Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Travel, Lifestyle
{Travel} What to do in Cape Town for New Years 2019
From the 27th to the 1st of December, a bunch of friends and I are going down to Cape Town for New Years and I am BEYOND excited to ring in 2019 in the Mother City! I have never experienced New Years in Cape Town before, but I have a feeling it’s going to be amazing! One of my friends is coming all the way from the UK and has been asking me on every whatsapp call what we are doing for New Years, and I really hadn’t given it much thought. Until I realised we are halfway through October. So, I started doing some research and in the process…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{Gluten Free} Caramel & Salt Popcorn
Chances are that if you are a popcorn fan, you love the sweet stickiness of caramel popcorn, too – think Diddle Daddle vibes. Popcorn has always been my go to snack, plus, its naturally Gluten Free. So here’s a VERY simple Caramel Popcorn recipe to make at home that won’t take longer than 20 minutes (promise) Enjoy this one, Love Cat Ingredients A very big bowl of Popcorn (I made mine on the stove as I don’t like the microwave versions) 80g butter 80g Muscovado sugar 2 TBSP Maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon baking soda Instructions Pop your popcorn on the stove as you…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{Gluten Free} Chunky Choc-Chip Cookies
On Saturday I went grocery shopping and while getting some pantry staples like Baking Powder and Vanilla Essence, I noticed that Woolworths has all-purpose Gluten Free Flour! Maybe its been around for a while, but I haven’t seen it before and as I picked up the bag, I knew I had to try and bake something over the weekend. I have made cookies before on the blog, but the other version, stuffed with DV Chocolate, was not Gluten Free. So I tested a few different ways to bake these Gluten Free Choc-Chip Cookies and here are a few things to keep in mind when making these cookies: Bake these on…
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Gluten Free, Dairy Free
Creamy Butternut and Burnt Sage Pasta
It’s Friday, and I am serving up this Creamy Butternut and Burnt Sage Pasta which is a Gluten and Dairy Free, Vegetarian Pasta Dish, that’s super easy to make and is easy on the pocket and the stomach. If you aren’t dairy sensitive, just swop the milk alternative for cream or milk. This recipe uses the natural creamy texture of Butternut to coat and brings flavour to the pasta shells. Enjoy, Love, Cat Serves 2: You need: 1 x Whole Butternut 180 ml of Almond Milk or Coconut Milk (you can also use cows milk or cream) 2 cups of Gluten Free Pasta – These ones called Glutagon Salt and…
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Lifestyle
How To Go To Zanzibar
It’s my last blog post about Zanzibar, and this one’s a How to Go To Zanzibar Guide, that you can use to plan your next getaway. First things first, Zanzibar is located on the east side of Tanzania. It is an archipelago made up of many small islands and two large ones. The main island is Unguja but is more commonly referred to as ‘Zanzibar’. Mango Airlines flies to Zanzibar three times a week – Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and the flight is around three and a half hours long. How to book When looking for accommodation, and especially if you are looking for a package deal (flight /…
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