Tag: choko
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Choko No More
Well my last choko has died. It was about 6 weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to write an update on it. It was doing well until something started eating it. I covered it with a plastic drink bottle for a while but as soon as I removed it, it was gone. Something ate the… Read more
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Home Made Pizzas
Pizza’s used to be a pretty regular menu item in our house before the elimination diet came along – take away ones that is. From our very first week of the elimination diet, home made pizzas have been a bit of a staple. We usually make them after having a roast chicken (using the leftovers),… Read more
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Choko Update
With all the crazy weather we’ve been having lately our vegie garden seems to be a bit confused. Some things are taking off like wild fire, others think winter is coming early and have gone to seed! Of the three chokos I planted, one is still surviving. The first died off within a week of planting… Read more
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Growing Chokos – attempt number 2
Chokos left to sprout Last weekend we made another attempt to plant chokos. This time I had great success at getting them to sprout without starting to go rotten or mouldy. I placed 1 choko in the back of the cupboard where we keep the potatoes and left 2 in the fuit bowl on the… 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. [gmc_recipe 5437] Read more
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Choko Tarts
I found the original recipe (Jamaican Choko tarts) for these on Grab Your Fork.Tarts (Low Chem) Choko Tart 1 medium choko 1 tspn vanilla essence 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar Lemon juice substitute Canola oil spray Maple syrup Peel the choko and place in a saucepan covered in water. Add… Read more
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Roast Chicken with Choko
Continuing on my mission to find ways to eat choko, we tried roasting it last weekend. I roasted it two ways – skin off and skin on. Roasted it tastes quite nice, like squash and the skin is edible, so I would leave the skin on in future. We used the leftovers to make risotto… Read more
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Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne
This week’s recipe is chicken and roast vegetable lasagne. This recipe can also be made using leftover roast vegetables and/or any leftover cooked chicken. Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne (Low Chem/Amines/Moderate Salicylates) Chicken and Roast Vegetable Lasagne Pre-cooked lasagne sheets (enough for 3 layers in a 20 x 20cm baking dish) 3 cups of vegetables… Read more
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Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken Stir Fry Chicken Stir Fry (Low Chemical / Failsafe, Moderate Amines /Salicylates / Glutamates) 1 tblspn sunflower oil 2 shallots, chopped 500g chicken, thinly sliced into strips 2 cups of vegies, e.g. small tin of bamboo shoots celery, thinly sliced choko, sliced into match stick size pieces red or green cabbage, finely sliced mung… Read more
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The Great Choko Experiment
Today we planted a choko. We put a whole fruit straight into the garden, with the top sticking out. If it takes I will need to come up with a lot of choko recipes. They grow on a vine and are apparently quite prolific. The planted choko Chokos Update: after 4 weeks my chokos had… Read more
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Chokos
Chokos are something that I have recently started experimenting with. Chokos are surprisingly easy to cook with, they can be eaten as both fruit and a vegetable, and take on the flavour of whatever they are cooked with. The sweet dishes I’ve had more success with.I’ve tried a couple of savoury dishes, which have tasted… Read more