nut-free – Page 2 – Sweet Tucker

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Vegan chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream icing {gf}

April 26, 2016

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy…

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Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Cake

February 14, 2016

I was a teenager when I first tasted and fell in love with zucchini muffins. Muffins were not a big thing in Australia when I was a child, so it was only when I was older, and attending an international school with a largely American cohort, that I was introduced to my first muffin crush!…

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Pumpkin, Orange & Cranberry Spelt Muffins

January 21, 2016

With all this baking, friends often ask me how I don’t get fat. Breast feeding has certainly helped, but the most common answer is, “I give it all away”. Hubby was searching for baked goodies to pack in his work lunch the other day, and I had to tell him that there were none. In…

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Black Forest Brownies {with gf option}

November 4, 2015

Here it is, at last – the perfect Chocolate and Morello Cherry Brownie recipe! It has taken me months to get this recipe just right! Ever since Dad’s 70th I’ve been on a quest for the perfect black forest brownies … all because my father’s favourite cake is Black Forest Cake. Chocolate-y, creamy and boozy,…

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Thick, Chewy Muesli Biscuits

September 28, 2015

Baking with a young kid in the house makes one guilty for sharing so much sugar, and I know heaps of people who are getting het up about the amount of sugar in our diets these days. There was that sugar film just a little while back, which I haven’t seen but no doubt would…

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Melt & Mix Banana Bread

September 24, 2015

So, there we were on a fine spring day, staying at home instead of attending play group, all because the kid has decided to toilet train. Who’d have thought? Just a day before, it had been a struggle to get him to even sit on the toilet. Then I chatted with some mummy friends and…

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Boiled Pineapple Fruit Cake

July 6, 2015

There was a very loud knock on our front door, and a lanky, grey-haired man, red-faced and bare foot shoved a bunch of spinach at me, and said, “You eat spinach?” “Why, uh yes! Thank you” I stammered, as he turned and hurried back to the safety of his house. This was my first meeting…

Fruit & Yoghurt Slice {gluten-free and dairy options}

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Fruit & Yoghurt Slice {with gluten-free and dairy-free options}

May 6, 2015

Okay, we’re going super-healthy this time, and it’s ugly but oh, so good! It’s a slice that could be co-opted as breakfast food, or packed into the lunchbox as a healthy snack. Rules surrounding what one can consume at school are getting so rigid these days, but never fear! This baby is nut-free. It is…

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Butterscotch Blondies {with gf/df option}

April 21, 2015

Isn’t it funny how food goes in and out of fashion? (I mean certain ingredients of course, not food in general!) Ingredients that were once commonplace – such as suet, copha or even glace cherries – are rarely seen or eaten anymore. New or recently discovered foods are in vogue; health-conscious foodies eat kale and…

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Banana, Berry & Chia Seed Muffins {gluten-free + dairy-free options}

April 2, 2015

The first time ever that I came across chia seeds was while teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) to adult migrants and refugees. A relative newcomer, Tuoy (pronounced ‘Twee’) had lived in Australia for many years, but had next to no knowledge of the English language. The first day she entered the class I…

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Ham, Corn and Polenta Muffins {gluten-free + dairy-free}

March 4, 2015

I enjoy being able to share what I know and love. Like when I was teaching English as a Second Language to adult migrants. As a native English speaker, you’re essentially passing on what you know and love about your own language (whilst trying to explain it!). The students I taught had been through so…

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Carrot, Currant and Coconut Salad + a muffin recipe

February 4, 2015

I feel like I’m becoming a bit like those chefs you hear about, or those Italian mammas, who cook by feel. A wodge of that, a glug of that (as per Jamie Oliver – love him). Don’t get me wrong. I follow recipes strictly, until I know them well enough to ad lib. But this…