There are a few gluten related events coming up in Sheffield over the next month or so: Thurs 21 April, 6pm – Gluten Attack talk As part of Sheffield University’s Life: Festival of Health, renowned Hallamshire gastroenterologist Professor Sanders will be doing a talk about his new book, Gluten Attack. See the link above to … Continue reading
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Fast food – prawn cocktail
We had a perfect avocado in the fridge on Tuesday. Everyone knows how small the window of opportunity is in between unripe and completely brown. So we opted for a retro prawn cocktail for lunch, which was rather delicious. I tend to keep a bag of prawns in the freezer, as they’re great to lob in … Continue reading
Product review: Voakes…free from pies
I took the opportunity to pick up some of the very well reputed Voakes…free from pies while I was at the Sheffield group AGM last week. I’ve been meaning to try them for a while now, and they are a fairly local company (York), which is great. They sell quite a selection, with pasties, sausage … Continue reading
A glut of coeliacs (or the Sheffield group AGM)
What do you suppose is the collective noun for coeliacs? The best I could come up with is a glut. Feel free to do better… On Saturday I went to the Coeliac UK Sheffield group AGM (at St Mary’s) for the first time, where I was helping to sell raffle tickets for the charity. It … Continue reading
Fish finger butties
We love a good fish finger butty in our house. I’ve always been a bit of a snob when it comes to fish fingers – I only ever buy really good quality ones. I was quite impressed by these Rule of Crumb fish fingers. They were fairly chunky, with a good amount of fish inside, … Continue reading
Delicious Alchemy accredited!
In a highly unusual second post in one night, I had to share that Sheffield gluten free food producer, Delicious Alchemy, has gained Coeliac UK accreditation. See their news article here. And product reviews here and here. Great news – well done! Continue reading
Home made Chinese banquet
I wanted to treat the boys to a Chinese banquet and a film while dad was out at the weekend, so I did some research about how to make sweet and sour chicken. Quite a few online sources pointed to a recipe from one particular website, Mel’s Kitchen Cafe, and claimed it to be better than … Continue reading
Stop Press: Gluten free chippy! Neptune’s, Banner Cross
Last Friday was a fantastic evening, spent at Fired Arts, the craft cafe at Banner Cross on Ecclesall Road. A mum friend had booked it out for the evening and about 20 of us spent a few hours painting pots and doing decoupage. The best thing about it was that you can bring your own wine and … Continue reading
Bury Black Pudding (posh nosh)
Hubby and I had a little dinner party the other weekend for Valentine’s day. I decided to invite the kids to it. Yes, it somewhat takes the romance away, but why not, I thought. I dug out the proper linen napkins and actual napkin rings and put flowers on the table, then we interrupted the boys … Continue reading
Otto’s Sharrow Vale: Restaurant review
***Sadly now closed*** While the boys were away at their grandparents’ for a few days over half term, hubby and I took the opportunity for a hard-earned night out. A little bit of research on somewhere new to eat brought us to Otto’s Restaurant on Sharrow Vale Road, followed by a Last Laugh Comedy night just across … Continue reading