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Gluten free diet

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 and extremely flavoursome rice salad works so well with the firm nutty textures of brown basmati, red camargue and wild rice. The ingredients I added to the rice, were based on what I had in at the time and the flavours I was craving on the day.

25th July 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free chocolate banana bread

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

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 so after it’s made. The yummy flavours seem to intensify somehow.

15th July 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free blueberry muffins

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

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 chef and shares fabulous tried and tested recipes on her blog, Once Upon a Chef. She has also written a couple of cookbooks. As with the blueberry muffins, many of the recipes Jenn shares are standard ones which adapt perfectly into yummy gluten free creations. I’ve also got a super pecan squares recipe on my blog, which is another delight from Once Upon a Chef’s site.

1st July 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free pear cake

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I discovered this rather wonderful pear cake ((Torta di pere e mandorle) recipe by Elisabetta Ludica, on the BBC Food website. The only change I’ve made to the original recipe is to use gluten free flour. And after baking and testing it out a few times, I’d like to share the recipe with you.

10th June 2022 0 comment

Pastry, pies and tarts Recipes

Leek, walnut and two cheese gluten free shortcrust tart

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

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 scrumptious leek, walnut and two cheese tart featured in a copy of The Sunday Times magazine. Prior to the magazine being published Rosie shared a picture of the tart on instagram. The tart looked incredible and I knew I’d have to rustle one up. And I’m so glad I did, as this light, crisp, pastry tart filled to the brim with a glorious selection of wonderful ingredients, turned out to be a stunner!

25th March 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free iced coconut cake

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I’m a fan of coconut cake and have wanted to get a recipe for one on the blog for some time. The recipe I’ve gone with is something I popped together as a bit of a trial a few weeks ago and I was delighted with the result.

This gluten free iced coconut cake is quick and easy to make and is the perfect thing to have a go at if you’re new to baking, as you simply need to pop all the ingredients into a mixing bowl, whisk, spoon into a baking tin and bake. And then, as is by magic, you will be rewarded with a delicious, soft coconut sponge cake. Yum!

18th March 2022 2 comments

Puddings/desserts Recipes

Gluten free steamed syrup sponge

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

It’s with sheer delight, that I share this truly scrumptious gluten free steamed sponge recipe with you. I have a steamed jam sponge recipe already on the blog, but I know how popular steamed syrup pud is, so I thought you wouldn’t mind me tempting you with this one too.

18th February 2022 2 comments

Puddings/desserts Recipes

Gluten free Scotch pancakes (drop scones)

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

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 to our house and standing with my mum at the stove, as they rustled up a batch of pancakes together.

11th February 2022 0 comment

Biscuits and cookies Recipes

Grandma’s (gluten free) ginger biscuits

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

Updated 27th February 2022

A few years ago, my cousin Rachel, arrived at one of our family get togethers with a tin full of gluten free ginger biscuits and they were delicious! It turned out, that the original recipe she’d used to make them came from our grandma.

Whilst I had the sheer pleasure of sampling many of my grandma’s homemade bakes, I couldn’t ever remember tucking into her ginger biscuits. So, it was a delight that Rachel had introduced them to me and also passed on the recipe, which I’d now like to share with you.

21st January 2022 6 comments

Lifestyle

My plans for 2022

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

In 2017 I made the decision to walk away from a job I loved to realise the dream of writing my own blog. I was so fortunate that Neil supported my decision and also agreed that in the short term we could manage without my wage. However, four years on, Neil is getting close to retirement age (!!) and it’s time to reassess our financial situation.

7th January 2022 4 comments