Tag Archives: Gluten free cook

Brown basmati, red camargue and wild rice salad

Brown basmati, red camargue and wild rice salad

I rustled up this delicious brown basmati, red camargue and wild rice salad the other day. It happened to be the hottest day on record in the UK and the yummy rice salad proved to be the perfect light lunch to enjoy when the weather was a little too hot to handle! This fresh, vibrant […]

Gluten free chocolate banana bread

Gluten free chocolate banana bread sliced on a china plate

I’ve made this gluten free chocolate banana bread a few times now and love it. It’s a real joy to make. No fancy equipment needed. Not even an electric whisk.  This delightfully soft, flavoursome chocolate banana bread is studded with chocolate chips and is one of those cakes that tastes even better a day or […]

Gluten free blueberry muffins

Gluten free blueberry muffins

Delighted to be sharing this fabulous recipe for delicious gluten free blueberry muffins. These soft, blueberry packed, sugar topped muffins, really are the bee’s knees and have been loved by all who have tried them so far. The original recipe I used to make these muffins came from Jenn Segal. Jenn is a classically trained […]

Gluten free pecan squares

Gluten free pecan squares

Bringing you another super recipe that I think you’re going to love! I discovered the recipe for these gorgeous pecan squares over on once upon a chef’s website. These gluten free pecan squares have a lovely buttery shortbread base; however, the star of the show has to be the deliciously moreish, caramel pecan topping.

Gluten free lemon meringue pie

Gluten free lemon meringue pie

Updated 7th March 2023 It’s with joy I bring you this gorgeous recipe for a traditional lemon meringue pie. Which of course is completely gluten free.   Lemon meringue pie has featured delightfully throughout my life, as my mum and grandma frequently made this delicious, zingy, meringue topped pie. But whilst they’d always make their […]

Leek, walnut and two cheese gluten free shortcrust tart

Gluten free leek walnut and two cheese tart

Since starting writing my own gluten free food blog, I’ve discovered many inspiring food/recipe writers and cooks; Rosie Birkett being one of them. Rosie is a recipe writer and cook, and it’s her recipe for leek, walnut and two cheese shortcrust tart that I’m about to share with you.  The original recipe for this truly […]

Gluten free raspberry, lemon and yogurt tea loaf

Gluten free raspberry, lemon and yogurt

I’ve a box full of recipe cuttings that I’ve collected over the years. It’s a real eclectic mix of recipes that have caught my eye whilst looking through magazines/newspapers and ones that have been quickly scribbled down on scraps of paper. It’s from deep within this culinary treasure trove that I came across this glorious […]

Gluten free Scotch pancakes (drop scones)

A stack of gluten free Scotch pancakes

I was lucky enough to spend a few extremely happy years of my childhood, living in a rather wonderful Scottish seaside town called Thurso. It was whilst living in Thurso, that I got to try Scotch pancakes for the first time. This was thanks to our neighbour, who we affectionately called Auntie Jannetta, popping round […]

Gluten free sherry trifle

Gluten free trifle

I got myself so excited to share this gluten free sherry trifle recipe, that I didn’t know where to start. So many words, so many trifle food memories… spotting it on a well laden sweet trolley, my mum making it every Christmas. You get it?!! Trifle brings me GREAT joy! 

Gluten free carrot cake cupcakes

Gluten free carrot cake cupcakes

Updated 7th May 2022 I’d been fancying making (and eating!) gluten free carrot cake cupcakes for ages and had been on the hunt for a recipe which I could use to rustle some up. After a bit of searching, I spotted this ‘standard’ carrot cake recipe by Mary Cadogan on the BBC Good Food website. […]