There are a few freefrom products which I just love and cannot live without. Nairns is one of them, and because I eat a nairns oak cake if not every day, at least every week I forget about how amazing they are because they are just always there. Part of the weekly shop. Chosen for breakfast, with soup for lunch, as a quick snack, for picnics, for dipping, with a … [Read more...]
How many days have I lost to you my allergy?
How many days? A short poem by Ruth Holroyd, about frustration. Grrrr. How many days have I lost to you my allergy? Weeks curled in pain. Lost in shame. Senses all aflame. And feeling somehow I must be to blame. And now I’ve learned to live with you my allergy I’m stronger from the pain Loving food again No longer feel insane Thank goodness I can still drink champagne … [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...]
The lonely peanut, a poem by Ruth Holroyd
The lonely peanut A poem by Ruth Holroyd. Nobody likes peanut He sits all on his own He can’t go on an aeroplane So he has never flown He was only a little peanut Just a little peanut An innocent little peanut With a crisp, hard shell Nobody trusts peanut Since a little boy got ill He has to stay home now They say he could kill! He was only a little peanut Just a little … [Read more...]
Five poems about eczema and allergies
Because it's National Eczema Week I thought I'd pull together all the poems I've written about having allergies and eczema into one place. I hope they strike a chord and help you to realise there are others out there, you are not alone. I wrote this one about the frustration of having eczema and hearing those two little words, over and over again. Just stop scratching. This … [Read more...]