Low carb pear shortbread slices

by HelenPeach // 26/05/2020 // No Comments

The man of the house is a Kiwi and often hankers after foods from his childhood there.  One such treat is apple shortbread slices.  We don’t currently have any apples but I did have some pears that I forgot to... Continue reading →

Mummy’s Birthday Brownies

by HelenPeach // 24/05/2020 // No Comments

It was my Mum’s birthday a few weeks ago and as we couldn’t all be together or go out to lunch as we normally would, I took her dinner up to her so that at least she didn’t have to... Continue reading →

Lo-carb lemon drizzle cake

by HelenPeach // 20/05/2020 // No Comments

Low carb lemon drizzle cake doesn’t sound either possible or tasty does it? Wrong! It’s so good! It’s made with besan flour, gram flour would work equally well – in fact some people tell me it’s the same thing (others... Continue reading →

Ultimate Leek Bhaji!

by HelenPeach // 17/05/2020 // No Comments

The reason these are called “ultimate” is a nod to my inspiration which is a lovely chap called Pemba Lama, who wrote a fabulous cookery book called the Ultimate Nepalese Cookbook .  I hadn’t looked at my copy for a... Continue reading →

Red Velvet Cake that actually tastes of something!

by HelenPeach // 16/05/2020 // No Comments

I’ve never been a fan of red velvet cake – just couldn’t get what the fuss was about, it was just a moist but bland sponge with red food colouring.  The only good thing about it was the cream cheese... Continue reading →