The ambassador for Coeliac UK, Phil Vickery talks to us about how he embarked on his gluten-free journey, and what you can expect from starting your own free-from diet… Why did you first become interested in the gluten-free diet and cooking? It started a few years ago when I could not buy organic flour at the right price for […]
Q What is the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates? This is one of the most common questions I’m asked in my clinic. Over the years carbohydrates have developed a negative image and so people tend to assume they are all the same. However, carbohydrates are one of three necessary macro-nutrients that provide calories in […]
Britain’s biggest beer festival organiser, CAMRA, is refusing to sell ales from breweries who are unable to provide a full ingredients list for their ales, as they want to list ingredients in a new move to help drinkers with food allergies or intolerances. It’s no secret that most beers contain gluten, which leaves over 600,000 Britons […]
Antony Worrall Thompson presented the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards silver salver of excellence to Sarah Ormond Smith of the Canterbury restaurant, Oscar & Bentleys at a presentation ceremony at Food Matters Live yesterday. The awards are sponsored by Sodexo. Oscar & Bentleys, second time winner of the Restaurant category at the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, […]
Delicious Alchemy is an award-winning business who passionately believe that restricted diets shouldn’t mean restricted flavour and choice. Their range of delicious bake at home cake and bread mixes, plus tasty breakfast cereals are all produced in a gluten and dairy-free environment. Delicious Alchemy is a gluten-free food brand that was launched in 2006 by […]
Gluten Free Baking and Living are raising funds on Indiegogo to develop their own range of gluten free flour blends – a gluten free plain flour blend, brown bread blend, and Italian stoneground blend, a first for the free from market. Founded by Ian and Deborah Thackeray, the company was born in 2012 when Ian […]
Gluten-free food brand, Delicious Alchemy, has won two major awards for its chocolate brownie mix – a Quality Food Award and a Good Choice! Quality Food Award. Delicious Alchemy’s gluten and dairy-free chocolate brownie mix won in the home baking category of the mainstream Quality Food Awards, beating off stiff competition from other well-known mainstream […]
Who says lemonade has to be made with lemons?! This sparkling cranberry lemonade with a hint of fresh mint would make a great alcohol free festive tipple! Cranberry Lemonade By Natalia Mantur (www.eatandtravelglutenfree.com) Serves 5 | Prep 5 mins | Cook none | GF DF EF V MF Ingredients: Juice and zest of 1 lemon […]
This recipe for roasted brussel sprouts with bacon and chestnuts uses Good Hemp Oil to roast the sprouts which really brings out their delicious nutty flavour. If you are vegetarian you can omit the pancetta from the recipe and it will still be a great side. This is an easy dish to prepare and great […]
A perfectly moist, rich and dense vegan Christmas cake, topped with a light and fluffy vegan meringue, and crystallised cranberries. Christmas Cake By Veronica and Amy Pearce (www.wrappedinnewspaper.com) GF DF EF V MF Ingredients 200g chopped dates 250ml water 150g raisins 150g sultanas 75g chopped walnuts 75g cranberries 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp all spice […]