Top 10 recipes from my first year of blogging

It’s the end of February, which marks a full 12 months since I started this blog. To mark the occasion, here are my personal favourite 10 recipes, in no particular order. All are gluten-free and low-FODMAP (or can at least easily be rendered low-FODMAP).

1. Pao de queijo (Stuffed Brazillian cheese bread)

Gooey, cheesy and oh so delicious. When hot from the oven they might seriously be the most delicious bread-like item EVER.

Olive-stuffed cheese bread

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An Ethiopian feast (doro wat, misir wat, gomen wat, and injera)

Berbere spices before mixingI used to love Ethiopian food. At one time it was one of my go-to cuisines when I ate out, which I used to do much more regularly. Sadly, until last weekend, it had been a long time since I’d had it. To my knowledge there’s no Ethiopian restaurant in the English city I’m currently living in and even where I used to live in Canada, none of the Ethiopian restaurants made their injera with 100 percent tef – they all used a mix of tef and wheat, meaning I haven’t been able to eat it for the last few years. I tried making injera once but it didn’t turn out well so I was scared to do it again. Also, my kids won’t eat more than very mildly spicy food, so I didn’t think I would be able to make food that tasted reasonably Ethiopian without having to make them a separate meal.

Finally, though, the craving got to me. I had to make Ethiopian food. Thanks to some shortcuts, it was easier and quicker than I expected (though still not a speedy meal considering the doro wat is a slow-simmered stew). Continue reading