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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....
Ali
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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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...
Ali
Jun 15, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
Jun 12, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
Jun 5, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 30, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 24, 20171 min read
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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…...
Ali
May 16, 20171 min read
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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...
Ali
May 15, 20171 min read
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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...
Ali
May 14, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 13, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 12, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 11, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 10, 20171 min read
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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...
Ali
May 9, 20171 min read
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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...
Ali
May 8, 20171 min read
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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?...
Ali
May 7, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 6, 20172 min read
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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...
Ali
May 4, 20174 min read
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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...
Ali
May 3, 20173 min read
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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...
Ali
May 1, 20172 min read
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