Quirky Specials coming this week! 🎄🎁🎉 Dismiss

Skip to content

Cart

No products in the cart.

About
- Jo’s Story
- Food Philosophy
Blog & Recipes
Videos
- Cooking Videos
- Podcast Videos
Events & Retreats
Programs
Shop
Contact

- Search for:
Cart / $0.00
- No products in the cart.

Tag Archives: Carrot Cake

One Bowl Thermomix Carrot Cake! {gluten free, dairy free}

Do you make carrot cake ‘from scratch’, the old fashioned way? Do you end [...]

36 Comments

Recipe Index

Recipe Index

Lemon Butter Tarts with Almond Meal Pastry 🍋🧁

I made these for a Christmas high tea party yesterday and they’re so delish I think I could eat the whole plateful! 😅 (I made a few with fresh raspberries for garnish instead of cream, for those who couldn’t have cream.)

These yummy tarts can be made now and frozen until Christmas (without the cream)! Here’s how to make them:

(Makes about 40)

Almond Meal Pastry

450g blanched almond meal
3 large eggs
90g butter or 45g coconut oil
1/8th tsp salt if butter is unsalted (or using coconut oil)

Mix all pastry ingredients in Thermomix at speed 6 or in food processor until well combined. I use cold almond meal from the freezer so I don’t have to chill the dough, but if yours is from the pantry you may need to chill it until firm.

Make small balls of dough, press flat, then press into mini muffin tins (can line with paper muffin cups).

Bake in 180C oven for about 10-15 mins or until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.

Lemon Butter Filling

Juice of 2 lemons
160g butter or coconut oil
4 large eggs
120g honey
1/8th tsp salt if using unsalted butter or coconut oil

Place all filling ingredients in Thermomix, insert butterfly whisk and cook 12 mins/80C/speed 3.

(If no Thermomix: Whisk eggs and honey in a saucepan until smooth, then place pan over a low heat. Add the butter or coconut oil, lemon juice and salt and whisk continuously until thickened.)

To assemble: Spoon filling into tart shells and place into freezer to set. (Keep trays level!)

Top with whipped cream and garnish with freeze-dried butterfly pea flowers or a sprinkle of freeze-dried raspberry powder, or a fresh raspberry.

(You can find the butterfly pea flowers and raspberry powder in my store, although at this time of year the flowers are low in stock as they are just beginning to be harvested so we don’t have many yet.)

Storage: Keep for up to 1 week in the fridge, or freeze for 1 month in an airtight container.

Good morning to everyone 💕 but especially to th

Good morning to everyone 💕 but especially to the cute little pineapple growing in my garden 🥰

#happy #firstpineapple #tropicalgarden #organicgardening #farnorthqueensland

A bit of summery fun… Mango, Lime & Vanilla Bean

A bit of summery fun… Mango, Lime & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (with freeze-dried mango crumble)! 😍💛

Our Far North Queensland summer weather has coincided with an influx of visitors, so when a box of mangoes turned up on my doorstep the other day I thought it was time to get the ice cream maker out and make some ice cream for everyone. I’m so glad I did! 🤤

If you’re like me and your ice cream maker has been sitting in the laundry or the back of a cupboard, neglected and lonely, take this as your sign 🛑 to get it out a dust it off... it’s ice cream season! If you don’t have an ice cream maker, don’t worry - there’s a non-ice-cream-maker method for you in the recipe too. 😊

Tap on the link in my bio then on this post to go to the recipe - or visit my blog and you’ll find it there!

Enjoy 🤗🤗

https://quirkycooking.com.au/2023/11/mango-lime-vanilla-bean-ice-cream/

#mango #icecream #mangoicecream #mangoandlime #lime #vanillabean #homemadeicecream #recipe #quirkycooking #summer #iscreamyouscreamweallscreamforicecream

Feeling the summer vibes today - it’s mango seas

Feeling the summer vibes today - it’s mango season!! 🎉🎉 So what do you do when you walk out the door and find a box of mangoes on your doorstep? 😃 Well, first, message the kids and ask who dropped them off, then…. make mango & lime ice cream!!! Mmmmm….

Want the recipe? 😃 I’ll start writing it out just in case! 😁🥭💚

#mango #icecream #mangoicecream #summervibes #mangoseason #summerfruit #summer #athertontablelands #farnorthqueensland #homemadeicecream

Well it’s been a very delicious and fun few days

Well it’s been a very delicious and fun few days here, with a family Thanksgiving dinner, a Christmas street festival in our little town, a cooking class for our gut health program, a big dinner with family and friends afterwards, our dear friends visiting from the UK so lots of good food and good chats around the table, and the Monday cooking class today! I can’t wait to share some new recipes with you over the next few weeks 🤗

For those wondering about my online cooking classes, there’s lots coming up - I’ll get them up on the website by tomorrow hopefully, and will share details then. 🎉🎉 Keep them in mind for Christmas gifts for the Quirky cooks you love! 😁❤️

#cooking #family #friends #eatwell #cooktogether #eattogether #familyfood #thanksgiving #christmas #partyfood #quirkycooking

Have you tried 'mushroom pizzas'? So yum!! (If you

Have you tried 'mushroom pizzas'? So yum!! (If you like mushrooms!) They're really quick to make, just upside down portobello mushrooms for the base, pull out the stalk and add whatever pizza toppings you like (tomato paste, herbs, olives, bacon, cheese, spinach, etc) and bake until browned.

Easy peasy!! 😃

If you can’t have dairy, try grated zucchini on top with whisked egg drizzled over, or a dairy free white/cheese sauce, instead of the cheese.

Tap the link in my bio to try the dairy-free white sauce from my Grain-Free Lasagne recipe. 😊

https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/2018/08/grain-free-lasagne/

#mushroompizza #mushroom #pizza #grainfree #glutenfree #dairyfree #simplefood

Six favourite cakes from my Simple, Healing Food c

Six favourite cakes from my Simple, Healing Food cookbook - and they’re all gluten free, grain free, GAPS, naturally sweetened and gut-healthy! 😍 (With dairy free, egg free and nut free options, too. 😊)

Which ones have you tried? 😃

1. Chocolate Celebration Cake (and cover pic)
2. Lemon Yoghurt Cake
3. Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
4. German Plum Cupcakes (a variation of the vanilla cupcakes)
5. Raspberry Jelly Cheesecake Slice
6. Christmas Fruit Cake

🌲 Christmas gift idea 💡 This is a great cookbook for anyone interested in cooking for better gut health, without sacrificing flavour and fun!! 🎉🎉

You can find Simple, Healing Food in my Quirky Cooking shop or at @thesourcebulkfoods and @govitaaustralia stores, and other health food / book / gift stores.

[Photos by @luisabrimble & @_housefrau]

#cake #cakesofinstagram #glutenfree #grainfree #gaps #naturallysweetened #refinedsugarfree #wholefood #guthealthy #guthealthmatters #gapsdiet #fullgaps #gapstreats #gapsrecipes #glutenfreebaking #grainfreebaking #quirkycooking #simplehealingfood #jowhitton

Happy weekend 🌞 It’s always good to take some

Happy weekend 🌞 It’s always good to take some time out to let your soul catch up with your body (as my mum says, pictured here with my sister Joye in her rooftop garden). ❤️ We had a lovely wander in Joye’s gardens yesterday, and some family time to celebrate Joye’s birthday. 😊

@_thissmallcorner #garden #gardener #gardening #roofgarden #farnorthqueensland #australia #family #timeout #weekend

{Weekend breakfast idea} Finnish breakfast pancake

Some days you’ve just got to “go with the slow

Some days you’ve just got to “go with the slow”. 🌼 I was tired today, so I decided it was not going to be a day where I got up at 5.30am and started work before everyone was up (as I’d planned)… it was going to be a take-it-slow day. I got up at 7, drank my Vit C drink, sat in the sunshine, ate chicken and veggies and butter (dinner leftovers) for breakfast, laid in the hammock in the sunshine with my chai tea, sat in the hot shower for a while, then propped myself up with pillows on my bed and worked from there (in between reading and resting). Chicken stock with a bit of chicken for lunch, more Vit C drink, some more time in the sunshine picking strawberries in my garden and I’m finally feeling more myself! My detoxing (from mercury and two infected root canals which have been removed) is going well, but I’m in the tired stage… so lots of sunshine, saunas, sleeps and nourishing food, and I’ve been told I’ll have heaps more energy in a couple of months!! Looking forward to it 😄 Meanwhile, Cass is cooking dinner tonight, so the slow day can continue. 😊❤️

PS How cute are my new Buttercup trousers! Thank you @mahasheclothing for the care package! 😘🤗

#slowday #restday #takeitslow #slowdown #listentoyourbody #timeout #garden #strawberries #rest #sunshine #jowhitton #wahm

What a great Quirky Cooking workshop at @putiapure

What a great Quirky Cooking workshop at @putiapurefoodkitchen in Brisbane! 🤩 We made seed crackers topped with macadamia pesto and beetroot labne dip, prawn & mushroom soup, Tex-Mex salad, Moroccan lamb loin chops & pumpkin tray-bakes, Russian custard ice cream, nutty chocolates with freeze-dried berries & flowers, apple cinnamon turnovers with almond meal pastry, and pumpkin-spice crispy nuts. Lots of chatting and cooking and eating and fun!! Looking forward to the Melbourne classes in a couple of weeks time 🎉🎉

Thanks to all who came, it was so nice to meet/catch up with you all and spend an evening together. 🤗

Note: Upcoming classes are booked out but I will be adding more soon!

#quirkycooking #cookingclass #cookingworkshop #cooking #cooktogether #healthyeating #glutenfree #grainfree #wholefood #guthealthy

What we ate in Italy, part 1 😍 (Because I’m s

Follow on Instagram

Copyright Notice

I love it when my readers are as excited about my recipes as I am, and want to share them! I only ask that if you do share my recipes on your own blog or on social media, you only share an excerpt or link, not the entire recipe. Full and clear credit must be given to Quirky Cooking with a link back to the original content. If you’d like to share one of my photos, please contact me for permission. Thank you! Jo x

Search by Tag/Keywords

81432

Need Help? Click on the yellow ‘Support’ button on the bottom right of your screen.

Recent posts

Mango, Lime & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 30/11/2023
Quirky Cooking Retreat, Treetops Sanctuary, FNQ 22/03/2023
Luxury Health Retreat in the Italian Alps: 31/01/2023

Useful links

Advertise on Quirky Cooking
Contact Quirky Cooking
Quirky Cooking Privacy Policy
Subscribe to the Quirky Newsletter

Product categories

Advertise on Quirky Cooking
Contact Quirky Cooking
Quirky Cooking Privacy Policy
Subscribe to the Quirky Newsletter

Copyright 2023 © Quirky Cooking

Search for:
About
- Jo’s Story
- Food Philosophy
Blog & Recipes
Videos
- Cooking Videos
- Podcast Videos
Events & Retreats
Programs
Shop
Contact
Login

Save your cart?

x

Login

Username or email address *

Password *

Remember me

Lost your password?

Register

Email address *

Password *

Yes, please add me to the main QC newsletter!