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Banana and Honeycomb Ice Cream
A yummy variation on the Banana Ice Cream recipe from last month. Banana and Honeycomb Ice Cream (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) 3 Ripe bananas Approx. 70g honeycomb Peel the bananas and wrap them in glad wrap. Place in the freezer overnight. Remove the bananas from the freezer and stand at room temperature for 20 minutes…
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Chocolate Crackles
Copha is high in salicylates, so it is not on our shopping list, and as a result I have never made chocolate crackles for Oscar. We do make other rice bubble treats, but last week when asked to make “rice bubble cake” I thought I’d try and come up with an alternative recipe. I didn’t…
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Easy Week Night Meals – Chicken and Zucchini Pasta
This is one of my moderate salicylate recipes with hidden vegies – in this case zucchini. Most of the salicylates in zucchini is in the skin, so peeling it makes the level of salicylate moderate, and it also easier to hide in a creamy sauce. Oscar still pulled out a few “yucky bits”, but ate…
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Easy Weeknight Meals – Baked Salmon with Fried Lentils and Mash
When we started the elimination diet with Oscar, one of the first things we discovered was that he loved lentils. There is a recipe in the Friendly Food book called “Crispy Fish and Lentils” that we tried. Oscar didn’t like the fish, but couldn’t get enough of the lentils. Since then, fried lentils have become a…
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Pear Slice
This recipe is based on a recipe from the Friendly Food cook book and is really quick and easy to make. Its perfect for when I have to take a plate somewhere. Pear Slice Pear Slice (Low Chem) 3/4 cup castor sugar 3/4 cup plain wholemeal flour 3/4 cup self raising flour 2 eggs, lightly…
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Easy Week Night Meals – Pasta Carbonarra
Another simple, easy pasta recipe. Its been adapted from a recipe on Lifestyle Food. Pasta Carbonara Pasta Carbonara (Amines) 1 tspn butter 185ml can of light evaporated milk 100ml smooth light ricotta Approx. 200g organic or preservative free ham or bacon, chopped 1 leek, finely chopped 1/2 cup low fat cheese 1 tablespoon of chopped…
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A good report from the dietitian
Oscar’s visit to the dietitan went very well. He’s now eating small amounts of moderate salicylate foods in his diet most days and having no reactions, so these foods will become a part of our regular diet. Our next step is to start including high salicylate foods and continue to build up his tolerance. These include…
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Pear and Vegetable Sauce
We are almost out of pear sauce, so I thought I’d try and sneak a few more vegetables into the next batch. After a bit of research on the Internet it appeared that almost any kind of vegetable could go into chutney, so I decided to include some swede, leek and celery in this one. The sauce…
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Pear, Apple and Ricotta Slice
I found this recipe on Recipe Challenge, its a quick and easy dessert, and not too rich or filling. Pear, Apple and Ricotta Slice Pear, Apple and Ricotta Slice (Low Chemical / Moderate Salicylates) 250g low fat smooth ricotta 1 tblspn brown sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 pear, peeled and thinly sliced 1 Red…
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100% Banana Ice Cream
I was so impressed with this recipe that I had to blog it straight away. I had a few bananas that were turning brown, so turned to Google to find a banana recipe that wasn’t a cake or muffin. I came across this Pure Banana Ice Creamrecipe and assumed that since it was just fruit,…
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Easy Week Night Meals – Salmon Pasta
Before we found out about Oscar’s food intolerances the easiest week night meal was a stir-through pasta, and if we were feeling a bit more energetic we would through in some olives, mushrooms or capsicum. Tomato-based sauces and pestos are off the menu and none of the cheese-based sauces at the supermarket are suitable either,…
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Pear and White Chocolate Muffins
These muffins are based on the Pear Muffin recipe in the Friendly food cookbook. Pear and White Chocolate Muffins Pear and White Chocolate Muffins (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Canola oil spray for greasing muffin pans 1 cup plain self-raising flour 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar 2/3 cup milk…
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Banana Milkshake
Oscar’s first introduction to milkshakes and smoothies was while we were on holidays, but until today he hasn’t had any at home. He’s been asking for chocolate to be added to his milk lately, so I thought I’d give a banana milkshake a try – he loved it.
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Banana and Rolled Oat Muffins
These muffins have a really lovely flavour and texture. They would make a very good breakfast or brunch muffin. The original recipe came from Taste.com.au.
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Easy Week Night Meals – Chicken and Lentils with Rice
This is another recipe that comes under the heading “Things to do with leftover roast chicken’. If you have some cooked chicken and vegetables on hand, this is a very quick and simple mid-week meal. Chicken and Lentils with Rice Chicken and Lentils with Rice (Low Chem) 3 shallots, finely chopped 1 tblspn sunflower oil…
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Barbequed Chicken Strips with Chunky Chips and Pear and Bean salad
We managed to have one BBQ last week before the weather turned cold again. BBQs are so easy and there’s a lot less cleaning up required in the kitchen. This is one of our most popular BBQ combinations, its quick and easy to do. The marinade for the chicken is the Golden Marinade recipe from…
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Pear and Choko Crumble
This is a very quick and easy dessert, that tastes like pear and apple crumble. Its also doesn’t have as much fat or sugar as most crumble recipes.
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Chicken Rissoles
These rissoles are great for storing in the freezer and bringing out for a BBQ at home, or to take to a BBQ somewhere else. Chicken Rissoles
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Bircher Muesli
I’ve been searching for Bircher Muesli recipes for a few weeks now and they all seem pretty simple and very similar – equal quantities of rolled oats and liquid (fruit juice and yoghurt) with optional dried fruits, nuts, seeds and spices, mixed together and left in the fridge overnight. I had a go myself last…