I love tea! I love drinking it, eating with it and even just smelling it. It’s my happy place. The smell of tea reminds me of Sri Lanka. I was wracking the old brain to try and think of something to give the lovely ladies at my second baby shower. Pabs, I guess this means…
Coffee cake with caramel meringue buttercream and caramel chips
This is a recipe I’ve adapted. Credit for the original cake recipe goes to the lovely ladies at Exclusively Food and the icing is based on a Martha Stewart one. Coffee buttercake Ingredients 225g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour 75g (1/2 cup) plain flour 150g butter, chopped and softened (if using unsalted butter, add 1/4…
Dukkah
I first discovered Dukkah in the Hunter Valley of NSW. A fair few of the wineries carry gourmet olive oils and most of the oils are served with crusty bread and dukkah to dip in. There are too many variations to count, but here’s one of my favourites. We haven’t been able to find this…
Gluten Free Rosemary Scones
I’ve discovered during my forays into GF cooking that different GF flours work best for different recipes. Nat and I discovered for example that Redmill flour is great for cakes and strong flavoured desserts, King Arthur for pastry and this particular mix seems fabulous for scones. It’s called Hodgson Mill and available at Walmart. Not…
Gluten Free Tabouleh with Quinoa
I love recipes like tabouleh. Back in Australia, courtesy of my herb garden, I always had the ingredients on hand. Parsley, spring onions, burghal, olive oil, lemon juice and tomatos. It made for a quick and easy salad with grilled meat and the best thing was that it kept for a while. In fact,…
Gluten Free Dukkah Crusted Chicken
With so many gluten free friends I’ve had to think outside the box for some recipes. Here’s one that is as easy to make as it is delicious. 3 chicken breasts/thighs sliced into batons 15 skewers 1 egg and a dash of milk 1 cup of rice bubbles (make sure these are gluten free if…
Cheesecake in a cup
Nuwan and I have developed an unhealthy habit of having dessert every day. So much for both our grand plans to lose weight. Here’s something I like to call cheesecake in a cup and I love it because it’s full of stuff I always have in the fridge and cupboard Ingredients 6 biscuits (I used…
Lemon-passionfruit Meringue Tart
Ingredients One tart shell baked through (I used this recipe from my friend Nat’s blog). Of course, if you’re not GF just use plain old normal flour. Lemon/ passion filling 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup passion fruit pulp (if you don’t have this just use entirely lemon 4 eggs at room temperature 2.5 tablespoons…
Passionfruit Marshmallows
I’ve been experimenting with marshmallows lately. It’s something we’ve been making for years in my family according to the classic Doreen Peiris recipe. A simple treat to make and one that made store bought marshmallows pale in comparison. With our influx of visitors we also have a special treat that is very hard to find…
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