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Food intolerance and special dietary requirements helpGenius Gluten Free Bread
Fellow Fussy Foodie Laura just emailed re Genius Gluten Free Bread a new gluten free bread that has come on the market. Laura told me “My gastro colleague tells me her patients are raving about it – way better than any other gluten free bread around.” Sounded interesting …More
Oatly Cream
Tucked away in the back of my fridge I have had a little packet of oatly cream waiting to be tried. Being a new treat it needed to be a special reason to open it. Last night was the night! …More
Agar Mousse
Feeling inspired today I really wanted to try a new recipe using Agar Flakes, so in need of tasty treat I created a Agar Mousse. After looking into various chocolate mousse recipes I came up with my own version and I am delighted to say the Agar Mousse tastes great and the recipe …More
Agar Flakes
I have be wanting to get my hands on some Agar Flakes for a while, and last week I spotted some in Waitrose. Traditionally Japanese Agar Flakes, are a sea vegetable gelling agent, a high quality vegetarion alternative to gelatine for making desserts and jellies. …More
Sugar Free Ice Lollies
Well here in the UK the sun has really been shinning and desperate for something to cool us down fellow Fussy Foodie Claire and I made some sugar free ice lollies - and boy did they do the trick. I brought some lolly moulds from Ikea for a few pounds and have waiting for an extra sunny day to try …More
Pulses Protein
I love cooking with pulses but need to include more of them in my diet, as pulses are such a great source of protein. Lentils, beans and chickpeas really give food a healthy boost. From split peas and lentils, chickpeas to beans – pulses are an essential part of a healthy …More
Covent Garden Recipes
The Covent Garden Recipes in their book ’Soup and Beyond’ are nutritious, original and delicious. For the winter there are warming soups like parsnip, rhubarb and ginger or celeriac with green herbs and lime. Then as barbeque season approaches switch to the wonderful beany side dishes and salads. …More
Arsenic in Rice
The Food Standards Agency has today published results from studies into levels of arsenic in rice drinks and one on cooking methods to reduce arsenic levels in rice. So after I poured rice milk on my porrdige this morning I am a little worried. …More
What is the Acai Berry?
Every day I get spam emails trying to sell me various things, most of a dodgy variety and recently I have had an influx of emails referring to the “wonderous Acai Berry”. So it got me thinking what is the Acai Berry? …More
Rice Flour Pancakes
My partner, Phil’s, all time favorite food is Chinese Duck and Pancakes. A fantastic get your hands dirty food to share. So when I discovered my multiple food intolerance’s, this occasional treat was no longer something we could share. That is until I found an alternative …More
Tapioca Gluten Free
Just about to write a blog on some rice flour pancakes I tried last night and checked out the ingreidents to find they have tapioca flour starch in – so I wondered, is Tapioca Gluten Free? …More
Low GI Breakfast Cereal
Choosing a low GI breakfast cereal is not always an easy task. There are so many healthy-seeming products on the ever-growing cereal aisle but on further inspection many of these are packed with sugar. Let’s have a look at how to select some tasty low GI breakfast cereals without spending a small fortune. …More
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recent comments
- Andrew: cool recipe i have it in the oven right now..
- Muriel: OK, tried again with more liquid, a lot better but
- Muriel: I just tried your yeast-free bread using this flour, pity
- Craig: I would have thought the last thing you would want
- Laura: This website http://www.glycemicindex.com/ has a really comprehensive database of
