Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Breakfast, Dairy Free, Drinks & Smoothies, FODMAP, Gluten Free
3 Gut Healing Smoothie Recipes
Gut Health is important, that is why I have compiled my favourite 3 Gut Healing Smoothie Recipes for you today on the blog that are gluten and dairy-free and will help fight gut inflammation. If you’re looking for a delicious, healthy snack that’s easy on your tummy and won’t send your blood sugar levels into a spin, then you’ll love these simple smoothie recipes. Did you Know? The gut plays a vital role in your overall health and well-being, controlling everything from your weight to your mood to brain health, inflammation and immune function. Not only that, but 90% of serotonin, the happy feel-good hormone, is produced in the gut.…
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Make Toasty Mushrooms and Quinoa
Today’s simple gluten-free lunch is a delicious recipe on How to Make Toasty Mushrooms and Quinoa. The quinoa is toasted in butter and spring onion first and then simmered slowly in vegetable stock, while the mushrooms are sauteed and then added at the end. This meal is perfect for two people but can easily be doubled or tripled. It is gluten-free and vegetarian but can also be made vegan by using coconut oil instead of butter. As I have said a few times before, Quinoa is one of my favourite food staples and I love to add to meals as it is a complete protein (contains all the essential amino…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Make Speckled Egg Easter Fudge
A simple recipe to make Speckled Egg Easter Fudge, using dark chocolate chips, peanut butter, almond milk and speckled eggs – the perfect way to treat your loved ones this Easter. This fudge contains no condensed milk and all you need is a small square container to pour the fudge into. It sets in the fridge within one hour and serves four people. The recipe can also be doubled. Making Speckled Egg Easter Fudge First off, you need a small lunch box or tin around 12 x 12 cm If you don’t have almond milk, you can use coconut cream or dairy milk or even cream The most important ingredient…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Speckled Egg Easter Doughnuts
This Easter, why not make Speckled Egg Easter Doughnuts that are gluten-free, topped with chocolate glaze and crushed speckled eggs. What’s the secret to Gluten-Free Doughnuts? Traditionally, doughnuts are deep-fried and they absorb a lot of cooking oil in the cooking process. In addition, many bakeries cook their doughnuts in shortening, a fat often loaded with trans-fats. The solution – delicious baked doughnuts that are cooked in the oven with just a little bit of coconut oil. It is super easy to make baked doughnuts at home and a lot healthier than the deep-fried versions. I purchased a doughnut pan at Home Stuff Hillfox, but you can also look for…
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Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free
Dreamy Blueberry and Coconut Chia Pudding
Today I am making Dreamy Blueberry and Coconut Chia Pudding, using Blueberry Powder from Chayah Foods and Coconut Yoghurt from Woolies. This Dreamy Blueberry and Coconut Chia Pudding is going to be your new favourite breakfast! I have mentioned quite a few times that Chia Pudding is one of my favourite gluten-free snacks and breakfasts, for a few reasons. Just two tablespoons of chia seeds contain 4g of protein and they are also a good source of soluble fibre – which is very soothing to the gut. Chia Seeds also contain iron and Omega 3’s and have a neutral taste, taking on any flavour you add to them, which means…
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