Icing is undoubtedly my favourite part of a cake. It is, ironically for me, the opposite of the icing on the cake – it is the cake. As a result, my dilemma is this: I want to eat icing, but I have waistline, dietary, and ethical concerns about eating large quantities of butter and sugar.…
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10 minute FODMAP friendly tomato ketchup
FODMAP friendly tomato ketchup, or tomato sauce as we call it in Australia, is very important to me. My mum used to (/still does) watch on in horror as I drenched practically any food reasonable in tomato sauce. Vegetables, fish, even scrambled eggs – nothing was/is sacred. To her, it was an offense, to me,…
Read MoreFODMAP Friendly hummus with miso and zucchini
Did you ever think you’d hear the words FODMAP friendly hummus? Did I ever think I’d be making something called FODMAP friendly hummus? That would be a firm no from here. Given that hummus generally comprises predominantly of chickpeas and garlic, it’s not something I’ve eaten in a long time. Hummus has such a cult…
Read MoreA FODMAP friendly and vegan tahini ‘Green Goddess’ sauce
Ok ok I know that (from Googling ‘what is Green Goddess sauce’) the original namesake contains mayonnaise. I know that. My choice of name stems in part from the need to give this green tahini sauce an identifier, and in part because all ingredients, bar mayo, are basically the same. Consider this a vegan, dietary…
Read MoreVegan chocolate without coconut oil
I love vegan chocolate, but I love vegan chocolate without coconut oil more. There’s something not right about having your lips coated in coconut oil after taking a bite. There’s also something very annoying about having your dessert melt in the slightest temperature increase. Can you relate? If so, cacao butter is your newest hero. As…
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Sausage rolls (that are gluten free, vegetarian and FODMAP friendly)
Sausage rolls. Surely the staple of any football grand final party, or basically any party of substance, as far as I’m concerned. Aside from fairy bread, sausage rolls are my ‘beeline item’ at any gathering. Or, should I say, were. When I went vegetarian, I still had commercial options. Namely, spinach feta pastries, which I…
Read MoreGluten free quinoa biscuit crumble and strawberry parfaits
These strawberry parfaits have been fully inspired by the unfortunate events in the Australian strawberry market of late. You may have read (/if you’re Australian, you won’t have stopped reading) that someone has been placing sewing needles in Australian strawberries. Obviously this is not ideal, and frankly quite concerning, for consumers. However, so too is…
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