Raspberry and Pink Peppercorn Macarons (GF)
Makes: Approximately 48
There are several stages to making these macarons but really worth the wait! Perfect for summer tea parties what ever age you are, and gluten-free too.
Macaron Ingredients:
75g / 3oz icing sugar, sifted
75g / 3oz ground almonds
2 teaspoons freeze-dried raspberry powder
75g / 3oz caster sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 large egg whites
Red gluten-free food gel
Raspberry Purée:
110g / 4oz fresh raspberries
2 teaspoons caster sugar
Pink ...
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Families Leeds Magazine: Featuring My Childrens Party Food Recipe (GF)
Families Leeds magazine approached me to create a recipe that would coincide with Coeliac Awareness Week which runs this year from 9th-15th May. As the name suggests, this magazine is an essential guide to family life, what's on for kids and fun days out in Leeds packed with local features covering a wide range of parental concerns and interests, what’s on listings, plus listings of local contacts.
The childrens recipe I decided to develop is ideal for parties or lunch boxes as ...
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Mozzarella, Prosciutto and Basil Pizza Pinwheels (GF)
Makes: Approx 14, (5cm / 2”) diameter
Pizza pinwheels are great for picnics, parties, school lunch boxes or a quick snack after school. They work well served either hot or cold making the perfect accompaniment for a wide range of occasions. You could also experiment with different fillings such as chorizo, smoked bacon and mushroom or cream cheese and chive too.
Ingredients:
200g / 7oz ready roll gluten-free puff pastry, (life is too short!)
1 dessert spoon olive oil
½ small ...
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Coeliac Awareness Week 2016 Featured in The Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post.
Currently there are estimated to be 500,000 people in the UK that are undiagnosed with the lifelong autoimmune condition called coeliac disease. The symptoms and wide and varied for each individual, yet each have something in common, the complete intolerance to gluten which ultimately damages the small intestine and can cause life-long health problems if a strict gluten-free diet is not followed after diagnosis.
Symptoms can include sickness, constant mouth ulcers, fatigue, stomach pain, ...
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Seared Steak with Pink Grapefruit Salad (GF)
Serves: 2
As pink grapefruit is still in season and coeliac awareness week is underway, 9th-15th May, I decided to make this light lunch using locally sourced sirloin steak and serve it with a zingy dressing. A refreshing alternative salad packed with plenty of punch and peppery flavours!
Ingredients:
½ bag watercress, trimmed
10 little gem lettuce leaves
170g / 6oz rump or sirloin steak, at least 1 inch thick, at room temperature
Dash sesame oil
1 pink grapefruit, remove skin ...
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Cauliflower and Ham Hock Soup (GF)
Serves: 4
As the weather continues to be variable, I am not quite ready to swap soups for spring salads, so if you love cauliflower cheese, then this gluten-free soup recipe is for you...it is my most favourite soup that I have made to date!
Ingredients:
250g / 9oz ham hock
1 small onion, finely sliced
50g / 2oz butter
½ leek, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cauliflower, roughly chopped
1 medium potato, cubed
1ltr / 35fl oz vegetable stock
1 teaspoon gluten-f...
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Matcha Tea and Pistachio Cupcakes (GF)
Makes: 6
In need of a tea break? These gluten-free Matcha tea and pistachio cupcakes are delicate in flavour and make the perfect accompaniment to have with a cup of tea or maybe planning a wedding or celebration.
Cupcake Ingredients:
110g / 4oz softened butter
110g / 4oz caster sugar
110g / 4oz gluten-free self-raising flour
¼ teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Matcha tea powder
2 large eggs
Buttercream Ingredients:
225g / ...
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Chocolate Orange Truffle Pud with Udi’s.
Celebrate Easter this weekend with my rich and decadent dessert created for Udi's. It is perfect for sharing with family and friends over the long weekend and best enjoyed with a serving of cream or ice-cream. The recipe can be found here.
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Lemon and Thyme Box Cakes (GF)
Makes: 6 Box Cakes, (7cm²)
These moist individual gluten-free box cakes are bursting with citrus flavour and include a hidden surprise vegetable too…great if you are trying to boost your families vegetable intake.
I made this batch in preparation for a radio interview with BBC Radio Leeds last week to talk about Free From February and our experience of gluten-free family life so far. The interview can be heard here.
Ingredients:
120ml / 4fl oz sunflower oil
140g / 5oz ...
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BBC Radio Leeds: Discussing family life with a coeliac child.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7gWYv7JyDI&feature=em-upload_owner
Today I was invited to talk to Richard Stead at BBC Radio Leeds along side Helen Davis, Senior Specialist Gastroenterology Dietician at St James University Hospital regarding my young son's coeliac diagnosis, the implications of this autoimmune disease and the way we have learned and continue to adapt to a gluten-free way of life as a family.
Whilst coming to terms with coeliac disease really is not a ...
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