Recipe: Marzipan

Another recipe with almonds is marzipan. If you've ever watched Cake Boss or Ace of Cakes you would know some of the amazing cakes and decorations formed out of marzipan. I found a medieval recipe for marzipan that I have added to my files and thought to share with you....

Recipe: Gluten Free Polenta cake

(Re-posted from Illawarra Gluten-Free)Lemon Polenta Cake     For the cake:    130 g ground almonds (or almond flour)    130 g shredded coconut    130 g fine polenta (or yellow cornmeal)    1 t baking powder    grated rind of 3 lemons    270 g soft butter    270 g caster sugar    4 eggs (55 g each)    juice...

Naturopathy: Food Compatibility Test via hair – Bio Compatibility Test

On October 4th, 2012 I had a hair sample taken by Gayle who then sent it off to Naturopathic Services for a Food Compatibility or Bio Compatibility Test. The pages below are the results. Anything in red I should avoid completely. Everything else is compatible with my biological system. There will...

Take Away: Pizza Capers Cheaper Tuesday

Last night (Monday August 20th, 2012) I was googling home delivery options in Cleveland (near Brisbane, QLD and decided to phone our local Pizza Capers. I asked if there were any specials or voucher deals and was told that 'Tomorrow is Cheaper Tuesday - two pizzas from our originals line...

Local Food Heroes – Cleveland, QLD: Browns Bakery Cafe

Browns Bakery CafeSince moving to Cleveland in South-East Brisbane I have been searching for producers of gluten-free items. My favourite of all is Browns Bakery Cafe in Cleveland. It has a wide range of gluten-free items including breads, pizza bases, slices, muffins and cakes.What's nice about this bakery is that...

The Sugar Cube Belgium Waffles, Wollongong

Sugar Cube Belgium Waffles, Wollongong:Vanessa Pike-Russell"The Sugar Cube’ is famous for homemade Liège Belgium waffles, cooked fresh to order. These are complimented with a range of delicious, quality toppings including fresh fruit, real maple syrup, melted Belgian chocolate, premium ice cream and homemade toffee sauce. Also on offer; a large...

A book review, Babycakes

I have been cooking with gluten-free flour of late and decided to do some research into baking the gluten free way. I have a young friend (Siobhan) who due to cancer has had to remove gluten and most types of flour from her diet. It makes baking particularly difficult when...