I’ve been meaning to try making my own blini for a while now, to make the most of buckwheat flour being gluten free. I already use it to make galettes (the French savoury pancakes) but I was really pleased when I came across this easy peasy recipe on the Doves Farm website. Blini are traditionally made … Continue reading
Boy no. 1 has been on his gluten free diet for a few months now and is adjusting well. I’ve had to rethink my after work/school weekday teas but there are plenty of things available to replace the old glutenny favourites almost like for like. It’s easy to get hold of gluten free gnocchi, pasta or fish fingers, … Continue reading
We’re planning our book club (aka ladies’ wine den) festive outing and as two of us are gluten free, the group is very aware of picking somewhere that works for everybody. As cocktails are a pre-requisite of any book club outing, a suggestion was made that we should go to Las Iguanas at West One. … Continue reading
I’ve been experimenting with a recipe for gluten free Yorkshire puddings and managed to create a recipe that I think replicates the texture very well, albeit without much of a rise. They look a bit more like concave buns but they taste great. They’re really simple to make because you just lob all of the … Continue reading
We were looking for a lunch venue on Saturday in town when we stumbled upon very new bar The Botanist in Leopold Square. Not particularly somewhere I would have planned to take the kids but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity of a cheeky cocktail and a new place to review. They have clearly spent a fortune … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I went with a couple of friends to a fab little Indian called Urban Choola on London Road. I didn’t write about it at the time because they were about to close down and move to larger premises. They have just opened the new restaurant this week on Ecclesall Road … Continue reading
I’ve said previously that I think Newburn Bakehouse (by Warburtons) are shaking up the gluten free bread market with some products that are way superior to what was already on the market. I think the little sandwich thins are excellent as the bread to filling ratio is much better than an inevitably dry textured gluten free bread … Continue reading
Waitrose on Ecclesall Road has upped the ante on the Free From front. Last weekend they had a whole end of aisle chiller full of pre-prepared food, which looked like it may be there to stay. On offer were a range of rather exotic sounding Soupologie soups (including curried sweet potato with coconut and cacao, cauliflower … Continue reading
***5th October update: Somebody has commented that this cafe is not employing adequate cross contamination controls, so please use your own judgement about its suitability. My mum and I have both eaten there on separate occasions without becoming ill, but I’m going to get in touch with them to find out about their procedures. Watch … Continue reading
Now one of the boys is gluten free as well as me, I’m having to go back to the drawing board a bit on weekday tea ideas. Previously, I was able to persuade them both to have a hot meal at school a few times a week so I could make something quick and light … Continue reading
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