Author: Oscars Mum
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Easy Spelt Bread
I love baking bread, but rarely do it because it means planning ahead for rising time and kneading, which I am terrible at. So when Oscar asked if I could bake some bread I went searching for a no-knead recipe, and found this one at Barbara Bakes. The added bonus was that it was a… Read more
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Cornish-style Pasties
One of my tricks for making a limited diet less boring is to vary the presentation. For example, using a chicken pie filling to make these cornish-style pasties. These turned out to be great cold in Oscar’s lunch box (and mine!) as well. Read more
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Quickest pizza dough ever!
Have you ever had a request for pizza for dinner from the kids, but don’t have any pizza dough, bases, wraps, etc. in the pantry? This is the answer. It takes only 15 minutes to create 3 or 4 of these pizza bases, that’s too easy! Read more
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Spanish Omelette
After so many years of cooking FAILSAFE food, I hardly every come across something new that I don’t have to modify terribly much. I don’t know how I missed Spanish omelettes. With this recipe from BBC Good Food only needed to swap leek for onion and change the oil. It makes for a very simple… Read more
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Boba Fett Cake
While preparing to make Oscar’s upcoming 7th birthday cake, I realised that I hadn’t posted last year’s birthday cake. Last year we had a Star Wars themed party at a bowling alley (Healthways Recreation Centre) where we could self cater. The kids all came in Star Wars gear, and the cake was Boba Fett –… Read more
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Winter Comfort Food
This dessert is pure comfort food. There is nothing healthy about it! I found the original recipe for caramel apple self-saucing pudding on Food to Love, and planned to make it that way, but using pear. Of course, it can still be made with apple, as long as the salicylates are OK. Read more
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Quinoa Porridge
When I wake up early in the morning and everyone else is asleep, this is my favourite breakfast to enjoy in the peace and quite with a big pot of tea. Read more
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Apple Cordial
This recipe is NOT FAILSAFE / Elinination Diet suitable. I used Golden and Red delicious apples (moderate salicylates), but as they are cooked with the skins the salicylate level is either high or very high. It may be OK if some salicylates are tolerated, for special occassions or a salicylate challenge. This recipe was adapted… Read more
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Potatoes another way
This is not my recipe, it has been doing the rounds on Facebook and Pinterest for a while, but I first saw it on Right to Be Alive last year. Potatoes are a staple on the FAILSAFE / Elimination diet and you can never have enough variations. Oscar loves these, so I’m sure they be’ll… Read more
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A variation on an old favourite
Chicken pies, of various persuasions, have been a staple of our diet over the last 6 years, but I had never thought of this version until I came across a Martha Stewart recipe for Chicken Pot Pies with Puff Pastry. This recipe is contains moderate salicylates and glutamates, but the vegetables can be easily substituted… Read more
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An old favourite
This is another old favourite. It’s quite simple and easy and very nutritious. It was one of the first recipes I adapted for us when we were on the strict elimination diet, and we still enjoy it. Although I now add some sweet potato for a bit of variation. Read more
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Pillow Biscuits
School is back, so it’s time to do some more baking for the lunch box. Oscar adores these biscuits – “Pillow Biscuits” as he calls them. They are also one of the best lunch box snacks for freezing and dropping into the lunch box in the morning. There are a lot of recipes for these… Read more
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone! I’m really looking forward to this long weekend, we’ve been so busy this year and we all need a chance to chill out. This recipe for apple-sausage saute is one of my favourite Autumn recipes, and will definitely be on the menu this weekend. It’s easy, yummy and can be served on… Read more
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More Buns for Easter
Last week I shared my hot cross bun recipes so that your families didn’t need to miss out the traditional Easter fair, but hot cross buns aren’t the only buns you can eat at Christmas. The Swedish have a great tradition of eating buns for all occassions (and no particular occassion). There is a special… Read more
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It’s bun time!
It’s that time of year again! That time when I buy a new tin of instant yeast and start making buns – starting with the hot cross kind. I will be making hot cross buns for Oscar this weekend. We gave him a chance to try some commercial buns last weekend while he was out… Read more
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An old recipe a new way
I’ve been making my version of Frilly Pants’ Moderate Chemical Muesli Bar for ages now. I have always made it in a silicon mini loaf tray and the muesli bars have been firm and crunchy, and last for months in an airtight container; which was great for keeping at childcare. Having moved out of our… Read more
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St Patrick’s Day Recipes
It’s St Patrick’s Day on Monday, so here are a couple of ideas to help you celebrate. They’re not green, but they are Irish, so it still counts – and even better, they are FAILSAFE. The Apple/Pear Barley Pudding is really delicious, and if you have the time or inclination, can be be presented very… Read more
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I’ve finally made the 2-ingredient biscuits (except I used 3)
For a while now I have been coming across recipes on Facebook for 2-ingredient biscuits. Struggling to put food in Oscar’s lunchbox that would give him energy but would be quick to eat I thought these would be worth a try. While I love bananas, I didn’t think they would mask the flavour of the… Read more
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Easy Granola
Granola is an american breakfast cereal, very similar to our toasted muesli, although it is often clumpy. I came across a granola recipe on Go Dairy Free (I can’t find the link to the original recipe) using maple syrup, coconut oil and spices, but I instantly knew with a few substitutes I would have a… Read more
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Oscar’s Heart Love Cake
The commercialism of Valentine’s Day reached Oscar this year. Hubby and I usually ignore it, but Oscar insisted that we needed to have something special for dinner, so we made a “heart love” cake. I had shared some instruction on Facebook for a heart cake made from a square cake and a circle cake, but… Read more