Author Archives: thesensitivefoodie

December 18

Christmas Plum & Ginger Chutney

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For me, this chutney is Christmas in a jar. The flavour and smell is just so Christmassy, and after years of making this, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without it. But this year, in my eagerness to get ahead and make this a month earlier to really develop the flavours, I managed to completely de-rail […]

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December 11

Tempura Fried Zucchini Flowers filled with Zesty Chive Goats Cheese

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I love Christmas, I love entertaining, catching up with friends and family and enjoying the warmer weather. It is a crazy busy time of year for us, work wise this is the busiest time of the year for our business, which is great in the business sense, but it really cramps my style on the personal […]

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November 27

Caramelised Onion, Rosemary & Roasted Garlic Tofu Quiche with Olive Oil Pastry

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I had rather naively made the decision that I wouldn’t try to adapted versions of certain dishes that I figured couldn’t possibly be the same as their ‘normal’ counterparts. I saw recipes on vegan blogs and thought ‘they just think it’s good, because they don’t know any better”. Then a couple of weeks ago I […]

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November 20

Honey & Soy Salmon with Infused Coconut Rice

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Since giving up gluten, cows milk & eggs, I have felt pretty amazing. I find it sad that I spent most of my 20’s and half my 30’s in an exhausted, sick fog, and missed out on a lot of things I would have liked to do. I had no idea how badly it was […]

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November 13

Beer Can Chicken With Chorizo & Haloumi Salad

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Paul Hogan once made it an Aussie saying to ‘throw another shrimp on the barbie’ even though we don’t even call them shrimp in Australia, they are prawns here. But Beer Can Chicken has slowly been creeping in the past few years, and in my book, it doesn’t get more Aussie than a chicken sitting […]

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October 22

Bushfires and Community Spirit

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Hi everyone, I won’t be posting a recipe this week. For those that don’t know me, I live in Springwood in the Blue Mountains, Australia, which is currently experiencing terrible bushfires. While my house has not been in danger as yet, many others in our relatively  small community have not been so lucky, with 193 […]

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October 16

Indian Spiced Pork Belly with Rice Pilaf

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My family laugh at my “this is the best ever!” statements, I do have a tendency to get a little over enthusiastic about recipes, restaurants, etc, when I like something. I would rather be the person that raves about the great things than be the one that complains about only the bad things…..well that is […]

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October 09

Dark Chocolate, Honey & Lavender Truffles

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Lavender seems to be one of those flavours that you either love or hate. I decided to have a go at coming up with a truffle recipe, and I like lavender, so I gave it a go. I wanted to test them out to make sure other people liked them, so I took them to […]

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October 02

Middle Eastern Spicy Lamb with Gluten Free Flatbread and Yoghurt

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When we sit down to a meal, and after a few bites my husband says “are you sure this won’t make you sick?” I know I am onto a winner. I used to make this every now and then, but kept flicking past the recipe since I gave up gluten, and cow’s dairy, thinking it […]

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September 25

Carrot, Apple & Orange Cake

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A friend turned to me the other day and said ” I take it your oven is working again”. Yes it is, I said, how did you know? “Your arms are covered in burns again!”. It’s true, my oven is finally fixed after 9 months! Happy Days!. It is also a fact that, I can’t […]

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September 17

Maple Glazed Mini Chorizo Meatloaf

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Remember when you were a kid, and your friends brought something to school for lunch, that you secretly coveted. Meatloaf was mine. My mum never made meatloaf, it just wasn’t on her list of recipes on rotation at our house. I’d see someone with a meatloaf & tomato sauce sandwich, and it looked like the […]

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September 09

Hot Smoked Salmon & Potato Salad @ Glenbrook Farmers Markets

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I really enjoy seeing where our food comes from, and meeting the people behind it. As part of this blog, I want to share great foodie finds; visiting farmers markets, festivals, farm gates, regional specialties, etc, and then create a meal using the produce.  I thought it was only fitting to have my local market as […]

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September 05

Chunky Steak, Mushroom & Bacon Pie

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A friend and I headed off after work on Friday to the Gluten Free Expo, and after being directed in circles and finally to the furthest possible carpark, we made out way on foot for the hike back across to the other side of Olympic Park. On the walk we were a little worried that […]

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September 02

Asian Inspired Chicken Noodle Soup

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We have had a serious breakout of ‘man-flu’ at my house this week. I can’t really tease my husband too much, he isn’t normally a complainer about being sick. I don’t have a good track record, either. A few years ago, I came home to him vacuuming our apartment and complaining of pain. In my book, […]

