So, I’ve been toying with this idea for a while. Since moving to the country we have been buying more and more of our food from independent shops – bread from the bakery, meat from the butchers, fish from the fishmongers, cheese from the erm… cheese shop… not out of…
Current obsession: Whitworths shots – healthy snacks on the go
Regular readers will be more than aware of exactly how much I love Nakd bars, as an on-the-go gluten-free snack that I know isn’t going to deliver me one enormous sugar high and then subsequent slump. However, as a bit of a change, my coat pockets/bike basket/desk top have been…
Autumn pursuits: a sunday stomp and guilt-free hot chocolate
Come October, my favourite Sunday pastime is wandering aimlessly here: I have been stomping through this ancient Beech wood for the last 28 years. Nothing says home to me like this place. It is very, very, very special. Most cherished perhaps, because it was our family tradition to take off…
30-second review: gluten free 9 bars
So, I’ve been gluten-free for a while now. Not in a militant ‘not a husk of wheat must pass my lips’ (I have no diagnosed intolerance or allergy that could warrant this totalitarian approach), but saying that, now that I’ve been pretty much gluten free for 4-5 months when I…
CF Snapshot: the school under the bridge
As we are gearing up to Country Bebe starting nursery this autumn, with all the subsequent parental anguish of ‘our baby going off to nursery’ and worrying how he’ll cope with the transition… this article stopped me in my tracks. It’s a photo story from NBCnews.com about a school founded…
CF Eats: Raw Chocolate Mousse recipe
Before the sugar police interject, I realise that the inclusions of agave and maple syrup don’t strictly make this sugar-free; to clarify, I’m just talking about the really over-processed cane sugar in this recipe. Yes, of course maple syrup is a sugar, but it is a high-level, natural source of…
Gluten-free snacks and brands I love
So, over the past few months I’ve written a couple of posts about shifting my diet towards a gluten- and dairy-free approach. I’m not going to pretend this is because of any pseudo intolerances or allergies. I was just inspired by Natasha Corrett and Vicki Edgson’s cookbook, Honestly Healthy and…
CF Eats: Nakd bars
God, I love these bars. I have managed to get my son, boss and best friend addicted to them, so I thought I’d move on to all of you next. First I’ll run through their credentials: Gluten, wheat and dairy free; no added sugars/syrups; cold pressed not baked (to preserve…