Gluten free spicy spinach curry

What haven’t I done before? My friend was kind enough to give me an Indian cooking lesson where he taught me to make a variety of different curries. In this post I am going to tell you how to make a spicy spinach curry which is the green curry in the picture. It’s so delicious…

Gluten free fish pie

What haven’t I done before? Made a fish pie. Ingredients (serves 2): 300g x Fish pie mixed fish pack 2 x Large potatoes, peeled 200ml x Milk (plus extra for the mash) 1 x Red onion, chopped in quarters 1 x Bay leaf 1 x Tsp loveage or dill 75g x Cheese, grated 2 x…

Gluten free chilli mushrooms on toast

What haven’t I done before? Combined mushrooms, a poached egg and baked, yes baked toast. Ingredients (serves 2): 2 x Pieces of gluten free bread (I use Genius) 1 x Pack of chestnut mushrooms, chopped 2 x Eggs, poached Olive oil Butter Salt and pepper Szechuan pepper Oregano Method: Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius….

Gluten free honey and soy salmon

What haven’t I done before? Made a marinade for fish. Ingredients (serves 2): 2 x Salmon fillets 1 x Tbsp honey 2 x Tbsp gluten free soy sauce 1 x 1 inch of ginger, peeled and crushed 1 x Garlic clove, peeled and crushed Method: Put the salmon in an ovenproof dish and add the…

Pizza Union, London

Name: Pizza Union Location: 246-250 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JY Website: http://www.pizzaunion.com Email: kx@pizzaunion.com Hours: Open 7 days, 11-midnight After the Cancer Research 10k run on Sunday (to be clear…my boyfriend ran it and I watched whilst eating cake) we decided that ‘we’ deserved a nice pizza. We had heard great things about Pizza Union…

Chop Shop, London

Name: Chop Shop Location: 6 Haymarket, London, SW1Y, UK Website: http://www.chopshopuk.com Email: enquiries@chopshopuk.com Hours: Monday-Saturday, midday to midnight It was date night last night and my boyfriend took me to Chop Shop near Piccadilly Circus. He had found a great offer on Time Out where we had 3 courses and a cocktail for £27 per…

Gluten free gnocchi

What haven’t I done before? I have never made homemade pasta before. It really did take lots of preparation but it was worth it and I will try again. Ingredients (serves 4): 450g x Baked potatoes (I baked these the day before. You need to peel them when they have cooled) 150g x Rice flour…

Gluten free minestrone soup

What haven’t I done before? Made stock from scratch (pre-made) – I used the chicken carcus from my Sunday roast. Feel free to make vegetarian stock for this recipe Used cannellini beans Made minestrone soup Ingredients (serves 4-6): 2 x Celery sticks, diced 2 x Carrots, diced (I don’t peel carrots but feel free to…

Gluten free grilled aubergine, spicy chickpea and walnut salad

What haven’t I done before? A colleague told me that grilled aubergines and yoghurt worked really well together so I looked for ideas on how to combine these ingredients to make it into a dinner. This was a great, healthy dish and would work well for both lunch, dinner or even as part of a…

Gluten free melanzane alla parmigiana

What haven’t I done before? I haven’t made this Italian dish before – it’s so delicious and therefore you should give it a go asap #fact. Ingredient (serves 4): 3 x Large aubergines, sliced thinly lengthways and degorge (salted for 30 minutes and then rinsed) 2 x Garlic cloves, crushed 2 x 400g cans of…

Gluten free chickpea and vegetable stew

What haven’t I done before? Made a vegetarian stew from scratch. I just added bits and bobs from the fridge – don’t be scared to experiment and use vegetables that need using. Ingredients (serves 4): 1 x Red onion, diced 2 x Garlic cloves, diced 6 x Baby potatoes, cut in half 2 x Handfuls…

Gluten free braised chorizo in red wine

What haven’t I done before? I haven’t braised meat before. This was a deliciously rich dish but the flavour of the chorizo really worked with a deep red wine. Ingredients (serves 2-4 as part of a selection of tapas): 1 x Red onion, diced 1 x Garlic clove, crushed 300g x Chorizo, diced in thick…