Allergy Awareness Week just keeps on getting better and better. Today I give you, the new Nairns oakcake tins! You'll never find a dead one crumbled in the bottom of your bag ever again. Always a sad way for a humble oat cake to go; ignored, lost and disintegrated into a pile of stale crumbs. Much better nice and crisp and inside your tummy. They are the perfect … [Read more...]
What’s coming up for allergy awareness week?
This year Allergy Awareness Week runs from 20th to 26th April and there are loads of ways to get involved. I have been neglecting my blog these past few months (sorry!) but I'm easing myself back in. Circumstances outside my control left me with very few blogging brain cells left and not much time to write them. It did make me realise just how much time I spend on this blog … [Read more...]
Gluten free corn flakes and honey flakes
This month, thanks to Nestle, I've been trying out their new gluten free honey flakes for breakfast. They also now make Gluten Free Corn Flakes so if you are coeliac or can't have cereals with wheat, these are a great choice for a healthy breakfast. I've not opened the corn flakes yet, working my way through the honey flakes. What's in the honey flakes? The … [Read more...]
100 unknown chefs and me on Radio 5 Live
If you didn't read my rant last week in response to the Telegraph article about the letter from 100 top chefs up in arms about the new allergen regulations, where have you been? Social media has been buzzing with irate allergics and coeliacs but not much from the supposed Top Chefs in question. First of all, the chefs and restaurants who complained were not top chefs. The … [Read more...]
Tangle teezer helped heal scalp eczema
Who would have thought that a simple brush would help so much in the healing of my scalp eczema. I have tried everything from various lovely new natural shampoos, rhassoul clay shampoo, organic scalp oils etc. and whilst these all help, I continue to rip my scalp apart with my comb or brush. Even soft bristle ones aren't safe in my hands. I know I'm doing it but I can't stop … [Read more...]