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Ali
Apr 3, 20182 min read
The most amazing gluten-free Easter ever!
I've just had the most fabulous Easter (in spite of the weather) and the entire thing was gluten-free. You may wonder why I'm boasting....
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Ali
Jun 15, 20172 min read
Is making your own gluten-free food worth it?
One of the great myths about gluten-free food is that it tastes disgusting. It can do, hence the (gluten-free) grain of truth in the...
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Ali
Jun 12, 20172 min read
Where can I find this gluten-free snack?
I'm pregnant. And I'm hungry. You know, hungry hungry - as in, all the time hungry. And I have a memory of an amazing snack that I can't...
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Ali
Jun 5, 20172 min read
One amazing ingredient to swap right now for the perfect Sunday roast
Restaurants, I'm talking to you. More specifically, the places that do great carveries. What do I want? An upgrade of the traditional...
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Ali
May 30, 20172 min read
How I tolerate comments about being gluten-free
Some people are well-meaning; others are astonishingly rude and ignorant. Yep, I’m referring to people who make loud observations about...
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Ali
May 24, 20171 min read
Ten things only Coeliacs know…
When gluten-free cake is offered, it’s like the harvest has come in. Diet? Whaddya mean, diet?! We’ll eat now while we can! The...
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Ali
May 16, 20171 min read
A BIZARRE SIGN THAT LIFE’S BETTER FOR COELIACS
There was a time when what happened last night would have upset me. Strangely, however, I just thought it was funny. What was it? This…...
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Ali
May 15, 20171 min read
It’s not often I stop and stare at a recipe.
It’s not often I stop and stare at a recipe. I mean, how many times can people come up with something new? Well, get ready for Cloud...
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Ali
May 14, 20172 min read
HOW DID A BANANA GRAB GLUTEN-FREE HEADLINES?!
That banana story in the papers the other day. The one involving a chap called Martin Pavelka. You saw it, right? I ask simply because I...
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Ali
May 13, 20172 min read
WHERE YOU CAN FIND A COELIAC FOOD FAIR (& WHY THEY’RE SO GOOD)
On Saturday I went to my first entirely gluten-free food fair. Yes, you read correctly. The whole place didn’t contain a crumb of gluten...
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Ali
May 12, 20172 min read
THE CRAZY SEARCH FOR GLUTEN-FREE FOOD
Looking for somewhere to have lunch? Easy. Need gluten-free? Not so easy. In fact, a minefield littered with overhead explosives and the...
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Ali
May 11, 20172 min read
TIME SPENT IN THE SUPERMARKET AS A COELIAC
I’m not quite sure why I used 60 mins as a cut-off with this diagram. As a newly-diagnosed Coeliac you can spend the best part of a...
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Ali
May 10, 20171 min read
YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS CRAZY LOO SIGN!
I always expect to see something new when I go on holiday. I didn’t, however, expect to see this. As a Coeliac, I’ve spent more than my...
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Ali
May 9, 20171 min read
EATING OUT AS A COELIAC (WHAT WE REALLY THINK)
There’s so much that goes through my mind when I eat out. None of it mattered before I had to eat gluten-free. Now, it’s a battle between...
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Ali
May 8, 20171 min read
3 GLUTEN-FREE RECIPES YOU’LL WANT TO BAKE NOW
For me comfort food is one of the loveliest ways to perk up a grey day. Or a day that’s supposed to be unlucky, like the 13th. (*Hastily...
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Ali
May 7, 20172 min read
WHY I LOVE GLUTEN-FREE MAGAZINES
Call me old-fashioned but I really love dipping into a good magazine. Ten years ago that statement would have been scoffed at. “Magazine?...
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Ali
May 6, 20172 min read
THE GLUTEN-FREE RESTAURANT THAT’S NO LONGER SAFE FOR COELIACS
You may remember I blogged about an entirely gluten-free restaurant last year.* I was thrilled to find it, and even more excited to...
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Ali
May 4, 20174 min read
THE TRUTH ABOUT GLUTEN-FREE LABELLING IN RESTAURANTS
Are you confused about gluten-free labelling in restaurants? Then read on, because I’ve found out the facts, and I’m hoping it’ll help...
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Ali
May 3, 20173 min read
HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE TART (THE DELICIOUSLY ELLA WAY)
I’ve always loved indulging. You know, scoffing gooey chocolate brownies or a bag of old fashioned seaside chips. So when I got coeliac...
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Ali
May 1, 20172 min read
WHERE TO FIND FRESH GLUTEN-FREE BREAD (AND STILL WARM!)
I thought I’d misheard the tannoy in the supermarket yesterday. I’d gone in to do a quick shop where I intended to whizz round as fast as...
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