Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{Gluten Free} Ama Kip-Kip Cake & Kasi Star Brands 2018
Last week I was invited to the Ask Afrika Kasi Star Brands Awards 2018/2019, recognising brands most loyally used by South Africa’s township consumers. It was there, when I got some inspiration for a proudly South African treat – this Ama Kip-Kip Cake. More on that in a moment… So the event I was speaking about was held at Zonki Shebeen in Muldersdrift and the food and treats were displayed in a way that made it look like you were visiting a trader table (you know the small ones that sell single cigarettes, HALLS, Chappies etc. 🙂 I grabbed about 4 packets of this very South African snack – coloured…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free, Mains
Budget Friendly Basil Pesto Recipe
My recipe for a Budget Friendly Basil Pesto – perfect for pasta dishes and sandwiches and marinades. Pesto, from the Italian word pestare – to pound, is made by crushing several ingredients together. Basil Pesto, as the name suggests, uses Basil – my absolute favourite herb. A tweak I have made on the recipe is to use almond nuts instead of pine. The reason being – Pine Nuts cost a fortune! A 100g bag costs R120 and almonds are a third of that price and have a very similar taste and texture, so they make a good substitute in this recipe. So, let’s get started. Remember to tag me or…
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mains, Vegan
{Dairy Free} Delicious Roast Butternut Orange and Sage Soup
It is still winter. I am still cold. I am still eating soup. And you can too. Here is a recipe for my Healthy Roast Butternut Orange and Sage Soup, which is packed with flavour from the Orange and Sage, is creamy and rich, but without the unhealthy cream. This soup is: – Dairy free – Gluten Free – Vegetarian (duh) Enjoy! Love, Cat Roast Butternut Orange and Sage Soup Ingredients Soup: 1 Whole Butternut 1 Orange Zest of the orange 2 Potatoes cut into small cubes Handful of sage Salt and Pepper to taste 30ml of coconut oil 100ml of coconut cream 1 litre or so of Water Vegetable…
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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{GF} Banana Bread with Gluhwein Poached Pears
Today, my inspiration comes from Warm Gluhwein – because it is the coldest day by far today!! This is my Gluten Free Banana Bread, baked around Gluhwein Poached Pears. Maybe it’s because it’s winter, or maybe it’s because I just really like wine, but I am addicted to this Fireside Gluhwein from Woolworths. It’s rich and fruity, with subtle aromas of cinnamon, cloves and all-spice. So, it only seemed natural to poach my pears with it and I am so happy with the result, because the banana bread smells so heavenly from this wine. The pears are aromatic, warm and soft once removed from the saucepan they were poached in,…
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FODMAP, Gluten Free, Mains, Vegan
{Vegan & GF} Super Green Potato Salad
Here’s my recipe for a Super Green Potato Salad without the traditional Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is delicious – but also super-super fattening because it’s loaded with hidden saturated fats, sugars and gluten and is High on the FODMAP chart. It is hard to give up Potato Salad because it’s so DELICIOUS, but what about using avocado instead of Mayo? Vegan’s have been doing it forever! Here’s a recipe for my simple Super Green Potato Salad, which uses creamy avocado as a dressing and Lemon Avocado Oil to emulsify. It’s also got some other ‘hidden’ green nutrition – pumpkin seeds and spinach. Let me know if you decide to make this version! Serves 2 Ingredients: ·…
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