At the beginning of the year my husband and I made a conscious decision to stop eating as much meat. Since giving up sugar, I have began looking at all the food we eat. I now believe that as a …
Category: Lunch
Slow cooked butternut squash pasta!
Last week I wanted a dinner that was different to our usual tomato sauce and pasta night. So I tried a little experiment with a butternut squash and amazingly everyone in this family enjoyed it. My husband said he really …
Chocolate, Lime and Ginger Vegan (No-Cheese) cake
Last Saturday I made this dessert for a dinner party we hosted at our house and I was a little surprised by the reaction. Our guests really enjoyed it and although no one came back for seconds, plates were empty …
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Salmon, cheese and veggie omelette
Salmon, cheese and veggie omelette is a great dish that is full of flavour. It’s a quick, easy and relatively cheap meal to feed the whole family on. My son, I’m really pleased to say, loves fish and normally he eats …
Chickpea Flour Flatbreads
Since discovering that I was gluten intolerant, chickpea flour, or besan flour to use it’s official name, has become a brilliant alternative to bread. Normally I use it as a replacement for bread if I make a soup. Recently I’ve …
Spelt Flour Flatbreads
These spelt flour flatbreads are really yummy, well when I was eating gluten, they were delicious. As always they are really simple and easy to make and take no time at all. My husband and son just love eating them …
Tomato and Basil Soup
There is nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of soup on a cold, wet day. I never used to like canned tomato soup so I was a little apprehensive when I thought about making my own soup. I’m pleased …
Yummy Slow Cooked Fish Curry or Pie!
As you can tell, I love my slow cooker. I bought it last year when I became sugar free and so far I think the slow cooker gets used about four nights a week. It’s just so easy to put …
Sweet and sour chicken anyone?
Now you are probably going to point out that there is sugar in a Chinese and you would be right. However, this is a healthy option that tastes just like the sugar-filled takeaways. It is filled with loving ingredients that …
Cheesy Fish Fingers, Sweet Pot Chips and Minted Mushy Peas
We love fish and chips in this house and I know giving up sugar should not have affected that. Fish and Chips is not bad for us occasionally, now I’m gluten free I would prefer not to be eating it. …
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