What haven’t I done before? I have made a lemon drizzle cake but I only realised after the Great British Bake Off last week that I have been doing it all wrong. What a difference small changes make! Ingredients: Cake 175g x Salted butter 175g x Caster sugar 2 x Large eggs 175g x Gluten…
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Gluten free avocado mayo and chickpea salad
What haven’t I done before? Made avocado mayonnaise – I didn’t put quite enough salt and pepper in mine so make sure you season it well. Ingredients (serves 4): 1 x Cos lettuce, take leaves off and cut in halves 0.5 x Bag of rocket Cherry tomatoes Cucumber 200g x Tin of chickpeas, washed and…
Gluten free squash and butter bean roast
What haven’t I done before? I haven’t made this side before – it’s simple but delicious. Ingredients (serves 4 as a side): Half of a butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes 1 x Red onion, sliced into chunks 1 x 400g butter beans 3 x Garlic cloves, diced Salt and pepper Thyme Olive oil…
Gluten free french bean, lentil and tomato salad
What haven’t I done before? This is a new recipe and goes well with any fish based dish. Ingredients (serves 4 as a side): 1 x Pack of french beans 1 x Tin of pre-cooked lentils 10 x Cherry vine tomatoes 0.5 Tsp x Ground cumin 1 x Garlic clove, diced Balsamic vinegar English mustard…
Gluten free avocado chocolate mousse
What haven’t I done before? Made mousse…out of avocado! Ingredients (serves 2): 1.5 x Ripe avocados Runny honey (or equivelant for vegans) 1.5 Tbsps x Cocoa 5 x Mint leaves (plus some for decoration) 200g x Raspberries 1 x Lime 0.5 x Lemon Method: Put the raspberries into a bowl with a good drizzle of…
Gluten free huevos rancheros
What haven’t I done before? I haven’t cooked huevos rancheros before – it’s super easy but I served with corn tacos rather than gluten free wraps because they are easier to source. Ingredients (serves 1): 0.5 x Red pepper, diced 0.5 x Orange chilli, diced 0.5 x Red onion, diced 1 x Garlic clove, diced…
Gluten free pea pancakes
What haven’t I done before? I didn’t think it was possible to make pea pancakes / didn’t think it was a thing. However, when my freezer broke I had to look for ideas to get rid of the copious amount of frozen peas I had (I hate waste!). Ingredients: 400g x Frozen peas – boiled,…
Gluten free granola
What haven’t I done before? I have never made granola before – I don’t like shop bought granola because it is full of added sugar. I wanted to make this with no added sugar and with lots of delicious nuts. Ingredients: It’s up to you as to how much granola you want / need to…
Gluten free cauliflower pizza base
What haven’t I done before? I have heard about using cauliflower as a pizza base but never really gave it much thought until discussing it with a colleague last week – I thought I should give it a go and see what all the fuss is about. It is different but it does work surprisingly…
Gluten free mushroom and leek gratin
What haven’t I done before? Made a gratin. I didn’t really know what was meant by ‘gratin’ so I looked it up and it is a technique where an ingredient is topped with a crust of breadcrumbs, cheese and butter. I had some mushrooms and leeks in the fridge and decided this would work nicely…
Gluten free baked aubergine topped with spinach and mushrooms
What haven’t I done before? This is a new recipe for me – simple, delicious and healthy. Ingredients (serves 2): 1 x Baked aubergine (I did this the day before to make things quicker on a busy day – put a few cuts in the aubergine for the juice to drain, wrap in foil and…
Gluten free aubergine filled tacos
What haven’t I done before? Made a vegetarian filling for tacos. I felt inspired after visiting Wahaca this week – I thought I would try and recreate my own Mexican feast. Ingredients (serves 2 hungry people or 3 regularly hungry people): 8 x Gluten free taco shells (yes, I ate 4 and I’m ok with…
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