Category: Dietary Type
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Christmas Blog Hop and Christmas Cake
As Christmas is fast approaching (only 2 months to go!) I thought it might be fun to host a blog hop about Christmas food. For me this is one of the most difficult times of the year to manage Oscar’s food because there are usually so many people involved and I can’t always influence the… Read more
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Its Getting Warm – Time for Icy Poles
We made icy poles for Oscar last year, but he didn’t really get them. They usually ended up as a soggy mess. We made these during the week when the hot spell hit and Oscar helped make them. He loved it and kept checking the freezer to see if they were ready. Once they were… Read more
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Zucchini Carbonara
A variation on my carbonara recipe, using zucchini instead of mushrooms. Read more
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Gnocchi – and I didn’t have to make it!
Since cutting out artificial additives, preservatives and colours, I’ve been surprised by how many “fresh” packaged foods (the ones in the refrigerated section of the supermarket) we had been eating that contain these nasties. One example is gnocchi, which I have missed. Until now! I have finally found a fresh gnocchi that has no artificial… Read more
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Sweet Potato and Chicken Lasagna
This recipe has been a long time coming. It’s taken 3 or 4 attempts, but I think I’ve finally got it right. Read more
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Bubble and Squeak
Hubby had an emergency root canal yesterday, so something soft was required for dinner and I made Bubble and Squeak. Bubble and Squeak was one of my very first posts on this blog, so I thought it would be a good one to repost as my first post on the new site. Read more
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Pumpkin Muffins
The first time I made these muffins Oscar helped me make them in the morning. That night we were having a roast for dinner and while I was preparing the vegetables Oscar came into the kitchen. This is the conversation that followed. Oscar: what’s that mum? Mum: Carrot Oscar: I don’t like carrot………..what’s that? Mum:… Read more
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Cashew Chicken and Vegetables
This one is for when you have a little bit of time for preparation but it is worth it. Read more
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Raw Food: Cashew and Pear Ice Cream
A few months ago a friend loaned me the most amazing book – Raw Food by Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja. As the title suggests, everything is raw. At first I thought this would mean salads and such, but its a whole lot more. There are all kinds of recipes – porridge made from fruit,… Read more
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Crumbed Chicken Drumettes
These mini chicken drumsticks are easy to make and fun for kids to eat as they can hold them by the “handles” to eat. Great as a main meal or a snack. Read more
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Tiger Toast
As I write this post Oscar is finally eating Cashew Paste. How did I get home to eat it? ……….. Tiger Toast!I was visiting my friend Krys, the one who makes the beautiful cakes for Oscar (here and here) and she told me about her discovery of Tiger Toast – toast with butter, Vegemite and… Read more
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Tuna and Potato Pasta
This is a really quick meal to make, especially if you have some left over mashed potato in the fridge (we always make too much!).Tuna and Potato Pasta (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Sunflower oil 1 small leek, finely chopped 2 tspns crushed garlic 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 2 x 185g can tuna in… Read more
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Cooking with Quinoa Flakes
Recently I found some Qinoa (pronounced keen-wah) flakes at the supermarket, and thought I’d try adding them to a few recipes. I had read that they had a funny after taste, but none of us have experienced that, in fact hubby didn’t even notice that there was anything different. Pumpkin, Quinoa and Ricotta Muffins (Moderate Salicylates, Low… Read more
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Making Yogurt
A few months ago, frustrated by the lack of suitable vanilla flavoured yogurt at the supermarket again, I bought an Easiyo yogurt maker. I’d remembered seeing a post from Pip at Real Mealsabout making yogurt, so thought I’d give it a go. It didn’t cost much to start, about $30 (I think) for the yogurt maker and… Read more
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Chicken Pot Pie and Simple Fruit Tarts
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about using roast chicken left overs, and since roast chicken and vegies is a weekly occurrence at our place I have come up with lots of ways to use them. I recently made this with a new pastry that I found at the Maxi supermarket – Borg’s organic… Read more
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The Final Birthday Post
We have been eating birthday cake for 5 days now, and this is my final post on Oscar’s birthday party. As well as his party on Sunday he also took a cake into his day care centre for a another “party” there. There are strict rules about taking food into child care centres. I can… Read more
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The Birthday Party
Oscar’s 3rd Birthday Party was a great success! We had wonderful weather, so the party could go ahead in the park and Oscar and friends had a great time. The food also went down well, although we do have quite a bit left over to take to work tomorrow. The menu included: Schweppes lemonade (no… Read more
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Birthday Preparations
Oscar’s 3rd birthday party is tomorrow and I have spent the last 2 days shopping for and preparing the party food. Its a train themed party with a Thomas and Friends birthday cake. Almost all the party food has had to be home made, including the cake. Since I couldn’t use natural food colourings for… Read more
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Chicken Pancakes
I used to make these chicken pancakes on a quite regular basis but had forgotten all about them since the recipe had mushrooms in it. It is from a book called “50 Ways with Chicken” by Rosemary Wadey. With a few small changes it was Oscar friendly – and he ate it! Chicken Pancakes Read more
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Mochi
One of the reasons I love Allergy Train is that I am always finding new products to try. One I found a little while ago is this Brown Rice Mochi. Its a Japanese product made from sticky brown rice and comes in hard little rectangles, that can be baked or fried and served either sweet… Read more