Author: Jean Cousins

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Gluten Free Almond Flour Sandwich Bread

Author: Adapted from Elana’s Pantry
Serves: Makes 1 medium sized loaf
 

Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups blanched almond flour
  • ¾ cup arrowroot powder
  • ¼ cup flax seed meal
  • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon honey or coconut nectar or yacon syrup
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot, flax meal, salt and baking soda
  2. In a larger bowl, blend eggs 3-5 minutes until frothy
  3. Stir sweetener of choice and vinegar or lemon into eggs
  4. Mix dry ingredients into wet
  5. Pour batter into a well greased 7.5″ x 3.5″ loaf pan
  6. Bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean
  7. Cool and serve
Notes
This loaf yields a medium size slice, not as big as a regular slice, though is very filling, so I’m always sure to slice it thinly, as not to overload on bread. Storage: Wrap the bread in a paper towel and then seal it in a Ziploc bag; stored this way it can keep for several days refrigerated.
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Spinach Quiche

* Serves: 4
* Preparation time: 15 minutes or less
* A quick and easy dish.

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry
3 eggs
¾ cup milk
250 g frozen spinach, thawed and drained
125 g feta cheese, finely crumbled
Few drops tabasco sauce
Salt and pepper
Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Arrange pastry in quiche dish. Beat together eggs and milk. Blend in remaining ingredients.
3. Pour into pastry case and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce to 180°C and bake another 30-40 minutes or until set.
4. Allow to stand 5 minutes before cutting.

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11/11/2010






It’s been almost a year since Michaela was born. I’ve really enjoyed being a Mum of two and now that Junior No.3’s on his/her way, there’s even more to look forward to. Thank you, Lord for these bundles of joy! May your will be done and not mine…Amen!

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Best Ever Banana Cake


An easy mix no fuss recipe with a delicious result.

Preparation time: 15 minutes or less

Ingredients

1½ cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¾ cup sugar
3 bananas, mashed
½ cup oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Method

1. Grease a ring tin and line base with baking paper.
2. Sift flour and soda into a bowl. Add sugar.
3. Make a well in centre and add bananas, eggs and oil.
4. Stir until mixture is smooth.
5. Pour into cake tin and bake at 150°C for 1 hour.
6. Ice with cream cheese or lemon icing if desired.

Recipe notes

I have used many recipes for banana cake over the years but this one beats the lot.

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Banana & rolled oat muffins

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Makes: 12

Ingredients
2 cups (260g) self-raising flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 cup (100g) rolled oats
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup (185g) plain low-fat yoghurt
1/4 cup (60ml) canola oil
2 bananas, mashed (250g)

Method
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper cases.
2. Sift flour, cinnamon and soda into a bowl. Empty the flour husks from the sifter back into the bowl along with the oats and brown sugar, and stir to combine.
3. Whisk eggs, yoghurt and oil together. Add banana and stir to combine. Pour into dry ingredients and mix together using a wooden spoon until just combined. Mixture may be lumpy and does not have to be evenly mixed.
4. Spoon mixture into paper cases. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Spaghetti Carbonara

Ingredients (serves 4)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 200g button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup cream
• 2 eggs
• 125g parmesan cheese or Tasty cheese, grated
• 1/3 cup finely chopped chives
• 400g dried spaghetti, cooked
• 200g ham or bacon, chopped

Method
1. Melt butter in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until tender. Remove and keep warm.
2. Combine cream, eggs, three quarters of the parmesan, chives, and salt and pepper.
3. Place pasta into a saucepan. Add egg mixture, mushrooms and ham. Toss over low heat until sauce thickens. Season. Serve with remaining parmesan.

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Chocolate Mud Cake

Preparation time: more than 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour

A simple and delicious mud cake recipe.

Ingredients:

250 g butter
200 g dark chocolate
1⅓ cups caster sugar
1⅓ cups water
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup plain flour
1 cup self-raising flour
¼ cup cocoa
3 eggs, lightly beaten

Method

In a large saucepan, add the first 5 ingredients.

Melt together over a low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter and chocolate are melted. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Sift plain flour, self raising flour and cocoa into a large mixing bowl.

Add the cooled liquid and beat gently.

Add the eggs and mix gently.

Pour mixture into a greased cake tin and bake at 150°C for 1 hour.

Recipe notes

My oven takes 1 hour, but some ovens could take 1½ hours to cook this recipe, so keep checking the cake.