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
Do you understand your oven? I learned something today.
Cravings of a Lunatic mentioned an article by Dorie Greenspan in the comments for my Chocolate Cranberry Cookies about heating your oven and it could explain some of my baking problems. Apparently, you have to wait for some time after the oven has reached the desired temperature because it is not in fact at the desired temperature. Just to be sure, the oven goes way beyond it and then settles back for a snooze while it cools to below the desired temperature and then kicks into action again. Its aim is to average out at what we have told it to do but with as little effort as possible. Not helpful, I say. And that’s why recipes always have cooking time ranges – because every oven is different. So we can get men to the moon (I know that’s a cliché) but we can’t create a reliable oven that sits at a particular temperature long enough to cook ten-minute cookies. Well, I’d say that’s not good enough. Anyway, enough ranting. I had a lucky night tonight because we had that rare … [Read more...] about Do you understand your oven? I learned something today.
Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Crepes
Over the weekend I found an old recipe book I created while living in Italy. It is full of hand-written recipes I collected over there. Many have pictures cut out of magazines, stuck in with tape which has aged and lost most of its effectiveness. It was a trip down memory lane. I decided to make one of the old recipes tonight. It was a bit of work because of the different elements but it wasn't difficult. I made a little too much so I guess we will have leftovers tomorrow night - a rare occurrence. This is not a low Fodmap recipe. Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Crepes Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 1 cup of milk 1 cup of water 4 large eggs 2 cups of flour ½ tsp salt ¼ cup melted butter 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp flour ½ tsp mustard ½ cup chicken broth/stock ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce ½ cup sour cream ¾ cup grated cheese A head of broccoli, boiled 2 chicken breasts, cooked and sliced Method Turn on the oven to at 200°C/350°F. To make the crepes: put … [Read more...] about Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Crepes
Granola Chocolate Cranberry Cookies – a Gluten-Free Recipe
As usual, on Sunday I bake the healthy morning tea for the week. I decided to combine some of my favourite granola bar ingredients and make them into cookies rather than bars. Pure semantics, I know, but a girl needs a change once in a while. Adriano and Dario have come to expect the baking containers to be full. Last week we ran out before the end of the week so this time I made quite a few cookies but several have already been eaten so maybe I should have tripled the recipe. These took all of ten minutes to throw together and they looked cooked after about ten minutes but, as I have said, my oven is whacky and they could take longer in yours. This recipe is not low Fodmap. 5.0 from 1 reviews Granola Chocolate Cranberry Cookies - a Gluten-Free Recipe Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Serves: 16 Ingredients 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup crunchy peanut butter 1 cup apple sauce ½ cup chocolate drops ¾ dried cranberries 1½ tsp vanilla … [Read more...] about Granola Chocolate Cranberry Cookies – a Gluten-Free Recipe
Lemon & Blueberry Polenta Cake – low Fodmap & gluten-free
I've made plenty of cupcakes and bars so it was time to make a cake. I don't trust my oven. Even after 5 years in this house, I have not figured out my expensive Smeg oven. It cooks unevenly and seems to burn the outside of everything before the inside is cooked. Anyway, I wouldn't let it beat me and I decided to make this gluten-free lemon, berry polenta cake, which I found at www.cakeboule.wordpress.com I saw it getting a bit too brown on top before the time was up so I covered it with tinfoil but it still got a little too dark on the bottom even though I pulled it out well before the instructions said. I have adjusted the timing accordingly in the recipe but check it after 35 minutes to see if a skewer comes out clean. If it does, get it out of there. This is a very moist, totally delicious cake with a brilliant sharpness from the 4 lemons, which cuts through the sweetness of the sugar syrup which gets poured over the cooked cake. This was a triumph of flavour according to me and … [Read more...] about Lemon & Blueberry Polenta Cake – low Fodmap & gluten-free
Chicken Pie, French-Style Peas and Carrots – Jamie Oliver 30-minute meal
Another great meal from Jamie's 30-Minute Meals and it took the usual 45 minutes even though I didn't cook the dessert. But I did make individual pies because they are so much prettier and I also put pastry on the bases and pre-cooked it a little. Jamie's pie had no base, which didn't feel quite right. I love being able to remove the pies intact from the dishes - they are so much easier to eat. Dario is not keen on peas but he liked these so that's saying something about the flavours in this dish. Another winner. This is not a low Fodmap recipe. 3.7 from 3 reviews Chicken Pie, French-Style Peas and Carrots Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 2 x big chicken breasts Two spring onions 150g button mushrooms 1 heaped tbsp flour A knob of butter 2 tsp English mustard 1 heaped tbsp creme fraiche 300ml chicken stock A few sprigs fresh thyme A little nutmeg 4 pastry sheets 1 egg 600g carrots 1 tbsp flour A knob of butter 300ml chicken stock A few sprigs … [Read more...] about Chicken Pie, French-Style Peas and Carrots – Jamie Oliver 30-minute meal
