I baked this cake for my house mates birthday, and it is hands down one of the best cakes I have ever made. It is a little chewy like a brownie at the edges and a cross between a cake and brownie on the inside. However you have now been warned it is super sickly, so little piece at a time is the way forward. Continue reading
Category Archives: GF Tips
Gluten Free Amaretti Biscuits (almond macaroons)
These biscuits are INCREDIBLE crunchy on the outside and nice and chewy on the inside. So so very moreish.
Healthy Flourless Brownies (Gluten Free)
These brownies are tasty super succulent: Gluten & Lactose Free as well as Paleo & Vegan friendly. Continue reading
Review: Sainsbury’s Free From White Rolls
Bread I think is one of the worst gluten free products out there and so expensive, for such an inadequate product.
Usually miniature and full of holes, so you can barely make a sandwich let alone have a hope in hell for using for a decent bacon sarnie or at a BBQ.
These Sainsbury’s own brand GF white rolls, have defiantly been the best out of a bad bunch. Continue reading
Yummy Gluten Free & Vegan Banana Bread
I loved banana bread before I went gluten free, it has always been a tasty snack as well as a good breakfast on the go.
After I went gluten free I didn’t have to adapt my recipe much to make a GF version, this lovely simple recipe is full of fibre to keep you fuller for longer as well as being super moist. In an air tight tupperware container it can keep for up to around 6 days before starting to dry out. Recipe is easy to double up to make extra to freeze.
And an added bonus this banana bread is vegan, gluten and lactose free friendly!
Nutrition
I had read time and time again that getting your diet right had helped many people suffering from CFS. And it kind of makes sense its the food and drink we put in our bodies that gives us sustenance and energy, so if you get the balance right there its bound to make a bit of a difference.
Nutrition etc isn’t an area that I had a lot of expertise in so I decided to see a nutritionist. It is important to find one that knows about CFS/ME otherwise I don’t there isn’t an awful lot of point.
I found the website below particularly helpful, it explains a bit about CFS and nutrition but most importantly it enables you to find a nutritionist in your area that has a specialism in the area:
Review: Mrs Crimble’s Cheese Crackers (Sundried Tomato & Pesto)
I am on a bit of a cheese and biscuit spree at the moment. First with my review of Nairns Gluten Free Oakcakes (Herb & Seed)(link) and now with Mrs Crimble’s Cheese Crackers the Sun-dried Tomato & Pesto variety. Continue reading
Review: Nairns Gluten Free Oakcakes (Herb & Seed)
Pre Gluten days I loved loved loved having cheese & biscuits. I thought these days were long behind me.
But these tasty little oatcakes hit the spot. They were very tasty and fairly seedy and complimented my cheddar perfectly, I think they would be great with soft cheese too.
The only downside to them is that they are a little bit cardboardie in texture and I think for that reason a plain version of these could be a bit disappointing (not that I have tried them yet!). Continue reading
Review: Pulsin Pea Protein (Powder)
I have never really used protein powder before, in my mind it was for total gym nuts for the purpose of bulking up. However this stuff is really quite brilliant its not full of sweeteners or artificial flavourings, is organic, vegan & gluten free. Continue reading
The resurrection of breakfast
It had always b
een drilled into me that “Breakfast was the most important meal of the day” but I had always ignored it in favour for that one last snooze or two in bed, and quite frankly I’m never that hungry in the morning.
After my diagnosis with CFS, I went to a nutritionist who helped me figure out the best foods to eat to try to relieve some of my fatigue, it was during this process I found out I had a gluten intolerance.
I worked with my nutritionist to come up with something that worked for me, as breakfast became even more important with my diagnosis. Continue reading
Gluten Free Adventures & M.E 