Lamb Kebabs
Braai food, delicious and free from all common allergens 40 Minutes serves 4 Ingredients: 1 courgette 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 1 red onion 1 tbsp mixed herbs Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 350g lamb cubes 4 kebab sticks Method Preheat oven to 220 degrees...
Vegetable Stir-Fry
Ingredients: 2 cups mixed vegetables (e.g., bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, snap peas) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce (make sure it's labeled as gluten-free if needed) 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey (for sweetness) 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1...
Stuffed Mushrooms
My go-to recipe is a savoury beef ground beef (mince) stuffed into mushrooms and topped with cheese. It’s great for portion control and less mess on your plate. Ingredients: Portobello Mushrooms Beef Mince Salt Pepper Seasoning of your choice e.g. some barbeque spice,...
Banana muffins for lunchboxes
Can be frozen to use as lunch box options, Wheat, gluten and dairy free, Substitutions can be used to make egg free Coconut is a tree nut so we can’t say nut free (although most tree nut-allergic people can eat coconut) Ingredients 2 1/2 cups ground gluten-free oats 1...
Packing a successful lunch box for your child
With the start of a new school year, the top question on our minds is often: ‘What do I pack in my child’s lunchbox?’ That question is hard enough to answer without the added complexity of having a child with allergies. A successful lunch box is not one that costs the...
Food Allergy
When someone has a reaction to foods that are harmless for most people, the person is having a “hypersensitivity” reaction. When everyone who eats that food has a reaction (e.g food poisoning) it is called a “toxic” reaction. Many people think the terms food allergy...
Soji Porridge
Being raised as an Indian living in South Africa, I have fond memories of eating "Soji porridge". Soji porridge is made using Semolina, or cream of wheat and milk and typically flavored with warm Indian spices such as cardamom. When my daughter was diagnosed with...
Granola bars
This lovely gluten, nut and egg-free snack provides great energy before sport. This recipe does contain dairy. For a dairy-free option, replace butter with coconut fat. 1 hour makes 12 Ingredients 11/2 cups apple sauce ½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing ½ cup honey...
Allergy-Friendly Brownie Bites
Prep Time 15 Min Cook Time 25 Min Total Time 40 Min This quick recipe makes yummy, portable, allergy-friendly brownies in a hurry. Ingredients 1 cup superfine sugar (can substitute with regular sugar) ¾ cup cocoa powder ½ cup unsweetened applesauce ⅓ cup water ⅓ cup...
Banana bread / muffins
Egg free and dairy free When the banana bread craze of hard lockdown hit, we found this amazing recipe and had to try it. It became a weekly staple in our household and would get gobbled up within a couple of days. This recipe is originally for banana bread, but bakes...