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Dark Chocolate Fruit and Nut Slab

08/04/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

What is it about dark chocolate that gets me every time!  Whilst I love all chocolate ... it is dark chocolate that I always go back to. Because of ...

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Dairy Free, Dessert, Fruit, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Nuts / Seeds, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegan, Vegetarian

Maple Roasted Pecans

07/04/2016 by Gina 1 Comment

There are some recipes that are way too easy ... and I love that!  This is certainly one of them, and these little beauties can be used in so many ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nuts / Seeds, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cranberry and Cacao Balls

10/03/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

Everyone loves a little sweet “morsel” to have with a cuppa, but what is great about these balls is that they are gluten free, dairy free, nut free, ...

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Dairy Free, Fruit, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Nuts / Seeds, Paleo, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cranberry and Ginger Balls

16/02/2016 by Gina 2 Comments

Ginger is one of those ingredients that you either love, or can’t tolerate too much of.  I am a total ginger lover, and as such use quite a bit in ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Fruit, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Nuts / Seeds, Paleo, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegetarian

Siena Cake (also known an Panforte)

05/01/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

At my recent Christmas Classes I was thrilled to demonstrate how I make my Siena cakes.  Since then I have had requests to post this recipe so that ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Dessert, Fruit, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nuts / Seeds, Recipes, Special Diets

Festive Granola

31/12/2015 by Gina Leave a Comment

When looking at what to include in my Christmas Class menu I knew I had to offer a "granola" ... I already have a recipe ( see here ) but wanted it to ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dairy Free, Grains, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nuts / Seeds, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetarian

Gwinganna’s Soul Loaf

18/12/2015 by Gina 4 Comments

This is the loaf (known as Sultana Soul Loaf) that was demonstrated to us by Stacey, Head Chef, at the wonderful cooking class we attended at ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nuts / Seeds, Paleo, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetarian

Coconut Lime and Chilli Bites

09/12/2015 by Gina Leave a Comment

RECIPE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2017: I played around with this recipe recently and decided to make them more "savoury" by adding chilli and black pepper ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nuts / Seeds, Paleo, Raw, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Granola

16/11/2015 by Gina Leave a Comment

There is nothing like making your own granola, and I absolutely it. This is a recipe I have adapted from Alyce Alexandra’s first book “Quick Fix in ...

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Parmesan Crackers

28/10/2015 by Gina 1 Comment

These are a fabulous little cracker … but be warned … you can’t stop at one! I saw the original recipe ( see here ) on the SBS site under Anneka ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Biscuits / Crackers, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Nuts / Seeds, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegetarian

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not a large cake (it’s baked in a 20cm round cake tin), but it is rich, dark and dense and a small slice is just perfect.

Here I have served it with a raspberry coulis as I had some in the fridge, and a dollop of fresh cream. But I have also offered a recipe for a “Coffee Cream” in the post to serve with the cake too.

This version is nut free (I have used toasted sunflower seeds), but you can also use almonds if nuts are not an issue in your home.

The cake is also dairy free, is very quick to make, and gives you eight serves similar to what you see in the post here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/flourless-chocolate-olive-oil-cake/

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Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … it is easy to make, and leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to three days.

I use a Thermomix to chop the carrots (it is quicker than trying to grate them), and I do like the chunky texture that gives me as opposed to “grating” which can sometimes make the carrot a little wet.

The dressing can be blended in a bowl if preferred, and the rest of the salad is prepared by hand so that I get plenty of texture.

This salad goes so well with just about any protein, and is a favourite in our home … with another hot spell fast approaching, this may be one that you would like to try:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/marrakesh-carrots/

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Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its own and does not need icing, but I do try to minimise waste, so when I have little bits of leftover icing from other bakes (in this case Caramel Icing from a Sticky Date Cake I made a month ago, and White Chocolate Icing from the cupcakes I made last week) I put the leftovers into small containers in the freezer … then I can often combine two or three (in this case the two icings I mentioned) which will give me enough for what I need. So last night I took the two icings from the freezer and placed them in the fridge, then this morning I removed them from the fridge and put them on my bench to allow them to come to room temperature, they were then combined and used to dress this cake. It is such a great way to use us icing “scrapes”, and no-one else is the wiser 

Links to the separate recipes are here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/honey-cake-a-jewish-celebration-cake/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/sticky-date-cake/

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing … requested for our number 2 son’s birthday today … these are so easy to make, and keep well for a few days at room temperature … but if it is really warm in your home (so that the icing may melt) then I would keep them in the fridge but remove them at least 30 minutes before serving.

To make things super easy for me, I decided to use up some chocolate leftovers from Christmas, so topped the cupcakes with a packet of mini Cherry Ripe’s (one of my favourite), and Nespresso Dark Chocolate tablets (they are super yummy too!) xo

Recipes for both can be found here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/chocolate-buttermilk-cupcakes/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/

Happy birthday dear Sam … love having you in our lives xo 

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