What biscuits or baking do you associate with Christmas? For me, growing up we always had shortbread, lemon crunch slice, melting moments & chocolate afghans. All of these recipes were in my mothers recipe ring binder. I think most of them came from my Grandma & I have photocopies of the recipes from my Mum. … Continue reading Baking Up a Storm
The potato salad that I make is always popular but so easy to make. It is a recipe that my mother taught me & in fact she'll be making the potato salad for Christmas Day. You can also make this recipe with sweet potato as well. On Christmas day I'll be making a different sweet… Continue reading Potato Salad
This gluten and dairy free shortbread recipe, is another of my go to recipes that people who aren't gluten & dairy free also enjoy eating. My husband likes these biscuits iced but shortbread is of course usually eaten without icing. At Christmas time I usually make Christmas tree or star shaped biscuits with this recipe. … Continue reading Gluten Free & Dairy Free Shortbread
These gluten and dairy free chocolate brownies, would have to be my go to slice recipe & my most often made snack. This is usually what I make if I have to take a plate of morning tea anywhere. It is eaten & enjoyed by everyone even though it is gluten & dairy free. I… Continue reading Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Brownies
There is very little take-away food that my husband can safely eat without having to worry about sulphites, in particular. Â A while ago we did have a Baja Steak bowl from a mexican take-away shop. Â We now make our own version of this at home. My husband BBQ's the steak which we then slice thinly… Continue reading Baja Steak
Today is the 4th Anniversary of starting my blog! My family has certainly grown & changed since then & so has the blog. Â I originally started it to blog about the challenge of feeding my family with multiple food intolerances. Â More recently I have blogged not only about physically feeding my family but also about… Continue reading 4 Years On!
Fried Rice is a great recipe for using up leftover rice. Â Alternatively, I'll cook up some rice for this recipe if I have leftover chicken or roast meat. Â This recipe is adapted from a recipe in the Mothers' & Others' Recipe Book. In the fried rice pictured I have used ham & chopped up twiggy… Continue reading Fried Rice
Last night I had mince out ready to cook but hadn't decided exactly what I was going to make with the mince. Â At 5 o'clock with my daughter leaving the house about 6pm I had to decide what to cook. Â I was thinking some sort of savoury mince but we had eaten a few rice… Continue reading Salsa Mince
I found this Easter Fridge Slice recipe in the April Coles magazine. Â I adapted the recipe to make it dairy & gluten free. Â Mine didn't have any easter eggs so I think you could make it any time of the year, for a special treat. Â As it was a no bake slice it was a… Continue reading Choc Fridge Slice
Do you make recipes that are named after someone you know?  Growing up we often had Chicken Dorothea & Sandra's Best Lasagna; both named after women who had shared their recipes with my mother.  My Mum also makes Merle's Christmas Slice every Christmas. I haven't made Chicken Dorothea for years because of the ingredients, including some… Continue reading Tric’s Mince
