What haven’t I done before? This is a new recipe for me – simple, delicious and healthy. Ingredients (serves 2): 1 x Baked aubergine (I did this the day before to make things quicker on a busy day – put a few cuts in the aubergine for the juice to drain, wrap in foil and…
Month: February 2016
Gluten free aubergine filled tacos
What haven’t I done before? Made a vegetarian filling for tacos. I felt inspired after visiting Wahaca this week – I thought I would try and recreate my own Mexican feast. Ingredients (serves 2 hungry people or 3 regularly hungry people): 8 x Gluten free taco shells (yes, I ate 4 and I’m ok with…
Gluten free Greek butter beans
What haven’t I done before? I have tried this dish so many times as I love it but it’s the first time I made it. It goes really well as a side with baked salmon. Ingredients (serves 2): 2 x Red onions, diced 3 x Fresh ripe tomatoes, diced 2 x Garlic cloves, diced 1…
Gluten free beef goulash
What haven’t I done before? I have made beef goulash before but it was along time ago and I was lucky enough to have really good quality paprika from Hungary at the time. Sadly, I needed to re-create the recipe with your bog standard supermarket paprika but it turned out just as good. Ingredients (serves…
Wahaca, Covent Garden
Name: Wahaca Location: Various but I visited the Covent Garden site on Chandos Place Website: http://www.wahaca.co.uk Contact number: 020 7240 1883 Hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-10.30pm Step 1: If you are gluten free you must ask for the dietary menu because it’s really informative and indicates all the dishes that are suitable for you. Step…
York and Albany, London
Name: York and Albany Location: 127-129 Parkway, Regents Park, London, NW1 7PS Website: http://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/york-and-albany Contact number: 020 7592 1227 Hours: Various, check website I suggest popping your earphones in and searching for a Sunday Jazzesque playlist before reading this blog to set the scene (I’m writing this listening to a bit of upbeat Jazz on Spotify to…
Gluten free prawn toast
What haven’t I done before? Made prawn toast. I most certainly will be making this again…and again…and again…and again… Ingredients (16 pieces): 4 x Slices of gluten free bread (I use Genius gluten free bread) 150g x Prawns 1 x Garlic clove, crushed 1 x Inch of ginger, peeled and crushed 3 x Spring onions,…
Valentine’s gluten free brownies
What haven’t I done before? Made gluten free brownies successfully – I’m super proud that I managed to do it this time (obviously had to try them) and can’t wait to give them to my boyfriend this evening (he loves brownies). Lots of brownie points for me then… Ingredients (makes 10-12): 200g x 70% plain…
Gluten free sweet potato, spinach and chickpea curry
What haven’t I done before? I have made this curry before but not with my new spice knowledge and there was such a difference – the flavours and aromas worked really well with the vegetables. Ingredients (serves 4): 0.5 x Box of passata 5 x Frozen spinach cubes 1 x Can of chickpeas 1 x…
Gluten free carrot and ginger soup
What haven’t I done before? I never thought to use ginger in a soup. As the flu is flying around like there’s no tomorrow I thought a soup enriched with vitamin C and ginger would be perfect! As I am Coeliac I got offered the flu jab which I had and can’t believe all the…
Gluten free butternut squash, spinach and goats cheese bake
What haven’t I done before? I was actually trying to make a pie but I did a really stupid thing and put the frozen pastry I made into the microwave to soften (I appreciate how silly this makes me look) but it softened a little too much. Hence a beautifully delicious crustless bake which actually…
Gluten free beef stew
What haven’t I done before? I think I have made a beef stew before but it was so long ago that I wanted to try it again but try the sauce without red wine – it worked really well! Ingredients (serves 4): 2 x Red onions, diced 2 x Cloves of garlic, diced 0.5 x…
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