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Dairy free, nut free, wheat free tapas, twice in one week!

10/12/2016 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

This is a really quick blog with some delicious pictures of food that I've eaten recently at Tres Corazones tapas restaurant in Wendover. I went with a group of friends for a Christmas dinner and then treated myself to lunch this week because it's so quick, tasty and safe for people with allergies. They cook everything fresh from scratch when you order which means they … [Read more...]

10 places I’ve eaten out over the festive period!

15/12/2015 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

Vietnamese rice parcels, just the starter for dinner at friends

It's the festive season so I've been eating (and drinking) out at quite a few places this month and we're only half way through! I thought I'd share where I've been, what I ate and how I got on. Ruth vs Reactions! So here, in order or appearance this month... Tres Carazones tapas restaurant in Wendover This place is brilliant! They understood about allergies, went … [Read more...]

Machynlleth in wet Wales – eating out with allergies

16/11/2015 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

Totally freefrom Sea Bream and prawn salad

I was beginning to dread the eating out bit of my trip to Wales when not only the venue for my husband's graduation, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) but also a restaurant in the town told me they were unable to cater for my allergies. I'm severely allergic to nuts, dairy, soya and wheat. I also avoid tomato, celery, broad beans and kidney beans due to lesser milder … [Read more...]

Brasserie Blanc with allergies – 9.5/10 for service and safety

06/02/2015 by Ruth Holroyd 5 Comments

Gluten and Dairy free Pork Belly with crunchy crackling, pureed apple and mini crab apples

My favourite freefrom friendly restaurant so far for 2015 has to be Brasserie Blanc. Last year it was The Alford Arms in Frithsden, who won the FreeFrom Eating out Awards 2014. Check out Alford Arms Wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 to find our more about them. My best find so far in 2015 is undoubtedly Brasserie Blanc. Thanks to my friend Karen for telling me about them … [Read more...]

The Alford Arms wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards

10/12/2014 by Ruth Holroyd Leave a Comment

This has been a bit of a whirlwind year for me, what with eating out in Copenhagen and Birmingham and now as a roving judge for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 which were announced in November at Food Matters Live at London Excel. I am a little late with my review due to massive amounts of work and I have also been writing up the main panel sessions from Food Matters Live … [Read more...]

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Hi I'm Ruth. I've grown up with eczema and multiple life-threatening allergies and collected more as I've got older.  It started with a peanut allergy and now I'm allergic to milk, wheat, soya and many more. In this blog I share tips, advice and things I've learnt living with allergies, asthma and eczema with a focus on topical steroid withdrawal. You can buy my books, which are brilliant by the way! The first is Anaphylaxis: The essential guide and the second, The Shape of Skin, healing poems for eczema and sensitive skin. The reviews speak for themselves. If you want to chat you can find me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn (links below). Do get in touch. And please comment on blogs, it makes a humble blogger do a little happy dance!

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