Glimpsing a nourishing life; with a baked treat and a good book
I think recipes which make healthier versions of commercial chocolate bars and lollies are super exciting and fun! Today, I want to share with you a recipe for Bounty Bars, which is of course free of gluten, dairy and egg and is low in FODMAPs. This one is so simple and quick to make you’ll wonder why you would bother […] Read more…
I have a super simple recipe for you today. Everyone seemed to like the look of it on my instagram account, so here it is! Choc chip almond cookie squares 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or dairy free butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional) 1/3 cup rice syrup 1 cup almond […] Read more…
This week, I made a super quick and simple, sweet bread to toast up for snacks and breakfasts. Instead of baking the usual banana breads (which, don’t get me wrong, I love!), I chose to make one which revolved around rice syrup. I think rice syrup is delicious, and it has been a lifesaver when […] Read more…
Being intolerant to so many different foods as I am, it is possible to slip up now and again and miss something that you can or cannot have. This has been the case for me with buckwheat. Somewhere along the lines, I had thought that I could not have buckwheat due to the FODMAP content, […] Read more…
On this Foodie Friday, I wanted to make a simple sweet for a friend’s birthday. I am loving baking with cacao of late, so apologies, here is another chocolatey recipe!! Mmm mmm! I love adding walnuts into baked treats. They add an amazing taste and texture, and have many healthy benefits. They have good quantities of […] Read more…
For this week’s Foodie Friday, I am looking at the humble lemon, and am giving you a tasty, super easy, no bake slice recipe which I made up recently. I have struggled to post lately because I haven’t been well, so I apologise for my silence! Lemons (and other citric fruits) are considered the lowest fructose […] Read more…
Chia seeds are amazing little things. They can be used as a gelatinous gel when soaked in water to replace eggs in baking, in smoothies to make them thick, as crusts and coatings, in puddings for a healthy twist, in breakfasts for an extra hit of nutrients…so many options for such tiny seeds! They are tasteless, […] Read more…
Good afternoon! Happy Foodie Friday! Yes, I know. It is Saturday. Oops! The first Foodie Friday of the new series should have begun yesterday, but as most of us know, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has its moments which make a regular routine unrealistic! I may have to change Foodie Friday to a bi-monthly thing, rather than […] Read more…