Category: Meal Type
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Christmas Carob Syrup Cake
After making Okonmiyaki last week I had quite a bit of carob syrup left over and was looking for something to do with it. In the back of my mind I was also looking for some ideas for festive Christmas fare, so when I came across this recipe from Fast Ed for Carob Syrup Cake… Read more
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Okonomiyaki (Japanese Vegetable Pancake)
Okonomiyaki is one of my favourite Japanese foods, and since coming home from Japan I have been wanting to make it. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese vegetable pancake, made with cabbage and whatever else you would like to add. Okonomi means “whatever you wish” so it’s OK to make it with whatever ingredients you have and it is still authentic. Okonomiyaki is… Read more
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Banana Slice
Oscar loves baking with bananas, in fact he loves bananas so much that I’m quite sure he would be happy to have them all day long! Banana muffins are a getting a bit boring, and lately I’ve been trying to make healthy slices (all of which have failed), so when I came across this recipe on… Read more
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Pastry, Pies and More
A few weeks ago I did the Pie Extravaganza short course at William Angliss Institute. It was fantastic and I got so much out of it. I took the course to learn to make pastry as I’ve never been very successful with it and butter puff pastry is getting a bit boring. I now know… Read more
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Lasagna, Chips and Salad
Just like at the pub – lasagna with salad and chips. The pubs have it right – nothing really goes with lasagna as well chips and salad, so I recreated it at home. The lasagna recipe was inspired by this recipe on Taste.com.au and you can have it with any salad you like – click here… Read more
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Butterscotch Muffins with Caramel Sauce
Oops, forgot to take a photo of the sauce for this one, but I’m sure you’ll get idea. I’ll just have to make it again so I can update the recipe. This is a quite decent alternative to stick date pudding – moist buttermilk muffins with caramel sauce. The muffins also taste quite alright without… Read more
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Layered Apple/Pear Buttermilk Cake
This is not a new recipe, it is just a variation in presentation on my Mum’s Apple Layered Cake, made with buttermilk instead of sour cream. It also works well with pears instead of apples, and can be eaten as a dessert cake or just for cake’s sake. Coming Up Next Time: Butterscotch Muffins Read more
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Apple Jam
When I told Oscar I was going to make apple jam for him his eyes opened wide and he said “I didn’t know you could make apple jam!”. I have previously made apple and pear jam (which Oscar just thinks of as pear jam), but this time I wanted to make just apple jam.… Read more
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Paw Paw Pops
With the warm weather making a come back, it’s time to put some icy treats into the freezer. If Amines are allowed or you are doing the amines challenge, try these Paw Paw Pops. If you are on the elimination diet there are some suitable recipes here. Coming Up Next Time: Apple Jam Read more
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Blinis
Blinis are small Russian buckwheat pancakes, that are traditionally served with smoked salmon, caviar and sour cream. They are delicious served for breakfast with champagne – as only the Russians can do! Smoked salmon is out and Oscar would never go for caviar, but blinis can be served with many other toppings. I prefer to… Read more
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Apple and Banana Pie
Oscar was watching Play School last weekend during which they made an apple and blueberry pie. Oscar asked if I knew how to make pies, and if I could make one for dinner that night. He knew he couldn’t have blueberries so asked for white chocolate instead (not sure about those flavours!), but Dad suggested… Read more
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Ham, Carrot and zucchini Muffins
These are the muffins that I took on the plane with us to Japan. They freeze well and are ideal for travelling with or for putting in lunch boxes straight from the freezer. The recipe is modified from one in the Coles Baby & Toddler Magazine, I didn’t have any millet flour so used rice… Read more
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Japanese White Milk Bread (Milk Shokupan)
A few days after we got home from Japan Oscar asked me if I knew how to make bread. When I replied that I did, he asked if I could make some bread rolls like we had in Japan.The white bread in Japan is delicious. It can’t be at all healthy since it is white… Read more
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Mashed Split Pea and Spring Onions
This is a very old recipe in my collection and I thought I had posted it long ago, but when I wanted to put it in my book I discovered that I hadn’t. So here it is…… The inspiration came from this recipe on Dr. Ben Kim’s site. I originally made it as a mash… Read more
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My Nana’s Pumpkin Cake
This is another recipe from my Nana’s hand written recipe book. It’s easy and yummy and tastes great with or without the fruit and nuts. Her recipes are all written with oven temperatures without fan-forced, so I try to cook them with the fan off rather than try and convert the timing (it’s easier this… Read more
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Travelling to Japan
We arrived home on the weekend after two weeks holiday in Japan. Japan was a fantastic country to travel in (very easy despite the language difference) and the food was delicious. Our first few days there we stayed with an old friend of mine and got to have home cooked Japanese food – and lots… Read more
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Pear and Buttermilk Muffins
Even though Oscar is eating unlimited amounts moderate salicylates we still have a lot of low chemical / failsafe foods as part of his diet to balance out the high and very high salicylate foods he is having regularly in small quantities. These are usually at his day care centre where he has a list… Read more
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Sweet and Savoury Calzones (or “inside out pizzas)
These Calzones came about as a result of wanting to try Frilly’s pumpkin pizza dough recipe at Real Meals. I made the pizza dough and told Oscar that we were having pizzas and he could help make the dough. Big mistake! Apparently pizzas in our house can only be made with lebanese pita breads. So the… Read more
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Banana and Ricotta Muffins
These are sooo yummy, and they look very cafe-style in the muffin wrappers. Warning – these muffins do contain amines, which would make them great for an amines challenge. The recipe came from BBC Food and needed no modification, but I did swap the flour for half wholemeal. I also doubled the recipe since 6… Read more
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Pita Bread and Tacos
A little while ago there was a frenzy of interest on the Sue Dengate Failsafe page on Facebook for home made pita bread. Like everyone else we made them that weekend and we had them for dinner as tacos. Making pita bread was much easier than making tortillas (even with a packet mix) and my… Read more