GF Bake Off: Bakewell Tart

At the risk of some Bake off backlash, I was actually a bit underwhelmed by batter week, so the return of pastry week was welcomed with open arms! I've been waiting to make a gluten free bakewell tart since I was diagnosed, so of course this week was the perfect opportunity to test out some …

GF Bake Off: Strawberry Iced Buns

Phew, just made it in time this week before the next episode of GBBO tomorrow! Next week's bake for pastry week is already all planned, but I have to say it took me a little while to decide what to make this week. I've gone slightly against the theme criteria this week, and instead of …

GF Bake Off: Apricot & Almond Plait

Ahh Bread Week. As a coeliac, watching GBBO this week was slight .... torture. Oh to be able to have a "normal" piece of bread again which isn't full of holes, doesn't fall apart, and doesn't cost twice as much yet come in slices half the size. I did particularly chuckle at the lines of …

GF Bake Off: Raspberry & Blueberry Drizzle Cake

Bake off is back!! To coincide with the annual BBC Great British Bake off, Delicious Alchemy run their own Gluten Free Magic Bake Off competition to encourage all those budding bakers in the coeliac community to showcase their culinary baking skills. The competition runs via their social media pages, and there's a weekly winner for …

Bloggers & Support Groups

Last week marked my three month anniversary of gluten free living - whoohoo! I'm still very much a newbie, but it's been comforting to talk and link up with so many other coeliacs on various social media platforms and hear that everything I'm going through is totally normal! The anxiety over cross contamination, buying multiple …

Homemade Afternoon Tea

July is a month full of birthdays in my family, so this weekend we had a bit of a get together for afternoon tea. I posted the photo our baking on the Gluten Free and Me Facebook page and had lots of lovely comments and requests for the recipes, so I thought I'd make a …

Beyond Bread & Coori Pop-Up

Last weekend was my first trip away since diagnosis, and although feeling slightly apprehensive, I had read about lots of gluten free places on various blogs, so I wanted to test one or two out while I was there. Beyond Bread Beyond Bread, Fitzrovia is a 100% gluten free bakery that doesn't compromise on taste! Nestled in a …

Grieving for Gluten

I miss gluten. Yes, it was making me feel unwell, but when you know you can't have something, you just automatically want it more! It's been 5 weeks since I went cold turkey and said goodbye to gluten for good, and I am 100% grieving for gluten. You might laugh at that, but think about …

The Cost of a Gluten Free diet

The cost of living a gluten free lifestyle has been reported and debated in the media for many years by now; both in terms of the cost to the NHS for Gluten Free prescriptions, and the cost to those with Coeliac Disease to purchase appropriate food products. As a recently diagnosed Coeliac, I must admit, one of …

Mental Health Awareness Week

Gluten free adventures aside, mental health is also a topic close to my heart and will sneak into the blog every now and again. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the statistics are quite surprising. 1 in 4 people will experience mental health difficulties, 9 out of 10 people experience discrimination and stigma, and in 2013-14 over …