Jump to Recipe | Zum Rezept Christmas is such a magical time of the year, especially when you have kids. Well, the nearly 6-year-old gets a bit overexcited with so many treats and experiences (read: overly emotional, expressing itself in massive cheek and colossal tantrums) and the baby, well, she’s a baby, what does she…
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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…
Vanilla custard
As the days grow shorter and greyer, I am all about the stews, soups and crumbles. And what goes better with crumble than… you’ve got it, vanilla custard. Growing up in Germany, for me, vanilla custard or Vanillepudding came in a blue packet. Imagine my surprise when I learned that I could easily whip it…
4-ingredient pancake
Ingredients 140g gluten-free flour 200ml dairy-free milk 2 eggs, separated 2 tbsp nut oil Instructions Separate the eggs and whip the whites to stiff peaks with your trusted kitchen machine, handheld whisk or – for gentle strength training – by hand. Whisk the egg yolks into the milk and fold under the egg whites. Gently…
Sugar-free peanut-nougat bites
Ingredients 120ml coconut cream 1 tsp rice malt syrup pinch sea salt 1 tsp vanilla essence 45g almond flour 65g almond-peanut butter, smooth 120ml sugar-free caramel sauce 50g peanuts, roughly chopped 100 g dark chocolate Instructions Prepare a loaf tin and a baking tray by lining them with baking paper. Combine coconut cream, syrup, salt,…
Irish lamb stew
Ingredients 250g bacon 600g lamb 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 500ml stock 2 tsp rice malt syrup 3 tsp tomato puree 8 small to medium carrots, roughly chopped 6 medium-sized potatoes, quartered a few sprigs of thyme 3 bay leaves 125ml white wine Instructions Preheat the oven to 180C. If you don’t have garlic-infused…
Sugar-free caramel sauce
Ingredients 30ml rice malt syrup 50g butter 30ml coconut cream pinch of salt Instructions Bring rice malt syrup up to 140C. Add butter and a pinch of salt and stir. Remove from heat and slowly add the coconut cream, stirring until combined. Pour caramel into a bowl and sit in the freezer until thick for…
Beef brisket in red wine
Ingredients 1kg brisket Salt and pepper 2 tbsp garlic-infused vegetable oil 6 sprigs thyme and rosemary 3 spring onions, green parts only 2 bay leaves 1 tsp of Low FODMAP chicken bouillon or 1 stock cube (Sainsbury’s chicken ones are Low FODMAP) 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato paste 750ml red wine A…
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….
Growning Up and Liking It 