Beetroot and Feta Salad
GF Serves 6 – 8 as a side salad I first tried the salad on which this recipe is based from a deli not long after moving to New Zealand and it was delicious. For some reason, my primary experience with beetroot prior to that was of the pickled variety, but roasted fresh beetroot was…
Broccoli and Buttermilk Salad
GF Serves 2 – 4 as a side salad One of my sons hated broccoli from the very first time he was given it as a puree during the weaning process. The rest of the family enjoys broccoli so I have gradually worked on getting him to eat broccoli since then. For a while he…
Citrus Salad
Happy 2023! Over much of December, I felt like I had lost my cooking mojo. As I mentioned on my Instragam a little while ago, I have been following an extra strict gluten contamination elimination diet for a few months now, following a diagnosis of refractory coeliac disease and due to ongoing issues with coeliac…
Green Salad
Of all food dislikes, the one that seems to be most prevalent amongst the people I know is for raw tomato. And in just about every case, the individuals involved answer the dinner invitation question about whether there is anything they don’t eat with a sheepish answer, assuming that I’ve never come across their particular…
Fennel and Orange Salad
GF DF NF V Serves 4 – 6 as a side dish This salad feels like a bit of sunshine on winter days. What you need: 2 bulbs of fennel 2 oranges 2-3 spring onions 50g of almonds, roughly chopped and toasted 60 mls of lemon juice 30 mls of olive oil Salt and pepper…
Fresh Spring Roll-less Salad
GF DF V Makes a large salad, serving 4 – 8 as a side dish I love the complex flavour and crispy texture of fresh spring rolls! But I have yet to master wrangling rice paper around my fillings into neat, satisfying parcels of deliciousness so I don’t make them very often. Then, the other…
Halloumi Salad
Quite a few years ago, J and I had holiday flights that transited in Qatar. On the way back we had quite a few hours in Qatar airport, which was quite an experience as, at the time, the airport was undergoing a massive renovation project. The airport (at the time) was rather small with few…
Honey Cornbread
GF NF Makes about 20 pieces For the past few years, some friends have invited us to join in their gluten free Thanksgiving celebration. The date is chosen to replicate the season of actual Thanksgiving and it is a cosy and delicious afternoon and evening. We all have our dishes that we make and I…
Lemon and Almond Asparagus (Gluten Free, Vegan)
I have been feeling quite at a loss and unmotivated to blog of late – evidenced by the fact that I did not put up a recipe last week. For as long as I can remember, being in the kitchen baking and experimenting has been like therapy. My coeliac disease diagnosis challenged that, but also…
Paprika Potato Wedges
A number of years ago, I had some potato wedges that were delicious. They were crispy on the outside with a spicy flavour, and soft in the middle. I don’t know exactly what the spices on the outside were, but paprika was the flavour that stood out most strongly to me. Although I’ve yet to…
Some, Some and Some 