A recent question from a reader prompted this latest blog post, which I've been meaning to do for some months now. I've written about gravy and stock cubes before in "Which gravy and stock cubes are allergen free?" However this reader was looking for something with no allergens at all: "NO: yeast, sugar, garlic, onion etc., lactose, beetroot, marmite, malt, bovril (not sure … [Read more...]
FreeFrom Food Awards 2013 – deadline 12th Dec 2012
OK all of you FreeFrom Manufacturers out there!! You only have ten days left to enter this year's FreeFrom Food Awards... The benefits? Well, the honour, glory and very definite marketing advantage of being able to use one of those bright yellow logos on your products and your sites – and don't forget that you don't have to win to get a logo, we give them to shortlisted … [Read more...]
Freefrom allergens advent calendar?
If you think having a nut, egg. gluten, wheat or dairy allergy might mean you or your child must miss out on the traditional advent calendar then don't fear, there are quite a few on the market. You could go retro and opt for the old fashioned kind, with no chocolate behind the door, just a picture each day. Who needs chocolate for breakfast anyway? This way no one loses … [Read more...]
Allergy Friendly Christmas Mince Pies
The Sunday before advent (actually it was last Sunday but I, er... forgot) is traditionally Stir-up-Sunday, which basically means you should start making your Christmas pudding and feeding that Christmas cake. I discovered this amazing fact at a recent Stir-up-Sunday bloggers event at Sainsbury's way back in September I think! Seemed crazy then thinking about Christmas but … [Read more...]
Avoiding coriander at Christmas
Just a quick warning about the almost random and indiscriminate use of coriander in food these days. It seems that nearly every Christmas food I look at that's very cleverly wheat, dairy and nut free will contain conriander. Why? Why? Why? Please, someone, please tell me. Is it really that tasty? It's a curry ingredient... and it makes me sick! Please, please, please, … [Read more...]