Cook: Crystallised Violets & Creeping Charlie
Bringing the spring meadow into the kitchen has long been a tradition all over the world, but especially in England, where flowers cover the countryside for the season. Gluten free floral cake was called for. Royalty and peasants alike would…
Cook: Cashew and Vanilla Pear Puff
Today is my father’s birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! With both my children completely absorbed in the Fedup.com.au FAILSAFE Elimination Diet, the challenge was to come up with a receipt from Good Things in England that would be a wonderful birthday treat…
Cook: Pir Gam. That is, Pear Jam. Failsafe
Jam is an essential part of the English food tradition. Without it, what can we possibly put on our toast, wiggs or gluten free muffins and scones? Good Things In England has a few things to say about Pears. While…
Cook: Seaweed and Scallion Taro Cakes. Gluten Free, Grain Free
This is another stretch – towards the Asian flavours I adore and that I miss so much. It’s incredibly difficult in London to find Asian restaurants without added MSG. So when the cravings hit, for those tangy, oily, sweetly acidic…
Cook: Parsnips and Yams for Crispy Gluten-Free Biscuit Treats?
Parsnips. Delicious. Definitely one of my favourite vegetables, yet I hardly ever buy them. This gluten and grain-free biscuit recipe was again inspired by Adam’s Luxury and Eve’s Cookery in the British Library. It contains several truly delicious parsnip recipes….
Cook: Sweetpea Pie. Gluten Free. Pretty. Green. Pie. 1744
This week’s recipe uses green peas. I came up with this unusual, mind-bending, gluten and dairy free dish in a roundabout way. Definitely thanks to Florence White, but not directly from her book. In researching her source for many vegetable…
Cook: Celery Fritters – gluten free (and FAILSAFE); a recipe from 1744
Florence White’s recipe for frying celery is taken from a Kitchen Garden book from 1744, called Adam’s Luxury and Eve’s Cookery. I found the book at the British Library and was eager to see why Florence had picked this recipe…
Isinglass
Did you know, according to Elizabeth Serrell of Wells in Her Receipts and Remedies, 1747, Islinglass is a form of gelatine, made either from bones or hides – or the air bladders of the sturgeon. I have been so lucky…
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