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Brown Sugar Meringue Bites

24/11/2021 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love meringue ... it is easy to make and ticks a few boxes when looking for a gluten free dish. These "meringue bites" were created to give me a ...

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Sourdough: Discard Crackers

26/08/2021 by Gina Leave a Comment

Like so many others I bake sourdough every week, and for a long time I used to get rid of my "discard" until I started to see wonderful recipes on ...

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Pizza Tray Bake

09/01/2020 by Gina Leave a Comment

I usually make my pizza dough using sourdough starter, but I don’t always have starter ready to use, yet still wish to get a light and fluffy “pizza” ...

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Ginger, Peanut and Chocolate Bites

25/09/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

Whilst I do love chocolate bites, I would never choose to eat it during the day as I keep that as a special weekend "night time" treat.  So when ...

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Mini Meringues

12/01/2019 by Gina Leave a Comment

I am definitely a “meringue” girl … and I love my meringues crisp on the outside, with a slight chew in the middle.  Usually I make my meringue as a ...

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Gingerbread – Mix and Bake Method

14/12/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

Last week I was asked for some help in providing an easy non-machine method to make gingerbread for a children’s class. In the past I have used ...

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Crunchy Seeded Snaps

27/09/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

One of the wonders of travelling is that you can get to be so inspired by other "foodies"! Recently we were in Byron Bay and had the great fortune ...

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Peanut Honey and Chilli Bites

13/10/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I not only have a sweet tooth, but I also have a savoury tooth!  And when I say savoury I mean anything with spice (chilli)! Recently I was looking ...

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Red Onion Pickles

19/07/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

When I see the words "low maintenance" in a recipe I am all ears ... or should I say "eyes"! As much as I love cooking, anything that is going to ...

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Chocolate Honey Chilli Cookies (refined sugar free, egg free, nut free, dairy free)

25/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

When I think of cookies I always think about what children can eat, because "cookies" to me always conjure up images of a sweet treat.  But I also ...

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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!

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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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