A Great Sweet Treat Without Colours Or Flavours !

Here Is A Sweet Treat Without Nasty Colours Or Flavours !
I brought a packet of Lump sugar yesterday from our Asian store, this is a great idea for children or adults that are on the failsafe eating plan and cannot eat lollies(if sugar isn't a problem).They are made from sugar and water, you can suck and crunch them just like lollies. I know they aren't the healthiest choice, but for people eating the failsafe way, they can usually only eat pears, and we all need a little treat from time to time. They would make a lovely gift, just fill a jar with them and decorate with a fancy label and ribbons, the bag I brought is 400 grams and cost me $2.99. So for any one eating the failsafe way I think they would really appreciate a sweet treat. This could also be an option for any one who wants something sweet to suck from time to time with out all the colours & flavours and other nasty surprises in lollies today. Even the natural lollies aren't safe for failsafe eating, they have salicylates in them from fruit juice.They are also gluten & dairy free for people who are sensitive to them also.

Making Shortbread Biscuits Today ! Failsafe !

Jack and I made shortbread biscuits today !
Here is the recipe
3 cups wholemeal plain flour.
1/2 cup caster sugar.
250 grams butter.
1/4 cup of corn flour. (I used a gluten free flour I had in the pantry that has failsafe ingredients)
Put all ingredients into the food processor and mix well until fully combined, we pressed it out on glad bake paper and cut shapes out then cooked them in a preheated oven 160 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes. In the second picture I love Jack's little man, he went a little browner then the rest, because he was a little thinner. They tasted very nice, I ate too many already.

Make Your Own Garlic Butter !

Make Your Own Garlic Butter !
I love making my own garlic butter, I use it to make my own garlic bread, how yummy. I must admit I've never ever purchased garlic bread from the supermarket, once I picked up a packet of garlic bread from the fridge section, read the ingredients and it was back in the fridge as quick as a flash, I wont be buying that. I've always made my own, with butter,garlic & a little parsley , so easy to make so why would you bother to buy it. I never buy ready prepared foods, I've always enjoyed making my own from scratch ,that way I know what I'm eating. I've been spreading the garlic butter on my thick home made bread toasted, its so yummy. In the failsafe way of eating, parsley is only used as a garnish, not sure why I will need to do more research on that. Parsley is a low salicylate, makes food look more colourful and parsley is so full of lots of vitamins & minerals. This batch I used garlic powder as I couldn't find any local garlic. You could also add a dob to cooked meat, stir through pasta, add to potatoes & other vegetables.

Making Bread With Dry Yeast That Was Still Ok Way Past Use By Date !

Making bread with yeast best before 2007
I've had this packet of dry yeast sachets in my pantry since I made bread last which would have been around 2005. In those years I haven't eaten very much bread really. Kev eats a lot of bread but he is happy with the spud shed bread for 99cents a loaf so at that price why bother making it.Any way back to the story about the yeast, about once a year I have looked at the use by date and have been going to throw it away and then thought I'll make some bread and use it up, well that has gone on for 6 years now. So yesterday I decided to use one of the sachets, I had 7 left in the packet so I figured if it the bread didn't rise I would then through it away, I hate wasting food. The loaf of bread was delicious so the yeast was still ok even after all these years, you can see the best before date on the top of the packet December 2007. I made the loaf of bread in our bread maker, I have thought on a few occasions we aren't making bread anymore I should sell the bread maker its taking up valuable space. Well now I'm eating the failsafe way at least making my own bread I know whats in it. I used 500grams plain home brand wholemeal flour, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 2 teaspoons salt ( I used Himalayan salt) and 370 mils of rainwater, It was lovely, it was what I would call, a really gutsy, wholesome loaf of bread, I hate airy fairy bread. I made garlic butter and had it spread on fresh cut slices and a thick slice for breakfast with butter and rice syrup, how yummy. I'm making another loaf of bread as I'm blogging now. Yesterdays loaf I had on the 4 hour cycle today its on the 5 hour cycle I'll see which loaf is the best. So the moral of the story is just because it says best before doesn't always mean that is the case, especially if it is in a sealed sachet. What have you used that was past its use by date ? how old was it ?and was it ok. Some foods I'd be a little careful about, We need to use our own discretion.

Lunch Today - My Chicken Wrap ! (Failsafe)

Lunch Today - My Chicken Wrap ! (Failsafe)
As some of my readers may know I'm eating the failsafe way , so today I made myself a chicken wrap its was so delicious, I give it a 10 out of 10.
I have been buying these flat bread  for years as my son Jacks loves them, they don't contain any nasty preservatives or additives.They are made by Saidoun Lebanese bakeries in Malaga, Western Australia. Yesterday we brought a cooked free range chicken from Woolworth's, I've asked them several times do their chickens have anything added, spices etc and they have assured me they don't. (this is good). So today I filled my wrap with chicken, finely shredded lettuce, finely chopped parsley and some natural yoghurt (Mundella)and a sprinkle of garlic powder. I will be making this one again. I'm eating wheat and dairy at this time, always when I've had vega readings,wheat & dairy always come up not suitable for me to eat. But now I'm following the failsafe way I'll find out for myself if they are a problem or not, I'm not sure how accurate those vega testing machines really are.I've been wheat & dairy free for years and my health hasn't improved at all. So a change is in order, I'm starting to feel that the salicylates could be my problem, time will tell.I'd love to hear from any one else eating the failsafe way  & what do others think of allergy testing from vega machines.

Eating The Failsafe Way ! My Cornish Pasties Recipe !

My Cornish Pasties !
I've started eating the failsafe way,its day 4 and I'm starting to feel a little better.The failsafe way of eating is no artificial colours, flavours, additives, preservatives,salicylates or amines.Sue Dengate is the author of Fedup and the Failsafe cookbook, which I'm reading at the moment, I would really recommend any one out there with any health problems read it, its available in the State library system. Well I'm into day 4 and I'm starting to feel that I may have a problem with salicylates, as I very rarely ever eat food with preservatives, colours etc. After reading what you can eat it is very limited,so being the resourceful person that Iam, I'm working out lots of failsafe meals that are suitable for me to eat. So yesterday I made cornish rolls, very similar to cornish pasties except the shape. I used brought Borgs organic wholemeal pastry so easier to make roll shapes.I used what I had available, finely diced potatoes & celery, lamb & beef mince from butchers with no preservatives a little bit of finely chopped parsley and Himalayan salt. Mixed well and rolled into roll shapes cook 35-40 minutes in a hot oven 190 degrees C Fan forced. The ones above I put into the freezer to keep fresh for latter in the week . I made 16 . When I make another batch I will add leek and swede. If any one is interested in reading more about the Failsafe way of eating please check it out at http://www.fedup.com.au/  it could make a big difference to you or a family members life. So I'll be adding different failsafe recipes on my blog that I create. If you have children that are hyperactive, grizzly,sulky, complaining of feeling sick a lot it could be worth checking out.Boy I wish I had of known about failsafe eating when my middle son was growing up . He would react badly to the colouring 102 tartrazine which is in so many foods it would send him off the rails and dairy products would make him cough, like he was having an asthma attack. A few doctors kept telling me he had asthma, but I knew he didn't as soon as I removed dairy products from his diet the coughing stopped.I believe he had and still has a problem with salicylates in his diet, once I'm symptom free I will discuss it with him. Its amazing just how food can affect some people.