Baby Lemons isn’t big on porridge at the moment, but I’d like him to have some oats in the morning… just because. He does love bananas and could happily devour a whole one in one sitting. So I made him some oat-banana-blueberry muffins. I skipped the dairy, gluten and sugar though; dairy and gluten so…
Tag: gluten-free
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….
Sticky pork ribs
Ingredients 1 kg pork spare ribs 2 tbsp oil Spice rub 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp mustard powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried oregano leaves Marinade 120g rice malt syrup 250ml red wine vinegar 125ml bourbon 2 tbsp tomato sauce 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 1…
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…
Cantuccini
Two years ago, the Northerner and I travelled to Rome for a gig by Ben Harper. Those were the days… Musical jetsetting without a care in the world. While we found an awesome restaurant that catered delicious Italian cuisine to my needs, I was missing a little something with my espresso. In honour of our…
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
Ingredients Cake 175g gluten-free flour 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg pinch of salt 2 eggs 150ml olive oil 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 50g caster sugar 42g dark muscovado sugar 2 medium carrots, grated 60g pineapple, crushed 60g walnuts, chopped Note: for layer cake, double the ingredients. Frosting 125g lactose-free cream cheese 1 tbsp maple…
Hühnchen süß-sauer
Als Kind liebte ich Hühnchen süß-sauer. Das war auch ganz gut so, denn nach der Schule und vor allem anderen (Ballett, Tennis, Klavier, usw) war eigentlich nicht genug Zeit für aufwendige Gerichte: Hühnchenfilet anbraten, Reis kochen und ein Glas Dr Oetker aufmachen. Fertig. Das war aber noch in der unschuldigen Zeit, als mir oder uns…
Sweet & sour chicken
When I was a child, one of my favourite midweek meals when I was a child was sweet & sour chicken. It was an easy and quick meal to prepare for my mother once we piled in from school and had only an hour to spare before disappearing to our playdates and after school activities:…
Ferrero Rocher-style hazelnut balls
Breastfeeding had me craving chocolate like you wouldn’t BELIEVE. I don’t do so well with refined sugar and there’s only so much dark chocolate I can eat before my tummy complains. The combination of nuts, chocolate and coconut oil make this Ferrero Rocher-style ball perfect to curb my chocolate craving and give me a boost…
Thai pork meatballs
I can’t seem to get enough of those Thai pork meatballs. They are so easy to make and a quick, delicious way to feed the Northerner and myself on one of those weekday nights when I can’t be bothered to hang out in the kitchen for all too long. I always plan on making extra…
Growning Up and Liking It 