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Lentil and Kale Salad with Dried Cherries and Feta

05/12/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

Kale is a polarising ingredient ... so many people hesitate using it because they feel it is tough or bitter, but I have come to realise it is mainly ...

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Raw, Recipes, Salads, Special Diets, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Fresh Lemon, Pea and Spinach Soup

17/09/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

One of the hardest challenges for me when I am trying to watch my food intake is being hungry.  Coming from a large Maltese family we all love food, ...

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Soups, Special Diets, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Zucchini, Feta and Herb Pie with Cream Cheese Pastry

22/05/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

I have lots of "foodie heroes" that I look to for inspiration, and Huge Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage (UK) fame is definitely one of them. ...

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Rich Tomato Sauce

18/04/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

The boys in my family are meat eaters, yet the girls (including me) eat very little meat.  So if I am going to expect the whole family to sit together ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Sauces / Condiments, Soups, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Sourdough: Naan Bread

20/12/2018 by Gina 4 Comments

If you are a bread lover like me, and make your own sourdough, then you are going to want to try this. I am a member of a FB group called Perfect ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Dinner, Grains, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegetarian

Coconut Bread – gluten free and dairy free

23/06/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

There is no greater motivation to develop a new recipe than being able to help a dear friend. Rachel is coeliac, and over many years her diet has ...

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

Shortcrust Pastry

20/04/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

Pastry has always been my ultimate challenge ... and I have been working for a while on trying to come up with one shortcrust recipe that I can use as ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Dinner, Lunch, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Pastry, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegetarian

Wheat Free Shortcrust Pastry

24/02/2018 by Gina 5 Comments

I can't tell you how long I have wanted to post this recipe ... but I have had a problem!  This pastry bakes up beautifully as a fully baked crust, ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Dairy, Dinner, Eggs, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix

Tomato, Feta and Mint Spelt Freeform Pie (with Olive Oil Pastry)

08/02/2018 by Gina 1 Comment

I love this olive oil pastry ... it is not "short" like a shortcrust pastry, it is more like a crisp flatbread, is very forgiving, easy to work with, ...

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White Bean and Sweet Potato Patties

18/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I do love patties, but I don't tend to make them very often as they can be a little fiddly.  But I was inclined to work with this recipe (see here) as ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Dinner, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetables, Vegetarian

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For as long as I can remember I have loved being around food, not just eating it but cooking with it too!

From the young age of eleven I had always dreamed of working somehow within the food industry, but as it turned out that wasn’t my calling ... Read More…

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