Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Porridge Bread

So are you missing bread on a gluten free lifestyle? Well this is a quick one to try. If you'd like to have some bread with an egg on breakfast or even as an open sandwich with chicken?


Ingredients 

  • 1 500g Tub of Greek Style Yogurt
  • 2 tubs of gluten free porridge oats
  • 2 teaspoons of gluten free baking powder
  • 2 Tablespoons of olive oil

Optional Addins

  • Sprinkle of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds
  • Handful of raisins

Method

  1. Place baking powder, oil and yogurt in the mixing bowl.
  2. Using the same yogurt tub measure two tubs of the oats and add to the bowl
  3. Add you favourite seeds at this point too and stir thoroughly.

  4. Place in a lined loaf tin.

  5. Cook at 180degC or a little higher first time and then lower half way through.
  6. Cook for approximately 45 minutes.
  7. 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time, remove the bread from the tin, turn upside down and cook for remaining 10 minutes.
  8. Leave to cook on a wire tray , wrapped in a clean tea towel.

Coconut Banana Cookies

This one is another quick and easy one :-)

Ingredients

  • 1 banana mashed
  • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170-180deg C.
  2. In a food processor mix the two ingredients until well combined.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  4. Take about a tablespoon of the mixture and flatten it into a disc shape.
  5. Place on the parchment paper.
  6. Repeat for the remaining of the mixture.

  7. Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.




Saturday, August 9, 2014

Marinated Cajun Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Tablspoons Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tablespoon Cajun Spice
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Tumeric

Method

  1. Place the chicken breasts in a bowl.
  2. Add the two tablespoons of greek yogurt and ensure that the chicken breasts are covered completely. 
  3. Add the spices and mix thoroughly.
  4. Leave in the fridge to marinade for a few hours or overnight. 
  5. Take out of fridge and place on a baking tray.
  6. Preheat the oven to 210 degC.
  7. Place the chicken in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until cooked through.
Serve with Salad or Greens :-) 

Avocado Berry Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen rasperries
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/2 ripe avocado
  • 1/2 scooop vanilla protein powder



Method

  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender.
  2. Blitz up and serve.