Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Lifestyle, Travel
Staying at Hudson’s on 12th in Rivonia
My review on staying at Hudson’s on 12th in Rivonia. Established in 1995, ‘Melleneys Exclusive Guest House’ is now under new ownership and has been fully refurbished and re-launched as Hudsons on Twelfth Exclusive Guesthouse. Shaun and I were invited to spend an evening at the ‘new’ hotel – which very luckily fell over his birthday! We headed over there after work on a Friday afternoon for some R&R, as well as a specially prepared five-course dinner. A little history on the hotel “Melleneys” was one of the first established Guest Houses in the Rivonia area in 1995, starting off with only four rooms and was the only premises in Johannesburg…
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Gluten Free, FODMAP, Sweets & Snacks
Gluten Free Healthier Banana Bread
Today’s post is a recipe for another gluten free, healthier Banana Bread that is also free of refined sugar. I used Rice Flour in this recipe as it has a very neutral taste and it is a lot easier to bake with than coconut flour. (The most absorbent flour known to man🙃) Banana bread is one of those classic, comfort food recipes that fills the whole house with a delicious scent when baked. To get the right flavour for this Gluten Free Healthier Banana Bread, you will need to use very ripe bananas – you know the ones that have lots of black speckles and are very soft to the…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Almond Flour Cookies with Honey Powder
Today’s recipe is for these Almond Flour Cookies with Honey Powder. First off, if you haven’t heard of it before, honey powder, like liquid honey, can be used as a sweetener or flavouring. In powder form, the consistency is much easier to maintain, making it perfect for dry rubs and cake, cookies or bread mixes. Honey powder contains no artificial additives and provides the flavour characteristics of honey, but without the liquid. I am working with Chayah Foods to create some awesome recipes for their new range of superfood powders, which includes this honey powder, so I decided to bake some cookies with this magical stuff. Mixing Almond Flour…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free, Vegan
Crispy Roasted Chickpeas
Over the weekend, I discovered an irresistible protein-packed snack – Crispy Roasted Chickpeas😍 These little morsels are super easy to make and have endless flavour variations! They are so moreish that I hardy had any left to snap pictures of, as I kept eating handfuls straight out of the pan! Aren’t beans bad for IBS? The answer is YES sometimes, but also NO not always. Serving size comes into play, which you should always pay attention to if you have IBS, but also the kind of chickpeas is where the difference comes in. Canned chickpeas are easier to digest and a fair amount of the FODMAPs ‘leach’ out into the water,…
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Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan
Mango and Coconut Chia Pudding
Today’s recipe is a very simple Mango and Coconut Chia Pudding that you can eat for breakfast or as a midday snack. This Mango & Coconut Chia Pudding is healthy and easy to make and is loaded with sweet mango flavour. You only need a handful of ingredients and a bowl and I have adapted it for you in case you don’t have a blender. Mango and Coconut Chia Pudding I generally make chia pudding with almond milk, but I think coconut and mango go very well together in this recipe. In fact, the combination of flavours and the texture of the chia pudding remind me of a Mango,…
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