Big weekend for us coming up… coeliac daughter heads off to university to start her first year. She’ll be in self-catering accommodation, because that just seems easier for her, though the university does say it can cater for coeliacs. We’ve already spotted a café on campus that serves gluten free food, and a gluten free fish and chip shop in … [Read more...]

Lisa Howard recently sent me an early copy of her new book, Healthier Gluten-Free to have a look at - and it does look delicious! And: it's finally out here in the UK - published today. It's aimed at anyone interested in healthier eating and/or avoiding gluten, and is in three parts: the first discusses going gluten-free, with a useful … [Read more...]

Every family has its own traditions and in-jokes. One of ours is Rule 17b. When my children were little, and we were trying to teach them acceptable table manners, the number of rules about what they should/shouldn't do at the table seemed to get ever longer. Rule 17b came about as a joke rule—something to do with … [Read more...]