Category Archives: Food

Cinnamon and Nut Buns with Caramel Topping (Gluten Free)

These are kind of like cinnamon buns plus, with nuts in the cinnamon layer and a delicious caramel topping. My original idea had been to have the caramel in the cinnamon and nut layers, but I forgot that caramel in gooey layers between raw dough will not result in caramel in gooey layers once theContinueContinue reading “Cinnamon and Nut Buns with Caramel Topping (Gluten Free)”

“Wholemeal” Bagels (Gluten Free)

We are currently in isolation and half the family have covid and the other half are expecting to test positive any day now. Unfortunately, this has also coincided with me having baked my way through most of the bulk bags of gluten free flours and starches that I bought a few months ago, and itContinueContinue reading ““Wholemeal” Bagels (Gluten Free)”

13 Ways to Increase Fibre Intake on a Gluten Free Diet

I am going to jump right in here and say that I am not a health professional. And I LOVE sweet treats far more than I should. However, I do share the struggles and concerns of many coeliacs to eat reasonably healthily on a gluten free diet. And I am so aware of how hardContinueContinue reading “13 Ways to Increase Fibre Intake on a Gluten Free Diet”

Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)

This is a light, versatile chocolate cake recipe. I sometimes make it as a sheet cake, topped with simple chocolate icing or a sprinkling of icing sugar, as a treat for picnics. I have also baked it as a layer cake for a birthday, deliciously iced with whipped chocolate ganache. The instructions here are forContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)”

Feed 4 for NZ$20 – Spinach and Tomato Pasta Bake (Gluten Free)

Many conversations with friends lately have confirmed my own experience – food is getting more and more expensive. And following a gluten free diet, which is a medical necessity for those with coeliac disease, was expensive enough before prices seemed to start climbing so high so quickly! And so I have set myself a challengeContinueContinue reading “Feed 4 for NZ$20 – Spinach and Tomato Pasta Bake (Gluten Free)”