April 29th, 2009 by admin
Latest in the ‘easy gluten free recipes’ series: gluten free gingerbread.
Jamie had ginger flavoured icecream while we were on holiday last week. I was quite surprised, a) that it exited, and b) that he had chosen it, but he informed me that actually it was his most favourite taste in the world and he wished [...]
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April 27th, 2009 by admin
I’m so sorry that I haven’t blogged for ages! We have been away - on our first ‘proper’ holiday since Jamie was diagnosed with celiacs disease last June. It is hard to believe that this time last year we had a very sad and ill little boy with permenant tummy aches, exhaustion and weight loss. He [...]
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April 12th, 2009 by admin
Our first gluten free Easter! So that means no hot cross buns (which Jamie is not ever so happy about but will get over) and probably as much chocolate as ever! I have had to be careful to check the labels on the Easter eggs: some contain gluten, some don’t… but there are enough that [...]
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April 7th, 2009 by admin
We were very fortunate. Our GP spotted the symptoms of coeliac disease on the first visit and referred Jamie for blood tests immediately. But I know that for thousands of people suffering from coeliacs, diagnosis can take years, and unmanaged coeliacs disease can lead to many more health problems, such as infertility, osteoporosis, anemia, and [...]
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April 6th, 2009 by admin
This is one of those easy gluten free recipes that I use every week during the winter months. Quick to prepare (the emphasis really is on the ‘easy’), I like to put it all in the slo-cooker before I go to work and come back to a healthy ready meal which I don’t feel like I’ve [...]
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April 3rd, 2009 by admin
Next in the ‘easy gluten free recipes’ series: these gluten free biscuits never last long and can be cut any shape the kids like for added interest! Not as quick as some of the other recipes due to the rolling out and cutting stuff, but not too fiddly either (I am getting lazy!)
Gluten Free Baking: Plain [...]
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