My seven year old is into his fifth week of being gluten free, and it’s going really well. He’s adapted brilliantly and been impressively mature about it, so I’m really proud of him. There were a few wobbles to start, and I’m sure there will continue to be, but overall, it’s been positive. There has been … Continue reading
There seems to have been a significant leap forward in gluten free products recently. Over the last few months we’ve had Newburn Bakehouse’s crumpets, Pizza Express’ margherita pizza and McVitie’s Hobnobs. And all well timed for me, having a newly gluten free seven year old. I have to say, Newburn Bakehouse has really surpassed itself with … Continue reading
I’ve started a small listings page to highlight up and coming events in Sheffield that may be of interest. There are currently some interesting gluten related events at Sheffield’s literary festival Off The Shelf, as well as dates for the upcoming Coeliac UK Sheffield Group meeting. If you’ve not been to to the meeting before, … Continue reading
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally got my hands on one of the new Pizza Express gluten free margheritas. After repeatedly being unable to find one at our local big Sainsbury’s store on Archer Road, I got in touch with Sainsbury’s via Twitter and found out you can log a product request, which I … Continue reading
We’re embarking on a new phase in our gluten free journey, as boy #1 is trying out being gluten free for a while, to see if it helps his tummy symptoms. About six months ago, #1 was discharged from the children’s gastro clinic with the consultant happy that he didn’t have coeliac’s disease (without having … Continue reading
We had a load of relatives visiting at the weekend immediately after we got back from a short holiday, so I needed some quick and easy bakes. I had to order ingredients online without my recipe books, so I opted for my trusty Delia chocolate cake because I can remember the list of ingredients* and I … Continue reading
Festival food can be a bit nerve-wracking but we’ve been coming to Deer Shed for the last few years and recently the offer has been getting better and better. I wanted to share today’s beautiful lunch courtesy of Yakumama, a South American food stall that’s pretty much completely gluten free. BBQ chicken tacos with Caribbean … Continue reading
This week the boys officially started their school holidays with a couple of inset days so we took them to the awesome water park at Alton Towers with some friends. We all had loads of fun on the big water slides and the lazy river, and were very lucky with the glorious sunshine, so we could use … Continue reading
Wednesday evenings are generally when hubby goes out mountain biking, so tea has to be a quick and light meal, either leftovers or something thrown together after work. This week I happened across a new fresh ready meal in the supermarket, so convenience won out over cooking, and also provided a good subject for the … Continue reading
Wednesday was the evening of our annual village “Play on the green”*, which we have established a nice tradition of taking a picnic to, and trying hard not to put off the actors with our munching and opening bottles of fizz. Last year, a cork flew onto the stage and clipped the lead actor (only … Continue reading
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