Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{Baking Bliss} Rooibos Macarons
If you have heard it once, I am here to tell you again. nMaking macarons is NO easy feat. They are extremely temperamental things and need to be handled with the utmost care and patience. When I started this batch, everything was going well, until I had to make my sugar syrup to pour into the meringue mixture. I messed it up two times and had to redo it – all because the first time round I stirred my sugar and second time had the heat on to high. Other than that, if you follow these instructions to a T, (excuse the pun) then you should be able to make…
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Lifestyle, Travel
A First Timers Guide to The Kruger
I wrote a first Timers Guide to The Kruger blog post because it really is one of the most special places you will ever visit in your lifetime and it is right on your doorstep. In fact, from Joburg, the closest gate, Malelane is only four and a half hours away. That may be pretty obvious to regular Kruger goers, but I do think a lot of South Africans forget just how lucky we are to have such easy access to the park, considering that thousands of tourists from around the world, spend years saving to visit the Kruger, then take the long haul flights with stop-overs and endless road…
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Gluten Free, Mains
{Gluten Free} Honey & Tahini Rainbow Bowl
Hey there – one last post before the weekend and this ones a Honey and Tahini Rainbow Bowl, which makes the perfect healthy, nutritious lunch and involves NO cooking. It’s naturally gluten, vegan and dairy free. The recipe below makes one bowl, and all you really need are fresh ingredients, which you can cut and chop at home and then assemble at work. Ingredients: Salad dressing: 4 tbsp of tahini 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp runny honey 1 tbsp water salt & pepper to taste Bowl: 1 handful micro greens 60 ml quinoa, cooked handful cabbage, shredded 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced 6 mini corns, chopped 1/2 avocado,…
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Sweets & Snacks, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan
Dairy and Gluten Free Chocolate Tarts & THAT Wedding Cake
Happy Monday Guys and I am kicking off the week with these Dairy and Gluten Free Chocolate Tarts. On Saturday after watching the Royal Wedding, I was feeling inspired and decided to bake a tart – one that was friendly on the tummy, but still delicious and this is how it turned out. Dairy and Gluten Free Chocolate Tarts. Royal Wedding Synopsis OK but before we get into that – let’s also pause to take a moment to discuss how amazing Meghan looked – her make-up, understated simple yet beautiful dress and that veil. The diversity of people at her wedding, how HOT her second Stella McCartney dress was and…
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Lifestyle, Travel
When is the best time to buy Airline tickets?
Is there REALLY a BEST TIME to buy Airline tickets? Travelstart says YES. There really is a science to buying air tickets at the best time. Have you ever noticed when searching for flights, that the first time you checked the price was cheaper, but now it’s gone up by a few hundred rands? Or that the tickets during a certain month shoot up inexplicably? Well, there really is a science to buying tickets and Travelstart* have figured out the formula for us all! In fact, Shaun and I used it last week Tuesday to book tickets to Zanzibar in September and it worked! EEEEEK! OK so let’s break down…
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