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Welsh Rarebit Spinach Rye Galette
2nd June 2017

When I invite people round for dinner I always seem to cook huge lumps of meat like some kind of caveman type so I thought I'd try something meat free …


Fodmap Friendly Ragu
12th February 2017

I think my ultimate comfort food is mince. I used to ask for mince and potatoes (with peas) for my birthday tea pretty much every year and I once made …


Vegan Jamaican Coconut Drops
19th December 2016

Don't coconut drops sound just delightful? Like something that falls from the sky at Willy Wonka's factory and might be made by teeny tiny sugar dipped elves? Well, actually they …


Fodmap Friendly Meatloaf
29th November 2016

One of the things about this whole fodmap diet is that the amount of meat I end up eating on it costs a lot of money on a small budget …


Slow Cooker Miso Beef Stew
7th November 2016

  One of the most frustrating things on this fodmap and low fructose diet is finding ways to flavour food. I can cope quite well (just the occasional swearing at my …


Lamb and Pumpkin Stew with Mint
3rd November 2016

When I was a kid (which is obviously a million years ago) squash was either a game yuppies played or a acidic orange liquid you diluted with water and gave …


Marrow and Ginger Jam
9th September 2016

I've been out of my usual haunts and habits of the kitchen and writing recently. I needed a long break not thinking about either to clear my head both professionally …


I Am Intolerant
25th October 2015

...Mainly to fodmaps, but increasingly to people making snippy little comments and writing comment pieces in national newspapers about 'faux' food intolerances because they aren't allergies. These kind of articles are …


Banana Crumble
27th September 2015

Some people eat oysters when there's a R in the month, but since I'm allergic to them I collect new food intolerances on those months instead. September is brought to …


Chicken Liver and Pumpkin Pate
20th September 2015

A recent health glitch involving the gallbladder I had removed when I was 18 means I've been stuck in the house recuperating for the last week or so. In between …


Coconut Spelt Tart
18th August 2015

I have to say, I don't really get the current coconut craze where it seems to be the new food Messiah du jour. I'm a fructose malabsorber so coconut milk …


Fodmap Tips and Tricks*
14th June 2015

I know I sound completely obsessed by Fodmaps at the moment and I think I probably am. You can't make a major dietary change and stick to it for life …


Rethinking Food
10th May 2015

You may have noticed there haven't been very many recipes on the blog recently and if I'm honest, that's not so much having writer's block but having the most complicated …


Slow Cooker Garlic Oil
1st February 2015

Today is a great day for me. It's the day I get to combine my two food obsessions and talk about slow cookers and FODMAPs. Basically this is a birthday …


Pork Fillet and Plum Casserole
21st September 2014

I have a notoriously delicate constitution. My innards tend to react like an angry toddler needing its bedtime over all kinds of things. Some of it is because I am …


Jamaican Orange Rum Marmalade
2nd May 2012

Walking through Brixton Market is a riot of fresh fruit and vegetables of all colours. Some are familiar, but sometimes your eye is caught by something you don't recognise, which …



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