Eating and cooking with seasonal vegetables and fruit has a number of advantages. Here’s a list of what seasonal produce and their FODMAPs.
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Low FODMAP in season: January
Happy New Year! In case you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution that fits the bill, have you considered… eating seasonally? It’s packed full of nutrients, eco-friendly(er) and your local community benefits too. In this New Year’s edition of “Low FODMAP in season”, we’re taking a fresh new look at what produce will shine…
STFT #4 Gingerbread Spice Mix – Christmas edition
The UK may be part of the Commonwealth and we have access to some of the most incredible produce at our fingertips as a result of it, BUT … even before Brexit, there are a number of German ingredients I can’t get hold of – not for love nor money. Thankfully, this spice mix can…
STFT #3: Egg
It can be frustrating when a recipe calls for an ingredient that you can’t have, isn’t (yet) available at your supermarket or you simply haven’t got at home when you get really want to cook up a storm in the kitchen. In the Swap This For That (“STFT”) series, we are applying some easy hacks to…
Low FODMAP in season: December
In the third edition of “Low FODMAP in season”, we’re taking a critical look at what produce will shine on our plates this month. As a reminder: seasonal produce is better for you as it’s full of nutrients better for the environment as it doesn’t have to travel 1000s of miles to get to you,…
Low FODMAP in season: November
In the second edition of “Low FODMAP in season”, we’re taking a critical look at what produce will shine on our plates this month. As a reminder: seasonal produce is better for you as it’s full of nutrients, better for the environment as it doesn’t have to travel 1000s of miles to get to you,…
Pesto
Ingredients 25g pine nut, slightly roasted 40g basil 30g parmesan or pecorino pinch of salt, optional 150ml garlic-infused olive oil Instructions With the help of your trusted food processor, first blitz the cheese. Add the pine nuts, then basil and gradually add the oil until smooth. Season with salt. Presto! Pesto!
Creme Patissiere
In case I haven’t mentioned this before, I’m an avid Masterchef Australia viewer. I simply love its 99+ episodes and devour them one by one (and sometimes on repeat). The Northerner isn’t a fan, he claims, but occasionally I catch him catching up on a few episodes that I had binged without him. Go figure….
STFT #1: Buttermilk
It can be oh-so-frustrating when a recipe calls for an ingredient that you can’t have, isn’t (yet) available at your supermarket or you simply haven’t got at home when you get really want to cook up a storm in the kitchen. Fret not. Simply swap this for that (“STFT”). In this edition, we create buttermilk…
Thai Green Curry
Some of my favourite dishes are Thai: Satay, Pad Thai, green curry, … you name it. While I’m still experimenting with pad thais (pads thai?), I’m getting pretty close to perfecting my green curry… Even the Northerner prefers it to restaurant curries. If you are lusting after a delicious dish of hot, sweet, sour and…
Growning Up and Liking It 