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Gluten Free Travel Blog
There are tons of gluten free recipes here, plus other stuff related to gluten free travel and generally being out and about as a coeliac. You'll also catch my updates at Twitter.
How to test if your ‘gluten free’ food is really gluten free
Published 22 January, 2010
MD of gluten test company reveals high levels of gluten in 'gluten free' products
I don't know about you, but there have been many times where I know I've been glutened, but I can't work out where it came from. And if it happens repeatedly, it can drive you nuts! (actually, it was nuts... Continue Reading
Lamb heart stew
Published 16 January, 2010
Get about 1 kg of hearts (so you can freeze some), cut out the ventricles by cutting round inside the top of the heart with scissors. Leave the fat on.
Cut the hearts in half lengthways, then in half again. Get a pan with some lard nice and hot and brown the heart pieces quickly. Put... Continue Reading
Gluten free haggis
Published 15 January, 2010
Oh how I wailed when I was diagnosed coeliac - no more haggis! I have to admit, I love haggis. I would eat it every week if I could. And now maybe I can!
Truly gluten free fish and chips
Published 11 December, 2009
If you're anything like me, any time you hear a chip shop offering 'gluten free fish and chips', your ears prick up. Then, if you're anything like me, you start to think "Hmmm... do they really know what they're doing? I mean, there's batter everywhere... do they even know about cross-contamination in fryers... and what about in the warming cabinets... ok, maybe I won't bother..."
Review of gluten free ready meals
Published 30 November, 2009
I'd seen the 'Look What We Found' range of gluten free ready meals on the supermarket shelf for several months. As usual, I'd checked the ingredient list and had been impressed at the simplicity, and impressed that they didn't need a fridge. A handy stand-by to keep in the car glove box I... Continue Reading
Gluten free black pudding
Published 9 November, 2009
Along with gluten free haggis, gluten free black pudding (blood sausage) has been the holy grail of my food explorations. I've gone as far as to make my own gluten free sausages, but sourcing and handling all that blood is beyond me.
They are a small bore sausage. Much spicier than any other... Continue Reading
Gluten free indian restaurant in Glasgow - Dakhin
Published 7 November, 2009
If you're looking to eat out gluten free, Indian restaurants are one of the safer bets. Much Indian cuisine is naturally gluten free, with the use of wheat flour being confined mainly to breads such as naan.
But then there's always the danger of cross-contamination (check that the tandoori... Continue Reading
Home grain / bean flour mill for sale
Published 7 November, 2009
It's a shame, but I'm selling my wooden home grain / bean flour mill made by Waldner Biotech. I say it's a shame, because it's such a lovely piece of kit, but not one I've used much.
I originally bought it to help ensure that all my flours were 100% gluten free, but since then I've... Continue Reading
Gluten free hotel Mallorca
Published 19 October, 2009
The first time we came to Mallorca, we rented a villa so I could ensure that myself and other family members would have reliably gluten free food. But you know, 3 weeks cooking 3 meals a day, plus snacks, didn't feel much like a holiday so this year we decided to try going half board in a hotel.
Tarpas - Gluten free restaurant, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Published 19 October, 2009
Tarpas restaurant in Palma, Mallorca isn't a gluten free restaurant in that it only serves gluten free food. Let's face it, that's a rarity if it exists at all.
What Tarpas is though, is a high quality restaurant where that staff are highly knowledgeable about the gluten free diet and... Continue Reading
Calcium and a high protein diet
Published 2 October, 2009
Does a high protein diet cause osteoporosis?
If you're coeliac like me, you're probably aware of the increased dangers of osteoporosis due to impaired calcium absorption. And indeed, my BMD scans (bone mass density) have shown that I am osteopoenic in certain areas of my body.
At my... Continue Reading
Lambs liver curry
Published 22 September, 2009
Yep, sounds weird, but it's one way of getting liver down the necks of those you love.
Gluten free diet letter to Spanish speaking hotel
Published 3 September, 2009
As winter draws ever closer here on the West Coast of Scotland (and appears to have started, actually), my thoughts have turned to escape to Mallorca where we often go at this time of year.
This year, we're taking a bit of a punt on going half board - mostly to get a real holiday without all... Continue Reading
Gluten free food Magnetic Island Australia
Published 1 September, 2009
OK, this is a bit off the beaten track, but someday, somewhere, some coeliac will be travelling to Magnetic Island in Australia and will be searching the web for how to get gluten free food there.
And when you look at how small Magnetic Island is, you would imagine that getting gluten free... Continue Reading
Savoury sardine and sweetcorn pancakes
Published 28 August, 2009
Weird, weird, weird, right? Yup! But also very tasty, especially with a little tomato ketchup. Oh, and did I mention omega 3's?
Gluten free egg free pancake recipe - high protein
Published 27 August, 2009
(In case you're interested, this pancake recipe is grain free, as well as pretty much everything else free too!)
The search for healthy, gluten free breakfasts is never ending in our house, and I don't mean the 'sugar in disguise' lighter-than-a-feather burn-like-petrol and poof! it's gone... Continue Reading
7 new gluten free travel tales
Published 25 August, 2009
I've finally caught up with the massive backlog of email for celiactravel.com and I was really chuffed to find lots of new gluten free travel stories from happy users of the gluten free restaurant cards. And here they all are...
Anchovy dressing for kale, cabbage and greens
Published 10 August, 2009
If you ask me, the anchovy is the finest flavour enhancer this side of MSG, and its key role in this dressing makes for a powerfully tasty addition to pep up your greens.
At this time of year, we have bales of green stuff coming from the garden - cavelo nero, curly kale, perpetual spinach,... Continue Reading
Kale pesto recipe
Published 22 July, 2009
Help! There's green stuff EVERYWHERE!!! Curly Kale, Cavelo Nero Kale, Chard (not kale but definitely green and leafy!)
We're chowing down about 3 pounds of the good green stuff every day, yet still it comes. The garden is in full summer song and nothing is going to get in the way of hte... Continue Reading
Dairy free ice cream recipe
Published 8 July, 2009
Before we begin, may I suggest that you head over to Karina's Kitchen and gorge yourself on the delights you'll find there. I follow Karina on Twitter to make sure I don't miss one of her gluten free, dairy free, often grain free super-deicious recipes.
