There are times in life where you have to bring a plate and there are a bunch of people (myself included) with food allergies. A fruit plate with a dipping sauce is a great way to bring a healthy-ish dessert to the table, with minimal effort, that looks amazing, and can please most food allergies. Gluten…
What is in your gluten free lunch box?
I had a reader ask me what I usually eat for lunch. I know for working professionals coming up with lunches you can eat on the go can be hard. So I thought I would throw together some pictures of what the average lunch looks like for me. Platters – I am a things you…
Raw Carrot Cake NutBalls Recipe
I had a lot of fun mixing up these little beauties on Sunday, despite my lack of a food processor. At one point there were nuts flying all over the kitchen, but that is nothing new in my flat. In true MacGyver style I managed to fashion a lid for my stick blender out of baking…
Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse
It is slim pickings in the kitchen these days when it comes to sweet treats. I have been avoiding my flatmates nightly ice cream run, but last night I had done some exercise and it was time for chocolate. I remembered late last year making my own ice blocks and the mixture tasting a…
Ivanhoe Victoria – 180 Degrees C Cupcakes
One of the pharmacists at my local pharmacy has just opened a cupcake bakery (in the same shop!). She is baking for both the health conscious as well as the not-so-conscious. I just had one of her gluten-free orange and almond cupcakes. It was amazingly moist. She told me that she will have at least…
Chocolate Dipped Dates
This is a rich treat so one with coffee is usually enough… two if you feel like you need a chocolate fix. Take a date and dip it in dark chocolate either eat while its gooey or let it cool and eat it later. These go great on a platter or with a coffee
Chocolate Dipped Apricots
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Berry Cup
Peanut Butter Apples
Cut an apple in half and remove the core. Stuff the gap where the core was with peanut butter and cinnamon and eat. If you want to eat this on the go, press the apple back together and wrap in gladwrap… I prefer to eat mine straight away. Be sure to buy the gluten free…