Sometimes when things are not as easy and you seem to be existing rather than living, a wee bit of self care is required. Yes, exercise is the best thing for you at any time but I am talking about a bit of decadence and deliciousness!
Being gluten free means my penchant for delicious cupcakes can no longer be satiated, so I have been exploring other options. I found a delicious yet unbelievably easy recipe for chocolate souffle. Very easy and mine came out great. Instead of raspberry sauce though, I used strawberries to make a sauce.
I pureed about 250g of fresh strawberries using my hand held blender, and as I love spices, added cinnamon, nutmeg, a pinch of cardamom and some chilli flakes along with just a teaspoon of sugar. The bright red sauce complemented the dark chocolate of the souffle and the spices just added some extra excitement.
I had enough strawberry sauce left over that I used it on Greek style yogurt for breakfast and a dollop of it gave a fantastic twist to my summer Gin and Tonic! I will be making that again especially as winter starts to creep into Cape Town and a bit of extra decadence never goes amiss.
I am off to indulge a bit on this cold, rainy day!
Ciao
glutenfreeginja 