Tag Archives: Gluten Free

How do you like your eggs?

I’m not an ‘eggy’ person unless it is a frittata, but my husband drools at the thought of them – he loves them so much and often has them for breakfast after his bircher.   If he makes his own breakfast, … Continue reading

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Chocolate Orange Segments

Want to hand around something tasty and healthy this Christmas? Nothing could be simpler than peeling a few clementines and dipping the segments in melted dark chocolate (85%).  Leave on baking parchment to set and voila….. You could ring the … Continue reading

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Charred Cauliflower and Coconut Curry

Sainsburys magazine called this a new Friday-night favourite and strangely enough I cooked this for the first time on a Friday but any day of the week would do as it is so quick, easy and really tasty. I added … Continue reading

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The best Seed Crackers ever !

We all have our various hobbies or ways and means of relaxing – mine is cooking!  My husband was off out to his choral practice after dinner one evening and when he asked what I was going to do, he … Continue reading

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Spinach and Sweet Potato Frittata

Although the word Frittata is Italian, this dish is often called a Spanish Omelette but whatever it is called, it is so versatile and delicious and can be made with almost any ingredients, vegetables, meat, cheese etc. One of my … Continue reading

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Cranberry Chocolate Gingerbread Cake

I have never liked ginger biscuits, ginger cake or gingerbread in any form ( although I love ginger in main meals) but this recipe defies logic as I love it – it’s possibly the mix of cranberries and/or chocolate that … Continue reading

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Sesame Ginger Beef with Sugarsnap Peas

Another delicious recipe for the slow cooker.   Hardly any preparation for this one except slicing the red pepper and mixing the liquids.   The beef was ‘melt-in-the-mouth’ which complimented the slight crunchiness of the sugar snap peas perfectly. I keep a … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Christmas Pudding

Starting in 1970 (I remember the date as it was the year I got married) I started making old-fashioned Christmas puddings exactly to my mother-in-law’s recipe, who made them from her mother’s recipe.  I made them every September – not … Continue reading

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Shortbread – Gluten-free

Whilst not the same as traditional Scottish shortbread, these bars are the next best thing and very quick and easy to make. They are delicious to eat on their own, or served up with a cup of tea or coffee.  … Continue reading

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Moroccan Spiced Beef (Slow Cooker)

I used to think of stews as comfort food – to be eaten on a cold or damp winter’s day but we ate this on a glorious summer evening in mid-July,  sitting in our garden as the sun was slowly … Continue reading

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