YUMMY TUMMY EASY RECIPES



BAKED FISH  WITH VINE RIPENED TOMATO AND ORIGANUM

    EASY ON THE POCKET QUICK SIMPLE GLUTEN & DAIRY FREE RECIPES

INGREDIENTS

Preheat oven to 180C

500g Hake Fillets

3 Dessert spoons Olive oil  (lessen if you wish to)

2 Dessert spoons Lemon juice

 200g Vine Ripened tomatoes  ALTERNATIVELY USE  ''regular'' tomatoes sliced 2cm thickness  

3 teaspoon dried origanum

2 teaspoon dried thyme

salt and pepper to taste

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3 medium sweet potatoes

50ml water

2 teaspoons Ina Paarmans Potato spice

Place the fish fillets on a baking tray and drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice .

Scatter the tomatoes,origanum, thyme over the fish.

Season to taste

Bake for approx 15 mins until the fish is just cooked through (flakes easily with a fork).

Clean and slice the sweet potatoes about 1 cm thickness

Place in a pyrex dish, add water and potato spice.

Mix thoroughly

Place in microwave for approx 7 mins on 900W  -   Check and stir at half time.

Should be soft not mooshed.

Serves 4 dependant on size of appetites

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BEEF AND BLACK LENTIL SOUP  

INGREDIENTS

500g Stewing Beef cubed

2 large onions chopped fine  -  let this stand for five minutes after chopping as this brings the goodness out and it is sweeter.

2 cups black lentils

1 can Cannelini beans

1 teaspoon turmeric

2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon curry powder (OPTIONAL)

4 cups boiling water

Braise the onions and meat until brown in pressure cooker

Add the lentils, beans, spices, salt and water.

Stir THOROUGHLY.

Seal the pot and turn the stove to high.

The pressure cooker should reach pressure in about 10 mins.

Turn the stove to low.

Cook for further 5 mins.

Take off stove and let it depressurize on its own.

Serves 6 as a main meal

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FAST AND SIMPLE GLUTEN & DAIRY FREE BREAD  

INGREDIENTS

This makes a small loaf but the quantities can be doubled

Preheat the oven to 180C 

 1 cup Maize meal

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon origanum

1 egg

1/2 cup RICE milk  -  There are quite a number of Pick n Pay family stores that have a section of gluten free and milk alternatives products.

1/8 cup vegetable oil.

  

Combine the dry ingredients and give them a good mix to ensure even distribution.

Beat the egg lightly and add it with the other liquids to the dry ingredients.

Mix thoroughly, the batter should be the consistency of a muffin mix.

Pour the batter into a greased small loaf tin.

Place on the centre rack of the oven and bake for 20 mins.

Check with a skewer to make sure done right through.

Allow to cool in  the tin for 30 mins.

Once completely cool, slice and enjoy.

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In my following blog I will deal with what foods you should eat if you have asthma

Cheers for now