I was feeling inspired so created a Free From Chocolate Bar Recipe and for a chocolate bar that is sugar free, gluten free, dairy free its a real winner. I cant wait to make the next batch. This recipe was inspired by the Free from cheesecake base which a friend …More
Last night thought I would try something different and a friend gave me their latest Waitrose magazine and to my delight I found a few exciting recipes to try out one being Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Broth. So a quick trip to the supermarket to get some …More
Last week a special envelope finally arrived containing my food intolerance test results. Having been on a restrictive diet Free From: Wheat, Potato, Sugar, Dairy and Yeast I was kind of prepared. However when I opened the envelope I was initial a little shocked …More
So being on gluten free, yeast free and egg free diet means bread is pretty much out. However I am feeling in need a bread fix today so I just rustled up a small Gluten Free Squash Bread ala Gillian McKeith – You Are What You Eat cookbook.
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The recipe challenges continued at the weekend when I tried fantastic Free From Cheesecake recipe off Raw Food website: www.detoxyourworld.com. I had 9 people over for some lunch on Saturday and needed a Free From alternative …More
As well as an intolerance test I also ordered a gut test with YORKTEST. After fellow fussy foodie, Caralyn, tried it out with interesting results. Suffering from Candida for over 2 years now I decided that I need some more help in pin pointing my problems and getting things sorted. …More
Just back from a very cold (minus 25) week in France getting some adrenaline through my body with a weeks skiing. I had a random airline food labelling experience I thought I would share. Rather rarely for a budget airline we had our meal included, something I …More
With the build up to Valentines Day now in full swing, I’ve turned my attention to what to get for Tim. I find the valentines stuff in shops far too tacky and think a homemade treat says a lot more so I thought I’d give Dairy Free Truffles a go. …More
The first step food intolerence test has arrived – thought it might be today and when I heard a louder than normal bump from the post arriving I ran to check and there it was. All packaged up in a green box almost like a mini first aid kit. …More
Ok here goes, after two years of living on a very strict sugar free, wheat free, dairy free, carb reduced eating regime, I am finally looking into some proper food intolerance testing after being intrigued by this for a long time and also having a friend of mine take the plunge …More
When staying at my boyfriends house this weekend, he wow’d me with a special breakfast – Bircher Muesli. It was so good, I couldn’t get enough of it and in coming home, I’ve whipped some up for myself and added the recipe for fellow Fussy Foodies. …More
Oh me oh my I was in soup heaven last night with literally a few of my favourite things in one pot… chickpeas, lime, chilli and squash. Sounds like a random mixture but was awesome. So last night it was the turn of New Covent Garden Soup Company’s Soup and Beyond …More
Yeast FREE and Dairy FREE Spelt Bread in less than 2mins preparation time and 45 mins cooking. So here goes first attempt at Fussy Foodie movie – next time will try to make it a bit more glam and maybe PJ’s are not the most appropriate cooking attire. …More
Continuing on my Fussy Foodie challenge, I am trying to make Gordon Ramsey’s Chicken Tikka Masala, recently seen on cook along live, FREE From style. Essentially it will be a sugar free dairy free Chicken Tikka Masala version. Curries are one of the most flexible, adaptable …More
I am loving my new breadmaker (Panasonic SD255 Breadmaker) that my lovely boyfriend got me for Christmas. Really clever idea as now I can make speciality breads from home. With the breadmaker I can make all kinds of bread including spelt bread …More
So it’s the start of my recipe challenge and first up are Jamie Olivers chocolate brownies (Cook with Jamie – Fifteen Chocolate Brownies). Mission is to make sugar free, wheat free, dairy free chocolate brownies. So no small challenge there! …More
It’s been a while since my last post after being knee deep in turkey and trimmings, and fighting off, unsuccesfully, the mass of viruses going around! It’s been a great 2008 and I am determined to help more Fussy Foodies in 2009 to find and create inspiring recipes …More
In true Fussy Foodie style last night Claire and I attempted to make some Fussy Foodie friendly mince pies. We wanted the mince pies to be: sugar free, wheat free, dairy free but a tasty treat too. We made a sugar free mincemeat from scratch and then attempted a gluten free pastry! …More
Being a Fussy Foodie – whether you have a food allergy, food intolerance’s, are picky about what you eat or are just trying to eat healthy - is difficult enough but when you go on holiday well this can be a challenge. So I thought I would share my holiday food intolerance eating experiences. …More