Ham and Mozzarella Pasta Bake (GF)
When William walked through the door after baking club today he was bursting with pride and holding a very substantial parcel in his hands. Hopping from foot to foot, he told me what baking club had been busy making today. Pasta bake with ham and mozzarella was on the menu today.
WILL’S QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mummy, today I am making tea for all of us! It's ham and mozzarella pasta bake!“
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New Year, New Term Healthy Fruit Salad (GF)
January is the time to kick off the year with healthy positivity and so I was pleased to see what William had been busy preparing at baking club during the first week back.
New year, new term and so they were set the challenge of making fruit salad by cutting up all the fruit themselves which included two varieties of apples, bananas, clementines and pear pieces...all his favourites!
WILL’S QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mummy, I made 2 portions so that I can share it with Evie and Ben."
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The Guardian Witness: Handcrafted Christmas.
The garden is not the most colourful at this time of year, so I decided to make these bright bird feeders to display around the garden - My little Christmas present to the bird world! You could use all sorts of fruits depending on your preference.
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The 12 Days Of Christmas with Udi’s Gluten-Free UK.
Happy Christmas everyone! The Christmas indulgence commenced early in our household this year as I received a wide variety of Udi's Gluten-Free UK delicious gluten-free products to try. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to set myself a baking challenge and also the perfect time of year to share and enjoy them with family and friends over the festive period.I decided to use each of the products I was given in a variety of sweet and savoury ways with my twist on The 12 Days Of ...
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Ellis The Polar Bear Christmas Cake (GF)
William has been quite secretive about School Baking Club recently and now I know why. I received an early Christmas present today, which undoubtedly meant a lot to me as William has been busy over the past few weeks making this all by himself. It was presented in its own cake box and personalised with a hand written gift tag.
Baking Club have been a hive of activity making and baking individual Christmas cakes for their parents and here is mine, all for me! It tasted lovely too, who ...
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Taste Of London Winter.
Curiosity got the better of me and so I decided to make the journey to ‘Taste of London Winter’. I have attended its summer big sister, ‘Taste of London’ for many years and wanted to find out how it faired.
Tobacco Dock is an attractive, characterful indoor / outdoor labyrinth of a venue with a cosy feel, a vaulted basement and chambers leading off from both sides. I was spoiled for choice where to start exploring so I followed my nose and headed to Benares where I sampled the Bhatti ...
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Sausage Casserole (GF)
This is great comfort food in the Autumn and Winter months! We enjoy eating this with spinach or broccoli but you could use any of your favourite seasonal vegetables.
Serves: Family of 4
Ingredients:
8 gluten-free good-quality sausages, baked in the oven
25g / 1oz butter
1 onion, finely sliced
1 dessert spoon soft brown sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon tomato purée
450ml / 15fl oz gluten-free beef or chicken stock
Dash of gluten-free Worcestershire sauce
2 large ...
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BBC Radio Leeds Interview: New Regulations On Food Labelling.
Changes to food labelling will be applied from December 2014 and is designed to help provide allergen information in a clearer and more consistent way. More information can be found here written by The Food Standards Agency.
I was interviewed yesterday by Mark Forrest at BBC Radio Leeds to talk about these changes, our own experiences of living with a child that has coeliac disease as well as my gluten-free recipe e-book 'Can I Eat It?' that I wrote for my little boy and to help ...
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Celebration Cake on Channel 4’s Weekend Kitchen.
Weekend Kitchen on Channel 4 featured the winning celebration cake I made for the Delicious Alchemy Gluten Free Magic Bake Off Competition. Sounded like Lisa was a fan!
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Baking My Winning Cake At Delicious Alchemy HQ
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” As George Bernard Shaw once said.
Baking is a huge passion of mine and always has been ever since I was teeny tiny. It is in the blood and I bake and cook on a daily basis. So when I saw a gluten-free competition and the opportunity to send in photos of my recent bakes it was too much to resist, I am a tad competitive!
Delicious Alchemy’s ‘Gluten Free Magic Bake Off’ showcased a wide mix of bakes which was fascinating and ...
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