Gluten Free

Sweet and savoury goodies without a single speck of gluten but loads of flavour.

I don’t have a gluten intolerance but I have friends and family who do and I know some of you, my readers, are gluten free so I try my best to give you a good range of yummy treats, both meals and desserts.

Sumac lemon duck breast + Game Farm competition!

Posted on August 2, 2011

UPDATE 15/8/11: This competition is now closed. Congratulations to Karina, Amanda and Seana.

The lemon sauce that accompanies this duck breast is not for the faint hearted; it is jam-packed with sour lemony goodness. If you’re not that keen on lemons, I’d give the sauce a miss, although you could add more sugar – but where’s the fun in that?

The rich, fatty lusciousness of duck needs a nice tart sauce to cut through it and these Game Farm duck breasts I was sent recently are no exception.

But duck and sauce are not a complete meal! So when I spotted a super fresh bunch of mizuna at Marrickville Farmers Market on the weekend, I just knew it was destined to be stir fried with garlic and served alongside some crispy duck. Voila! Dinner is served.

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Peanut butter biscuits + Queen Royal Icing

Posted on July 26, 2011

When I saw this recipe for peanut butter biscuits on Eating Out Loud I got very excited.

Why? Biscuits. 3 ingredients. Gluten free. See?

Allen‘s recipes always work a treat, but only three ingredients in a biscuit recipe sounded outrageously undoable (a word?), and then also gluten free – that was just too much for my curious mind. I had to bake them. (more…)

Peanut butter & jelly smoothie

Posted on June 3, 2011

This is a play on the American favourite sandwich combination of ‘peanut butter and jelly’ – in a liquid version. It’s super quick, super yummy and sure to super-charge you for the day!

Of course the ‘jelly’ element is actually what we call ‘jam’ here in Australia. ‘Jelly’ for us is ‘Jello’ for Americans. Confused yet? (more…)

Swordfish wrapped in proscuitto

Posted on May 29, 2011

I posted this recipe last week on my Mummy blog but would like to share it here with you too.

My inspiration for this combination came from my friends son Jed who is a budding little Masterchef at the tender age of 2 and 3/4!

Click here to read about him and get the recipe.

Have a great Sunday afternoon!

Christie x

Review: Breville Flavour Maker Slow Cooker

Posted on May 17, 2011

I am really excited to share this kitchen appliance with you as it is not often that new versions of appliances really push the boundaries.

Sometimes new features are added, like a light or a cordless version. Sometimes they re-jig the design to make it look better without actually adding anything to the user experience (other than make you want to display it on your kitchen counter because it is so shiny/pretty/pink!).

You’ll agree when I say that slow cookers are not easy to sex-up. However, this new one from Breville is pretty darn exciting, in my humble opinion.

What’s so good about it? I hear you ask. OK, here’s the thing… you can remove the insert and brown things on the stove top! Ta-da!

If you haven’t used a slow cooker before then you’ll probably be rolling your eyes saying ‘so what?’, but if you use them regularly, you’ll know that this feature is pure genius.

Slow cooker-lovers (like me) know how annoying it is to have to brown things in a pan and then transfer them to the slow cooker. It means there is another pan to wash up (uggh!) and all the precious yummy, sticky browned bits are still stuck to the pan that’s going in the wash (double uggh!). (more…)