The Gluten Free Blog

I was bought up on a certain yeast based savoury spread – the one you either love or hate – and I love it. So Aussiemite is slightly preaching to the converted with me.

But this spread is slightly mellower and – dare I say it – more palatable than the one beginning with M. So if you have any haters in your family, this could be a brilliant alternative. And it’s certainly way nicer than that other Aussie/American import Vegemite.

I’ve had a jar sitting on my desk for weeks now and I’ve dipped carrot sticks in it. I’ve spread it on rice cakes. And I’ve stirred it into soups to give them a bit of kick. All lovely mouth-watering stuff. Read the rest of this entry »

Crate of Nothing box of gluten free goodies

Got a GF friend and not sure what to buy them for their birthday? Fed up with the bland selection of gluten free foods in your local grocery store? Cheesed off with the weather and want to treat yourself, just because? Yes, to any of the above? Then you need a Crate of Nothing.

So what’s the deal? Well, every month, on the first of the month, the good chaps at Crate of Nothing send a box of handpicked gluten free goodies from artisan bakers and chefs right to your door, for a mere £20 including delivery. Or you can buy a one off box for £22.50. What’s more there’s a gluten free/dairy free option too. Read the rest of this entry »

A selection of Truly Simple Foods products

After all the excesses of Christmas, including numerous gluten free mince pies, it’s been nice to spend January eating healthy, homemade grub.

We’ve been helped on our quest by our friends over at Truly Simple Foods in Nottingham who offer a range of delicious cooking products including sauces, purées and seasonings that have no added salt or sugar, and are gluten and dairy free.

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Slow roast chicken with creamy mash, beetroot and olives

Sometimes you enjoy food at an eatery that’s so damn delicious you almost don’t want anyone else know to know about it in case it becomes really popular and you never get a seat there again. That’s what I thought after visiting Vozars gluten free restaurant in Brixton Village market in south west London at the weekend.

We’d come across Vozars before as Ben and his team had kindly sent us some gluten free beer to try before Christmas. CELIA Lager is a premium organic, gluten free lager from the Czech Republic, which is now available via numerous stockists and of course served at Vozars.  (Just for the record, CELIA Lager was tested by the other half who’s a real speciality beer drinker and a gluten lover and he thought it was great. “Light, refreshing and you’d never know it was gluten free.”)

So when a friend and I found ourselves having a mooch around Brixton Market at the weekend we thought we’d check out Vozars for a spot of lunch. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know about you but I hate being out and about and struck down with the munchies. Most newsagents don’t have much in the way of healthy, low calorie vegetarian, gluten free options. Often I’ll stick a couple of rice cakes in my bag to ward off hunger pangs although – let’s be honest – some are like cardboard.

So we were chuffed when the nice people at Oloves sent us some of their olive packs to try. Read the rest of this entry »