What haven’t I done before? Tandoorified meat. Please note that the meat needs marinating 12 hours in advance. Ingredients (serves 2): 4 x Lamb chops 100ml x Natural yoghurt 1 x Lime, juice 2 x Cloves of garlic 2 x Inch of ginger, grated 1 x Tsp ground cumin 1 x Tbsp ground coriander 1…
Month: December 2015
Gluten free courgette pesto
What haven’t I done before? Made fresh pesto. Ingredients (serves 4): 3 x Courgettes, peeled and finely diced 2 x Garlic cloves, finely crushed 0.5 x Fresh lemon 2 x Large handfuls of spinach Handful of fresh basil 2 x Tbsp parmesan, freshly grated 2 x Tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper Method: 1. Put…
Gluten free bombay potatoes
What haven’t I done before? I have never made bombay potatoes. Ingredients (serves 6 as a side): 1 x Tbsp mustard seeds 0.5 x Tsp ground cumin 1 x Tsp tumeric 1 x Tsp ground coriander 1 x Tsp garam masala 1 x Tsp hot chili powder 1 x Inch of fresh giner, peeled and…
Gluten free courgette spirals with a spinach, tomato and basil sauce.
What haven’t I done before? Courgette spirals – great as an alternative to pasta. Ingredients: 4 x Courgettes, green skin peeled off and then peeled into thick spirals 1 x Onion, diced 3 x Garlic cloves, crushed 0.5 x Lemon 0.5 x Red pepper, diced 1 x Chilli, deseeded and diced 4 x Handfuls of…
Gluten free posh peas
What haven’t I done before? Mushy peas (I appreciate that this is super simple but I had frozen peas to use as my freezer broke). Ingredients: 0.5 x Bag of frozen peas 50g x Butter, salted Salt and pepper to taste Method: 1. Boil frozen peas until soft. Then drain well. 2. Add the butter….
Gluten free Portuguese style fish and chips
What haven’t I done before? I haven’t cooked a Portuguese dish before – I had a dish like this in Portugal last week and I wanted to replicate it. It was simple to make and a really homely, wintery dish. Ingredients (serves 2): 1 x Onion, finely diced 1 x Large baking potato, peeled and…
Gluten free millionaires shortbread
What haven’t I done before? 1. Made gluten free shortbread 2. Used condensed milk 3. Made Millionaires shortbread Ingredients (14 slices): Shortbread 250g x Plain gluten free flour 75g x Caster sugar 175g x Butter, softened Caramel 100g x Butter 100g x Brown sugar 2 x 397g Cans of condensed milk Chocolate topping 300g x Galaxy…
Gluten free stuffed field mushrooms
What haven’t I done before? I haven’t cooked field mushrooms whole or stuffed. Ingredients (serves 2): 4 x Large field mushrooms 0.25 x Aubergine, degorge and diced finely 1 x Onion, finely diced 2 x Garlic cloves, finely diced 2 x Chillis, finely diced 10 x Baby vine tomatoes (plus 2 vines for decoration (see picutre)…
Gluten free mushroom risotto
What haven’t I made before? I haven’t made risotto from scratch before. Ingredients (serves 4): 25g x Dried mushrooms (I used a mix) 1 x Stock cube (you can use vegetable or chicken) Olive oil 1 x Onion, finely chopped 2 x Garlic cloves, finely chopped 250g x Chestnut mushrooms, chopped 300g x Risotto rice 2…
Gluten free smoked haddock fish cakes
What haven’t I done before? I haven’t made fishcakes from scratch. Ingredients (serves 2): 250g x Smoke haddock, cooked and flaked 250g x Potatoes, boiled and mashed 0.5 x Lemon, squeezed into juice 1 x Handful fresh parsley, diced Salt and pepper to taste Milk (if required) Olive oil (for frying) 1 x Egg, beaten 1…
Gluten free carrot cake (with a lemon drizzle and walnut dressing)
What haven’t I done before? Made a carrot cake. Ingredients (makes either a loaf sized cake and a 1 layer round cake or a 2 layered round cake – dependent on what you need): 250g x Butter, softened 250g x Brown sugar 4 x Eggs 1 x Large orange 1 x Apple, peeled and diced finely…
Gluten free ratatouille
What haven’t I done before? I have never made Ratatouille before. Ingredients (serves 2): 0.5 x Aubergine, sliced and degorge (salted to take the water out) 1 x Red onion, diced finely 2 x Garlic cloves, diced finely 2 x Vine tomatoes, diced into chunks 1 x Green pepper, de-seeded and sliced 1 x Courgete,…
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