Allergy Riders – bringing what’s inside, out
Jan 29th
You know when you hear about an idea and you wish you had thought of it… well that’s exactly what I thought when I heard about Allergy Riders.
Allergy Riders is a fun and simple food labelling systems for those with dairy, gluten, egg and nut allergies as well as those who choose to eat vegan. The range consists of cupcake baking cups and food flags.
Allergy Riders I'm Gluten Free flags
Personally, I get nervous when going to a function that they will place my ‘special’ food near everyone else’s ‘normal’ food and therefore it will get accidentally eaten before I can More >
Coco Chocolate – gluten free
Jan 28th
The first time I walked into Coco Chocolate in Kirribilli it was in the middle of summer and therefore it was some ridiculously high temperature outside. As I walked into the air conditioned Coco Chocolate store I gave a sigh of relief to which the friendly staff member noted that they always keep their shop at an optimum temperature for the chocolate.
After cooling down a little my first question, as it always seems to be these days, was whether their chocolate is gluten free. As I took in all the colour and smell I was relieved to hear the answer More >
Basco Apricot & Apple Cereal
Jan 24th
Last year I was lucky enough to be sent to the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove in Queensland for a work conference. When registering for the conference I specified my requirement for gluten free options and left it at that. Well let’s just say that over the three day conference I was more than impressed.
At all meals the staff were very knowledgeable and let me know which were the gluten free options or provided me with a special meal. I have to say though, of all meals, I was highly impressed at breakfast time. They had a buffet which included yoghurts, cereals, More >
Gluten free lemon tart
Jan 23rd
Lemon custard tart reipe
Rather than making my own pastry I used the Sweet Shortcrust Pastry I had in the freezer from The Pastry Pantry. The tart was reasonably easy to make, however my sister gave me a fair bit of slack when it came out of the oven as it seemed there was a bit too much liquid making it rather sogggy. Though everyone enjoyed the tart and most even went back for seconds. More >
Eddie Burger + Bar, Banff, Canada
Dec 20th
Almost every night of the week in Banff there is a food special on at one of the pubs/restaurants. Now you would assume that $6 cheese burger night at The Eddie wouldn’t be coeliac friendly. However I was assured that The Eddie had gluten free burger buns and sure enough having a quick look at their website not only do they have gluten free buns but the beef patty was also gluten free.
So I headed on down to The Eddie and ordered a gluten free cheese burger. The burgers came out and whilst mine looked smaller than my friends glutenous More >
Why it’s so hard to make gluten free bread
Nov 23rd
Want to know why gluten free bread just doesn’t taste the same as the glutenous kinds? The ladies from Bready give us an insight….
Due to more awareness of Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity, many companies have begun work on making good-tasting, well-textured gluten-free bread. However, this is not an easy task for many reasons.
First, gluten is responsible for maintaining the cell structure in bread. It’s what makes bread light and not dense. It’s also what keeps moisture locked in the bread.
If you take gluten away, you are left with crumbly, dry bread – and who wants that?
So, the challenge is to More >
