Category Archives: Recipes

Browse through my tempting selection of tried and tested gluten free recipes. Many are good old family favourites that originate from my mum and grandma’s recipe books, others I’ve gathered up from cookery books and cuttings from magazines, and some are original to me. So yes, HERE I bring you a wonderful eclectic mix of gluten free recipe yumminess! Enjoy

Gluten free Russian sandwich cake

Gluten free Russian sandwich

I’ve loved making this gluten free Russian sandwich cake and writing the recipe up to share with you. My grandma was rather partial to this cake too. And I used to love treating to her to one from our local bakery. I’m sorry that she won’t ever get to taste my gluten free version of […]

Gluten free rhubarb and custard cake

Gluten free rhubarb and custard cake

I’ve discovered another great recipe that works really well as a gluten free version. This rhubarb and custard cake (the original recipe is from BBC good food, and has tons of great reviews) is lovely! It’s nice and easy to make too, and it’s a perfect way of using rhubarb, that is in season at […]

Gluten free shortbread biscuits

Gluten free shortbread biscuits

Had a little bash at making some gluten free shortbread biscuits and was delighted with how well they turned out and thought I’d better get on and share the recipe with you.

Gluten free almond tart

Gluten free almond tart

This delicious gluten free almond tart is a VERY popular bake in our house. With its buttery gluten free shortcrust pastry base, filled with raspberry jam, yummy squidgy frangipane and topped with crunchy flaked almonds – it’s certainly a sweet treat to tickle your taste buds in the most wonderful way!

Gluten free chocolate sponge and chocolate sauce

Gluten free chocolate sponge and chocolate sauce

Calling all school dinner lovers, this recipe might just be up your street! I hope like me, you were lucky enough to have experienced chocolate sponge and chocolate sauce whilst you were growing up. I was double lucky, as not only did I get to tuck into it at school, my mum also made it […]

Gluten free shortcrust pastry

Gluten free pastry

Many people believe, making gluten free shortcrust pastry is tricky. And to be honest, I thought the same, until I started making it on a regular basis. But now, after years of making gluten free pastry I love the process; in fact I prefer making it to standard pastry. Whilst I’ve a selection of gluten […]

Gluten free steak and kidney pie

Gluten free steak and kidney pie

Yet another great gluten pastry recipe to share with you. And this time it’s a real corker! Gluten free steak and kidney pie. I must tell you when I was first diagnosed with coeliac disease, I didn’t tend to make my own pastry very often (if at all!). But then after working at Juvela for […]

Gluten free Cherry Bakewell’s

Gluten free Cherry Bakewell's

Updated 10th November 2021 Cherry Bakewell’s are another fabulous classic treat, that with just the tiniest bit of jiggery pokery can be made completely gluten free. The inspiration to rustle up these gluten free Cherry Bakewell’s came from the great results I’d had when making gluten free frangipane mince pies.