Archives for June 2013

Lamb Chop Tagine with Saffron Cous Cous and Pear Chutney

I am excited about this recipe, it was a joint venture created with my husband and a huge success with everyone coming back for seconds. The meat was not cooked for long, yet was so tender and melted in your mouth. All the elements and textures seemed to work well together, from the lamb tagine, […]

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Barbie Birthday Cake and Cup Cakes

Another celebration this week, my daughter turned 6! She had been counting down the days since her last birthday. She loves Barbie, and requested a Barbie cake.  Her cake was a bit of an experiment, black is one of those colours you just can’t produce when following the failsafe diet. The black food colourings have […]

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Chicken and Dairy Free “Ricotta” Lasagne Rolls

A while back I pinned on pinterest a link to making your own ricotta from tofu, unfortunately the link connected to it has since been removed and I couldn’t find it again. We are not dairy free, so it was not on my high priority list of things to try. Recently there was a bit […]

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Pear Crumble Friands

I adore Friands, to me they are a glorified cup cake, and just a bit special. A gourmet French cake traditionally made with almonds and egg whites. Since almonds are high in both salicylates and amines  and not suitable for the failsafe diet, I decided to try making a friand based on cashews. I was […]

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