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August 30

Coq Au Vin with Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Mash

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This dish sums up winter for me, a rich & hearty French chicken & mushroom stew with delicious mash potato, a glass of red, while sitting in front of the open fire. I thought it was only fitting as my last winter post of the year, to cook up my favourite winter meal. Cooking this fills […]

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August 27

Corn Fritters with Tomato Relish & Avocado

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Do you have a signature dish? This has become mine. One friend has gone as far to say, that if he had to pick his last meal, these fritters would be his choice. Big call! And of course, I am not horrible enough to send him pictures of corn fritters every time I make them……..”insert […]

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August 23

Fennel, Chilli & Pork Ragu

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I haven’t had an oven since Christmas (yes, my oven broke on Christmas Day while cooking lunch for 12 people). For some reason, getting the part needed to fix the thermostat seems to be in the too-hard basket for repairers. The oven currently knows only one temperature, and unfortunately nothing I want to cook requires […]

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August 20

Lemon & Garlic Stuffed Artichokes

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A couple of weekends ago I went to a food styling and photography course with Billy Law from A Table For Two workshops. I have done a bit of photography before and thought this food blogging thing would be a breeze, until I realised two things. Firstly, I haven’t done any photography for a long […]

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August 17

Pickled Jalapeño’s

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I love the flavour of chilli (peppers) but I am a novice when it comes to heat. I am a lot better than I used to be, I used to find satay sauce hot. After years of building up my tolerance, I can now take a mid range heat. My husband on the other hand, […]

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August 14

Mexican Rice with Chicken, Black Beans & Quinoa

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How about some super healthy mexican? Completely guilt free… not a trace of cheese or sour cream in sight! While this recipe may not be quite authentic, it’s a bit of a concoction I came up with, adding a bit of this and that until it came together, but boy did it taste good! I’m […]

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August 10

Cherry Chocolate Crackles

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(gluten, dairy, soy, egg & nut free) I’m not sure if I forgot just how good they are, or if these ones were just really good, but I think we need to reclaim the good old chocolate crackle back from the kids table. I became so obsessed with making chocolate crackles this week, I was […]

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August 07

Mixed Mushroom & Thyme Risotto with Lemon Infused Oil

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(gluten, egg, soy & nut free ) A good risotto is a labour of love, and like all good love stories, I’ve found a little alcohol never goes astray 😉 There is a half a glass of wine in this recipe, which leaves plenty for you to enjoy a glass or two during the 30-40 […]

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August 03

Char Sui Pork & Prawn Rice Paper Rolls

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(gluten, dairy, egg & nut free) While the produce where I live in the Blue Mountains is great, it is lacking in diversity. Luckily I work in the Inner West of Sydney, which has a real mixing pot of cultures. I love going to different areas and visiting shops that have amazing food and produce available. […]

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July 31

Cafe de Paris Butter with Steak

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I love a good steak, my problem is that I am pretty bad at cooking them. I’d have a better chance of getting one of Adriano Zumbo’s cakes right, than I am of cooking a perfectly juicy, medium-rare steak. Luckily, this recipe has saved my steaks for years.  It is a recipe for Cafe de […]

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July 29

Cumquat & Blood Orange Marmalade

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When I was little, our neighbour had a huge cumquat tree that used to hang over our side of the fence. I loved them. I hadn’t seen them for years until I visited a friends house and they had a tree full of ripe fruit. I excitedly grabbed a handful and popped them straight into […]

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July 26

Caramelised Pumpkin & Onion Pizza with Goat Cheese Feta

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(gluten, cow’s dairy, egg, soy & nut free, vegetarian) My first attempt at gluten & cow’s dairy free pizza using buffalo mozzarella didn’t go well. I read that some people with cows milk intolerance, can have buffalo milk. While it tasted amazing, it turns out buffalo’s are way too closely related to cows for me. […]

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July 23

Lemon & Parsley Chicken Schnitzel with Garlic Coleslaw

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(gluten, dairy, egg, soy & nut free) I have been really trying to keep positive about changing my diet, but this weekend, I took a trip down self-pity lane. After a few weeks with no soy, I took my chance on a soy coffee, since soy came up as a mild intolerance. I haven’t had […]

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July 19

Pork, Apple & Thyme Meatballs in Tomato Chilli Sauce

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(gluten, dairy, egg, soy & nut free) I get excited about strange things. My local butcher sells mostly free range meat, and when I asked if they had any pork mince, they told me to pick whichever cut I wanted and they would mince it for me. For some reason, the idea of freshly minced […]

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July 17

Lime, Lemongrass & Green Chilli Chicken

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(gluten, dairy, egg, soy & nut free) This is one of my favourite chicken dishes. I’ve been cooking it for years, and was so happy to find that I can still have it. Just roughly chop up all the paste ingredients and throw them in a food processor. If you don’t have a processor, you […]

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