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Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Sheppard’s Pie (Cottage Pie)

This gluten free pie is filling and delicious, it can be made dairy free simply, and by making double provides a frozen meal for another day.
Make it dairy free by using a milk alternative, such as soy milk and omitting the cheese. Breadcrumbs (can be gluten free breadcrumbs) can be used in place of the [...]

  6 months, 1 week ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Pineapple, orange and date salad

Ingredients:
½ of a pineapple
3 oranges
6 dates
 
Method:
Remove skin from pineapple and oranges. Cut the pineapple and orange into bite size pieces; remove seeds as you cut up the oranges, put in a bowl. Remove pits from dates, dice dates into small pieces, add dates to the pineapple and oranges, mix ingredients until well combined. Allow to [...]

  6 months, 3 weeks ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Quick thai fish curry

This can be a great tasty meal for when you’re really tired. There is no chopping involved and minimal cooking.
Ingredients
2 cups of frozen vegetables (any mixture of 2 to 3 vegetables is ok)
410g (approx) tin of fish (either salmon or tuna)
400mls of coconut milk
1 tablespoon of Thai curry paste (green or red, depending on preference)
 
Method
Put [...]

  7 months ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Light the Night 2009

I’m participating in Light the Night 2009.
I’m joining thousands of people to remember, celebrate and give hope to patients and families living with blood cancers, such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
We’ll all be carrying balloons with tiny lights inside – it will be a beautiful evening.
Our local Light the Night details: Foreshore Park, Newcastle: Sep [...]

  7 months, 1 week ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Feeling fluey

It’s a bizarre symptom of chronic fatigue, that feeling as if you are getting a cold. A boy crying wolf as many times as I get this symptom would have been well and truly disregarded by now.
The problem is, sometimes the cry is real and it really is the flu coming for it’s annual visit. The [...]

  7 months, 1 week ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Cherry tomato salad

Ingredients:
2 punnets of small cherry tomatoes
100g pitted black olives
1 green capsicum
3 slices of Spanish onion
Red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Method:
Put 2 punnets of cherry tomatoes into a bowl.  Roughly chop olives, add to tomatoes. Dice the capsicum and Spanish onion, add to salad. Top with a dressing of 50/50 red wine vinegar to olive oil.
Variations:
Add feta cheese, [...]

  7 months, 1 week ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Apple and cinnamon all fruit breakfast

This recipe can be eaten raw or cooked; it’s a very simple way to get a lot of fruit into your day early. You can also use the cooked version as a filling for a pie.
Ingredients:
2 apples
1 orange
Sultanas
Cinnamon
Method:
Grate the apples and put in a bowl, juice the orange and add the juice to the [...]

  7 months, 2 weeks ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Gluten free ‘breadrolls’

Ingredients:
I packet of gluten free bread mix
whatever the mix tells you to add
 
Method:
Mix bread mix as per instructions, put mix into a greased muffin tin (I made 12 ‘breadrolls’). Leave muffin tin in a warm place for about 15mins to rise.
Place in preheated oven, cook for about 5-10mins less than for a loaf (may vary, just [...]

  7 months, 2 weeks ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Endometriosis/CFS – Kristy’s story

  7 months, 3 weeks ago · View

Kebbster wrote a new blog post: Fruit salad with yoghurt, honey, and brazil nuts

Fruit salad with yoghurt makes a great breakfast, especially if you’re trying to minimize or cut out grains out of your diet.  Adding some chopped nuts on top gives a bit of crunch to the meal and extra nutrients.
Ingredients:
3 to 4 tablespoons of natural yoghurt
1 tablespoon of honey
2 Brazil nuts
Fruit of choice – In the [...]

  7 months, 3 weeks ago · View