Today I’ve heard from two completely separate sources that our local Aldi in Sheffield has snuck into the gluten free market. This afternoon I heard that they have had promotions on several brands such as Genius white loaves at £1.29, Genius pancakes, crumpets and Nestle gluten free corn flakes. This evening, another message saying a … Continue reading
This week (9-15 May) is Coeliac Awareness Week. Coeliac UK are having a big push on improving diagnosis and encouraging people to ask people with symptoms* to consider whether coeliac disease could be the cause. To find out more, visit their Awareness Week page. There are a number of special promotions linked to awareness week that … Continue reading
Sheffield gluten free food company Delicious Alchemy have been in touch to let me know about their exciting new venture. A few months ago, they launched a charitable foundation, which aims to help people on a restricted diet. One of the things they intend to do is donate gluten free food to food banks. Rather more ambitiously, … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
***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
Before Christmas, I was promoting a BBC show being recorded in Sheffield, as they were looking for participants to take part in a gluten free trial. Very intriguing. The trial has been done now, and I’ll be interested to see the show… However, I recently heard, from a friend who took part in the trial, … Continue reading
Yes, this is a bit late, I realise. But I made it just before Christmas and this is the first time I’ve made it back on to the blog. It was so good I wanted to write about it, and I’m really hoping Delicious Alchemy are going to put this cake mix out next year. (Hint.) … Continue reading
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