I have a soft spot for chocolate mousse. It is the very first dessert that I ever attempted solo as a very young teen. It was a total success and I was hooked. I couldn’t believe that following a recipe could create such magic..and that the chef was the alchemist.
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Sugar-free, gluten-free Macadamia Caramel
When I was trialling recipes for a sugar-free toffee-apple, I stumbled upon this little taste sensation by mistake. I had rolled all of my apples in the toffee mixture and found that I still had some of the mixture left… I hope you enjoy their gorgeous butterscotch-caramel flavour.
Vegan Vegetable Patties
My family loves their meat and my teenage boys especially, would probably, given the choice, eat it at every single meal. This means that it is sometimes a bit of a battle to break it up a bit with all of the wonderful greens they could be eating, especially since we’ve been following the GAPS/Paleo…
Dairy-free Macadamia and Sunflower Seed Pesto
Every household needs some good basic food staples. I feel a lot calmer when I know that I have a few versatile stand-by items in our fridge for those days when we are barely home long enough to eat a proper meal let alone prepare one from scratch. Which brings me to the subject of pesto..
Sugar-free Paleo Toffee Apples
One of my most favourite childhood food memories would have to be toffee. I LOVED everything about it, ( the preparation, watching transfixed as the mountain of fine white crystals melted into trickles and waves, resisting but finally giving in to the heat and transforming into a bubbling torrent of sweet, golden, viscous lava).
Gluten-free gooey chocolate cake or cupcakes
Simply gooey, gorgeous and as my boys say, ‘You can’t even tell they’re gluten/wheat and sugar-free’, the ultimate compliment. On par amazingness with anything the gluten and sugar world could offer and here it is.
Gluten-free macadamia, coconut and lemon tea cake
I think cake is in my DNA. I grew up with a mother who was (and still is ) cake queen and who was taught this craft by my grandmother, who baked love and song into every cake, pirog and pirozhok. (Russian pies and mini-pies). Their baking repertoire was rich and extensive and there always seemed to be a fitting occasion to warrant a performance.
My food journey
The best food is often simple; hearty, nourishing and honest. At the same time its role in our lives is complex; it nurtures, heals and accompanies us in our life journeys, always there to celebrate the joys of life and console us in our trials.
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