves of garlic Salt & pepper Thyme Method Turn the oven to 180°C/350°F. Oil a 23cm flan dish. Defrost the pastry and line the dish with the sheets. Layer in the sliced tomatoes and salami until the base is covered. Season the tomato and sprinkle over fresh thyme … [Read more...] about Tomato & Pesto Tart – leftover night
Blueberry Oatmeal Cream Cookies – healthy weekend baking
All week I think about my weekend baking - in a good way. I don't obsess, I just wonder what I will bake. So, as I visit my favourite food blogs, I keep an eye out for something that jumps off the page. It could be special ingredients like yesterday's White Bean Cookie Cake, or beautiful photos like for today's recipe which I found on the Butter Cream Blondie blog. It makes me wonder how I will photograph the dish and whether it will be appropriate for the family. These blueberry oatmeal cream cookies are not quite as healthy as the granola bars I have been making lately but they do have blueberries and lots of rolled oats so can't be all bad. That mascarpone filling introduces an Italian element but more importantly a touch of decadence. Blend healthy and decadence and you have the perfect combination for work morning teas - something to look forward to each day. [print_this] Recipe: Blueberry Oatmeal Cream Cookies Ingredients 4 ounces/113gm unsalted butter, room … [Read more...] about Blueberry Oatmeal Cream Cookies – healthy weekend baking
White-Bean Cookie Cake – Gluten-Free and Delicious
My sister and I were supposed to be visiting our mother tomorrow so I made this gluten-free cake to take since she is now gluten-free and feeling the better for it but Janet (my sister) has an exceedingly nasty cold, which my Mum and I do not have any intention of catching. So, no visit and more cake for us. This is similar to some bars I made recently, which I found on the website of Chocolate-Covered Katie. They went down really well with the family so I went hunting for another gluten-free sweet on her website and found this cake/dessert, which uses the same unusual ingredient as the bars - white beans. You can find the recipe here. I prettied it up with a lemon icing drizzle on top, which I actually liked because the lemon cut through some of the sweetness of the dish. I then melted the leftover chocolate chips and dribbled the resultant deliciousness over the icing and crowned it off with a dollop of mascarpone. It definitely has a decadent feel and taste to it and yet it could … [Read more...] about White-Bean Cookie Cake – Gluten-Free and Delicious
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
