I feel so bad. I've been neglecting you all. But please rest assured I haven't gone anywhere and I still have loads of plans for useful and helpul blogs all piling up just waiting to be written. Lots has been going on behind the scenes. I've been redesigning the whole What Allergy blog so very soon it will have a fresh new look and feel. I hope you like the new version and … [Read more...]
Teignmouth tops for allergies
If you have allergies or are coeliac and you're planning a visit to Teignmouth in Devon you'll be very satisfied with what you find. This visit involved some of the usual military planning but also some unplanned spontaneous eating out and some lovely home cooked safe food. All totally freefrom dairy, wheat, soya, nuts, tomato, celery, broad beans and kidney beans. My … [Read more...]
When your friends invite you to dinner and cater for your allergies
I would like thank ALL my friends. Not only are you my eyes and ears when we go out and my little saviours when I'm getting a bit blase, some of you really go the extra mile. Some of you are total keepers. So this blog is for Fran who has fed me so many times and not just a quick meal. Fran gives me a proper meal to rival many restaurants. She is a very good cook. There are … [Read more...]
Dairy free, nut free, wheat free tapas, twice in one week!
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...]
Listen very carefully, I shall say this many times…
This week a waiter in Canada has been charged after an allergic diner was served fish instead of steak; the customer was seriously allergic to fish and has alerted the waiter about this but sadly he had an anaphylactic attack and spent two days in a coma. Why did this happen? How could this happen? How can you get fish and steak mixed up? This kind of thing happens too often … [Read more...]