Halloumi or Halloom cheese. Have you tried it yet? This cheese is very unique in the way it doesn’t melt in a pan, or when grilled on the barbecue. Such a delicious, squeaky and salty bite. We first tried Halloumi in New Zealand with chef Dave Barry and loved the idea of a fried cheese… […]

Many people who are first diagnosed with celiac disease are deficient in vitamins and minerals due to malabsorption. Upon being newly diagnosed and undergoing numerous tests. It was discovered that osteopenia, or lower than normal bone density was an issue. Along with very low iron. Therefore we are always looking for recipes that are loaded […]

Hayden is home from Europe and growing fast. We have come up with a quick and healthy baby food for her. Make sure that you use the split red lentils, because they do not need to soak long and they are easier to digest. Ingredients 2 Tbspn rice 2 Tbspn Red lentils 2 potato’s 2 […]

Lately we have been enjoying eating our fermented foods and with the addition of Kimchi to our batches, we have really stepped up the heat around here. This is a nice warming dish to eat, to compensate for all our cold, snowy, winter weather. Ingredients: 2 pounds of cabbage 1 Tbsp salt 1 cup Korean […]

These are quick and easy and oh so delicious ! Great with a soup or stew, or just to munch on when you are on the go. We have added in fresh ingredients so these biscuits are far from dry. Ingredients: Two cups of all purpose gluten free flour (I used Namaste’s perfect flour blend) […]

Christmas Pudding in a jar is such a treat! Top that delicious pudding with a sweet run sauce and it is divine! Steamed puddings were popular in my house as a child and this recipe is a throw back to those days. Although this recipe itself, is a variation from my mother-in-law, Marjorie to make […]

Fig and Date Xmas cake with a drop of whiskey. This is a Christmas cake without citrus peel … because we don’t like it and it is full of dried fruit that you could change to your preferred taste. The night before, or even a day before making this cake. Prepare 2 cups of raisins […]

It is December 1st and here in British Columbia we are just using the last of our tomatoes out of the garden. This year before we had a heavy frost, we brought the green tomatoes inside the house and put them in a cool dark room to ripen. It worked well, so we decided to […]

This bread is quite heavy, very tasty, filling and makes a great breakfast toast. Especially good with the combination of Marmite (our Kiwi side). With Celiac Disease we still HAVE to have a steady supply of Marmite type products, whenever we go back to New Zealand. Our favourites gluten free ones there, are Freedom Vege […]

Kombucha seems to be one of those things people love or hate …. We LOVE it! Regardless of all its benefits, we find we enjoy the flavours, the fizziness of each brew and a feeling of being energized. We started brewing over a year ago and have fallen in love with it. Our first Scoby […]