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Pao Di Queijo or brazilian cheese bread. These little morsels of deliciousness are gluten free and amazing. Easy to make, this brazilian street food can be be frozen as ready to go dough balls and then baked straight from the freezer for a quick afternoon tea snack or to quickly cater for those unexpected guests.
Homemade kimchi is delicious and easy to make. This recipe is my go to for kimchi these days after a few years for three-monthly batches. Perfect as a side with any rice dish, a great topping on your next bowl of ramen or even just as a quick snack. Go on, give it a go and make your next fermented homemade goodness be this kimchi.
Carrot Cake Muffins that are gluten free, dairy free and delicious. Soft and yummy fresh, these are perfect topped with cream cheese icing (if you can have dairy) and are even freezable. They are great lunchbox filler, just pop one in the lunchbox and it will be thawed before lunchtime and ready to eat. Go on, make a batch today!
Sweet bread layered with fruity preserve, compote or jam is what this fruity Sweet bread is all about. Perfect for those days where you want something sweet, savoury, bread-like that is filling and seems just a wee bit special.
Rhubarb pies, tarts or strudels are my go to for using up rhubarb. These rhubarb apple tarts are my favourite, made with spiced brown sugar pastry and decorated with a lattice top, they are not only super duper delicious, they are a bit pretty too. Not too sweet and not too sour, I think this recipe combines just the right amount of sugar to counter the rhubarb’s tartness.
For my son’s 3rd birthday, I made a moon cake – a cake that looks like a moon. Covered in fondant and star shaped decorations, the pineapple cake inner is delightfully moist and delicious. A wonderful addition to the collection of space themed 3rd birthday cakes in our little family! He seemed to enjoy his day and us too and the cake was still good the next day.
These lentil rolls are a delight for my kids and they do not seem to realise that I have hidden a bunch of healthy stuff in them. I made these for a recent whanau evening at my son’s kindy and a double batch was completely demolished. They look just like sausage rolls but being vegetarian, they are healthier with the same flaky pastry exterior. Serve these lentil rolls with a good tomato sauce and you too may be surprised how something reasonably healthy can taste pretty good.
Tasty, crispy and easy to make. These polenta chips are gluten free, vegetarian, lactose free and go great as a side dish or on their own as a snack served with your favourite sauce. This recipe is quite versatile, the flavour of the polenta chips can be changed easily by adding different herbs and spices. Parmesan cheese and rosemary were added here but why not try minced garlic or smoked paprika or be adventurous and try garam masala – you may be pleasantly surprised!
Gluten free sourdough fruit buns made with gluten free starter and they taste just as good as gluten buns! Soft, sweet and full of fruit and flavour, these buns are delicious to eat and leave you wanting just one more every time until they are all gone. Pipe a gluten free flour based paste on the top and glaze with apricot jam to make these into gluten free hot cross buns for easter.
Another cake I sunk my creative juices into for my second son’s fifth birthday. He asked for an island cake so an island cake I tried to make. Delicious combination of chocolate sponge cake, chocolate buttercream, sea themed lollies, crushed biscuits and blue jelly.