Category: Gluten-Free Products


Feb
2013

Happy Kitchen Brownie Bars

categories: Gluten-Free Products

I like chocolate. Ok. I survive on chocolate is possibly more accurate. Today, I discovered a new chocolate treat, Happy Kitchen Brownie Bars. Ok, so they pack 491 calories a brownie, but they were good. And organic, vegan and gluten-free. But sadly, not cheap. At least at Jason’s Food Hall in Bangsar Shopping Centre, where they are priced at $10.99. On the Happy Kitchen website, they are RRP £1.49. But I guess that’s the problem with importing.

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I admit to total pigginess and tried the Pecan Brownie, the Chocolate Brownie and the Orange Brownie. All good, super-chocolatey and moist. I could eat more. Except I’m supposed to be watching my diet in anticipation of the total food orgy that is a Paris trip this week.

I’m counting them as my daily serve of fruit.

Kiss kiss

Bubbles

http://www.happykitchen.org.uk


Feb
2013

Fruity Salad

categories: Eating In, Gluten-Free Products, Recipes

The credit for this invention goes to my gluten-adjusted husband. We participate in an organic plot-share called Vegeboy (http://www.vegeboy.com/). Every week, the delivery right to our doorstep and at an attractive price, fresh, organic veggies from their farm.

Fruity Salad
A light and zesty salad for a hot day.

 

Ingredients

  • Lettuce
  • Fresh strawberries
  • Fresh (wet) mozzarella cheese
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Balsamic vinaigrette

We often get more lettuce than we know what to do with, so one day my husband invented this salad: fresh strawberries (from Cameron Highlands, usually organic), fresh (wet) mozzarella cheese, and lettuce. Drizzled lightly with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, and balsamic vinaigrette. Light and tasty. Great for a hot day.

A variation: use cut up oranges instead of strawberries. Omit the cheese and dress with an Asian-flavored homemade sauce: toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, gluten-free soy sauce, a little wheat-free miso if you have it on hand, some chilli sauce or paste (check labels), and some raw honey.

Peace,

Daisy