Dairy free - Gluten free

Dairy free - Gluten free We talk about the challenges of eating out dairy and gluten free!

It’s Christmas cake time! This is my well proven GFDF Christmas cake recipe. It’s the alcohol version but you can easily...
21/12/2025

It’s Christmas cake time! This is my well proven GFDF Christmas cake recipe. It’s the alcohol version but you can easily make it nonalcoholic by substituting the alcohol for good quality ginger beer.

Whipped Coconut Cream! Easy to make, takes a little longer than dairy whipped cream to do. I put vanilla extract/essence...
01/12/2025

Whipped Coconut Cream! Easy to make, takes a little longer than dairy whipped cream to do. I put vanilla extract/essence in it, you can also sweeten it with sugar, add fruit pulp or whatever you want.

You must use pure coconut cream without any additive or water otherwise it won’t work. Make sure it’s cold refrigerated before beating. I use Kara UHT in the brick - see below, which is the purest I can find.

The perfect leftover meal, 21 minutes from starting to eating ! Extra virgin olive oil , Onions, mushrooms, capers, oliv...
12/11/2025

The perfect leftover meal, 21 minutes from starting to eating ! Extra virgin olive oil , Onions, mushrooms, capers, olives, jalapeno, capsicum, olives , diced canned tomatoes and some tomato paste, chicken stock. Leftover organic chicken chopped up, fresh basil and parsley, dried coriander. One could also add chopped bacon, frozen peas, and one could serve on rice.

The perfect Boxing Day afternoon snack, with a glass of Hopwired IPA. I made everything except the beer so I know exactl...
26/12/2024

The perfect Boxing Day afternoon snack, with a glass of Hopwired IPA. I made everything except the beer so I know exactly what ingredients are in them. Hummus, avocado dip and my seed crackers, all GFDF.

My GFDF Christmas cake! Finally after about 5 trials, I have made one that even my super critical partner likes! Moist, ...
24/12/2024

My GFDF Christmas cake! Finally after about 5 trials, I have made one that even my super critical partner likes! Moist, tasty and moreish and no difference in taste or texture to the wheat and dairy version.

700g mixed fruit, 60g glazed cherries, 60g crystallised ginger, tbsp lemon zest, splash each of lemon, coconut, almond and vanilla essence. Cup of ginger beer, 2/3 cup good sherry. 4 large eggs, 125g coconut oil, 1 cup raw sugar.

1 cup almond flour, 1 cup buckwheat flour and 1/4 cup chia seeds.

Optional, chopped dried apricots and sliced almonds.

Put cherries, mixed fruit, ginger, zest, essences, sherry and ginger beer. Leave covered in fridge overnight.

Cream coconut oil and sugar and add eggs one at a time and beat. The fluffier the better.

Combine almond, buckwheat and chia flour. Fold fruit mix and flour alternately into the oil, egg, sugar mixture until all ingredients are combined.

Pour into a double lined, oiled cake tin (brown paper or baking paper)

Bake for 25 minutes on 175 degrees C, then turn down to 130 degrees for 2-2.5 hours making sure it doesn’t burn.

When cool, pour brandy, rum, sherry or whiskey over the top if desired.

Home made Hummus is the perfect snack and addition to a platter. There’s nothing like freshly homemade hummus. You’ll wo...
21/12/2024

Home made Hummus is the perfect snack and addition to a platter. There’s nothing like freshly homemade hummus. You’ll wonder why you ever bought it at the supermarket after you try this!

I’ve been making it for years to my own recipe. You need a can of chickpeas, heaped teaspoon of tahini, heaped teaspoon of cumin, extra virgin olive oil, medium garlic clove, lemon juice and salt to taste. Drain the chickpeas and save the juice. Put chickpeas, tahini, garlic and cumin into a blender and whizz. Then add lemon juice, (as much as juice of a whole lemon) some chickpea juice, and a good wodge of oil and whizz. Taste and adjust with the juice, lemon and salt to suit. The mix should be smooth and not too runny.

I add jalapeños, sometimes a teaspoon of turmeric, sometimes grated beetroot. I sprinkle paprika, sesame seeds and chopped parsley on top.

Home made pizza night! Crispy wrap base, Henderson’s bacon, salami, onion, capsicum, olives, capers, vegan cheese, haris...
13/12/2024

Home made pizza night! Crispy wrap base, Henderson’s bacon, salami, onion, capsicum, olives, capers, vegan cheese, harissa, pizza sauce and EVOO. Yumity yum yum!

12/12/2024

What is your experience of commercially made Gluten Free Bread?
I very rarely buy it as most have rice flour which makes it taste like cardboard and other questionable ingredients like ultra processed seed oils - canola, sunflower, etc and emulsifiers.

30/11/2024

Do you get acid reflux? If you do, most likely it’s because you have eaten something that disagrees with your gut. Second most likely is you may have eaten too much.

To stop it, you need to start noting if you normally get reflux from any particular food. Next, exclude that food for three weeks and see if the reflux stops. You may find more than one.

Common problem foods are Dairy, coffee, alcohol, wheat, bread, pasta, guar gum, xanthan gum, processed foods, seed oils, like grape seed, rice bran, canola, sunflower, safflower, and any other vegetable oils. tomatoes, coconut, pineapple and kiwi fruit.

Safe oils are Extra Virgin olive oil, coconut oil, animal fat and avocado, as they are all unprocessed.

Processed foods includes almost anything in a packet. You need to learn about the ingredients

Wheat/gluten intolerance can be either coeliac disease or non coeliac gluten intolerance. There are tests for some intolerance like coeliac, but not for dairy.

Taking drugs is another option but you will still be irritating your gut but not know it.

Great label to see in a cafe!
30/11/2024

Great label to see in a cafe!

Home made DFGF pizza. I use thin bases which are actually wraps but they work well and even though they are made with ul...
17/11/2024

Home made DFGF pizza. I use thin bases which are actually wraps but they work well and even though they are made with ultra processed crap, there’s not much in a thin base.

So, good quality Kasundi (no sugar or ultra processed ingredients), onion, capsicum, Henderson’s bacon(no sulphites sugar, honey or other crap), salami, mushroom, jalapeño, olives, capers, and GFDF cheese.

Cook at 220 degrees C for 5-7 minutes on a well pre- heated pizza stone.
Yumity yum yum!

My world famous (in our family) kitchen sink stew. This one has mince, black beans, capsicum, carrots, onions, celery sp...
02/10/2024

My world famous (in our family) kitchen sink stew. This one has mince, black beans, capsicum, carrots, onions, celery spinach, parsley, corn, peas, garlic, ginger, Thai red curry, chicken stock, mushrooms, corn flour to thicken. This is leftovers, wilting vegetables, whatever is in our garden and anything except the kitchen sink. Every version is different and every version is GF and DF.

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