Today you’re in for a treat, because I got to spend time with both kids in the kitchen this week. Abby had suggested we make a pumpkin pie for our weekly Mummy-Abby time, but then Grant had gone and bought me some gluten-free cinnamon rolls that were on special, just to make me feel […]
Brownies and the FISH lunch
One of the great things about our church in Australia was the concept of having a FISH Lunch, not having fish and chips for lunch, but Fellowship in Someone’s Home. We brought this with us to our current church and this weekend was the first FISH lunch. Naturally we volunteered to be hosts and ended […]
The great Anzac biscuit challenge
April 25 is Anzac Day in Australia – the day that Australians celebrate the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. And in Australia, we commemorate the day by baking Anzac biscuits (cookies to my US readers), to remember the wives of soldiers […]
Triple chocolate cheesecake
When Abby originally went through my recipe folder, she found this recipe. It’s off the back of a Philadelphia cream cheese packet and I don’t think I’ve ever made it before, it was just there, waiting to be made for the first time. And now the challenge was to make it gluten-free and dairy-free. Well, […]
Peanut butter birthday weekend
Abby and I get to share birthdays within a week of each other. Abby’s was last week, mine is this week. So last week was all about what she wanted to eat, this week is all about me. And peanut butter … lots of it! I went all out and had saved up a number […]
Chocolate crackle cookies (Abby’s birthday party)
A challenging weekend. Abby’s birthday is next week, which is Easter, so we decided to hold her party a week earlier. So I got to play host to nine 12-13 girls while Grant and Henry did some other stuff (like get a yellow belt in karate – go Henry!). Anyway, trying to figure out what […]
Mini caramel cheesecakes
My challenge with Abby this week – gluten-free, dairy-free caramel cheesecakes. I have made this recipe once before, about 2 years ago, and they were a success, but used a lot of ingredients that I now cannot eat without suffering the consequences. When Abby was going through my recipe book a few weeks ago, she […]
Banana custard pie
Someone very wise once said ‘the only constant in life is change’ (anyone who knows who said this, feel free to comment below!). That was so true this week as we tried to figure out Mummy-Abby and Mummy-Henry time. Our ideas ranged from mini caramel cheesecakes, through to peach cobbler, date and lemon scones and […]
Pavlova
I didn’t realize just how Australian a pavlova is (or New Zealand-ish for those who want to get really picky) until I mentioned that the dessert of the week to be cooked by Abby and myself for Mummy-daughter time was pavlova. The amount of blank stares I got when I mentioned this … well, it […]
Worms in the mud
A family favorite – how can you go wrong with Oreos, cream cheese and chocolate pudding, with a few gummy worms thrown in. Well, when you’re gluten intolerant, and possibly lactose intolerant … you can still make it work! Check out the recipe here … and see how Abby and I did this time around! […]