Banana & Coconut Bread

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Mid week and I’m thinking that some tasty Banana and Coconut bread will get me through to the end of the week.  I first posted this recipe about six months ago, so it’s time to make it again.

Hide this bread as soon as it comes out of the oven, or it will suddenly disappear!

Giving up grains and refined sugar I thought that cakes and bakes were a thing of the past – the old eating.  Way too much sugar, not to mention all that wheaty flour; boy was I so wrong! 

Baking has now become an interesting challenge.  When you work with grain your results are generally pretty predictive. Mix this and this to get that.  But working with nut flours and heaps of eggs is a whole different ball game however the result is even better than the food baked the old way.

 

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Marinated Lamb Rack

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One of the new things in my life since I started blogging recipes is “Food Photography”.  I almost need to capitalise that as it’s still all a bit of a mystery to me.  Heck I only just learned that you could twirl the lense thingi and that makes the picture clear.  Yes, I do need saving from myself.

I am still generally rubbish at photographing meat dishes, but I think I am slowly getting better (now I know about the lense twirling!).  So I am pretty happy with the way this yummy dish took to the spotlight.  Ok, so it does look a bit lonely without a bunch of tasty veg to go with it, so maybe a note to self to show them next time!

This dish tastes just as good and is as tender as it looks because it’s marinated for at least two hours although overnight is better.  I am curious as to why do we say that when it is generally overnight and most of the next day?

 Anyway, that makes it a perfect dish for everyday or for a swanky dinner party with all the prep taken care of the day before. 

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Chicken Tikka Masala

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Similar to Chicken Korma the addition of ground coriander along with the fresh cilantro and tomatoes give it a different spin and depth of flavor. Thanks to Russ the Domestic Man!

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Although I consider Butter Chicken to be the ultimate Indian chicken curry (I saved that recipe for my cookbook), Chicken Tikka Masala takes a close second. In fact, there is little difference in the dishes – both are usually made by adding roasted chicken pieces to a tomato-based curry sauce. Butter Chicken has more, well, butter.

The origin of Chicken Tikka Masala is disputed. It’s commonly believed that it was first whipped up in Indian restaurants in the UK (Glasgow in particular is often cited), but many argue that it was first influenced by dishes from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan well before it appeared in UK restaurants.

Putting the curry together is actually pretty simple – start to finish in under an hour. It gets a little complicated when the chicken comes into play, since it should be marinated for at least 6 hours beforehand (overnight…

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