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Broad Bean Maccu or Soup

Maccu is like a mash.  It goes well with fish or chicken. This recipe can be made as a soup and is just as delicious the next day – serves 4-6. 4 cups broad beans Extra virgin olive oil 1 onion or leek chopped 1 clove garlic chopped 1 fennel chopped water or...

Gluten Free Churros – Baked!

These churros are not fried and a bit of a healthy option.  Sugar is also an option only at the end. Hot chocolate can be substituted with coffee or a nice cup of tea! 100g butter 1 cup water 1 cup gluten free flour (mix rice flour/almond meal) 3 eggs 1 teaspoon...

Artichokes stuffed and delicious

Artichokes are not easy to clean and prepare… but once you have been shown how to they are so delicious and good for you. We’ve always made a rich stuffing including among other things, hardboiled eggs, parmesan cheese and bits of home made salami. Some...

Sardines stuffed and cooked in sauce

I used to watch my grandmother and mother make these little morsels of goodness. I love the smell of the onions and tomatoes stir frying with a little garlic while preparing the sardines and the stuffing. If you have any other vegetables like carrot or celery stir fry...

Lasagne

We believe this dish has evolved from a number of different areas and for various reasons.  Some say it started with leftovers.  Some say it started with a sauce made up of offal and bits no one wanted. Apparently the word itself comes from the Italian meaning thinly...

Gluten Free Biscotti (great for dunking)

This is a cross between a twice roasted biscotti and a sponge finger biscuit.   The gluten free flour makes them dry enough not to put back in to twice roast as is usual for biscotti.   Extra virgin olive oil makes them cake-like but not as soft as a friand* with...