• Apricot, Pumpkin Seed, Coconut Dark Chocolate Bark
    CHRISTMAS TREATS,  LUNCHBOX TREATS,  RECIPES,  SLIDER,  TREAT YO'SELF

    Apricot, Pumpkin Seed, Coconut Dark Chocolate Bark

    Let’s face it – even on a low carb diet I want some treats 😝  This hits the spot perfectly, and there aren’t too many carbs… As long as you don’t devour the whole thing in one sitting 😂   You can use any combination of seeds and dried fruit.  I just chose this combination as it’s lower carb, but have done it with dried cranberries before and it’s A+.  Again, with the chocolate I chose to use 72% Dark Ghana chocolate, but you can use milk or darker depending on how “healthy” you want to be 😃   Ingredients: 1 x 250g 72% Cocoa Dark Ghana Chocolate bar Half…

  • Easter Chocolate Bark
    EASTER BAKING,  SLIDER

    Easter Chocolate Bark Recipe

    The best part of the beginning of every year is how much chocolate I get to eat 😛  First its Valentine’s Day, then my birthday and then EASTER! And, who doesn’t love Easter chocolate! Speckled eggs, marshmallow eggs, chocolate bunnies.  These days the sales for Easter chocolate seem to start earlier & earlier, which is great for a chocoholic like me 😛 This is a great recipe to use up any “left-over” chocolate eggs (haha, yeah I know right? left-over?).   Ingredients: 1 King Size block Whittaker’s White Chocolate half cup of speckled eggs half cup of M&M speckled eggs rainbow sprinkles   Method: Pop 3/4 of the block of…

  • Easy Dairy Free Scone Recipes
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    Easy Dairy Free Scones

    I’ll start off by saying I’m TERRIBLE at making plain scones.  My previous attempts could, and should, have been classed as weapons or doorstops ; that’s how hard they were.  I’ve been told it’s probably because I mix them too much, but I’m never sure how much is TOO much? I mean all the flour does need to be mixed in properly right? Anyway, it doesn’t really matter any more as these scones are SO easy to make! There’s no cutting of butter (cos there isn’t any) and not much chance of over mixing.  PLUS, it’s dairy free, egg-free & sugar-free!!  Which is great for me because I don’t have…

  • Sriracha Strawberry & Salmon
    OFF THE SHELF CANAPÉS,  SLIDER

    Day 9 : Sriracha, Strawberry & Salmon Ciabatta Bites

    When I first made this, my husband was quite sure I’d lost my marbles – the combination is quite unusual lol.  But the sweetness & acidity of the strawberry and heat of the sriracha work very well together with the salmon.  The ciabatta was chosen as I’ve always loved the taste of freshly baked bread, but even crackers or blini would work quite well 🙂   Ingredients: Strawberries Regal Sliced Smoked Salmon Ciabatta loaf Cream Cheese (spreadable) Sauce: 1 teaspoon Sriracha Sauce 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon strawberry jam   Method: Mix the Sriracha sauce, soy sauce & strawberry jam, & set aside. Cut strawberries into pieces. Preheat the…