Maple Pecan Tart
Thursday, November 09, 2023Wow your family and friends with this golden pecan tart with a blind-baked pastry case for a crisper finish for a dinner party dessert, teatime treat or holidays' celebration. Using coconut sugar and maple syrup to sweeten the filling enhances the caramel flavour and works beautifully with the texture of the nuts and buttery crust. It's perfect served with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.
Upside Down Filo Leek Tart
Tuesday, November 07, 2023This easy tart combines delicate filo pastry, sweet roasted leeks and salty crumbled feta. You can make the recipe your own by switching up filo pastry for puff pastry and butter for olive oil. Sprinkle some bacon bits over if desired. You only need a handful of ingredients and 10 minutes to prepare it, so it's great when you are running short on time, but in need of a quick and delicious lunch.
Pan Seared Salmon Steaks with Leek Vinaigrette
Sunday, November 05, 2023Pamper your family and friends with these crispy pan seared salmon steaks drizzled with a simple homemade leek vinaigrette.
A salmon steak is cut into cross sections from whole fish and includes the bone, whereas a fillet is cut lengthwise from tail to collar and boneless. It is usually bone in while a fillet is boneless. Since a whole steak is cooked on the flesh sides only, so the skin will not become crispy. You can replace with salmon fillets for the recipe.
Sugarbeet Salad with Dill and Feta Dressing
Friday, November 03, 2023Like sugarcanes, sugarbeets are primarily used to produce sugar and molasses. But they are also great to serve as a winter vegetable, just like their relative red beetroot. You usually won't find sugarbeets in the grocery store, some farmer markets might carry them though. Use parsnip, parsley root or kohlrabi for the recipe if you can't find them.
Sugarbeets can be consumed either roasted/stirfried/pureed or raw when young and are grated or sliced into salads. They have white, fleshy root with a unique taste. Great to serve with game and you can also make latkes with sugarbeets in place of potatoes.
Matcha Mango Muffin Tops
Wednesday, November 01, 2023100% Rye Bread (Roggen Brot)
Monday, October 30, 2023Compared to typical wheat bread, rye bread is considered more nutritious, lower in gluten, more in soluble fiber and have less of an impact on blood sugar. This recipe uses coarsely ground rye meal and light rye flour to create a deliciously crispy, healthy and rustic bread with chewy texture and depth of flavour.
Keto Tuna Casserole
Saturday, October 28, 2023Whip up this budget-friendly treat using storecupboard ingredients, canned tuna and homemade garlic mayonnaise. Ready in under 30 minutes, gluten free and keto, this easy recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. In place of breadcrumbs, I used ground pork rind to give this casserole a crispy, crunchy topping. Use almond meal instead if you prefer.
Gluten Free Pumpkin Persian Love Cake
Thursday, October 26, 2023There is a story behind the name that once upon a time there was a Persian woman madly in love with a prince. To make him fall in love with her, she baked him this cake, filled with magical love powers. The prince returns her love and they live happily ever after. Another version of the story is that the prince swooned over the cake but rejected the girl and she ended up eating it all herself.
There are a few variations of the Persian love cake. Typically it's baked with semolina flour, almond meal or rice flour, or even with regular white flour. But all versions will flavour the cake with cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, rosewater and saffron.
I decided to bake a gluten free version with pumpkin, adapted from DELICIOUS. It is a moist and rich cake made with almond meal, pumpkin and Greek yoghurt, scented with cinnamon, nutmeg, and rosewater, then finished with a tart lemon glaze and a final sprinkle of rose petals and finely chopped pistachio, that make it extra decadent and flavourful.
Gluten Free Sweet Potato and Mâche Muffins
Tuesday, October 24, 2023These naturally gluten-free, refined-sugar-free muffins with sweet potato and mâche are super easy, healthy, hearty and delicious! They make for a great breakfast or snack you can feel great about eating. If you can't find mâche, then use spinach or arugula instead. To make this recipe dairy free, replace Greek yoghurt with coconut yoghurt. Keep in mind that the key to light and tender muffins is not to overmix the batter – just a few quick folds to get everything combined. Enjoy them while still warm, and store the rest in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days.
Pumpkin Frittata with Bacon and Pecans
Sunday, October 22, 2023This fuss-free frittata recipe features pumpkin, onion, and bacon lardons, making for a flavourful dish that is sure to satisfy. Frittatas are quite versatile, economical and make the perfect breakfast, lunch or easy dinner. Plus, any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. It's dairy, gluten-free and keto friendly.
If you don't have an oven-safe skillet, then pour the egg mixture into a baking dish, add the cooked pumpkin mixture with bacon, and then bake the frittata.
Gluten Free Fresh Fig and Walnut Cake
Friday, October 20, 2023This naturally gluten-free, deliciously moist and flavourful cake is made with fresh figs, walnuts and buckwheat flour. The combination of earthy walnuts and sweet ripe figs bring out the best of each other. I have used erythritol sugar to sweetened the batter, but feel free to use caster sugar instead. Besides ground walnuts, you can also use hazelnuts or almonds. It's delicious at the end of a family feast or served for afternoon tea with a simple dust of icing powder or whipped cream, ice cream or Greek yoghurt.
Low Carb Butternut Bread
Wednesday, October 18, 2023Storebought low carb breads are either incredibly expensive or they simply don't taste good. This homemade version of low carb bread is super moist and flavourful thanks to the use of grated butternut squash, Parmigiano-Reggiano and marjoram, sugar free and gluten-free. Butternut squash, like potato, makes your bread twice as moist. But potatoes in low carb bread ain't a good idea. Sure, the squash also has a few carbohydrates, but much less than those tubers.
If you are interested in low carb or keto way of eating, but don't want to give up bread, then you might be interested in trying my other low carb / keto bread recipes.
- Keto Cauliflower Garlic Bread
- 2-ingredient Pork Rind Keto Bread
- 4-Ingredient Keto Bread with Cashew Butter and Chocolate Chips
- Low Carb Tahini Bread with Hemp Flour
- Low-Carb Bread Rolls with Quark and Wheat Germ
- Seedy Low Carb Bread with Goat Cheese and Thyme
- Seedy Keto Burger Buns
- Dairy-Free Keto Bread with Herbes de Provence