This is a weekend roast special to live for! Twice cooked lamb shoulder that falls apart and melts in the mouth … served with roasted seasonal vegetables. This recipe serves as many as you want … depends on how many … Continue reading Twice Cooked Lamb Shoulder
This simple and delicious stir fry was so easy and the whole delicious process took about 20 minutes. Totally gluten free, dairy free, salt free and sugar free – the flavour really packs a punch! The idea is to have everything about the same size so they cook evenly … this serves two people … mix it up and add whatever you have in the fridge — carrots, sugar snap peas, spinach, celery — go with your heart … Ingredients: 1 small red onion, finely sliced 1 small fennel bulb, finely sliced 1/2 red capsicum (pepper), finely sliced 1 cup broccoli florets, small pieces … Continue reading Prawn & Vegetable Stir Fry
This Spicy Lamb Curry really knocked my socks off … maybe I will cut back on the chilli next time!!! I am not adding any salt to my food so have reverted back to making my own spice mixes for curry’s as the ready made mixes in the store all seem to have salt. I love the process of making my own – so much fun – exploring how different a curry tastes with such minor tweaks to the ingredients. This is a great foundation and you can start exploring making your own! Spice blend ingredients: 2 teaspoons black peppercorns 2 … Continue reading Spicy Lamb Curry
These gluten free cookies are lovely to have for when friends drop around for a cup of tea, for the school lunchbox, a little snack at work or for something to munch when watching a movie – they are an adaptation on my lovely friend Gail’s recipe and they are lovely, light and very yummy and crunchy! This recipe makes about 24 small biscuits. Ingredients: 200ml egg whites, approximately 6 egg whites 1 cup almond meal 1 cup hazelnut meal 1 cup desiccated coconut, sugar and preservative free 1/3 cup coconut sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla powder 1 teaspoon baking soda Method: Pre-heat … Continue reading Gluten Free Coconutty Biscuits
In honour of my birthday today, I felt to share the most light and lovely gluten free orange & almond cake that was dreamt up by my dear friend Michelle. She is a baker extraordinaire and her gluten and dairy free recipes are simple, easy and scrumptious. I’ve slightly tweaked it by adding coconut, but you can leave that out if you want to 🙂 Ingredients: 3 eggs Zest and juice of two oranges 160 grams dairy free margarine 1/3 cup coconut sugar 250 grams almond meal 2 teaspoons vanilla powder 2/3 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup shredded coconut 100g flaked … Continue reading Gluten Free Orange & Almond Cake
This gluten free fish and seaweed soup is an evolution from the sea vegetable soup I’ve made before. I felt to add some more spice and flavour to it … 1/2 cup dried sea vegetables/seaweed (I use The Healing Ingredient sea vegetable salad) 1 cup filtered water 1 large brown onion, sliced 2 tablespoons coconut oil 2 star anise 4 bay leaves, dried or fresh 250g fresh white fish, cut into 3cm cubed pieces (I used blue eye cod) 100g fresh green prawns, shelled and de-veined and cut into 3cm pieces 2 cups filtered water Soak the seaweed in 1 … Continue reading Gluten Free Fish & Seaweed Soup
These gluten free fish tacos are a quick, simple and super delicious snack or meal. I was at the fish market this morning stocking up on fresh salmon. I buy the fillets as a whole side and cut them into pieces and freeze them in individual packs to have when I feel like them – love shopping that way. The thin ends of the salmon I sliced into strips … here’s how the tacos formed … About 250g fresh salmon fillet, sliced into strips about 3cm wide 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds 2 tablespoons of sesame oil 1 tablespoon of … Continue reading Gluten Free Salmon Taco’s Sarah Style!
I’ve just had the most scrumptious family Christmas Eve supper and felt to make a gluten free dessert. This gluten free apple tart is delicious! Just so happens that it doesn’t have dairy either! hahaha! And the only sugar is from green apples and strawberries. This is super simple … Ingredients: 1 cup raw almonds 1/2 cup shredded or desiccated coconut, sugar free 2 tblsp coconut oil 4 tblsp water 3 green apples, peeled, cored and chopped 1 cup almond meal 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/3 cup coconut butter 1/4 cup water 10 strawberries, medium size, sliced Process: Preheat oven to … Continue reading Apple & Strawberry Tart
What inspires me is how people respond to food. When I served this gluten free, dairy free, salt and sugar free salad for lunch the response was “wow, this tastes amazing!” It’s so simple to cook simply and have stacks of flavour and vitality in a meal. It can be light yet satisfying, tasty and nourishing all at the same time. We don’t have to miss out on flavour when going gluten free! This takes about 10-15 minutes from pan to table for two people 🙂 Ingredients: 2 small/medium lamb leg steaks Tbls olive oil for cooking Cracked black pepper … Continue reading Lamb & Avocado Salad
This is one of the tastiest, simplest casseroles I have ever made. The photo was taken on the stove top before the lid went on! 500g lamb cubed (you could use any meat or tofu) 1 large fennel bulb 1 large brown onion 2 bay leaves 1 star anise 1 heaped teaspoon turmeric powder 1 heaped teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pinch all spice powder 1 pinch chilli 2 tablespoon coconut oil In a heavy based saucepan (with a secure lid) melt the coconut oil on a medium heat Fry the onion till translucent and starting to brown then … Continue reading Lamb & Fennel Casserole
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