Pork neck, slowly roasted at low temperatures on a bed of vegetables, is an easy way to cook a piece of meat for either warm dishes or to be used as a cold cut for hamburgers/sandwiches/wraps. The meat can be … Continue reading Homemade alternative to ham – slow roasted pork neck
Beetroot, either fresh or cooked, has a distinct taste, that not everyone likes. The most common and well known dishes that include beetroot as an ingredient are salads and soups. However, as a root vegetable with plenty of fibre in … Continue reading Cooking and Baking with Beetroot – Recipe Review
Among nearly two dozens of gluten free bread recipes under my belt, this buckwheat and quinoa bread, is the easiest one to make and bake. It is also the first bread recipe that was done in benchtop mixer all the … Continue reading Grain and Dairy Free Bread – High Nutritional Density, Super Easy to Make
I have been using deboned lamb shanks as a main source of red meat in our menu for several years now, since they became available in your Coles supermarket. Lamb shanks easy to cook in any combination with vegetables. I … Continue reading Lamb Shanks Casserole
Chia seeds can be used as whole or ground as one of the dry ingredients mix of the dough or pastry. They will increase the nutritional value of any baking product, being that gluten free or not. However, my approach … Continue reading Chia Seeds in Baking – Review II – Bread, Buns, Pies, Tarts
There is only one dish, or better say one product, that I cook in a microwave. It is sushi rice. Since I had tried it many years ago, it had remained on my meal for one menu until today. I … Continue reading Canned Tuna Rice – Quick Meal for One
I like to cook gluten free grains (rice, millet), or pseudo-grains (buckwheat, quinoa), with variety of vegetables in my home-made chicken stock. Sometimes I add poultry or meat, either fresh, or already cooked, to make a completely balanced meal in … Continue reading Mountain Rice with Vegetables in One Pot
Buckwheat pasta dough, used to make chicken dumplings, is easy to prepare, flexible to work with, and it has nutritional advantages compared to gluten free pasta/ravioli/dumplings dough. It contains only unprocessed dry ingredients, that excludes starches, gums and other thickeners … Continue reading Buckwheat Dumplings – Gluten and Dairy Free
Buckwheat flour, which is certified and labelled as gluten free, is not easy to buy, especially in a budget option. There are products on the market, some even organic, that can have traces of gluten as shown on their nutritional … Continue reading Gluten and Yeast Free Single Flour Buckwheat Bread
Four birds roll is an easier version of three birds roast, a delicious festive dish I always make for our Christmas lunch. The main advantage of this dish is the option to serve it either warm, or as a cold … Continue reading 4 Birds Roll with Mushrooms and Prunes – Gluten and Dairy Free
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