Category: Recipe
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Mum’s Chicken Casserole and Apple Cake
We spent last weekend with my Mum and Dad, and Mum out did herself with these yummy Oscar-friendly recipes. The photos don’t do them justice. Read more
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The Birthday Party Project #2
My taste testers at work were very pleased this week – Vanilla Slice! I also let DH take some to work to share. Oscar wasn’t too keen on the custard part (liked the pastry though), but this one will definitely be on the party menu. It was delicous!. Pip from Real Mealsinspired me to try… Read more
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Gluten Free Pizza
Wanting a quick and easy meal last Sunday night, we thought we would make pizzas. Only one problem – I couldn’t find any suitable pita breads. I’ve recently started shopping at our local Maxi supermarket and discovered that they have a really large range of organic and gluten free foods. Not all of them are… Read more
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Vegetable Strudel
This very healthy recipe came from the Better Health Channel. When I made it, I forgot that filo pastry sheets are very long, and I ended up with enough vegetables for 2 sheets of puff pastry, so I made 2 strudels. A single strudel served the 3 of us twice over, so I put… Read more
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The Birthday Party Project #1
Oscar’s birthday is coming up in August and he’s having his first “kids party”. The first 2 birthdays where just with family, but this year we will be inviting friends from day care. If there’s one occasion when no food should be off-limits to Oscar it’s his birthday party, so I have identified some party… Read more
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Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
This is not one of my favourite recipes, mainly because I don’t like red meat and I decided to use up the beef sausages in the freezer. I’m sure I would have liked it much better with the chicken sausages. Its another one done in the slow cooker, so a bit of preparation then walk… Read more
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Jam biscuits make a sick boy happy
I had a sick boy at home yesterday, so we made biscuits. A roll of fridge biscuitsfrom the freezer and some pear jam – easy! Just add a 1/2 teaspoon of jam to the top of the biscuits before putting in the oven. Jam biscuits Read more
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Butterscotch (and Banana) Pudding
Hubby has been in the kitchen whipping up some warming winter desserts again. The Butterscotch pudding recipe is from the Glute-free section of The Failsafe Cookbook, but he made it with regular flour instead. He has also made a banana version – very yummy. Butterscotch Pudding Read more
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French Toast
Oscar woke up very early this morning, so to let his dad have a sleep in I decide to get Oscar to help me make breakfast. We made Fabulous French Toast from Kids Health; although I called them “toast pancakes” so he wouldn’t refuse it without trying. Read more
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Golden Pears or Apples
This is a super easy dessert, that makes a nice change from just plain fruit. Cook it with pears or golden or red delicious apples. The recipe is from The Failsafe Cookbook Golden Pears or Apples (Low Chemical / Moderate Salicylates) 1 pear or red/golden delicious apple (moderate salicylates) per person Golden Syrup Custard, ice… Read more
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Baked Custard with Pears
I found this recipe on Silly Billyz, its a quick and easy winter dessert. The original recipe is for 6 serves, but I halved the quantities for the 3 of us. The serves were quite small and I think the original quantities would better make 4 serves. I also decided to use a water bath… Read more
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Chicken Noodle Soup in the Slow Cooker
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that Oscar doesn’t eat soup. Won’t even try it, not even with bread dipped in it. I asked him once if there was any kind of soup he would like to eat and he replied “noodle soup”. So I thought I would give… Read more
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Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake
Oscar was feeling sick and wanted “pasta noodles” for dinner, but we had had pasta the night before, so to make it a bit different I decided to do a pasta bake with spaghetti and found a recipe on taste.com.au. This recipe is really easy and very quick, and it was a big hit with… Read more
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Home Made Tortillas – Success!
Every time I shop on Allergy Train, I find something new. Last time it was Miss Roben’s Tortilla Mix. Its Fructose Friendly, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Nut Free, Wheat Free, Low Salicylates, Low Amines, Low Glutamates and RPAH Strict Elimination Diet Suitable.Prior to Oscar’s diagnosis a regular meal in our house was tortillas/burritos/tacos – the kind that comes in a box with… Read more
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Pumpkin and Lentil Soup and Vegetable Bread Rolls
Still using up Oscar’s pumpkin I decided to make pumpkin soup and found and modified a recipe from Kidspot for pumpkin and lentil soup. Knowing that there was zero chance that Oscar would try it I also pulled out a recipe that had been in my “Recipes to try one day” folder for more than… Read more
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Today’s Baking Project
A few weeks ago Oscar spent the weekend with his Nana and Pa. He helped Pa in the garden, picking pumpkins and putting them in the trailer of his bike, which he then rode around the neighbourhood. He also insisted that he take a pumpkin home. Luckily it was a butternut pumpkin which is moderate… Read more
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Pear and Parsnip Mash
This very quick side dish was inspired by Maggie Beer’s recipe on MasterChef a few weeks ago. I left out the verjuice and mashed both the pear and parsnip. I’m the only one in our house who likes parsnip, but even the parsnip doubters didn’t mind it. Oscar, however, didn’t even try – even though to… Read more
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Apricot and Fresh Coconut Muffins
I modified my pear muffin recipe to make apricot muffins as part of Oscar’s High Salicylate re-introduction. The grated coconut is fresh coconut that we grate and store in the freezer. Apricot and Coconut Muffins (High Salicylates, Low Glutamates, Low Amines) Canola oil spray for greasing muffin pans 1 cup plain self-raising flour 1 cup wholemeal… Read more
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Sweet Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker
One of my favourite things about winter is soup. I lovesoup, and its usually healthy, unless of course you eat it with half a loaf of bread and a slab of cheese! Now that I have my slow cooker its even easier to make yummy soups. And the extra vegetables we have to work now… Read more
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Yogo Tarts
After making the Chicken, Leek and Potato pie, I had some left over pastry. Searching the pantry for something to do with it, I found some yogo that had reached its best before date and a few crushed teddy bear biscuits in the bottom of the biscuit tin. The result was Chocolate Custard tarts. … Read more