RECIPE Cheese Buns PÃO DE QUEIJO DECEMBER 1, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Chewy, cheesey mochi-like buns… The first time I came across Pão de Queijo, the Brazilian Cheese Buns, was during my research on the Japanese Mochi Buns. Both are very similar – the Brazilian version is made with tapioca starch or cassava …
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Sour and Spicy Ribs
RECIPE Sour & Spicy Ribs November 25, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Beef Short Ribs Bones are where the flavours hide. Dear vegan friends, please look away. Dear meat eaters, please read on. Many Chinese people love eating meat cooked with bones. The longer you cook them, the more flavourful the food becomes. Deep …
Dried Tofu Salad
RECIPE Dried Tofu Salad Omit chicken to make it vegan! November 16, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Dried tofu, dried beancurd… Which name do you use? I get confused sometime because we use the same names to refer to the different thin sheets of soybean product. Dried tofu/beancurd is something I rarely see it …
Swedish Meatballs
RECIPE Swedish Meatballs November 9, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Meatball is a common form of meat dish in many cultures. It is not unusual to find similarities between two meatball dishes from two different cultures. This is what makes cooking so interesting to me. Often then not, we tend to choose to try …
Stockholm
I didn’t know much about Sweden or its culture except for Ikea and Swedish meatballs prior to my visit in Stockholm. I figured, I like Ikea’s design concepts (from a designers perspective) and I enjoyed their Swedish meatballs (unfortunately not wheat-free) as a child, so I assumed I’d like the culture there. When I researched more about gluten-free food prior to my arrival, I was pleasantly surprised that there were so many allergen-friendly restaurants and cafés! I had a full list of place I wanted to try, but at the same time, I was on a budget so for this trip, I planned a combination of dining-out and eating in.
Rocky Road Ice Cream
RECIPE Rocky Road Ice Cream October 30, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] When you hear that music jingle down the road in the summer, do your eyes light up with excitement? Why yes… of course you do. Who doesn’t like ice cream? (Don’t answer that if you don’t.) Ice cream is easily one of …
Char Siu
RECIPE Char Siu Cantonese BBQ Pork October 26, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Siu Mei 燒味, or Siu Laap 燒臘, is a staple food in Cantonese culture. It literally means roast (Siu 燒) flavour (Mei 味), referring to the different types of meat and seafood roasted in an open fire, traditionally, or in a …
Almond Cake
RECIPE Almond Cake OCTOBER 19, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] Do you have random cake cravings? I’m not a big cake person, but I do occasionally want a light, tasty cake for snacking. I’ve tried many gluten-free cakes, and to be honest, I have yet had a wheat-free grain flour based cake that truly …
Introduction
Maakfri is a space I created to document my wheat-free experiences, adaptation of traditionally non-wheat-free recipes and attempts at other wheat-free and gluten-free recipes shared by creators in the allergy-friendly community.
Amaretti
RECIPE Amaretti – 4 Flavours OCTOBER 14, 2020 [ SKIP TO RECIPE ] There are various almond cookies from different parts of the world. Amaretti is Italy’s version, which happens to be naturally maak-free. This is a cookie that my mother enjoys very much. It will always bring back the memory of us travelling together …
