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About Category "Life Without Gluten"

Whilst Smiffy is not himself gluten-intolerant, he cooks and eats out with his wife, who is. Life Without Gluten is a series of observations, recipes, resources and notes on his own gluten-free cooking experiments that will hopefully show that Life Without Gluten isn't as bad as it might sound.

Review: Yackandandah Thai Satay Summer Sauce

Smiffy breaks with tradition and prepares a meal with a sauce out of a jar.

Photo of our two bread machines, with packaging from the commercial flours.

The Gluten Free Bread Flour Test

Smiffy makes gluten-free bread with two commercial flours, plus a mix from Lola Workman's Wheat Free World book. The conclusion is that home-blended flour from the book produces the best bread.

Published:

Thursday, 1st March 2007

Pork, Shitake Mushrooms with Amaranth Pasta

Breaking away from his usual maize-based gluten-free pasta recipe, Smiffy tries amaranth as an alternative pasta flour.

Fish and Chips, Gluten Free

Fish and chips, with a gluten-free batter.

Published:

Monday, 26th February 2007;
last updated on Tuesday, 27th February 2007

British Parliament Debates Coeliac Disease

On February 21st, 2007, parliamentary member for Ochil and South Perthshire, Gordon Banks, presented a debate in British Parliament raising awareness of coeliac disease/gluten intolerance.

Published:

Saturday, 24th February 2007;
last updated on Tuesday, 8th April 2008

Real Coconut Ice

Smiffy continues his essays in the making of frozen desserts with one based on coconut milk.

Published:

Saturday, 17th February 2007;
last updated on Wednesday, 7th March 2007

Sunnybrook's Gluten Free Shop

Another good source of comestibles for the gluten-afflicted.

Published:

Sunday, 11th February 2007

Gluten-Free Makeup - A Cautionary Tale

You don't have to eat gluten to get sick, as this article explains.

AllergyBlock

Food shop for allergy sufferers.

Published:

Sunday, 11th February 2007

Multilingual Gluten-Free Lexicon

A useful table of terms in various languages that would be of use to one following a gluten-free diet.

Published:

Sunday, 11th February 2007