Arrowroot Bars

  Arrowroot Bars (found on allfood.com) Rated: Submitted By: Martha Photo By: Patticake Servings: 12   “A soft cookie, great for lunches.” INGREDIENTS: 1 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups arrowroot flour 6 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar for decoration DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to […]

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Recipe: Pretty in Pink Cheesecake

I love Foodbuzz. Whenever I am low on inspiration for cooking ideas or food photography a good dose of food porn always gives me a needed boost. This delicious looking cheesecake by Green Kitchen Stories caught my eye on the front page. I can’t wait to make it! Plus it uses almonds and is gluten free! Frozen Pink […]

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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. Gluten free and a great […]

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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 […]

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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 she visits. Last time I […]

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