I love this dessert. The gluten free pastry works wonderfully well with the caramelised fruit, keeping a crispness on the outside and a soft crumbliness on the inside. And the aromas from the fruit when this comes out of the oven are gorgeous! And, while it looks impressive, it’s really simple to make. For this…
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Gluten Free & Dairy Free Beef Wellington
Ready for the Bank Holiday weekend? Or are you still looking for inspiration for lunch or dinner if friends or family are coming over? This is a wonderful recipe to share, it’s utterly delicious and a real showstopper. The recipe uses beef fillet, which is expensive but really worth it when served like this. Married…
Free From Filming Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Chocolate Cake for Waitrose
When I was thinking about which recipes I wanted to feature for the Waitrose TV films, chocolate cake was the first thing that sprang to mind. Yep, I love chocolate and it’s my idea of heaven on a plate. But also a chocolate cake is a wonderful addition to a whole load of different occasions,…
Free From Filming Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Chicken & Tarragon Pie for Waitrose TV
The Chicken & Tarragon Pie was the first recipe we shot during the day’s filming for Waitrose TV. It was the first time I’d done anything like this, and it was completely fascinating how the whole filming process rolled out. Once I’d had my hair and make-up done (very nicely!), I went through the order…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Crème Caramel
When I was young, I loved Crème Caramel. I adored the taste and texture of the slightly burnt caramel against the soft, vanilla custard. Sometimes when we went to visit my granny, we’d go out for lunch. She had a favourite restaurant that we invariably went to – and they often had this on the…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Pomegranate & Pistachio Cake
Yesterday, I woke up at 4am, pushed the curtains to one side, and took a quick look outside. It was one of those magical mornings, with whisps of morning mist, and all the signs that it was going to be a sunny day. I went back to sleep, thinking ‘I’ll make a picnic for lunch’. […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Seedy Bread
Recently my publishers took some new photographs for the cover of the paperback version of Simply Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free. One of the recipes we tried was a bread recipe. I took the White Bread recipe that’s in the book and, in order to make it more visually punchy, added seeds to the recipe. This also […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Torta di Riso (Italian Rice Cake)
Rice dishes are very common in Italy, especially in the northern areas, because rice was so plentiful (rice has been grown in Italy since the 15th century). Traditionally Torta di Riso was served as a celebration cake – for weddings, baptisms, Christmas and Easter. A particular favourite in Tuscany, apparently, it’s a flourless cake that […]
Jubilee Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Chocolate & Pecan Nut Brownies
This weekend we went to a street party on my sister’s street. Zoë ran around with all the kids, bouncing on the bouncy castle, eating goodies and zooming into different houses, playing, playing and playing; Peter helped my brother-in-law and sister to cook the BBQ (well, he is Australian after all) and I chatted, ate […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomato Muffins
g I’ve been on a quest to make gluten-free baked goodies all taste wonderfully soft and moist inside. It’s hard to get the right balance of flour to liquid when you’re baking gluten-free, and cakes, cupcakes, muffins, biscuits, bread and all such things, and they can easily come out of the oven too dry and […]