Sharabelle bakes

I  Pomegranate Having I.B.S and an anxiety disorder, I avoid eating food with E number  as much as possible.  Or to be more specific any foods that have additives.  The more I avoid, the happier my digestive system is.   From an anxiety point of view, one of the side effects is that I can get really really really hyper.  Think of a stone rolling down a hill gathering speed, and that's without any extra stimulants.  I stick to herbal tea and pretty much stay far away from too much sugar or caffeine.  I hate to think what extra food additives do to me..... So my latest food experiments have focuses on how to create natural colour and flavouring in my food.  One way of doing this is creating your own natural fruit simple syrups.   Basic Fruit Simple Syrup 1 Cup Fruit (Berries, cherries, pineapple, mango and banana) 3/4 Cup Sugar 1/3 Cup Water Cook all the ingredients together in a saucepan.  Smash...

10 Ways to cook onions dairy free Onion's are used as an ingredient in many recipes, as they add a wonderful flavour.  Iv tried to find recipes and cooking techniques where the Onion is the star, rather than part of the supporting cast.  Vegetable recipes are easy to find, on the Internet.  Only problem is there mostly vegetarian and include dairy or cheese.  It's the same with TV chef's, It would be great if for once someone made a cooking show focuses for people with food allergy's or food intolerance's.   Until then I'll just keep up my own cooking & baking experiments.  1. Onion Soup Due to the Baltic cold weather over the last few days, I had to start my list with Soup.  Perfect for warming your bones on winter days.  It's usually served with a toasted cheese crouton on top.  If your not intolerant to yeast, you could try using your favourite Vegan Cheese.  Yea...

  It started to rain on my way to work this morning and it never stopped. It's been a horrid Gray day, the kind that makes you crave hearty comfort food.  So since the jam sponge pudding we made yesterday was such a hit, we decided to make a syrup sponge pudding to go onto today's menu.    There's nothing better than sponge and custard, it was just a shame I couldn't have any.    I think the guys like the classic old dessert because it's not something you can really buy in supermarkets.  You used to be able to find them local baker shops. Mmmm one local bakery that shut about 10 years ago used to make the best ever Eve's pudding.   Traditionally sponge puddings are steamed, however that's not really practical when your baking for a factory canteen.  To be honest I'm not really fond of steamed puddings, I find them too stodgy.  I much prefer to bake them in the oven the way I learnt from my mum....