Socca Socca is a speciality of Nice, made with chickpea flour, water and olive oil This is taken from Ottolenghi’s Plenty It has two parts; the pancake and the tomato and onion topping The chickpea flour pancake is a great gluten free invention as it can be used as a blini, pizza or savoury pancake …
Squash and it’s family, have lot’s of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds, so not only is it good for the winter as it is comforting, but it actually helps protect your joints! It can be served as a side or a snack This one is taken from my favourite vegetarian recipe books, Ottolenghi’s plenty Ingredients 700g …
It is gluten, nut and soy free It can be made as breakfast, a canapé or a side dish This recipe can be made dairy free and whole30 compliant by substituting the butter for a tbsp. coconut oil Ingredients mixed mushrooms (e.g. shitake, oyster, king trumpet) 4 tbsp. unsalted butter 2 thyme sprigs 2 garlic …
This is a refreshing salad, nicely balanced to give a subtle umami taste I have tried versions of this, at restaurants through the summer and served it myself at a number of BBQ’s Its gluten, soy and nut free and takes less then 5 minutes to put together Ingredients Half a watermelon, balled or chopped into …
Gluten free, dairy free, wheat free and healthier than a bowl of porridge Ingredients (multiply as needed) – 2 avocados – 20ml coconut oil – 2 tbsp. raw cocoa – 1 tsp. vanilla essence/powder – 2 tbsp. honey Optional extra’s for texture; – Dates – Almonds Method – Peal, de-stone and chop up the avocado’s …
Now that we know how to burn an aubergine…lets make some burnt aubergine croquettes This is a great little gluten free snack or canapé I rarely fry anything, but these little morsels of love are worth it Kids and adults will love them, they get pretty addictive This is taken from Ottolenghi’s plenty Ingredients 4 …
This is gluten free, all natural, low lactose recipe. It is really tasty and great as a main or starter. It is a 7-minute meal. I learnt this recipe in an evening working with Chef Abigail from the Camaje Bistro in New York. (camaje.com) It was part of a Christmas present, a private cooking class …
This is gluten and dairy free, you can leave the nuts out to make it nut free too, but I love the combination of banana’s and walnuts These muffins are a little denser than normal muffins, due to the use of coconut flour. That is because it has almost double the amount of dietary fibre …
They say variety is the spice of life, I say it is just confusing. The supermarket near my apartment in NYC is the same size as the superstores in the UK, generally out of town. There are three types of parsley, from three different continents, three different sections for fruit and veg, one organic, one …
This one is from the barefoot contessa who cooks using ingredients from her garden, so the recipes are always fresh and natural It is gluten, dairy and nut free It’s a nice as a side or a main You can switch the herbs and you’ll have a completely different dish If you like tomatoes on …
