I bought this loaf in Aldi last week as it was in their Special Buy section. It was pricey compared to supermarket own brand gluten free loaves but more or less on a par with other big brands. The first thing I noticed about this loaf was that it has a really long use by […]
Heinz Raspberry Balsamic Salad Dressing Spray
This isn’t a ‘deliberately’ gluten free product, it is a ‘muggle’ item which just happens to be gluten free. I think they’re the best kind because they don’t come with the ‘free from’ price tag. I bought this salad dressing from Asda at a price of £1.99 for 200ml. So, what’s it like? Well, it’s […]
Asda Free From Honey Hoops
One thing I really miss is being able to choose from a wide variety of different breakfast cereals. I now tend to eat the same couple of breakfast cereals all the time and it’s pretty boring. So, this week, I decided to treat myself and I bought Free From Honey Hoops at Asda. As with […]
Sweet chilli pork stir fry
This is a really simple recipe that is easy to scale up or down and you can also easily vary the ingredients to suit your tastes (or the current contents of your fridge!). It also only takes about 10 minutes to cook so it’s a great mid-week meal idea. I used onion, courgette, carrots, mushrooms […]
Keswick (Lake District)
This summer we embraced the staycation and headed to the Lake District for a few days, choosing to stay in Keswick. Despite this beautiful part of the world being just a couple of hours away from home, I still needed to make sure that I could eat safely whilst I was there. After all, nobody […]
Chilli con Carne
This is a really simple recipe which can easily be scaled up or down according to how many portions you want to make. The quantities below make approx 8 portions and I freeze the spares for an easy meal at a later date. Ingredients 500g beef mince 2 onions, chopped 2 teaspoons chilli powder (adjust […]
Marigolds Fish & Chips
I went to Marigolds in West Kirby, Wirral today for a birthday treat. There was no need to preorder food, they do gluten free all day every day, you just tell them when you arrive. It was only a 5 minute wait before I had freshly cooked, gluten free fish and chips. Still Covid-conscious, we […]
Parma-wrapped cod with a white wine risotto
Serves 2 Ingredients For. the risotto: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves 175g risotto rice 150ml white wine 500ml boiling water bay leaf, sprig of thyme, sprig of rosemary 50g parmesan 25g butter 25g rocket leaves For the cod: 2 x 15og thick, skinless cod fillets 4 sage leaves, […]
Banana Muffins
These muffins are quick and easy to make. They’re also a great way of using up over-ripe bananas. Ingredients (makes 14) 250g gluten free self-raising flour 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (check it’s gluten free) 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 115g caster […]
Churros con chocolate
There are a lot of gluten free churro recipes on the internet but all the ones I had found included frying the churros. I know this is the traditional way of cooking them but I’m a little nervous of deep fat frying foods and so I’d bought a churro maker. It’s essentially a toastie maker […]
Bread and Butter Pudding
There is something very comforting about this simple pudding. I used ASDA’s white Free From bread, but any white bread will work. It doesn’t need to be fresh bread either which makes ‘getting rid of stale bread’ a brilliant excuse for making it. This recipe serves 4-6 people. Ingredients approx. 6 slices of gluten free […]