Category: Drinks
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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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Making Coconut Milk
Every time we crack open a coconut Oscar tells me he wants to drink the coconut “juice”, because he loves the juice! But when I give him the coconut water he won’t drink it because it tastes yuck! Last time I decide to try making coconut milk and found a simple food processor recipe to follow on… Read more
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Maple Syrup Refresher

I shared a photo and recipe on Facebook earlier today from Easy to Avoid for a fizzy drink made with maple syrup and ascorbic acid. When we got home this afternoon after visiting my gorgeous new niece we were all in need of an icy cold drink, so I thought I would try it out.… Read more
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Australia Day Green and Gold Bean Salad and Pear Slushies (kids and adult’s version)

Last week we had a fridge full of fresh beans (from our garden and my parents garden) so I decided to make my Green Bean Salad. This is one of my favourite salads and favourite ways to eat beans. It is also very easy and quick to make. We had both butter beans and green… Read more
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Vanilla Spiders
Oscar and I have just had a little holiday with his Nana and Pa in Shepparton, where it was 35 degrees plus all week. After a trip to the Kids Town playground one afternoon we all needed something to cool us down. Rather than just ice cream I made Oscar a spider (also called floats or… Read more
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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. [gmc_recipe 6769] Read more