Category: Recipe
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Easy Week Night Meals – Salmon Pasta
Before we found out about Oscar’s food intolerances the easiest week night meal was a stir-through pasta, and if we were feeling a bit more energetic we would through in some olives, mushrooms or capsicum. Tomato-based sauces and pestos are off the menu and none of the cheese-based sauces at the supermarket are suitable either,… Read more
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Pear and White Chocolate Muffins
These muffins are based on the Pear Muffin recipe in the Friendly food cookbook. Pear and White Chocolate Muffins Pear and White Chocolate Muffins (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Canola oil spray for greasing muffin pans 1 cup plain self-raising flour 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar 2/3 cup milk… 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. Read more
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Banana and Rolled Oat Muffins
These muffins have a really lovely flavour and texture. They would make a very good breakfast or brunch muffin. The original recipe came from Taste.com.au. Read more
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Easy Week Night Meals – Chicken and Lentils with Rice
This is another recipe that comes under the heading “Things to do with leftover roast chicken’. If you have some cooked chicken and vegetables on hand, this is a very quick and simple mid-week meal. Chicken and Lentils with Rice Chicken and Lentils with Rice (Low Chem) 3 shallots, finely chopped 1 tblspn sunflower oil… Read more
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Barbequed Chicken Strips with Chunky Chips and Pear and Bean salad
We managed to have one BBQ last week before the weather turned cold again. BBQs are so easy and there’s a lot less cleaning up required in the kitchen. This is one of our most popular BBQ combinations, its quick and easy to do. The marinade for the chicken is the Golden Marinade recipe from… Read more
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Pear and Choko Crumble
This is a very quick and easy dessert, that tastes like pear and apple crumble. Its also doesn’t have as much fat or sugar as most crumble recipes. Read more
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Chicken Rissoles
These rissoles are great for storing in the freezer and bringing out for a BBQ at home, or to take to a BBQ somewhere else. Chicken Rissoles Read more
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Bircher Muesli
I’ve been searching for Bircher Muesli recipes for a few weeks now and they all seem pretty simple and very similar – equal quantities of rolled oats and liquid (fruit juice and yoghurt) with optional dried fruits, nuts, seeds and spices, mixed together and left in the fridge overnight. I had a go myself last… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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. Read more
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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)… Read more
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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… Read more
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Roast Chicken & Vegetable Risotto
Risotto is a bit of a favourite in our house, usually made using roast chicken leftovers. Read more