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…
Banana-peanut butter muffins
Skip to recipe I’ve been back at work for a few weeks now after 10 months of maternity life and – boy! – life has certainly picked up the pace. When people ask me how I shed all that weight I gained during the pregnancy (we’re talking North of 30kg), I jokingly respond: “I run…
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…
Easy bolognese
Ingredients 1 tbsp garlic-infused oil 500g beef mince 1 1/2 courgette, thinly sliced 1 carrot, thinly sliced 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 tbsp tomato sauce handful of fresh oregano, chopped 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp marjoram 2 tbsp red wine, optional 1 tsp rice malt syrup Salt, pepper to…
Growning Up and Liking It 