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Gluten free recipes for leeks are hardly hard to come by, but this is particularly tasty. We rustled it up because my mum (also gluten free) was up at the weekend with some of the produce from her prolific patch, which included a giant leek. Gingery leeks are really easy. Firstly, wash your leeks well, … Read more

If my Mum’s reading this, she’ll never believe it. At the age of 35 I’ve finally managed to enjoy brussel spouts. Since I was old enough to know what tastes bad, Christmas dinners have been marred by my wrestling with the brussel sprout spoon, with final negotiations usually resting on 3 brussel sprouts. These would … Read more

As gluten free food ideas go, risottos are reliably yummy, filling, and great cold. Once you get the basic concept of how to make a risotto, you can get creative with the ingredients. In short, you saute onions and garlic in oil or butter for a few minutes, add your dry risotto rice for 1 … Read more

I love easy gluten free recipes that yield superb results – and this is the best example I’ve found in a while. I reckon you have to spend less than 10 minutes on this gluten free wonder before you end up with a plate of seriously tasty scran (food 🙂 Gluten free roast sweet potatoes … Read more

Gluten free salad? Of course most salads should be gluten free, so who the heck came up with the idea of croutons? (Hands up those who have had a salad returned ‘gluten free’ in a restaurant because they’ve picked the croutons off). Sheesh. Anyway, this salad really is gluten free, and not because it’s had … Read more

My apologies for not posting any gluten free recipes for the last few days, but I’ve been working on the new food allergies section of the website. I have discovered this year that my feeling ill a lot of the time was due to food allergy rather than my coeliac disease, and although it has … Read more

Lovely lentils indeed. With all this millet, quinoa and lentil guzzling you’d think we were mocassin wearing, yoghurt weaving hippies, but we’re perfectly normal….. well I guess slightly abnormal, foodies, hence Gluten Free Food Freaks! Anyway, onto the recipe. Salmon and Lovely Lentils 300g puy lentils2 salmon fillets, about 150g each4 slices of proscuittoolive oil2 … Read more

You say keenwaaaaa, I say kwinoah, either way, quinoa is a super healthy grain, and suitable for a gluten free diet. Here’s a quick gluten free food recipe – great for dinner, but even better left to go cold and eaten for lunch. Quinoa, herbs and griddled veg 400g quinoa1.5 litres chicken or veg stock1 … Read more

This is a ridiculously easy and quick gluten free recipe. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not exactly haute cuisine, but it is tasty and filling, and just a little different. It’s straight from the pages of ‘The Return of the Naked Chef’ by Jamie Oliver but I tweaked it with some ginger as I thought it would … Read more

This is a quick and easy gluten free recipe, but it’s also extremely tasty. Also in its favour is the fact that you can make the sauce beforehand, or just while the rice is cooking. Really easy for a school night, without any hint of “I only had time for beans on toast”. Gluten free … Read more