City Living, Country Life – the best of both worlds
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…