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WHY I LOVE GLUTEN-FREE MAGAZINES
Call me old-fashioned but I really love dipping into a good magazine. Ten years ago that statement would have been scoffed at. “Magazine?...
Ali
May 7, 20172 min read


THE GLUTEN-FREE RESTAURANT THAT’S NO LONGER SAFE FOR COELIACS
You may remember I blogged about an entirely gluten-free restaurant last year.* I was thrilled to find it, and even more excited to...
Ali
May 6, 20172 min read


THE TRUTH ABOUT GLUTEN-FREE LABELLING IN RESTAURANTS
Are you confused about gluten-free labelling in restaurants? Then read on, because I’ve found out the facts, and I’m hoping it’ll help...
Ali
May 4, 20174 min read


HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE TART (THE DELICIOUSLY ELLA WAY)
I’ve always loved indulging. You know, scoffing gooey chocolate brownies or a bag of old fashioned seaside chips. So when I got coeliac...
Ali
May 3, 20173 min read


HOW TO MAKE A SUGAR PEONY (THAT’S GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN!)
What you’ll be making! There are SO many YouTube videos on how to make sugar flowers but when you’ve got dietary requirements, it can be...
Ali
May 2, 20176 min read


WHERE TO FIND FRESH GLUTEN-FREE BREAD (AND STILL WARM!)
I thought I’d misheard the tannoy in the supermarket yesterday. I’d gone in to do a quick shop where I intended to whizz round as fast as...
Ali
May 1, 20172 min read
A PLEA TO THE SUPERMARKETS FROM A COELIAC
I feel like I’ve just been in a time machine. I’ve just done an online shop for a non-Coeliac in half the time it would normally take me....
Ali
Jan 19, 20172 min read
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN ON CAKE CULTURE
It’s not often I write two blog posts in one day. But the article in The Guardian on Cake Culture by Stuart Heritage was too good to be...
Ali
Jan 19, 20173 min read
DOES HAVING COELIAC DISEASE MEAN YOU’LL BE ILL MORE OFTEN?
Do you ever wonder if you get more colds than other people? For the second Xmas in a row, I spent the entire holiday being sick as a dog....
Ali
Jan 19, 20172 min read
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR A WONDERFUL 2016
Wow! What a year it’s been. This was the year of the chandelier cake. The upside-down, how on earth does that stay up? wonder of wonders...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
THE WRONG WAY TO DO A GLUTEN-FREE DIET
I realised earlier today I’d suddenly started eating really badly. You know, the sort of diet that’ll make you twice the size by the end...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
FINALLY! NO-ONE MENTIONS THE WORDS ‘GLUTEN-FREE’ (GASP).
When you run a gluten-free cake business, gluten’s usually the first thing people mention. “Gluten-free, eh? That’s very fashionable...
Ali
Jan 19, 20172 min read
HOW TO MAKE CARAMEL
When Jane’s caramel didn’t go according to plan on yesterday’s Great British Bake Off, I really felt for her. I remember having the same...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
HOW TO MAKE VEGAN MARZIPAN
This is one of those wonderful recipes where making something from scratch is actually really easy. No, really! If I tell you it only...
Ali
Jan 19, 20172 min read
HOW TO MAKE A GLUTEN-FREE ROULADE
I was so relieved when The Great British Bake Off did roulades this week. Why? Well, when I checked the recipe, there were only 4...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
HOW TO MAKE A GLUTEN-FREE FLORAL CAKE
After last week’s rather forlorn Bakewell Tart, I was very relieved to see The Great British Bake Off do something really easy. At least,...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
HOW (NOT) TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE BAKEWELL TART
If you watched The Great British Bake Off yesterday then you’ll know the technical bake was a Bakewell Tart. As promised, I decided to do...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS
Wednesday’s episode on The Great British Bake Off didn’t disappoint – batter week was every bit as exciting as it promised. It also gave...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
THE GLUTEN-FREE ALTERNATIVE TO BREAST MILK
It never occurred to me that formula milk might have gluten in it. formula-ingredients-9 In fact, it might not be something you’ve...
Ali
Jan 19, 20172 min read
AMAZING GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE BREAD (INSPIRED BY GBBO!)
I was dreading this week on the Bake Off. You know, bread week.  I grew up making wonderful bread from fresh yeast. My sister and I would...
Ali
Jan 19, 20171 min read
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