A quick guide to blind baking to ensure you always have a crisp pastry base for all your tarts and pies.
CHERRY AND RICOTTA TART
WISHING YOU WELL
When this photograph was taken recently we were enjoying dinner together, which we rounded up with a lovely Cherry and Ricotta Tart. What a difference a week makes! Now that we’re all involved in social distancing, we’re reminded of all the wonderful relationships and friendships we share and the closeness we normally take for granted ….
GRAPE SALADS ARE GREAT TOO
GLAZED LIME POLENTA CAKE
SEED CRACKERS WITH GOATS CHEESE DIP
Given the variety of seeds in this recipe we’re fairly sure these gluten-free Seed Crackers are good for you. Think fibre, potassium, magnesium, iron and lots of other minerals and vitamins. And if all that doesn’t inspire you to give the recipe a try then surely the promise of a delicious nutty taste and lots of crunch will get you going ….
MUSHROOM AND LENTIL MOUSSAKA
Versions of moussaka have been made in the Levant and the Balkans, in Egypt and Turkey and Greece for who knows how long. Proof of its popularity. But do we need another one? Well, this Mushroom and Lentil Moussaka has no gluten. It has no meat. It has no potato. The eggplant is grilled not fried ….
LEMON SOUFFLÉ CREPES
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Greetings from The Coeliac’s Revenge, for the last time this year! We hope you’ve been enjoying the various Christmas blogs we’ve been posting recently, and that we’ve been able to provide you with ideas and inspiration for the celebrations ahead. We also want to send you our best wishes and hope it’s a holiday season filled with good food and good cheer all round.
ROAST POTATO WREATH
Here’s a pretty and decorative idea for the humble roast potato. Take some potatoes, slice thinly, smother in garlic oil, pack tightly together and roast in a hot oven. When done, form them into a wreath shape, while trying to resist pinching the best crispy bits, add some green and red garnish and you have a Christmas decoration for the table and something lovely to go with the main course ….
WASABI, PEA AND SOYBEAN SMASH
Wasabi, Pea and Soybean Smash is a colourful mix subtly flavoured with garlic and un-subtly flavoured with wasabi which makes it a fabulous accompaniment for fish, poultry or meat and an excellent choice for Christmas. For our Christmas menu we’ve paired it with Ocean Trout with Dashi Rice Pilaf ….
SALAD DAYS
OCEAN TROUT WITH DASHI RICE PILAF
Our Ocean Trout with Dashi Rice Pilaf is a great dish for an occasion and isn’t Christmas the ultimate occasion? The whole fish is butterflied and boned (by your fish monger!!) and then stuffed with a delicious rice pilaf and topped with zucchini slices. All this can be done well ahead of your guests’ arrival ….
PORK AND TURKEY TERRINE
CHRISTMAS TREATS
PESTO, CHERRY TOMATO AND BOCCONCINI BITES
CUCUMBER CUPS
SNAPPER CEVICHE ON CORN CHIPS
Ceviche is a traditional Latin American fish dish and is full of tongue tingling aromatics such as lime and coriander. We’ve tweaked the regular recipe to include ginger and preserved lemon, but our Snapper Ceviche on Corn Chips is only gently spiced, so as to not overpower the subtle flavour of the snapper ….
'BUSH' NOEL
PASTA SAUCE WITH GREENS, HERBS AND SPECK
We have not often discussed pasta on our gluten-free website. And that is because until a few years ago edible gluten-free pasta of any shape, size or description was non-existent. But, Halleluja! Good quality gluten-free pasta can now be found in supermarkets around the country and and it’s probably high time to suggest some healthy and imaginative sauces to go with it ….