Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Gluten Free, FODMAP, Mains
Best Ever Pad Thai Bowls
A recipe for Best Ever Pad Thai Bowls that will satisfy your take-out cravings once and for all. Made with rice noodles, tamari, lime, coconut sugar, peanuts, chives and a few bean sprouts. Pad Thai is rated as one of the most delicious foods in the world and I pretty much lived on it when we visited Thailand a few years back. There are many variations of pad Thai, but I like to keep things simple when I make this dish, and use very little ingredients, which also makes it a great dish for self-isolation cooking. What is Phad Thai? Pad thai, or Phad Thai, is a stir-fried rice noodle…
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Lifestyle
Hooray! Mother’s Day NetFlorist Discount Code
Hooray, I have a Mother’s Day NetFlorist Discount Code that I wanted to share with you all because let’s face it – times are tough and there really is nothing better than brands giving back to us now and then. Mother’s Day is on Sunday the 10th May and I know I need to get my mom something to say thank you for all she has done and continues to do for me. Also, this lock-down has made me realise just how much I miss her when I don’t get to catch up on weekends over a cup of coffee. What would I buy my mom with my NetFlorist Discount…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
Today I am making Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies, that are so good you won’t actually believe they are gluten-free! The recipe is my adaption from The Kate Tin’s ‘Broke Brownies‘, which uses traditional cake flour. I changed the recipe slightly by doubling everything, substituting the cake flour for almond flour and adding a pinch of xanthan gum. Tips for making these Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies Almond flour works a bit differently than traditional flour. Since it’s high in fat, it makes baked foods like brownies super moist and tender. When measuring almond flour, I advise using a scale Whisk the eggs and sugar until they pass the “ribbon…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Delicious Gluten-Free Malva Pudding
How to make Delicious Gluten-Free Malva Pudding that tastes just like the original traditional Malva Pudding, but uses Gluten-free flour instead of cake flour. Malva pudding is a sweet pudding of South African origin. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture and a cream sauce is often poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served hot. Recipe notes for this Delicious Gluten-Free Malva Pudding Please don’t make this recipe with anything other than Woolworth’s Gluten-Free Cake flour – I can’t guarantee that the results will be the same You can swop the butter for coconut oil if you prefer for the sauce You…
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Dairy Free, FODMAP, Gluten Free, Mains, Vegan
Healthy Gut-Friendly Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot
Make Healthy Gut-Friendly Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot, that is delicious and hearty and perfect for restoring your gut health. In addition to soups being easy to digest, like in the case of this Vegetable Soup, they are made from nutrient-dense ingredients like herbs, spices and vegetables. To make this Vegetable Soup I used quite a few veggies, including carrots, butternut, leek, baby marrow, spinach and canned tomatoes. The recipe is very forgiving so you could definitely substitute any of the ingredients with other veggies you have in the pantry. What’s an Instant Pot? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have heard of the Instant Pot.…
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