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Welcome to the February / March 2021 edition of the newsletter!
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I pray you all had a wonderful break over Christmas and got to re-charge your batteries ready to tackle 2021.
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This edition, the feature recipe is from from a guest blogger Elise. Suitable failsafe bliss balls are hard to find, enjoy adding them into your lunchboxes and snack times!
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Chinese New Year begins on the 12th February. After following failsafe since my son was 4 (that's 14 years ago!) takeaway was something I missed dearly, especially Asian food. MSG and glutamates are my worst enemy, I get awful reactions. Over the years I have blogged a few recipes on my Domestic Diva blog that have an Asian influence in flavour. Yes, I know it's not the same as the real thing, but the variations worked enough to make me feel that I wasn't missing out. I was blessed to have the opportunity to visit China twice while my parents worked as missionaries in an orphanage over there. The street food, sights and smells were amazing, I had to try to failsafe the experience at home.
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Some of the recipes I have found are actually suitable for failsafe from non failsafe blogs. The recipe itself is failsafe, but some of their variation suggestions and dipping sauces are not. There are lots of recipes for you to try in this newsletter, and even more Asian Inspired Failsafe Recipes on the Pinterest board, check it out!
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Take care and happy cooking!
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Failsafe Protein / Bliss Balls
Guest recipe by Elise: For a long time, easy and delicious protein/bliss/energy balls have been missing from the recipe arsenal for failsafers. But no more!
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This recipe utilises Wow Butter, a soy based peanut butter substitute available at Woolworths. If soy is an issue cashew butter can be substituted but amines could be an issue depending on amounts eaten and these are very moreish!
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Chinese New Year
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I love Asian cuisine! The flavours are hard to replicate exactly, but fortunately there are a few failsafe ingredients that can work to bring those dishes to life when on limited ingredients.
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Chemical Free Chemist: Low FODMAP, failsafe, low salicylate, low amine, dairy free and gluten free. [recipe link]
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"I have spent quite a bit of brain and kitchen power trying to come up with a decent Asian style sauce. One that could be drizzled onto phô or could be added to a stir fry and actually stick to the noodles. A sauce that stood up against a hoisin or oyster sauce. Thick and rich, not too sweet and not too salty.
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Bianca Zapatka: 3 ingredient vegan Scallion Pancakes are a crispy pan-fried Chinese flatbread which are incredibly delicious and very easy to make. They are also known as green onion pancakes and can be made with chives and leeks too. [recipe link]
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Mind Your Feed: "I was inspired to try my hand at making some dim sims that are a little healthier and that the kids might be able to eat as well. I even decided I’d try my hand at making the wrappers myself and to my surprise, the whole process was really easy. [recipe link]
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Domestic Diva: This is my “claytons” lemon chicken, the lemon chicken you are having when you are not having lemon. I wanted to re-create the lovely thick rich Chinese style lemon sauce and make it failsafe. This gluten free Thermomix tempura batter is just lovely and light, a perfect match for this sauce. [recipe link]
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The Right To Be Alive: A quick stir fried rice to accompany your favourite stir fries and main meals. [recipe link]
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Crunchworthy: This isn't one you can just throw together, unless you have all the staples in your fridge already. But it's well worth getting them together, it is a whole different flavor category for our Failsafe cooking. [recipe link]
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CHINESE STYLE FILLED STEAM BUNS WITH MAGIC SAUCE
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Domestic Diva: Chicken filled steam buns and red bean steamed buns with magic sauce. You will also find a recipe for Easy Chicken Noodles using up the leftover chicken mince. [recipe link]
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ASIAN FEAST - BAKED SPRING ROLLS & CHICKEN VERMICELLI NOODLES
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Cooking for Oscar: "I decided try some cooked rolls for Oscar, but baked, not fried. I couldn’t find any preservative-free spring roll pastry, so I used rice paper. We had them with Chicken Vermicelli Noodles". [recipe link]
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PROSPERITY CAKES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
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Scrumptiously Fit Food: The Prosperity Cake (aka Fat Go) essentially meaning rich and prosperous in Chinese. [recipe link]
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CHINESE STEAMED CUSTARD BUNS
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Jessica Gavin, Culinary Scientist: Chinese steamed custard buns also called Nai Wong Bao are deliciously sweet dessert. A popular Asian treat found at Dim Sum restaurants, but I’m going to show you how to make these right at home! * Use Nuttelex instead of the vegetable shortening for failsafe. [recipe link]
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Hina Munawar: "Chinese fried ice cream recipe is one of the most traditional Chinese dishes. Famous globally, it is a cuisine loved by grownups and kids, thanks to the crunchy and deep fried ice cream batter.
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In short, fried ice cream is cold inside and warm externally. We assure you that this delightful and mouthwatering dessert will leave you speechless. The process is quite long, but you can easily make this luscious fried ice cream at home". [recipe link]
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CHINESE BREADSTICK TWISTS (DZA MA HWA)
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Food Mayham: "Dza Ma Hwa (let’s call them Chinese Breadstick Twists) are deep-fried, but don’t even think of eating them while they’re hot. They’re no good. You have to wait till they cool completely.
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They’re incredibly addictive, but you won’t be able to hide them since everyone will hear you eating them. They’re similar to breadsticks, and just mildly sweet, though you can add powdered sugar if you want sweeter ones. I hope you enjoy one of my childhood favorites!" [recipe link]
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THE ULTIMATE FLAKY EGG TARTS FROM HONG KONG
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Asian Food Network: The silky-smooth egg custard nestled into a flaky baked tart shell is a dim sum staple in Hong Kong. Egg tarts were first introduced to Southern China by the British in the 1920s, where it eventually took over the Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine by storm. Varying from Portuguese egg tarts that utilize egg yolks and heavy cream, Hong Kong egg tarts are less dense, with a thinner crust. [recipe link]
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HOMEMADE CHINESE DOUGHNUTS
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Handle the Heart: "I had a strong craving for Chinese doughnuts, the ones that seem to be in the dessert section of every Chinese-American buffet. I have no idea just how traditional or authentic these are to actual Chinese culture, but it was the only reason my brother and I were willing to make so many family trips to Chinese buffets as kids". [recipe link]
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HOW TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE WONTONS
Zested Lemon: "This cream cheese wonton recipe is also an ultimate guide to making sweet and regular cream cheese wontons with options to deep fry, air fry and bake in the oven. This guide makes homemade wontons quick and simple!"
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* You can find wonton wrappers without preservatives in the freezer section of some Asian supermarkets, always check ingredients. [recipe link]
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Fed Up Fact Sheet
MSG, MSG boosters, flavour enhancers and natural glutamates
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MSG is one of the most widely used additives in the world but most consumers can't recognise glutamate-containing foods and don't know when they or their children are affected.
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Adverse effects have been associated with the free glutamates in MSG since it was introduced into Western food in 1948. At first identified as Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, symptoms included burning, numbness, facial pressure, chest pain and headaches. Since then many other reactions have been reported including migraines, diarrhoea, nausea, stomach cramps, asthma, insomnia, depression, heart palpitations, ventricular fibrillation, AF (atrial fibrillation), children's behaviour and attention problems, and many more.
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In the mid nineties, three more flavour enhancers called ribonucleotides (627, 631, and 635 which is a combination of 627 and 631) started appearing on supermarket shelves after scientists realised that these chemicals could boost the flavour enhancing effect of MSG up to 15 times.
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