#tastytuesdays no. 65 + 10 unconventional & beautiful 4th of July foods

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This British picnic food staple gets a gluten free makeover; plus it's baked and not fried!

Yield: 6 Scotch eggs
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes

Baked & Gluten Free Scotch Eggs

One of the best things about being an expat is discovering new foods that don't even exist in the country you're from. Cue the Scotch egg. This tasty contraption is a sphere of decadence! Scotch eggs are mostly eaten cold, served at picnics, but I served mine warm and I've made it completely gluten free. You can still serve it at a picnic, though!

Gluten Free Lemon Meringue Tarts

Tangy lemon tarts with a crumbly biscuit base topped with Italian-style meringue!

Yield: 12 tarts
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 20 min

Lemon Meringue Tarts

I'm a lemon lover. The tart burst of juice that causes lips to purse as if ready for kiss excites me. Just thinking about the flavor of lemon as I type this, I'm beginning to salivate! Something else that makes me salivate is a good lemon meringue tart. Especially these babies. 

My Culinary Weekend in Paris #parisfoodtrip

My Culinary Weekend in Paris

Written by: Anyonita Green on June 19 2014

 

It is without exaggeration that I can say, my trip to Paris last weekend was the stuff of dreams. We were given itineraries that spanned pages and detailed event after event of food bliss. It would be impossible to recap every aspect of my trip and in trying to tell my favorite parts, I know I'll inadvertently be leaving others out. I'll do my best to relay everything the best I can and to share with you what my experience was like. Thank you again for all of your lovely votes and support during the competition. I hope those of you who took the time to vote for me enjoy this tiny glimpse of the amazing weekend I had. 

Indulgent gluten free brownies made with plump Medjool dates, rich brown sugar and covered in a purely decadent toffee sauce!

Yield: 2 dozen brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min

Gluten Free Sticky Toffee Pudding Brownies with Toffee Sauce

The same way that gluten helps to build up the elasticity of bread dough, it plays a part in making baked goods thick and gooey. Especially brownies. Not being able to replicate that classic texture of the perfect squidgy American brownie was one of the things I was most afraid of when giving in to my Coeliac Disease diagnosis. But with a bit of smart cooking and combining the right flours, that same texture is achievable.

9 colorful & nutritious recipes at #tastytuesdays no. 64

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This mug cookie is a perfect single serving of a classic carnival cookie, done gluten-free!

Yield: 1 mug
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 1 1/2 to 2 min

Gluten Free Carnival Cookie in a Mug

Sometimes, you just need a sugar hit. You know those days where the comfort of something sugary solves all problems? That's the kind of day I was having when I came up with this. I was inspired by some cookies from my childhood: Otis Spunkmeyer's Carnival cookies, in fact. And this version ticks all the boxes of those Otis Spunkmeyer ones, except, instead of waiting for the oven to warm and then baking until done, you just pop this in the microwave! And instead of juggling a dozen leftover cookies and feeling guilty for eating them, as soon as you're finished with the first one, you're finished with all of them.

Gluten Free Griddled Caprese Antipasti Wrap with Rocket Pistachio Pesto #CookOffBeforeKickOff

Settle in for the England v Italy game with this Italian inspired sarnie filled with classic flavors of Italy!  This rolled and griddled wrap is served fresh on Warburton's Easy Roll Wraps.

Yield: 6 wraps 
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min

Griddled Caprese Antipasti Wrap with Rocket Pistachio Pesto

Disclaimer: At the time of writing this post, Warburtons didn't make gluten free wraps. But they do now and this recipe can be made using those instead.

The World Cup is upon us! Soccer/Futbol fans around the globe will have their TVs tuned to sports stations, focused on the footy activity happening in Brazil. There's nothing that pairs better with watching sports than lining your belly with delicious, filling food. Warburtons understands the importance of a great game time snack and have launched a World Cup centered campaign: Cook Off Before Kick Off.

This campaign is designed to encourage World Cup watchers to spend a few minutes in the kitchen prior to kick off, whipping up a tasty treat to munch during the match. Saturday, 14 June, England will be squaring off against Italy in one of the opening matches of the championship. To help inspire you and get you in the mood for the action, I've created this two-part Italian themed snack: a sarnie slathered with pesto and filled with classic Italian ingredients. Cook Off Before Kick Off on the 14th with this easy sandwich and enjoy the game on a full belly!

The star of this sandwich is the pesto: a smooth blend of rocket/arugula, pistachio and cheese, with a hint of lemon juice, a pinch of salt and just a whiff of garlic. The pesto is whirled together with a good glug of olive oil and it's chilled before being spread on the bottom of a Warburtons Easy Roll Wrap. It's simply stunning and decadent.

Ingredients:

For the pesto
1/2 cup pistachios
1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 garlic clove, sliced
1 cup rocket/arugula
olive oil
pinch salt

 
For the wrap
1 packet Warburtons Easy Roll Wraps
1 tray Italian antipasti cold cuts
1 bunch basil
2 tomatoes
300 grams mozzarella

Instructions:

Griddled Caprese Antipasti Wrap with Rocket Pistachio Pesto

1. Grind the pistachios in a food processor until chopped.
2. Add the garlic, rocket and cheese. Blitz until it all comes together.
3. Taste and add more rocket or cheese, if needed. Season with salt and a bit of lemon juice.
4. Continue to blitz while slowly pouring in the olive oil to emulsify and bring the pesto together.
5. Refrigerate until needed once the desired consistency has been reached.

1. Spread a dollop of pesto onto the bumpy side of a Warburtons Easy Roll Wrap.
2. Top with antipasti meat cuts.
3. Cover with slices of mozzarella and fresh tomato.
4. Finish off with some basil, a bit of grated parmigiano and a pinch of salt.
5. Roll the wrap to seal.
6. Place in a hot griddle pan and cook until char lines begin to appear and the cheese starts to melt.

What Size & Style Photos to use on which Social Media Platforms

The key to utilizing social media platforms to the best of your ability lies in consistently exporting native content (including images) to each site. This tutorial is meant to serve as a handy guide for answering the question, "what size & style photo for which platform?" that so many bloggers ask.

One of the biggest mistakes a blogger can make when it comes to sharing content on social media is to ignore each platform's strengths and weaknesses.

No two social media platforms are created equal--each has its own benefit and each should be treated uniquely.

Although social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk coined the phrase "native content" as it applies to social media, it's a concept that makes a whole lot of sense and has the ability to transform how you think about social media platforms and the content you share on each one.

I'm Paris bound this weekend! #parisfoodtrip

Remember way back in April, I asked for your votes in a competition to win a weekend culinary trip to Paris? Thanks to all of your hard work, I've been selected to represent the UK & Ireland in Paris this weekend at the #parisfoodtrip as organized by the lovely folks at +Gourmandize UK & Ireland! I'm totally fangirling over the thought that this weekend I'll be cooking and dining at some of the world's best restaurants and patisseries with a gang of like-minded, lovely foodies!