I made this for Easter Weekend and it was a favourite. The addition of coconut flour and ground almonds gives the cake a texture somewhere between a polenta cake or a baked cheesecake. (See below for variations on this, and other notes.) So, by request, this is for my dear sister Rachel and cousin Lizzie, …
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Sticky Lemon Drizzle cake – gluten-free & full of sunshine.
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Brown Banana Ice Cream
Quick, easy and vegan – this dessert is lovely all year round with a variety of toppings!
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Cider Poached pears with spices and toasted almonds
This delicious recipe by Florence is the perfect end to any dinner. Quick and easy, plus it’s suitable for all dietary needs.
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Summer Refresher
The weather this summer is very thirsty work, and with Wimbledon and the World Cup looming, we all need a thirst quencher to slake our thirst before we start the celebrations. Whenever friends and family are around, I make this big Jug of Summer from the herbs outside the back door. I make it a …
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Creamy Porcini Mushroom Pasta
Last week we tried out our pasta machine (purchased from a charity shop over a year ago) for the first time, and made buckwheat pasta. It was a great success, and it was much easier than I thought it would be. We used two eggs, buckwheat flour and a little bit of water, then rolled …
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Quinoa Bread – low carb/high protein
Quinoa Bread – super quick to make and delicious drizzled with olive oil. If you’re low-carb AND wheat-free, you might be missing your bread, so this is a welcome addition to your staple diet. Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl: 100g Oat Bran 150g cooked quinoa (cover grains with water/boil ten mins. Always …
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Hayley’s Oat Bran Bread
As a wheat-free foodie, I love this ‘bread’ and I make this probably twice a week. It’s become a big part of our diet, which is really saying something when you live the man who literally wrote the book on bread! What Daniel Stevens doesn’t know about baking isn’t worth knowing, so the fact that he’s adopted …
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Green Energy Juice
After a long week of New Year celebrations, Daniel and I were keen to get ahead on 2018 and do a full de-clutter of the house – re-arranging furniture, hoovering behind things and taking stuff to the charity shop. I had a horrible cold, and we had both over indulged at Daniel’s dad’s house earlier …
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Vegan Stuffing Balls – a cool yule canapé!
Got vegan guests coming and don’t know what to serve as a snack? Try these stuffing balls – no one will be complaining, even the carnivores! My recipe is inspired by Green Goddess Mel Wells’ stuffing, and I have cooked it for the past few years for my boyfriend’s nieces, one of whom is veggie …
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