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An Embarrassing Problem When You're Pregnant With Coeliac Disease
A question posed on Netmums set me thinking today. It was from a mum-to-be who wanted to know if there was anyone else out there preggers...
Ali
Jul 24, 20171 min read


A Refreshing Gluten-Free Beauty Product
You've probably looked at the above title twice. Gluten-free? For the skin? Doesn't she know Coeliacs have to ingest gluten in order for...
Ali
Jul 17, 20172 min read


The Gluten-Free Facts (& Those That Aren't)
A little tweet popped up on my feed today (as tweets do). It was linked to another rant about going gluten-free (and the need not to)....
Ali
Jul 10, 20173 min read


Coeliacs: which would you rather?
It's an age-old game: choosing the lesser of two evils. But whenever someone asks if I'm tempted to eat gluten, I honestly can't think of...
Ali
Jul 3, 20171 min read


The rise of the Coeliac detective
Last week I had two restaurant encounters that left me a little nervous. The first place told me they had gluten-free options. I went up...
Ali
Jun 26, 20173 min read


A bit of a moan about trust (as a Coeliac)
I'm not one to complain. Well, not that much. But it's pretty difficult to get normal people to understand what eating's like when you're...
Ali
Jun 19, 20172 min read


Is making your own gluten-free food worth it?
One of the great myths about gluten-free food is that it tastes disgusting. It can do, hence the (gluten-free) grain of truth in the...
Ali
Jun 15, 20172 min read


Where can I find this gluten-free snack?
I'm pregnant. And I'm hungry. You know, hungry hungry - as in, all the time hungry. And I have a memory of an amazing snack that I can't...
Ali
Jun 12, 20172 min read


One amazing ingredient to swap right now for the perfect Sunday roast
Restaurants, I'm talking to you. More specifically, the places that do great carveries. What do I want? An upgrade of the traditional...
Ali
Jun 5, 20172 min read


How I tolerate comments about being gluten-free
Some people are well-meaning; others are astonishingly rude and ignorant. Yep, I’m referring to people who make loud observations about...
Ali
May 30, 20172 min read


Ten things only Coeliacs know…
When gluten-free cake is offered, it’s like the harvest has come in. Diet? Whaddya mean, diet?! We’ll eat now while we can! The...
Ali
May 24, 20171 min read


A BIZARRE SIGN THAT LIFE’S BETTER FOR COELIACS
There was a time when what happened last night would have upset me. Strangely, however, I just thought it was funny. What was it? This…...
Ali
May 16, 20171 min read


It’s not often I stop and stare at a recipe.
It’s not often I stop and stare at a recipe. I mean, how many times can people come up with something new? Well, get ready for Cloud...
Ali
May 15, 20171 min read


HOW DID A BANANA GRAB GLUTEN-FREE HEADLINES?!
That banana story in the papers the other day. The one involving a chap called Martin Pavelka. You saw it, right? I ask simply because I...
Ali
May 14, 20172 min read


WHERE YOU CAN FIND A COELIAC FOOD FAIR (& WHY THEY’RE SO GOOD)
On Saturday I went to my first entirely gluten-free food fair. Yes, you read correctly. The whole place didn’t contain a crumb of gluten...
Ali
May 13, 20172 min read


THE CRAZY SEARCH FOR GLUTEN-FREE FOOD
Looking for somewhere to have lunch? Easy. Need gluten-free? Not so easy. In fact, a minefield littered with overhead explosives and the...
Ali
May 12, 20172 min read


TIME SPENT IN THE SUPERMARKET AS A COELIAC
I’m not quite sure why I used 60 mins as a cut-off with this diagram. As a newly-diagnosed Coeliac you can spend the best part of a...
Ali
May 11, 20172 min read


YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS CRAZY LOO SIGN!
I always expect to see something new when I go on holiday. I didn’t, however, expect to see this. As a Coeliac, I’ve spent more than my...
Ali
May 10, 20171 min read


EATING OUT AS A COELIAC (WHAT WE REALLY THINK)
There’s so much that goes through my mind when I eat out. None of it mattered before I had to eat gluten-free. Now, it’s a battle between...
Ali
May 9, 20171 min read


3 GLUTEN-FREE RECIPES YOU’LL WANT TO BAKE NOW
For me comfort food is one of the loveliest ways to perk up a grey day. Or a day that’s supposed to be unlucky, like the 13th. (*Hastily...
Ali
May 8, 20171 min read
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