poached eggs with avocado, ham, asparagus and homemade (tmx) hollandaise sauce on english muffins (not homemade ;)) soooooooooo good!

(rora had hers on rice crackers ;))

Rora wanted strawberry cake but all the recipes i'd used before, and those i could find, used nuts (our school is nut free) except those with jello / jelly. I had an unopened packet of jelly in the pantry without a box which i thought was probably strawberry or something like it, and one last packet cake box, so decided to go with that.

I started with this recipe but changed it to suit - i couldn't see why a recipe with a packet cake AND jelly would need more sugar! I also didn't have any strawberry puree, only frozen berries (fresh frozen by me for smoothies, but still frozen). the packet cake mix i had was the Basco Vanilla Cupcakes mix.

around 8 medium - large hulled Strawberries
1 box of Gluten Free cake mix
1 box of Strawberry Jelly mix
4 Eggs
110g Oil

place whole strawberries in the thermomix and "puree" for 60 seconds on speed 6, 90'

dump everything else in and mix until lump free (around 10 secs, scrape down, 10 secs)

place into muffin tray - makes 12 large muffins and bake at 160'c for around 20 minutes or until firm to touch

I will probably use the frosting pack to make some frosting to go on top later

super easy and the kids loved them! even if they aren't exactly health food ;)

Based on my carrot cake recipe, this is easy and delicious. if you don't have any super-ripe pears to use up just use apple sauce, or up the amount of oil & sugar to the amounts in the brackets.


2 medium-large zucchinis, washed and chopped into 1" chunks
60g walnuts (optional)

130g (210g) brown sugar
130g (210g) rice bran oil
2 very ripe pears, cut off the core (or 160g apple sauce)
3 eggs
1/2 tspn salt
1 heaped tspn baking soda (bicarb)
1 heaped tspn gluten free baking powder
1 heaped mixed spice
240g gluten free plain flour (or 80g each of maize, and brown rice flour, and tapioca starch)

place wanlnuts in bowl, chop on speed 3-4 for approx 5-10 seconds, place in small bowl

place zucchini & pear in thermomix, chop on speed 5 for approx 10-15 seconds

add sugar and oil and combine on speed 4 for approx 10-15 seconds. scrape sides down, add applesauce and mix on speed 4 for another 10-15 seconds.

add eggs and mix on speed 4 for 5-10 seconds

add dry ingredients and mix on speed 4 for around 20 seconds until lump free

add in walnuts if using and mix on reverse speed 2 for 5-10 seconds

pour into a greased cake tin and bake in a mod. slow oven 160-180'c (325-350'F) for 1 hour.