Food Crush

Gluten-free zucchini brownies

Amy — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:57:00 +0000

Let me begin by addressing the elephant in the room. It’s been a long time between blog posts. There, I said it. It’s not that I don’t love you anymore. It’s just that I have a bun in the oven and it’s not of the gluten-free variety. It’s a bubba that’s due to pop out [...]

How to chop an onion

Amy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:53:16 +0000

With only six sleeps ’til Santa slides down our chimneys, I’m guessing you have bigger things on your mind than learning how to chop an onion. But here’s the thing – dicing onions is an unavoidable part of being a Christmas culinary goddess (just think of all that gravy and stuffing). And since I don’t [...]

This Week’s Crush | Beetroot hummus and other yummies

Amy — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:02:16 +0000

December has arrived which means two things for those of us residing in the UK – it’s now officially freezing and we can start saying, “Merry Christmas” (unless of course you ask my Mum who will tell you that Christmas doesn’t start until after her birthday on 11 December). Don’t worry Mum, the Christmas tree [...]

Return of the gluten-free Christmas cake

Amy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:57:44 +0000

Have you ever seen the film High Fidelity? The one where John Cusack reminisces about his top five break-ups of all time? I curled up on the couch the other night with a block of sea salt chocolate and watched it for the second time. All the protagonist’s talk of top fives got me thinking [...]

This Week’s Crush | Slut’s spaghetti & other yummies

Amy — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:00:04 +0000

Slut’s spaghetti There’s not many dishes that Mr Crush turns his nose up at, but pasta is one dish that doesn’t tug at his heartstrings. Another is my achingly good, slow-cooked beef casserole, but let’s not go there. The point is we don’t cook much pasta in the Food Crush household. The problem with this scenario is [...]

Gluten-free marmalade cake

Amy — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:00:15 +0000

Once upon a time, I kept my interior monologue to myself. You know, that voice in your head that poses random thoughts like: “I wonder if I could ever get sick of porridge” or “Is there such a thing as bad karma for drivers who don’t stop at pedestrian crossings?” etc. But since Twitter came [...]

Vegetarian dinner party

Amy — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:00:10 +0000

Raise your hand if you have avoided inviting a friend for dinner simply because they’re vegetarian. Guilty as charged? Thought so. Dinner party discrimination is rife in today’s world, but it’s nothing against vegetarians per se. Coeliacs suffer from the same sorry plight as I’m sure do other food-sensitive individuals. The thing is that cooking [...]

Gluten-free zucchini and feta fritters

Amy — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:41:38 +0000

I’m not a parent, but I dare say this is the kind of recipe I would have on tap if I had hungry mouths to feed. These golden fritters are a cinch to make and packed full of veggies – great for busy parents who struggle to wheedle vegetables onto their kids’ dinner plates. Mr Crush [...]

Gluten-free pumpkin and chocolate loaf

Amy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:10:26 +0000

Are you all set for Halloween? I always make sure the pantry is armed with sweets just in case I get a little “tap tap tap” on the door. Sadly no one came a knockin’ last year, so Paul and I had to eat all the lollies by ourselves. Shame. I have a feeling we’ll [...]

Tuscan-inspired pea and chilli pesto

Amy — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:10:03 +0000

I was scratching my head a couple of months ago when everyone from the butcher to the postman to the milkman (yes, I have a milkman) started complaining about how humid it is here in the Derbyshire Dales. “Humid?” I said. “This isn’t humid. You should go to Far North Queensland – now that’s humid!” [...]