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Gorgeous gluten-free Christmas mince pies
This is a delicious, short, sweetish pastry. I used it to make mince pies this week and they were fantastic. Your have to be careful though that they don’t burn. Placing a baking sheet above the...
How to cook brown rice
This is a really easy reliable way to cook brown rice so it's perfect every time. Here I use turmeric to give the rice a golden colour, meaning that you're less likely to get objections if you are...
Gluten-free Christmas Pudding
I usually only post once a week but as Christmas is coming and I don't want all you healthy eaters or those with food intolerances to feel deprived I'm stepping up the pace for a week or two. ...
Almond paste (marzipan)
This almond paste has a lovely “crunch” to it and tastes no different from the "normal" version. If you want a really smooth, non-crunchy paste, blitz the xylitol for a minute or two in a food...
Gluten-free Christmas cake
We love this cake which I adapted from the recipe by Rose Cousins, swapping in cooking oils that are better for you. It’s naturally free from gluten and dairy. I made this once, years ago, and it...
Easy stuffed mackerel fillets
I took a notion with some leftover stuffing last week and made this and it was lovely, moist and rich. It brought me right back to sister Carmel's home economics class in my convent school many...
Warming tomato & lentil soup
I love this warming, filling soup that’s rich in protein. A complete meal with a little green salad on the side (or some spinach leaves or leftover cooked greens stirred in at the end) it makes a...
Chestnut stuffing for your Christmas turkey
I ate something similar to this on my first Christmas away from home, which happened to be Italy (as au pair to a hoard of screaming children!). They really knew how to do amazing things with...
The best ever Christmas mincemeat
Don't know about you but I'm really looking forward to Christmas and have started my baking already. This recipe is the nicest mincemeat and doesn’t boil over during baking. It's adapted from Rose...
Indian spiced butternut squash (or pumpkin)
This is another lovely recipe from Food, Glorious Food by Patrick Holford. If you are using pumpkin for this recipe, use a small one, rather than the large watery-fleshed ones used for carving...