Author: Oscars Mum
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Homemade Sausage Rolls
These sausage rolls have become a bit of a hit with Oscar. They are quite easy to make and freeze well, which makes them a quick easy meal served with mashed potato and swede and fried lentils. Oscar also has a little bit of pear sauce with his. Sausage rolls (High Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Serving… Read more
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Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne
This week’s recipe is chicken and roast vegetable lasagne. This recipe can also be made using leftover roast vegetables and/or any leftover cooked chicken. Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne (Low Chem/Amines/Moderate Salicylates) Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne Pre-cooked lasagne sheets (enough for 3 layers in a 20 x 20cm baking dish) 3 cups of vegetables… Read more
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Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken Stir Fry Chicken Stir Fry (Low Chemical / Failsafe, Moderate Amines /Salicylates / Glutamates) 1 tblspn sunflower oil 2 shallots, chopped 500g chicken, thinly sliced into strips 2 cups of vegies, e.g. small tin of bamboo shoots celery, thinly sliced choko, sliced into match stick size pieces red or green cabbage, finely sliced mung… Read more
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The Great Choko Experiment
Today we planted a choko. We put a whole fruit straight into the garden, with the top sticking out. If it takes I will need to come up with a lot of choko recipes. They grow on a vine and are apparently quite prolific. The planted choko Chokos Update: after 4 weeks my chokos had… Read more
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Mujaddara (Lentils and RIce)
Mujaddara is a middle eastern lentil and rice dish. Its typically served with caramelised onions, which we can’t have. This version includes potatoes and can be served with yogurt, sour cream or pear chutney. Read more
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Penguin Cup Cakes
We had Oscar’s family birthday party on the weekend. This time I made the cake myself – penguin cupcakes. I got the idea from familyfun.go.com. They were quite easy to make, the biggest problem I had was making the chocolate circles to replace the biscuits used in the original recipe. I put the chocolate in… Read more
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"Lemon" Slice
Today was my day at home with Oscar and we decided to make “lemon” slice. Lemons are quite high in salicylates, so Oscar can’t have them, but citric acidmakes a good substitute. I adapted this recipe from the Nestle one on the condensed milk label. “Lemon” Slice (Low Chem) “Lemon” Slice 3/4 cup plain flour… Read more
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Makka Pakka Cake
Its Oscar’s 2nd birthday. He’s had a wonderful day and just loved his Makka Pakka cake. Makka Pakka is a character in the children’s TV program In the Night Garden. He’s Oscar’s favorite and lucky for us he is light brown in colour. Oscar always misses out when the other kids have birthday cakes at… Read more
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Chicken Casserole with Savoury Biscuits
The inspiration for this dish came from a recipe called Hungarian Chicken, which has biscuits (scones) cooked on top. Its a really nice dish with paprika, tomatoes, capsicum and other things we can’t have. I decided to use the biscuit concept with a chicken casserole and to make savoury scones (i.e. hidden vegetables). The scones… Read more
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Inspired Bubble & Squeak
My Mum used to make Bubble and Squeak, but I had forgotten all about it until I came across this recipe yesterday on Feed the People. Roast chicken with roast swede and potatoes is an almost weekly staple for us. We always cook a large chicken with heaps of extra vegetables so that we have… Read more
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Muesli – a great way to start the day
One of Oscar’s favourite breakfast options is muesli. We make our own muesli as all of the commercially available ones contain at least one ingredient he can’t have. I make a large batch, about 8 cups, which lasts for months in an airtight container. Oscar loves this so much he will eat it dry, without… Read more
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Pasta Bake with Vegie Sauce
The pasta bake was a big success with Oscar, he even helped to cook it. Although helping consisted mostly of eating the pasta before it went in the oven. He also ate a lot of it for dinner. I managed to use up a lot of left overs with this recipe. Quantities are a rough… Read more
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Kids Vegie Sauce
Being a typical toddler, Oscar does not like eating vegies. Its even harder when his range of vegies is so small. The idea for this recipe came from his dietitian who suggested that I make a thick vegetable sauce and stir it through pasta or rice for him. I was a bit sceptical at first,… Read more
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Chokos
Chokos are something that I have recently started experimenting with. Chokos are surprisingly easy to cook with, they can be eaten as both fruit and a vegetable, and take on the flavour of whatever they are cooked with. The sweet dishes I’ve had more success with.I’ve tried a couple of savoury dishes, which have tasted… Read more
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Chewy Muesli Bars
I’ve had a few attempts at making muesli bars, and after a bit of trial and error I’ve finally come up with a recipe that works. They look pretty similar to commercial muesli bars. I take the nut-free version to my son’s daycare centre to have when the other kids have commercial muesli bars. A… Read more
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Yummy Chocolate Spread
This weekend I have tried making a chocolate nut spread, an alternative to Nutella, using cashews. Not something for everyday consumption, but a nice treat for weekend breakfasts or morning tea. It also went really well with chopped banana in a little pie made from some leftover pastry. Oscar loved it on crumpets, and thought… Read more