#AtoZchallenge – Q is for qunioa and Turkey burger

As the weather warms up and people across the UK are preparing for BBQ season I have come up with a tasty way to use qunioa in a burger. I love a good burger and I am still waiting for the day that I can find a ready made gluten free burger in the shops....

#AtoZchallenge – O is for overnight oats

Like fashion there are trends in the food world too. Apart from there being a huge baking revolution taking place here in the UK, across the world people seem to be incorporating elements of the latest health craze into their diets. One of these crazes is eating food without cooking it and another craze is...

#AtoZchallenge – N is for GF naan bread

Since being gluten free, I like many people who have been diagnosed later on in life will miss some of the things that we were used to in our wheat eating life. One of the things that I miss when eating a curry is naan bread. I used to use mine to mop up all...

#AtoZchallenge – M is for mushrooms

People are very split when it comes to liking the taste and the texture of mushrooms. Personally I love them and they make a great addition to most meals. Mushrooms are a type of fungi and the most cultivated varieties are button and field mushrooms.  There are several types of mushrooms that are edible and...

#AtoZchallenge – L is for lemon drizzle cakes with lemon curd

This is one of my favourite lemon cake recipes and I thought I would share it again with all of my old readers and if you have not dug into my archive this is for all of my new readers. This recipe took a little while to perfect and I had a couple of baking...

#AtoZblogging challenge – J is for jacket potato

Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables that the world has can be used in a number of ways to make healthy and nutritious meals. They are arguably used to make two of the worlds most famous foods - chips and crisps or depending on where you live in the world - French fries...

#AtoZblogging challenge – I is for ice cream

Ice cream in my eyes is one of the yummiest iced deserts you can eat and most ice creams are gluten free, which is even better. Some of my favourite ice cream experiences are not here in the UK, but in main land Europe and in New York. When I was young I lived in...

#AtoZchallenge – H is for gluten free hot cross buns

Every seasonal celebration seems to have a baked good attached to it. During lent and in the run up to Easter in the UK the shops are full of a sweet bread laced with spice and currents called hot cross buns. Back in my wheat eating days I looked forward to this time of year...

#AtoZchallenge – G is for goats cheese

Cheese was never my first love and intact until a couple of years ago I was not a huge cheese lover. As my taste buds have matured I really started to enjoy eating cheese. I grew up on the continent and my favourite cheeses were Dutch and German ones.  Today, I have broadened the types...

#AtoZchallenge – F if for frittata

As much as I love to cook, there are some nights when I get in from work and I want to eat something that is quick and easy, but is filling and healthy. The dilemma that I often face is how lazy can I be and get away with it? Cooking for me is a stress...