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Gingerbread with Honey

09/12/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love anything “gingery” ... as is evident from the number of “ginger” baked goods that appear on this website. So I was very drawn to this recipe ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Biscuits / Crackers, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetarian

Homemade Sour Cream (Cultured Cream)

27/11/2016 by Gina 2 Comments

There are so many methods of making soured cream and I have tried a few.  But like all things it comes down to individual taste and for me the method ...

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

Eggplant, Mushrooms and Spinach Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce

23/11/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

The original inspiration for this recipe came from here, and as I love eggplant I really wanted to be able to "nail" using them as noodles. However ...

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

Coconut, Cranberry and Orange Cookies

15/11/2016 by Gina 7 Comments

I always have a heap of egg whites in the freezer and use them regularly to make myself “nut” cookies … but not everyone in our family can eat ...

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

Chocolate Ricotta Cake

03/11/2016 by Gina 14 Comments

This is my family's favourite cake! It is a recipe that was submitted to The West Australian in 1999 when they were running a "Best Cake in Perth" ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert, Eggs, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix

Buttercake with Fruit

27/10/2016 by Gina 2 Comments

The first time I ever tried this cake was 18 years ago ... I had been invited to a morning tea and the lovely lady who hosted it offered us a "Plum ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Dessert, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix

Chicken, Prosciutto and Thyme with Dijon Cream

24/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

Sometimes the most simple dishes are the ones that we defer to when time is short. Having been away for four days I returned home last night to ...

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Paleo, Poultry, Special Diets, Thermomix

Pumpkin Crust Pizza with Tomato, Feta and Basil

12/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

Oh ... I do love pizza, and pumpkin, and tomatoes, especially feta, and of course basil!!!!!  My family are also meat eaters so there was no way I ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Dinner, Drinks, Grains, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetables

Pumpkin Pizza Bianca

11/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love my veggies and like to look for any way I can to get more of them into me ... and into my family!!!  I am so lucky that they like veggies ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Dairy Free, Dinner, Grains, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nibbles, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Creamy Tomato and Salami Pasta

04/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love this recipe … as a consultant it is one I sometimes make with new clients at their delivery immediately after we make the veggie stock.  By ...

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Filed Under: Dairy, Dairy Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Pasta, Recipes, Special Diets, 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!

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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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