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 […]

Fermented foods are very popular these days and are definitely making a come back. Having Celiac disease, we are always looking for natural ways to keep our guts healthy and happy and with homemade sauerkraut, the taste and the benefits are amazing. Making Sauerkraut was traditional in grandma Marge’s family, but we have only started […]

At our house we grow our own vegetables. This year because of all the fires in the province of BC, we have decided to make smoky tomato soup. Because we can’t get enough smoke these days…haha. For the recipe 7 pounds of tomatoes 1 tbsp of sugar 1 tbsp of salt 3 onions 3 stalks […]

This is a simple recipe if you want to add a extra little snack to fill you up with your soup. These bread sticks are made with buckwheat, but don’t be confused by the name, buckwheat is in fact gluten free. One cup of buckwheat flour 1/3 cup of potato starch 1/3 cup tapioca starch […]