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Potato and Swede Cakes
Potato and Swede Cakes (Low Chem/ Amines) Makes 6 cakes 5 small potatoes 2 small swedes 3 shallots 1 tablespoon flour 1 egg salt 2 rashers organic bacon (optional – Amines) – chopped into small pieces and cooked. Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Cook and mash potatoes and swede. Stir in flour, shallots, eggs, salt and…
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Tuna and Vegetable Rissoles
These tuna and vegetable rissoles, or “tuna cakes” were a bit of a hit last week. The first time I made them Oscar wasn’t too keen, but this time around it was all in the name. When he saw me making the rissoles he called them cakes, so I said “yes, they’re yummy tuna cakes…
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Chocolate Potato Cake
The original recipe of this came from The Global Gourmet. The potatoes are used as the liquid component of the cake instead of milk, so it could be made dairy free if margarine was used instead of butter. I make this recipe with fresh potatoes as the instant mashed potatoes contain preservatives. The cake is very…
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Creamy Roast Garlic and Leek Risotto
I found this recipe on the Sanitarium website. Originally it was listed as a low salicylate recipe, but the website has changed since then, although the recipe appears to be the same. Creamy Roast Garlic and Leek Risotto Creamy Roast Garlic and Leek Risotto (Low Chemical) Serves: 6 • 2 leeks, sliced in half length…
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Quiche Lorraine
I’ve never made quiche before. For some reason I thought it was really difficult, but after seeing a recipe in the latest Coles Baby Club magazine I thought I’d give it a try. It was really easy to make and adapt the ingredients and most importantly, very yummy. Oscar even helped with the mixing, and…
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Easy Week Night Meals – Fried Rice
Since starting on the elimination diet, fried rice has become one of our week-night staples. It is easy to make and very quick, especially if you already have cooked chicken on hand. We usually have some left over roast chicken in the freezer. This recipe is based on Birgit’s Indonesian-style fried rice, in The Failsafe…
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Jam and Coconut Slice
I adapted this recipe from one I found on Exclusively Food. Oscar can’t have desiccated coconut, but fresh coconut is a moderate salicylate food, so he can have it occasionally. This slice freezes well so it good one for having handy to take out.Instructions for opening coconuts are on the Basics page. Jam and Coconut…
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Muesli Pancakes with Bananas and Maple Syrup
I found the original recipe for the Muesli Pancakes at weightloss.com.au. It sounded a bit weird, but I thought I’d give them a go. The were really nice, the muesli adds a nice nutty texture to the pancakes.
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Cheesy Tuna and Vegetable Pie
Cheesy Tuna and Vegetable Pie (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Serves 4 – 6 Cheesy Tuna and Vegetable Pie Can be made a day ahead 1 sheet Pampas ready-rolled Butter Puff Pastry 1 tablespoon milk (for the pastry) ½ teaspoon poppy seeds Approx. 600g potatoes and swedes 20g butter 2 tablespoons plain flour ¾ cup (90g)…
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BBQ Time
With the weather starting to warm up I’ve been thinking about BBQ cooking and preparing meals for spring and summer. This is my favourite BBQ recipe and is great for entertaining. The salad is also a good one for taking to someone else’s BBQ. The green bean salad recipe is based on one in The Women’s…
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Roast Chicken & Vegetable Risotto
Risotto is a bit of a favourite in our house, usually made using roast chicken leftovers.
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Choko Tarts
I found the original recipe (Jamaican Choko tarts) for these on Grab Your Fork.Tarts (Low Chem) Choko Tart 1 medium choko 1 tspn vanilla essence 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar Lemon juice substitute Canola oil spray Maple syrup Peel the choko and place in a saucepan covered in water. Add…
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Travelling and Eating in Vietnam
We have just arrived back from 12 days holiday in Vietnam, Oscar included. Vietnam is probably not the easiest place to take a child with food intolerances, as it is almost impossible to find out what ingredients are in food. But, with a lot of planning we made it through the holiday without Oscar having…
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Roast Chicken with Choko
Continuing on my mission to find ways to eat choko, we tried roasting it last weekend. I roasted it two ways – skin off and skin on. Roasted it tastes quite nice, like squash and the skin is edible, so I would leave the skin on in future. We used the leftovers to make risotto…
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Fridge Biscuits
There are plenty of recipes around for fridge, or refrigerator, biscuits and they don’t need to be modified for Oscar’s diet, however they did come in very handy recently, so I’ve decided to add them to the blog. Oscar’s day care centre has cooking activities for the kids, so whenever Oscar attends on a cooking…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…