I am sorry for all of you who are suffering so badly from the cold weather in the US and UK. We are getting te

I am still looking through my old recipe folder and it's amazing how old fashioned many of these recipes are.

These mini loaves are actually quite big but Adriano eats two at a sitting. I struggle through one and often c

My days all blur one into the other now that I work from home. I forget when it is Saturday, which was always

Life is humming along quite nicely here in New Zealand with lovely weather and a carefree atmosphere. Even tho

I am finally back here with a recipe after a wee break. A lot has been happening in my world as some of you kn

I have been seeing these thumbprint cookies all over the web but no gluten-free ones so here is my gluten-free

I’m being a good girl and baking savory again. I do love my sweet baking but don’t really miss it as long

I am sorry I haven't found time to write my usual weekly article this week but a lot has been happening. The b

I am still trying to eat more savoury food and less sweet and my body is working on the adjustment. But I must

Tonight, it's just Dario and me because Adriano is off down country at another mountain biking race. That mean

I went back to my specialist for my neck and she is pleased with my progress but what I want to tell you about

This weekend is Labour Weekend in New Zealand so I have Monday off from work and that is a joyful thing. Not t

Here is the carrot cake I promised you. It is as delicious as it looks and has lasted well just left out on th

Following on from my successful bread loaf last week, I modified the recipe a little and made bread rolls. The

I am ecstatic. I have conquered gluten-free bread! Thanks so much to Chantelle, one of my readers, who sent me

I had the most wonderful gift yesterday. My boss gave me the day off work. I couldn't think of a better gift t

As you may know, I see the Pacific Ocean when I look out our kitchen, dining and lounge windows. The photos ab

I have cracked the gluten-free muffin recipe! Yes, seriously. These muffins were just as moist the day after a

On a low FODMAP diet, the choice of foods you can safely include in your recipes is limited and so it's necess

I don't need to do nearly as much baking at the moment with Adriano away so I only made these cookies this wee

Those lovely little tarts I made at the weekend disappeared fast and we ran out of baking last night so there

Towards the end of the week, my baking from the previous weekend starts to run low and I begin thinking about

It's been quite a while since I have made one of Jamie Oliver's 15-minute meals. This was a good one to start

I keep seeing these beautiful desserts created in moulds around the food blogs at the moment so when I saw a k

This is the simplest recipe ever. It was given to me by my niece - thank you, Kirsty. It has a minimum of ingr

This is what we had for dinner tonight. It is the first time I have used rice papers and they worked better th

I have been very busy self-publishing one of my novels. For those who don't know, I have three novels publishe

Adriano had to eat early and go out so he cooked for himself and I allowed myself to indulge a little in my fa

I had my first day at a new job today. There is always trepidation with such a change, that anxiety about the

I had a hankering for marshmallow this weekend so I planned this recipe with marshmallow instead of the mering

There's a lovely blog, My Darling Lemon Thyme, which I have followed since well before I knew what my food int

My muffins are definitely getting better. I adapted these ones from a recipe at The Balanced Platter for lemon

I have been determined to make a gluten-free sponge cake and I thought this recipe might be it but it wasn't.

This is my first gluten-free pastry and I don’t think I have quite mastered it yet. The pastry stayed togeth

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