Real Food Real Ingredients
Real Food Real Ingredients
A less sweet version of a crisp/crumble which is full of healthy fruit and oats. Pear and blueberries work really well together, but feel free to experiment with apples and stone fruits. This is probably my kids favorite breakfast, and maybe the only breakfast that …
Try this amazingly easy and quick gluten-free flatbread. Great so many ways – with butter, topped with cheese and tomatoes and grilled for a quick pizza or served with curry and stews. Print Recipe 5 from 1 vote 3 Ingredient Gluten-Free Flatbread So easy …
When passion fruit is in season, we get so excited when we find it at our local farmers market. The floral and aromatic tones pair great with lemon for a refreshing summer drink. Or add mint and rum for an easy passion fruit mojito, great for summer bbqs.
Here’s the video. Scroll down for the printable recipe.
A great make-ahead base for an easy breakfast. For busy families, they can be topped quickly in the morning with yogurt and fruit, for a healthy and kid friendly breakfast. The nutty, crunchy base compliments the yogurt well and can be individualized for picky kids …
A refreshing mango smoothie, elevated by fresh mint. Here’s a short video for this simple recipe, a printable version is below. Print Recipe Mango and mint smoothie A healthy and delicious smoothie, mint adds a fresh flavor that pairs well with the mango. Prep Time5 …
This is a delicious and fairly easy pre-dinner party nibble, or enjoy with a glass of wine in the afternoon. The slight spiciness of the arugula is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the dressing and the creaminess of the burrata, all followed by a crunch of walnut and toasted baguette. Here’s a video, or if you prefer a printable recipe, just scroll down.
All the great flavors of a classic Italian panzanella salad but with crispy baguette and melted mozzarella, making a great dish to share. Here is a brief video to help you to assemble this quick and easy starter or side. If you prefer to read …
I don’t know how it took me so long to discover the pleasure of crispy skin salmon. The skin is like a little appetizer on it’s own, if you never ate it before, give it a try! Other than smoking this is now my favorite …
A healthy version of traditional scones, serve with butter and/or preserves. Watch the video or check out the recipe below.
This slaw adds a ton of freshness and color to pulled pork sandwiches. It’s also an easy to make side for any bbq or picnic. Here is the video of the process. Scroll down for the printable recipe. Print Recipe Asian Slaw An easy colorful …
I love blackberries when they are in season. Make that season last a little longer by making jam. Print Recipe Blackberry Jam Sweet blackberry jam, enjoy the taste of summer all year long. Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients5 1/2 cups crushed blackberries this can be easily …
Sweet potato and black beans make for easy gluten free and vegan tacos with lots of flavor!
This is an easy but impressive dessert that can assembled quickly. A favorite with kids and adults! Here is the video, scroll down for the recipe: Print Recipe panna cotta with raspberry coulis Enjoy authentic panna cotta, so easy to make. Author: Mary Griffiths …
We adapted this recipe from our regular pakora recipe. These savory waffles give you all the flavor of the popular deep fried Indian snack without the hassle of dealing with all the oil. Make a meal of it and serve with tandoori chicken. Check out …
I love tandoori chicken, but I don’t love the red dye that is often added in most restaurants. Make it at home for a fraction of the cost. Although I don’t have a tandoor oven,you can make a tasty home made version in your oven, on the barbeque or even in a smoker that’s just as good as a restaurant, if not better. This recipe makes a lot of marinade for a lot of chicken, so you’ll have enough for leftovers.
You can also see a video of the whole process below.
I like chickpeas and cauliflower, but I love this salad. You should plan to make it ahead as you need to roast the cauliflower to get the fullest flavor. Make it on the weekend and enjoy it all week. Print Recipe spiced chickpea and roasted …
A few weeks ago I really felt like some wings, but was all out of buffalo sauce, I didn’t really want to go the store either. I know, sad story. Don’t worry this story has a happy ending. I checked in the fridge and pantry …
In the pantheon of pork, if bacon is king, then the prince of pork is the humble rib. Ribs have an incredibly delicious fat to meat ratio that is supplemented by the infusion of marrowy succulence from the bones.
To really enjoy the rib experience you need a little bit of crisp on the outside, some tangy smoky flavor and a lot of tender fall-off-the-bone, melt-in-your-mouth pork.
This recipe does not use a smoker, which may seem like sacrilege to the hardcore bbqers out there, but you really don’t need any specialist equipment to make ribs at home that the whole family will love.
A classic British pudding which is just as good gluten-free. This is a great winter dessert. Print Recipe gluten free sticky toffee pudding Author: Mary G Ingredients175 g medjool dates stoned and roughly chopped1 teaspoon baking soda300 ml boiling water3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened1/2 cup light …
I love it when a gluten free dish is just as good if not better than the original, and these certainly qualify. They are fluffy, light and crispy, all things a good waffle should be. This makes 4 to 5 large waffles. Leftover waffles can be …
At the University of St Andrews on the coast of Scotland, I got a degree, met my lovely wife and (more importantly) I made the acquaintance of an odd square sausage named after either an early 19th century comedian or a region in the west of Scotland, the Lorne sausage.
Just kidding. About the sausage being more important than meeting my wife, not about my wife and co-blogger being lovely, she is. Very lovely. And she reads my posts.
We don’t deep fry a lot, so when we do we tend to do a couple of different items. Make some pakora first and then use the remaining oil for these wings. These wings are the bomb in either the gluten or gluten-free version. Double …
I love smoked salmon or lox, but hate to pay $8.00 a tiny little package, so a few years ago I started to research the process of cold smoking. I came up with the simple method below. The key is the ratio of salt to …
This is a perfect make ahead party drink that never fails to please. If a smaller quantity is needed, use one bottle of wine and divide ingredients accordingly. A large jug or punch bowl will be required.
