Updated 30th August 2025 It’s year ago today since my blog went live, so I thought it would be nice to pop together a special cake to mark the 1st Birthday of Coeliac by Design! There’s quite a few things, that have only become popular since I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. Red velvet cake being […]
Author Archives: Liz Rimmer
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May
May
Here’s a selection of useful links to informative articles about coeliac disease.
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May
May
Updated 21st October 2021 Popped together this gorgeous, gluten free chocolate cake last weekend. The recipe I used, and ever so slightly adapted to make it gluten free, was listed as a ‘Birthday cake’ in Nigella Lawson’s book How To Eat. I love this book so much. Nigella’s writing style is awesome and since writing […]
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Apr
Apr
Updated 1st October 2024 One of the main reasons why it can be so hard to pinpoint a coeliac disease diagnosis, is that there’s apparently over 200 known symptoms for this serious autoimmune condition. Also, to achieve an accurate test result for coeliac disease, you need to have been including gluten within your diet six […]
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Apr
Apr
I’m so chuffed to be sharing this gluten free chocolate marble Easter cake with you. As not only does it look rather cute and tastes great, it was also lovely to have an opportunity to use a savarin tin which had belonged to my mum, to make the cake. And the meaningful tin, with its […]
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Apr
Apr
Updated 2nd October 2024 April is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) awareness month, so I thought it would be a perfect time to share this post with you. IBS affects many people, but unfortunately it’s a common misdiagnosis for people later diagnosed with coeliac disease. One in four people diagnosed with coeliac disease have previously been […]
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Mar
Mar
Gluten free loaves have come SUCH a long way since I was first diagnosed with coeliac disease. Gone are the days of having to toast every slice of bread to make it palatable and to ensure it stayed fully intact until I’d polished it off!! In fact the positive change in gluten free bread has […]
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Feb
Feb
I love pancakes and love that they are so quick and easy to rustle up! And as they also only require basic ingredients, more often than not, you will probably have all you need to make them already at home.
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Feb
Feb
Updated 7th February 2025 I’m here again with another delicious childhood recipe to share with you. These chocolate picnic slices are as much a joy to make as they are to eat, AND, they’re naturally gluten free!
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Feb
Feb
From my early teens I have always had a weakness for cookery books – all connected with my love of food, both for myself and to feed others – the picture below is my collection that I have gathered over the years, all sitting proudly on our bookcase (which belonged to my grandma and grandad). […]