Half a lemon each, a spoon in hand and the sugar jar in our lap. Sitting on the trampoline on a warm summers day is a distinct memory of my cousin and I many moons ago. Two girls. Footloose and fancy free. The warm breeze in our hair. Chatting about everything and nothing. Our dreams, our friends, the big issues. All the time in the world. A sprinkling of sugar, a taste of the sweet juice, another sprinkling of sugar, and on it would go! Where did that time go?
I love love love lemons! Lemon juice, lemon water, lemon cake, lemon slice.
Lemon lifts. Lemon builds. Lemon cuts through sweet and salty. Lemon adds another dimension.
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Showing posts with label dairy free. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dairy free. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Chocolate Zucchini cake/muffins - Gluten free, nut free, dairy free
My chocolate and beetroot fudge cake has proven to be a huge hit, both amongst friends and family as well as on this blog! The benefits are not having to cook the beetroot before cooking, and of course sneaking vegetables into a decadent chocolate cake makes eating one slice too many almost acceptable!
Well, here is another option of adding a vegetable to a chocolate cake, no-one any the wiser!
I'm not suggesting this as a way to get vegetables into your children and to therefore serve it next to their pork chop on the dinner plate! But actually the zucchini creates a beautiful moistness in this cake, and if that can be done from a vegetable, why not!
Well, here is another option of adding a vegetable to a chocolate cake, no-one any the wiser!
I'm not suggesting this as a way to get vegetables into your children and to therefore serve it next to their pork chop on the dinner plate! But actually the zucchini creates a beautiful moistness in this cake, and if that can be done from a vegetable, why not!
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Black rice, seed and choc chip cookies - gluten and nut free
My eldest son starts school next year and already I think I have heard more about 'lunchbox etiquette' than anything else to do with school!!!
It seems gone are the days when pretty much every lunchbox consisted of a peanut butter or ham sandwich, cheese stick, Prima (Juice Box for many other parts of the country/world!), pack of chips and piece of fruit! And that's probably a good thing on the whole!
These days you have to be 'nude food' compliant, 'rainbow food' savvy, cold chain compliant, and must have not a trace of nut in sight! 5 days of the week, 38 weeks of the year, 13 years straight! AAAUUUGGGHHHH. How ever are we going to get out of the door each morning??!! And will we be accepted by the lunchbox police? ( :
In all seriousness though, the allergy thing is a big one these days, with so many kids administered with an EpiPen in the case of an anaphylactic shock. So not only do these parents understandably spend so much time and effort keeping their children safe and avoiding nuts, every parent who has school aged kids really needs to be mindful of the products they are sending to school in lunchboxes. That can be tough for a family not needing a radar for nuts in their life (or any other allergens for that matter).
So given I use nuts a lot, I really wanted to start exploring the nut free world so that next year we can be armed with some yummy homemade snacks that might just win over not only the lunchbox police, but also the nutrition police (me!) and most importantly, the taste police (being my boys!!).
Nutrient wise, when it comes to bikkies, these little guys not only contain a lot less sugar than probably all store bought varieties and many home baked too, but also actually provide goodness, coming from the black rice, sesame seeds and chia seeds! As I spoke about on Mellymaks Facebook page recently, 'black foods' are a powerhouse of minerals, isoflavones and antioxidants, helping to strengthen the immune system among other benefits. And milling the whole grain means that not only do you get those immunity benefits, but the fibre and healthy fats from the bran, germ and endosperm!
I spoke a lot about the benefits of seeds in STEP 3 of Mellymaks STEPS program, and the chia seeds and sesame seeds in these bikkies will certainly boost the kids with energy and nutrients galore!
It seems gone are the days when pretty much every lunchbox consisted of a peanut butter or ham sandwich, cheese stick, Prima (Juice Box for many other parts of the country/world!), pack of chips and piece of fruit! And that's probably a good thing on the whole!
These days you have to be 'nude food' compliant, 'rainbow food' savvy, cold chain compliant, and must have not a trace of nut in sight! 5 days of the week, 38 weeks of the year, 13 years straight! AAAUUUGGGHHHH. How ever are we going to get out of the door each morning??!! And will we be accepted by the lunchbox police? ( :
In all seriousness though, the allergy thing is a big one these days, with so many kids administered with an EpiPen in the case of an anaphylactic shock. So not only do these parents understandably spend so much time and effort keeping their children safe and avoiding nuts, every parent who has school aged kids really needs to be mindful of the products they are sending to school in lunchboxes. That can be tough for a family not needing a radar for nuts in their life (or any other allergens for that matter).
So given I use nuts a lot, I really wanted to start exploring the nut free world so that next year we can be armed with some yummy homemade snacks that might just win over not only the lunchbox police, but also the nutrition police (me!) and most importantly, the taste police (being my boys!!).
Nutrient wise, when it comes to bikkies, these little guys not only contain a lot less sugar than probably all store bought varieties and many home baked too, but also actually provide goodness, coming from the black rice, sesame seeds and chia seeds! As I spoke about on Mellymaks Facebook page recently, 'black foods' are a powerhouse of minerals, isoflavones and antioxidants, helping to strengthen the immune system among other benefits. And milling the whole grain means that not only do you get those immunity benefits, but the fibre and healthy fats from the bran, germ and endosperm!
I spoke a lot about the benefits of seeds in STEP 3 of Mellymaks STEPS program, and the chia seeds and sesame seeds in these bikkies will certainly boost the kids with energy and nutrients galore!
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Gluten, dairy, egg and nut free chocolate cake, although you wouldnt know it!
I felt totally chuffed when a friend of mine asked if I would make her daughters 1st birthday cake recently! What an honour. Then she listed the provisos and I must say it stopped me in my tracks for a minute!! As her daughter has been reacting to certain foods, it has restricted what she can feed her until she can get further tests done.
Being Coeliac myself, and for a time was fructose intolerant too, I am quite aware of the limitations and frustrations of living with food allergies and intolerances, however this challenge was a real eye opener for me to see just how difficult it must be for parents with kids on restrictive diets.
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