Chocolate quinoa cake

I was inspired to make this cake after watching a recent episode of BBC1’s Country File. It was featured by a farmer growing quinoa in the UK and evidently succeeding. The culmination of the clip was the said farmer and presenter enjoying a slice of his gluten free...

Gluten free afternoon tea 10 November 2013

I usually publish my menu before an event but this time round it was all about surprises and I was sworn to secrecy!  A gluten free afternoon tea had been booked for a Mum’s birthday present and the whole event had been a very well-kept secret because when the party...

One Of Your Five A Day

Let’s face it, we all love eating cake or is that too much of a universal statement?  Be that as it may, what better way to beat the guilt trip than to ensure there’s ‘one of your five a day’ on the menu?  Such was the theme for Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club’s...

Roland’s – a dining experience with a difference

I have visited this lovely eatery a few times over the past few months and am really sorry it took me so long to get along there in the first place!  It’s that old chestnut of passing by thinking ‘that place looks really interesting; I really must go...

Reflections on my gluten free experience so far

I had been vaguely aware of coeliac disease for some time but had no real understanding of it or any appreciation of the difficulties that sufferers have in coping with managing their diets particularly when eating out. My attention and interest in it was linked with...