I wish there was an off-switch for autoimmune disease. I mean, your own body attacking itself – what’s that all about? Hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution and we can’t even eat a bagel without our lunatic immune system declaring war on our…
It’s so easy living with coeliac disease; so ridiculously easy eating gluten free… …when everybody else in the world does it too. But guess what? Slowly but surely, gluten free-aks are winning the war. More and more big companies are hopping on the coeliac wagon –…
Niche is London’s first Coeliac UK accredited 100% gluten free restaurant. You know what that means? No need to cross-examine the waiting staff countless times, no need to conduct a risk assessment on every dish on the menu and certainly no need to spend half the…
Seville is probably the most clued-up gluten-free city in Spain. I visited the sun-drenched capital of Andalusia for the night and have yet to have a restaurant experience quite like the one I had here. I’m namely talking about Al Solito Posto – a…
Travelling with coeliac disease is never easy. Planning what you’re going to eat at home is enough to make you throw a toddler tantrum in Asda some days, so when you’re in a different country – with different shops, restaurants, AND a language barrier –…
It all happened so fast. One moment I was complaining about yet another inflammatory attack from what appeared to be a harmless gluten-free soup: the next I was a stone lighter, skint, and having panic attacks at the thought of a potato. No, it wasn’t drugs.…
Four years I’ve been fish-and-chip-less. FOUR YEARS. That’s 1460 thousand days without greasy, lip-smacking chippy teas. I’d seen bits and bobs on coeliac forums about gluten free chippies up and down the UK but never got round to getting to one. Mainly because I didn’t dare gamble…
One of my favourite post-work meals used to be spicy Moroccan chicken served with pita breads, natural yoghurt… and couscous. While gluten free pita alternatives have been around for a while – I’ve not yet seen a couscous crossover. So it was a no-brainer when I saw a packet…
Food intolerances and damn awesome treats aren’t the greatest of pals – and I soon started missing my Mrs Crimble’s chocolate macaroons when I realised they had egg in. It’s tricky to know what to make when you’re not a seasoned baker – and you’re limited on ingredients. So, I…
I’ve been meaning to whip up some banana-based brownies for about a week now, but the bananas themselves just haven’t been ripe enough. What a bloody commitment buying green bananas is. It’s practically marriage. My chocolate cravings have been insatiable as of late. That means I’ve…