White-Bean Cookie Cake – Gluten-Free and Delicious
The Low Fodmap Diet 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...
View ArticleBlueberry Oatmeal Cream Cookies – healthy weekend baking
The Low Fodmap Diet 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...
View ArticleTomato & Pesto Tart – leftover night
The Low Fodmap Diet 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...
View ArticleChicken Wraps with Coriander, Chilli & Ginger Sauce
The Low Fodmap Diet 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...
View ArticleSnapper & Cauliflower Couscous – A Gluten-Free Dinner
The Low Fodmap Diet 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...
View ArticleSautéed Slivered Brussels Sprouts over Wild Rice Cakes – a vegan meal
The Low Fodmap Diet A while back there was a discussion on a Facebook food bloggers group I belong to about some recipe books to review so I tootled on over to the website and filled in a form. There...
View ArticleCaramel Granola Bars – Gluten-free
The Low Fodmap Diet You would think by now I had run out of new granola bar recipes and it could definitely happen. There are only so many dried nuts and fruit out there and the binders must be limited...
View ArticleVegetable Paella
The Low Fodmap Diet This is the second of the recipes I’m making from that vegan cooking book. It’s a vegetable paella and I chose it because it brings back memories of a wild holiday Adriano and I...
View ArticleRack of Lamb – Low Fodmap & Gluten-Free
The Low Fodmap Diet In New Zealand we have many more sheep than people and lamb is a common meat on our dinner plates and there is nothing more succulent than a sweet rack of lamb. If you cook it...
View ArticleMoroccan Couscous – memories of a meal in Paris
The Low Fodmap Diet This meal has once again thrown me back to a trip I took with Adriano – our very first holiday together. We went to London, which was horrendously expensive in the middle of summer...
View ArticleAlmond, Coconut & Chocolate Chip Cookies – gluten-free
The Low Fodmap Diet We’ve had a lot of granola bars lately and even though each set has been different, I thought I would do cookies this week for our morning teas. And not just any cookies – these...
View ArticleSpicy Sausage & Bean Hot Pot
The Low Fodmap Diet I didn’t discover chorizo sausages until a few years back and what a difference they have made to my culinary life. But you have to be careful how you use them or the strong,...
View ArticlePotted Mince & Cheese Pies
The Low Fodmap Diet Mince and cheese pies are a classic New Zealand meal. We have dairies, bakeries, supermarkets and cafes all over the country with such pies. We have competitions to see who has the...
View ArticleMini Carrot & Zucchini Cupcakes
The Low Fodmap Diet I am still trying to lose weight for our holiday in Italy at the end of September hence these wee baby cupcakes. It does work, you know. There’s no need to completely deprive...
View ArticleStuffed Focaccia – Jamie Oliver 30 minute meal
The Low Fodmap Diet Tonight I made part of one of Jamie Oliver’s 30-Minute Meals and it only took about 10 minutes because the instructions were to put all the ingredients onto a wooden board and to...
View ArticleSeafood Bouillabaisse – Low Fodmap
The Low Fodmap Diet You’ve probably all heard of the classic French seafood bouillabaisse. Well I made one tonight but I can’t vouch for its authenticity. Most home cooks spend their lives adapting...
View ArticleStuffed Calamari – Low Fodmap & Gluten-Free
The Low Fodmap Diet Adriano cooked this dish. It is a classic Italian dish with the addition of walnuts for a bit of crunch. He also made a tomato/carrot puree to accompany it. He’s useful to have...
View ArticleGuest blogging at Cravings of a Lunatic
The Low Fodmap Diet Today I am guest blogging at the Cravings of a Lunatic blog. Kim is a barefoot cook who hates eggs, tomatoes and mac n cheese and if different foods touch on her plate, she throws...
View ArticleChocolate, Cranberry, Pineapple Balls – Gluten Free
The Low Fodmap Diet It’s morning tea baking day and I decided to make these little gluten-free granola balls using some of my favourite ingredients but I hadn’t counted on the fact that Adriano had...
View ArticleChicken, Mushroom and Rosemary Tarts
The Low Fodmap Diet Left-over chicken and a desire to make tarts resulted in the above works of art. Small tarts like this always look so pretty, it seems like a sacrilege to eat them but eat them we...
View ArticleCrab & Brie Cups
The Low Fodmap Diet I’m sticking with the little food. They are a bit more work but it means I eat less and that’s always good. Our holiday back to Italy to see family is only a few weeks away and I...
View ArticlePork Spring Rolls – a learning experience
The Low Fodmap Diet Today I sent Adriano off with the shopping list which included wonton wrappers. Well, he picked me up 20 minutes late after work because he had been scouring the supermarket from...
View ArticleGinger, Coconut, Raisin & Oatmeal Cookies – Gluten Free
The Low Fodmap Diet I have finally made the best gluten-free cookies in the world. I can’t believe they didn’t burn in our notorious oven and I can’t believe how moist they are inside and so super...
View ArticleBrandied Fruit Slice – morning tea tucker
The Low Fodmap Diet Over the weekend I found these brandied fruit slices on one of my favourite blogs, Hotly Spiced. Charlie is a mother of three children, two of whom are teenagers and, while cooking...
View ArticlePotato Dauphinoise
The Low Fodmap Diet Tonight potato dauphinoise is the side dish I cooked for the family. I didn’t want to boil some spuds and plonk them down on the plate or they would have looked at me sideways. They...
View ArticleChocolate Chip, Raisin Cookies – Morning Tea Baking
The Low Fodmap Diet I have done the morning tea baking on a Saturday this week. I found the recipe with a few changes at Chocolate Covered Katie’s blog. (This is not a low Fodmap recipe.) I added...
View ArticlePasta, Mushroom and Walnut Salad
The Low Fodmap Diet This is a quick, easy, tasty and nutritious meal when you are short on time. On Saturday we are off to Italy – I might have mentioned that half a hundred times – and there’s lots to...
View ArticleWhite Raspberry Chocolate Cookies
The Low Fodmap Diet I have made these cookies before here but this time I changed the dried fruit and chocolate ingredients. I consider it one of my best granola bar/cookie recipes to date and so, when...
View ArticleBanana, Chocolate, Cranberry & Coconut Muffins
The Low Fodmap Diet I have just joined the Chocolate Party! It is a great group of food bloggers who bake with chocolate and each month they decide on an extra compulsory ingredient. This month, it is...
View ArticleBanana Mousse Cake – grain, nut, dairy and refined sugar-free
The Low Fodmap Diet The banana coconut loaf I made on Saturday is almost finished – it was that popular. So I have had to bake again to make sure we have enough for the week. Today, Monday, is a...
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