It’s been a while since I baked anything, it’s definitely more than the six years since my Coeliac Disease diagnosis . I say bake, but it was really in its loosest sense, as I worked with the assistance of a bread making machine. The last bread maker retired a while ago after many years of ...
We all have incorrigible habits, yes even me. One of mine includes a spoon and my sweet tooth. Maybe it started way back in my childhood. Every morning before I ventured out into the Scottish wind and hail, it was the summer. I was given a heaped tablespoon of malt extract to boost my ...
Living with Coeliac Disease as I do, can make for a diet that can be a bit monotonous. This is something I feel particularly susceptible to when I’m planning a meal out. This is not through a lack of imagination but I tend to stick to usual chains or the favourite local eatery. It’s more ...
Cold front here, wind chill there, meteorologists will use all their experience and expertise to inform us of the winter chill. Despite all the forecasting and technological wizardry there is the heuristic knowledge that informs you that it’s that kind of day. A cheese on toast in front of the fire day. With the healthy ...
Santa in the guise of son the elder has for many years brought two bags of treacle toffee to me on Xmas Day. When money was tight it was an easy and relatively inexpensive Christmas gift that provided me with a festive sugar buzz. Money may not be so tight nowadays but the toffee still ...
Although never an everyday, Fish n Chips that staple of British gastronomic life is something that is usually only open to the gluten loving community. We Coeliacs are largely left out of the loop. However on a recent work trip I found myself in Scarborough. I hadn’t been there for many years, the last time ...
Hello, welcome to part 2 So the soup is now all smooth and silky in its arable soupy splendour. The final touch was to knock up some cheesy things as an accompaniment. I strayed from the instructions and made a nibble, something more scone like in appearance, akin to American biscuits and with extra cheese. ...
Today it’s wet, chilly and the type of day to stay in and eat soup! So we take some of these Some of this garam masala stuff Chop these And the scalped bits of these And throw all of the chopped pieces into the onions, spice and stock During these stages we’ve been roasting these ...
I’ve had my diagnosis of Coeliac Disease for two and a half years now and really there are few things I miss but one of those is a good chocolate biscuit, the sort of biscuit that you can have with your cup of tea, dunking optional. You move on of course from the wheat poisoning type that you used ...