Last year I bought a Fitbit Ultra from Apple Store Australia. This nifty little device tracks how many steps you take and wirelessly transmits it from a base to your online Fitbit account. I used my Fitbit a lot last year when travelling to Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Then when I…
Upon hearing that I had to give up Peanuts and especially Peanut Butter, I spent some time perusing the aisles of my local Healthy Life store and stumbled upon what would soon be my favourite spread. The most alkaline of all nuts, almond spread is a good alternative to peanut butter. Rich in Vitamin E…
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…
( Re-posted from my Illawarra Gluten-Free blog ) After indulging at the Sydney Night Noodle Markets in Hyde Park (part of the Crave Sydney) my husband and I were walking past a Thai restaurant in Pitt Street, Haymarket and spotted this cute Thai taxi and a selection of Thai desserts in a cold bar. Intrigued,…
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…
(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…
Filed under: Recipes: Gluten-Free I was reading about Grabyourfork’s food tour of Newtown, Sydneyand saw a reference to the Strawberry, rose and watermelon cake with a description of ” almond dacquoise layered with thin slices of refreshing watermelon and garnished with ruby red strawberries.” Yumm! Dacquoise is a term I had recognised from a Gluten-Free cookbook and decided…
My husband Philip loves it when we dine at the Cleveland Sands Hotel bistro. For me I enjoy exploring new restaurants and cuisine. A lot of bistro food is either coated in gluten in the form of crumbs or batter. Prawn salad was one menu item that I felt safe to order. When it arrived…
Alexandria Hills Thai Emerald restaurant Capalaba i-Sushi – Sushi Train Cleveland, QLD CC Cafe and Deli Raby Bay Harbour Cleveland, QLD 07 3286 4340 Cleveland Sands Hotel Bistro Cnr Bloomfield and Middle St, Cleveland QLD (07) 3286 2466 Cloves Sri Lankan Restaurant Shop 7, 18-24 Middle St, Cleveland QLD (07) 3488 2417Courthouse Restaurant 1 Paxton St Cleveland, QLD 4163 (07) 3286…
Hot and Cold Seafood Platter for 2 [ Selection of fresh prawns, sand crabs, moreton bay bugs, smoked salmon & your choice of 6 mixed oysters from the menu. Also includes crumbed prawn cutlets, sea scallops, calamar & catch of the day, crab mornay, chips, garden salad, selected sauces & lemon ] [ Hot and…