If you have any experience with digestive illness, you might be familiar with the euphoric moment when you eat out and don’t feel terrible. For me, the clearest memory of that euphoria was after eating a vegan Vietnamese coleslaw at a local Vietnamese restaurant in Melbourne. While going out for dinner is generally viewed as…
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FODMAP friendly Worcestershire sauce (vegan, gluten free)
Today we’re talking a quick recipe for FODMAP friendly Worcestershire sauce, that is vegan, gluten free, and not piled with 10,000 ingredients. To be perfectly frank, I don’t have a sharp recollection of what regular Worcestershire sauce tastes like. For a long time I was deathly afraid of anchovies, so Worcestershire sauce never appealed. These…
Read MoreFODMAP friendly bolognese (that’s incidentally vegan)
In my pre-vegetarian, pre-FODMAP days, I was particularly partial to a good mince bolognese. So much so that I was always willing to be the person to painstakingly crush the mince into little pieces. I couldn’t allow someone else to cook/ruin my beloved mince, the only form of meat I would eat. These days, however,…
Read MoreOrange blossom and lemon syrup dressing
I’m here to talk to you today, loyal blog readers, about my newest obsession: orange blossom and lemon syrup dressing. I recently discovered an old bottle of orange blossom water at the back of my cupboard, and figured I should put it to use. Initially, I put it on salads, but found that it needed…
Read MoreGluten free sour cream banana cake
If I had to choose my favourite flavour of cake, I’d most likely choose banana cake. Sure, chocolate is nice, but can chocolate beat that flavour of roasted ripe bananas? I think not. Banana cake is the cake. In the spirit of honesty, I developed this recipe because I was desperate for a cake to…
Read MoreGluten-free spiced pumpkin loaf with chocolate chai buttercream
This gluten-free spiced pumpkin loaf came about because I follow a lot of American bloggers on Instagram. I’ve always admired the American ability to fully cherish each season, and to have exciting culinary traditions in that vein. Whether or not this merely a classic case of the grass being greener, I don’t feel Australia has…
Read MoreCrispy fried miso tofu, broccolini and furikake rice bowls
Hello, just back here like a broken record to talk about furikake a little bit more. As you would have identified, I go through food phases weekly. This week, obviously, is furikake week. It is also crispy fried miso tofu week. I have spent a while dabbling with furikake rice as a delicious hangover cure,…
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