I’ve discovered Jus-rol gluten free puff pastry. Makes for a very easy and tasty fish pie. Here’s how… Ingredients: - 2 leeks sliced into rounds - generous knob of salted butter - 2 cloves of garlic - 2 tbsp gluten free cornflour - 60ml white wine - 170ml milk - 1 tsp Dijon mustard - handful chopped parsley -...

If I was a real influencer then I would have had the foresight to have posted this before shrove Tuesday. But I’m not. And I didn’t. I did however make a very tasty savoury pancake recipe for dinner. The recipe for the pancakes is below.  I served these with a hash made by frying red onion, chorizo, carrots, mushrooms...

I’m not sure if this is strictly bread, but it is a lot nicer (and easier to make!) than several gluten free bread recipes I have tried. Works well with curries to mop up the tasty sauce. I’m having mine with chicken shawarma tonight (post on that to follow). Simply combine the following ingredients a stand mixer… 250g...

Why has it taken me so long to realise that you can make gluten free cheesecake simply by omitting the biscuit base? Apparently it is a classic Basque recipe. Well, I got there eventually. Here’s how to make my version… Ingredients: 750g soft cheese 210g golden caster sugar 2tbsp gluten free plain flour 175g soured...

Happy Christmas! I can’t take very much credit for this gluten free Christmas cake, well other than baking it, but I can say that it was very tasty! The recipe is from the River Cottage gluten free cookbook. My husband found the miniature penguin and Santa.

Trip to London to see the Christmas lights, gluten free nachos for dinner on the way home. Highly recommend Wahaca at Paddington.

This was my first attempt to make kimchi. I threw caution to the wind and decided to substitute the traditional radish with a cooking apples. Here’s how.. Stage 1: Soak Veg. This needs to happen a minimum of 5 hours before you make the kimchi - be warned! - Boil the kettle to make 1 litre of brine by mixing 4 tbsp of...

Glut of cooking apples? Tired of peeling? This could be the recipe for you… Take 3 cooking apples and chop roughly, leaving the skin on. Pop into a saucepan with two tsp of ground cinnamon and a splash of water. Cook gently until the apples are soft. Store in a ceramic bowl in the fridge and use over several days. We...

No recipes in this post, just a celebration of a lovely afternoon tea (gluten free, of course) at Betty’s tea room in Harrogate.  The scones were a particular favourite, as was the mini carrot cake. I will be trying to bake my own at some point! 

Fancy a change from apple cake? Orange and almond bake could be just the thing. It also happens to be dairy free. Here’s the recipe… 1. Place two oranges in a saucepan of boiling water and simmer for about an hour. If, like me, you know you will forget the need for an extra hour to undertaken this preparatory step, then...

This recipe is from a few weeks ago, using up the penultimate russet apple (only the cookers remain). It is a core skill of the gluten free to assemble a tasty, filling and largely unplanned packed lunch from the contents of the fridge. Although in truth the (not) planning starts the night before when you make sure to...

As we are down to our final bowl of russets, I feel I must give a shout out to the simple pleasure of apples drizzled with peanut butter. The perfect mid-afternoon snack when your brain needs an energy boost. 

I made these as a lazy Sunday breakfast with my daughter and I am claiming them as a great success. Previous attempts to make a gluten free buckwheat pancake were rubbery and grainy, so I switched to my old faithful Doves Farm Freee plain white flour. Here’ how… - Start by putting 30g unsalted butter in a small frying...

Another tasty, gluten free lunch using leftovers and (of course) apples! In a large bowl combine: - handful of baby spinach - handful of cherry tomatoes - leftover roast veg (butternut squash and courgette in this instance) - leftover salmon fillet crumbed into smaller chunks - a few big chunks of chorizo sausage cut...

This is my favourite gluten free cake.. so far! Here’s how to make it - Pre-heat the oven to 180 and line a 22cm square baking tin with baking parchment - Have 320g apples peeled and chopped at the ready - Put 150g of unsalted butter into a small pan and melt gently whilst you get the remaining ingredients ready - In a...