Gluten Free

Apple, custard & meringue dessert

February 17, 2013
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This dessert can be made and assembled the day before baking, kept in the fridge if you make it with a Swiss or Italian meringue.  It’s a different take on my Apple and Custard Tart.   You can make normal meringue (French meringue) but in that case the meringue part has to be made at the […]

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Chipotle sauce – spicy smoky versatile dressing for meat, vegetables, salads

October 20, 2012
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I gave this sauce to Nicola mixed in the black-eye bean salad last weekend, and to Monica  to add it to her fish dish this weekend and both of them raved about this sauce.  Monica who loves everything chili would happily add it to all her food.  A very versatile sauce can be used to […]

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Mooli Rolls – Crudités Rolls (gluten-free)

September 2, 2012
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I have copied the idea for these rolls from Marks and Spencer.  I ate their version a few weeks ago and thought it was a great pretty idea of eating vegetables than the normal crudité stick shapes.  I’ve served them here with a fatless soy dip but you could serve them with any glorious rich […]

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Something Missing in the Fabulous Baker Brothers Chocolate Cake Recipe

January 22, 2012
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I made this cake after seeing it on the Channel 4 programme The Fabulous Baker Brothers presented by Tom and Henry, the recipe is here.  It seemed a straight forward flourless chocolate cake, there are quite a few recipes out there including this one on my blog here.  What intrigued me was the end result of […]

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Gloria’s Quince & Apple Mincemeat (fat-free)

December 8, 2011
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It’s still not too late to make mincemeat for your Christmas mince pies.  I can cope with shop bought pastry but not shop bought mincemeat, it’s just not the same, miles apart.  The ones you buy are monotone, lack vibrancy and sharpness to balance against the sweetness.   I made my lovely friend Gloria’s mincemeat […]

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Chestnut & Almond Cake – Gluten-free, Dairy-free

November 19, 2011
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It has taken longer than I intended to post this recipe because cake number two and three didn’t turn out as planned when experimenting and I wanted to make certain by the fourth one I had ironed out problems. The cake has a lovely mousse texture, very soft, although in photos it appears solid, it’s […]

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Chestnut Flour Madeleines – Gluten Free

October 30, 2011
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  I’ve been wanting to test out this recipe here for a year, had asked my local health food shop to order some chestnut flour but after a month of waiting they told me they couldn’t get any.  This summer on ordering lots of different flours from Shipton Mill I was delighted to see they […]

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All In One Meringue Method

October 5, 2011
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I have a friend who’s complaint was she couldn’t make French meringues.   I can understand how people get in a muddle with pastry as the fat melts, breaks the pastry and so on, but with meringue it’s a simple matter of whisking and they’ve always performed for me.  This friend can bake so I […]

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Preserving with Gloria Nicol

September 4, 2011
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I bought Gloria’s new preserving book, 100 Jams Jellies Preserves & Pickles back at the beginning of July but because I’ve been immersed with all things bread I haven’t had the chance to mention it here but now I must.  I’ve spent a few days boiling down some of my favourite summer fruits using her […]

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Lentil Curry, Spinach Curry with Fresh Apricots

August 21, 2011
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I have to make a note of these curries I quickly made last night otherwise they will be forgotten never to be made again which according to my oldest daughter is a habit of mine.  When I make it again I will take better photos and post those.  It was one of those full days, […]

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BBQ Nectarines or Peaches with Vin Santo

August 13, 2011
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I made these for the first time two years ago and then again last year.   White nectarines but equally good with ripe peaches charred and warmed through on the barbecue using the last of its heat then sprinkled with your favourite liqueur or dessert wine.  Very good served with a scoop of ice-cream.

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Courgette (Zucchini) Summer Soup

July 6, 2011
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This soup originally came from the first River Café Cookbook, the blue one which I loved when it came out.  I wasn’t keen on their second book, the yellow, it seemed full of recipes for their wood-fired oven and generally less substantial.  I’ve been making this soup for as long as I’ve had my oldest […]

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Strawberry Cream Eton Mess

May 30, 2011
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I made this version of Eton Mess for the first time last year.  The reason for mixing the puree strawberries with the cream as appose to the tradition of mixing plain whipped cream with strawberries is because I don’t like the flavour of cream plain.  But I do love what cream does to flavour.  It’s […]

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Aubergine (Eggplant), Fennel & Tomato with Pomegranate Syrup

May 30, 2011
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I was roasting a leg of lamb yesterday and this was what I wanted with it.  I make quite often the Italian aubergine dish caponata which I will vary, may have olives or capers or pinenuts and vary the herbs but always with the sweet/sour combination of sugar and vinegar.  I wanted that here and […]

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Good Quick Marinade for Chicken and Ribs

April 20, 2011
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I had bought chicken to make my Sweet Miso & Lemon Chicken but at the last minute had to change plans, allergy daughter had over done on soya previous days and I needed to make a soya and maize free dish for the family.  Rummaging through the kitchen cupboard I saw the bottles of Wilkson […]

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