These banana muffins – they look somewhat similar to my recent brown butter banana bread, right? You are an astute lot. They are, in fact, exactly the same. Some may call it unnecessary content milking, others may call it a helpful hint. I made these banana muffins after eating my weight in the original banana…
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Roasted tomato, mozzarella, basil and pine nut vegan galette (gluten free, FODMAP friendly)
I’ve been into galettes for a long time (see this pumpkin, blue cheese, honey and thyme variety, or this potato and halloumi number. The galettes are always gluten free, but never vegan. Today, I give you the gluten free, vegan galette. A vegan galette is actually more simple than you would imagine, because they don’t…
Read MoreChocolate chip almond butter cookies (vegan, gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free)
ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES For something that is so simple, a regular cookie is a hard thing to master. There are so many variables when it comes to a good quality cookie. The flours used, the butter (is it brown? Regular? Vegan? Coconut?) – to name but a few. Regular cookies are subject to the whims…
Read MoreHow to make lactose free condensed milk
LACTOSE FREE CONDENSED MILK Condensed milk has been a bit of a cooking thorn in my side since getting into FODMAP. Given that, as the name suggests, it is condensed dairy, it tends to be very high FODMAP. While I personally seem to have grown out of my lactose intolerance, the sheer amount of lactose…
Read MoreGluten free gingerbread cake with pecan and pine nut streusel (FODMAP friendly)
Last year while writing my cookbook, gluten free gingerbreads were one of the hardest recipes to crack. They generally either require molasses and a whole lot of gluten, or dates and almonds, however there was not really a FODMAP friendly in between. This year, with the book done and dusted, I wanted to create a…
Read MoreGrain free vanilla coconut cake from FODMAP Friendly, the cookbook
This recipe for a grain free vanilla coconut cake comes from my first cookbook, FODMAP friendly. At the time, I’d been dabbling (and still am) in a diet with less grains. They seemed to be (and still are) quite irritating to my digestive system. Paying attention to grains whilst being low FODMAP and vegetarian is…
Read MoreGluten free flours and how to use them (the FODMAP edition)
Gluten free flours and how to use them A title akin to a recent Harry Potter spin off, and with good reason. Gluten free flours and gluten free baking are magical, elusive beasts at the best of times. Throw in a FODMAP friendly prerequisite? There’s a recipe for fun/disaster. Before we get into the nitty…
Read MoreLemon and maple glazed halloumi, potato, zucchini and dill galette (gluten free, FODMAP friendly)
Is this dough strikingly similar to the dough for the honey and lemon thyme pumpkin galette? You have a keen eye – yes it is. Do I have a good reason for reusing this recipe so soon? I wouldn’t say good (does lemon and maple glazed halloumi count as good?) but I’ll outline it anyway.…
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