Perfect for a late fall day, a warming hearty soup with lots of flavor, but make sure your spices are fresh for the best results. This soup freezes well. Print Recipe spiced carrot, orange and cilantro soup Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients8 cups peeled and chopped …
The sweet roasted beets and parmesan pair perfectly with crunchy roasted pumpkin seeds. Print Recipe roasted beet, parmesan, mixed greens and pumpkin seed salad Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar1/2 cup olive oil1 clove crushed garlic1 tablespoon sugar1/8 teaspoon salt3 large handfuls mixed …
Red wine and orange give a subtle upgrade to a classic recipe.
Tri-tip is a cut of beef that is beautifully tender and flavorsome. Here in California, you can pick it up in many supermarkets, but I hear it is a little harder to come by in other places. Even if it is a little hard to …
This is a versatile dough recipe, you can use the dough to make wonderful, authentic Neopolitan style pizzas or a crunchy, fluffy boule. After the dough is prepared we have found the best results by leaving it in the fridge for 2-3 days for pizza …
Chicken Parmagiana is a little messy to make but worth it. Talk about a meal everyone in the family can enjoy, well except for the vegetarians. I always make more than I need as it freezes well. Defrosted it makes a great mid-week dinner.
You can use also use this breading method to make your own home made chicken fingers with chicken tenderloins instead of chicken breasts.
Roasted pumpkin seeds are a wonderful addition to any salad, but work particularly well with asparagus, apple and greens here. Print Recipe mixed greens, asparagus, pumpkin seed and apple salad Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients4 cups mixed greens1 small bunch asparagus1 apple peeled and thinly sliced1/4 …
This is a great option for anyone in a gluten free rut! Most vegetables can be substituted, but onion is key. You can also make this on a waffle iron. If you want to go all out, serve with tandoori chicken. Print Recipe pakora with …
This is my go to recipe for dropping off to friends and neighbors in need.
It seems to be very well liked and can stretch to 2 meals. We use noodles that are not oven ready, and par boil them before use, otherwise we find the lasagna dries out in the time it takes to cook the oven ready noodles.
A thin layer of potatoes over cheese completely transforms this pizza. We have also had excellent results with using a prepared gluten free pizza base, available in health food orientated supermarkets. This is a crowd pleaser, gluten free or not. Pizza can be served warm …
It doesn’t have to be breakfast time for you to enjoy a breakfast burrito. You can dress up your burrito anyway you like it, as long as there are eggs in it you can call it a breakfast burrito. The taco shops here in California …
Mexican chorizo is a spicy sausage mixture that can be used to turn a good breakfast into a kick ass breakfast. Fry it up and mix it into scrambled eggs to make a spicy savory breakfast burrito or breakfast taco. Mexican chorizo can also be added to queso to give your cheese sauce some extra kick.
If you have never had a breakfast burrito and really don’t want to try one you should probably go to a different website.
Yummmmm There are a lot of other options for topping this cheesecake, such as fresh fruit. Our family loves passion fruit, and when it is in season in Southern California I make batches of passion fruit coulis to freeze, which we pull out to drizzle …
Our lime and lemonade may be a little more cloudy than you would expect, as we use organic sugar from Costco. Still tastes great. Print Recipe lime and lemonade (aka limenade) Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients6 oz fresh lime juice6 oz fresh lemon juice1 1/2 cups …
We use dried chickpeas/garbanzo beans instead of canned, they taste better and don’t have the bpa from cans leaching into them. Leave chick peas soaking overnight and simmer for an hour or so the next day. Freeze any that are leftover for another day. My kids love them freshly cooked with a little salt.
This classic desert is brought to life with some exotic spices. Print Recipe apple pie with cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom Author: Mary Griffiths IngredientsPastry1 1/2 cups flour4 tbsp sugar plus extra for sprinkling1/4 tsp salt1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter1/4 cup creamFilling4 to 5 cups of …
The key to this recipe is a good quality parmesan. For years we have used Costco’s 24 month aged Parmesan Reggiano (in a block, not pre-grated) with excellent results. Print Recipe pasta with alfredo sauce Author: Mary Griffiths Ingredients4 cups cooked pasta7 tablespoons unsalted butter4 …
We make this often, mainly because we almost always have these ingredients to hand, and is easy to throw together even if you are not fully awake. Our kids expect something special for their breakfast on the weekends, and this keeps them placated without the …
This is a great recipe that can served with pasta or as lasagna. Make in bulk as instructed and freeze leftovers for use another day. This is the meat sauce we use in our Lasagna, and one of the reasons we make such a large amount …
The smell of these never fails to wake up any last snoozing members of our household. I have made these in both muffin tins and a ceramic/pyrex dish, or one of each, and found that they were slightly moister in the ceramic dish, but were more presentable in the muffin tins! Your call. If using a ceramic/pyrex dish you want the prebaked muffins to have a little space around them to expand but not too much. If regular cinnamon rolls are preferred, please substitute 2 tbsp of cinnamon for the all the spices and omit the cardamom from the icing.
Sometimes simple ingredients cooked correctly are more than the sum of the parts. The potatoes sweat first in the foil, so the end result is tender, crispy and full of flavor. Don’t count on leftovers. Print Recipe potatoes with red onion and thyme. Author: Mary …
This is a flavorsome potato recipe that works great as a side for most meat dishes, particularly those with a bold flavor. Whenever we want heat for a spice rub we use whole dried chillis, which can found in the Hispanic isle of many supermarkets. …
This is a great all purpose gluten free flour blend, often when I make it I will double or triple the ingredients as we use it frequently. I have had wonderful results substituting this blend straight into our favorite recipes, from cookies and cake to pizza.
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