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Indian Style Yoghurt Dipping Sauce and / or Dressing

09/11/2020 by Gina Leave a Comment

I have always loved Indian food!  And I remember in my early 20's attending an Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class in my local area of the Northern ...

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Filed Under: Dairy, Gluten Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Sauces / Condiments, Special Diets, Spreads / Dips, Thermomix, Vegan, Vegetarian

White (or Dark) Chocolate Icing

13/10/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love this icing ... it is my "go to" when I want to make a cake or cupcake just that little bit extra special. I don't mind buttercream, but I ...

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert, Gluten Free, Icings, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Spreads / Dips, Vegetarian

Ricotta

16/04/2018 by Gina 10 Comments

I first saw ricotta being made at a Thermomix demonstration some years ago, and took notes of the process for the cooking and mixing time which I ...

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Cream Cheese Spread/Tomato Topping

28/01/2018 by Gina 1 Comment

Over the past couple of months I have been playing around with a wheat free pastry ... and I have to say it has driven me crazy! It bakes up ...

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Lemon Yoghurt Sauce

28/01/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

This is my "fall back" sauce for when I need to "dress" a dish. It goes so well with baked veggies, grains and meat protein, and can be used to ...

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Beetroot / or Coriander Chilli Paste

03/01/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

These two simple condiments have been on my radar for some time.  Ever since I tasted the delicious dips offered to us by the delightful Shaheen ...

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Carrot Miso Ginger Puree / Sauce / Dressing

07/09/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I absolutely love miso!  For me miso contains all the flavours that I love, especially sweet and salty (for more information on Miso see ...

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Beetroot Relish

18/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I have long been an admirer of the girls from the Monday Morning Cooking Club (see here) and have all of their recipe books (they make great ...

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Miso and Fresh Ginger Dressing

25/04/2017 by madhatmedia Leave a Comment

I love my sauces!!!!!  So when a dear friend (that's you Deb!), says she has a sauce recipe for me that I am going to love - particularly when it has ...

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Roasted Red Pepper Dip

09/03/2017 by madhatmedia Leave a Comment

I love having dips ready in the fridge "to go" ... and I particularly like dips that can wear a few hats!  And this dip certainly does that. It is ...

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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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