Malaysian Vegetable Curry

Made at home from Master Tean's curry mix with Spinach (Silverbeet), broccoli Bok choy, rehydrated Chinese mushrooms and seaweed, ikan bilis and celery. 

Made from Master Tean's curry mix that I won from a competition hosted by A Table For Two.

Other ingredients include Spinach (Silverbeet), Chinese mushrooms, marinated mussells and broccoli

p.s. I LOVE this new lens. A Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 lens I am buying off Rowen that makes food photography so much easier than my nifty fifty (Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens ) lens that I usually use for food photography. 

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Photography by Vanessa Pike-Russell
http://www.vanessapikerussell.com.au

Green Chilli Cornbread Recipe

A few weeks ago I made some amazing cornbread with some yellow polenta I purchased from an Italian Delicatessan & Cafe in Warrawong, NSW. The bread was so light and fluffy that we went through two loafs in no time. It is delicious hot or cold and the older the loaf got the more tasty it was, the texture changing to a crusty bread with a really unusual texture from the polenta flour in the mixture. This recipe makes two loaf pans and it freezes well.

1 cup gluten free flour (I used white maize meal but you could use one of a number of gluten-free flours listed)
1 cup yellow polenta
1/4c sugar or alternative (the first time I used raw sugar and the second I used agave syrup which has lower GI and tastes great)
2tsp cream of tartar
1tsp baking soda
1tsp cornflour
3/4tsp salt
1/4cup butter (or coconut oil)
2 eggs (or Orgran Egg Substitute)
1 cup buttermilk (or rice milk for dairy-free)
Combine and fill two loaf pans and bake @ 220oC for 25 min

Other variations found on the web include:

Green Chilli Cornbread Muffins A spicy little cornbread studded with fresh jalapeño peppers. Yum!
Chilli & Cheese Cornbread (with Polenta) Recipe

Note: To make this recipe gluten free it is important to use baking soda, cream of tartar and cornflour rather than baking powder.
Read more information below

How to make homemade gluten free baking powder
http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/how-to-make-homemade-gluten-free-baking-powder/

Different between baking soda and baking powder
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm