Tag: pasta
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No-Tomato Spaghetti and Meatballs
We went to Good Food and Wine show a couple of weeks ago and one of things I found, that I really loved was a range of wholegrain pastas from Pangkarra Foods in the Clare Valley. I bought some there (definitely not enough) and decided to try and make a no-tomato sauce for spaghetti and… Read more
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Chicken and Bean Pasta, Pear and Roast Carob Muffins
Back to mid-week meals and baking this week. The first recipe is Chicken and Bean Pasta, which is another great recipe for using up left over cooked chicken. The second recipe is Pear and Carob muffins, which I modified from one on ninemsn, using carob powder instead of buttons. And since I had no eggs at… Read more
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A Few Salads
We’ve finally got some warm weather again, so I thought I’d publish a few of the salad recipes that we’ve tried over the Summer months. Hopefully, we’ll have a bit more warm weather before winter sets in and you’ll have time to try some of them. The addition of pasta or noodles to salads has greatly improved… Read more
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Chicken and Risoni Salad
Making mayonnaise is not one of my strong suits and the ones I’ve tried out of the Failsafe cookbook have been too sweet for my liking. Finally I’ve found a very easy, eggless mayonnaise recipe, which adapted well to a few changes. Combined with some left over chicken and vegetables, a can of beans and… Read more
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Pumpkin and Lentil Pasta
This recipe is based on Butternut Pumpkin and Lentil Spaghetti by Frillypants at Real Meals. I found it ages ago, but never got round to trying it – until last week. The recipes at Real Meals are made using a Thermomix (a fantastic looking all in one cooking machine), so I had to try and… Read more
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Fresh Stuffed Pastas and Creamy Garlic Sauce
Once again, my local Maxi supermarket has thrown up something new – fresh stuffed pastas that have no artifiicial preservatives, colours or flavours. They are not low chemical, but the bulk of the ingredients are OK for Oscar and he can probably tolerate the small amounts of the other ingredients. I can’t tell you that… Read more
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Zucchini Carbonara
A variation on my carbonara recipe, using zucchini instead of mushrooms. Read more
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Gnocchi – and I didn’t have to make it!
Since cutting out artificial additives, preservatives and colours, I’ve been surprised by how many “fresh” packaged foods (the ones in the refrigerated section of the supermarket) we had been eating that contain these nasties. One example is gnocchi, which I have missed. Until now! I have finally found a fresh gnocchi that has no artificial… Read more
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Tuna and Potato Pasta
This is a really quick meal to make, especially if you have some left over mashed potato in the fridge (we always make too much!).Tuna and Potato Pasta (Amines, Low Salicylates, Low Glutamates) Sunflower oil 1 small leek, finely chopped 2 tspns crushed garlic 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 2 x 185g can tuna in… 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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Chicken and Vegetable Lasagna (2)
A variation on my chicken and vegetable lasagna, this time with less vegetables. I also included a small amount of tomato as part of Oscar’s high salicylate re-introduction. Chicken and Vegetable Lasagne (Low Chem/Amine, Low Glutamates, Low/Moderate/High Salicylates) Pre-cooked lasagna sheets (enough for 3 layers in a 20 x 20cm baking dish) 3 cups diced… Read more
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Chicken and Egg Pasta Bake
We had a period of 5 or 6 days a while back where Oscar was having nightmares, wondering if it was food related we decided to go back to a low chemical diet for a few days. For something a bit different I made up the following pasta bake, which turned out really well, which… Read more
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Easy Week Night Meals – Chicken and Zucchini Pasta
This is one of my moderate salicylate recipes with hidden vegies – in this case zucchini. Most of the salicylates in zucchini is in the skin, so peeling it makes the level of salicylate moderate, and it also easier to hide in a creamy sauce. Oscar still pulled out a few “yucky bits”, but ate… Read more
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Easy Week Night Meals – Pasta Carbonarra
Another simple, easy pasta recipe. Its been adapted from a recipe on Lifestyle Food. Pasta Carbonara Pasta Carbonara (Amines) 1 tspn butter 185ml can of light evaporated milk 100ml smooth light ricotta Approx. 200g organic or preservative free ham or bacon, chopped 1 leek, finely chopped 1/2 cup low fat cheese 1 tablespoon of chopped… Read more
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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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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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Pasta Bake with Vegie Sauce
The pasta bake was a big success with Oscar, he even helped to cook it. Although helping consisted mostly of eating the pasta before it went in the oven. He also ate a lot of it for dinner. I managed to use up a lot of left overs with this recipe. Quantities are a rough… Read more