On an adventure to Somerset last week, I turned into a big kid when we came across Styles, an ice cream vendor selling sheeps milk iced dessert by the scoop and in more than one flavour! Continue Reading…
I just got an email from my sister telling me about a new range of Jelly Belly’s – Beanatural. Being on a sugar free diet I can’t give these a go, however if you are looking for a dairy and gelatin free sweet these could be worth a try. Continue Reading…
Dessert/ Gluten Free/ Product review/ Soya Free/ Uncategorized/ Wheat Free/ Yeast Free
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Mix
Being on a gluten free diet doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on delicious foodie treats. This was confirmed when I tried out the new Hale & Hearty Rich Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Mix and took the results into the office.
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Raw Banoffee Pie
Mmmmmm still in heaven since tasting The Living Food Kitchen new Raw Banoffee Pie. Whilst on a fantatic weekend break to Hereford, fellow Fussy Foodie Claire all the way from London treated us to the delights of this raw dessert. Continue Reading…
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Booja Booja Truffles
Finally on a trip to London we managed to take a photo of the tastetastic Booja Booja Truffles – seriosuly these raw trufffles are amazing, so if you get to try some don’t miss out as they are well worth the £4.00. Continue Reading…
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Raw Desserts
A trip to London with my bestest friends, sailing up on the London eye and then trying these amazing raw desserts for the first time, life just doesn’t get any better. Produced by The Living Food Kitchen, these vegan and sugar treats are seriously amazing. Continue Reading…
If you like Alpro products and like me you love a freebie then you won’t want to miss out on the new Alpro Treats scheme. You simply collect codes from Alpro packs and save up for treats from cereal bowls and yoga mats (5 product codes) to Continue Reading…
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Vanilla Booja Booja
Well by now you know how much of a fan I am of Booja Booja Ice Cream well I just wanted to update on the latest flavour I have tried. Aptly named Booja-Booja Keep Smiling Vanilla M’Gorilla – really will keep you smiling. Continue Reading…
I have made a couple of agar jelly flavours and last nights one was pretty tasty so I thought I would share with you all. Agar jellies are really light and refreshing much more so than a normal jelly and from my experimenting so far they always set slightly softer than a normal jelly. Continue Reading…
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Lemon & Lime Mousse
I love the tang of citrus so after discovering the amazing properties of Agar Flakes, I couldn’t resist making a Lemon & Lime Mousse. It’s light and summery, plus being dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten and egg free its friendly for a whole host of dietary requirements Continue Reading…
I was very excited to come across a tasty ice treat at the weekend, made purely from fruit juice with no added extras (and a really great name) Bensons Chilly Billy Lolly is definitely a Fussy Foodie friendly treat I will be keeping an eye out for. Continue Reading…
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Egg Free Muffins
Here we go my first attempt at egg free muffins and it worked. What’s more these muffins are sugar free and gluten free too. I still can’t believe that the egg free muffins rose, like proper muffins and they taste good too, actually like a proper cake something I haven’t tasted for a long time. Continue Reading…
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Vegan Coconut Ice Cream
The sun was shining down on me and the tub of vegan coconut ice cream from Booja Booja was crying out to me from my freezer. So obviously in the name of Fussy Foodie research I had to crack open the tub and try some. Continue Reading…
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Booja Booja Ice Cream
Words can not describe how I am feeling right now, Booja Booja ice cream has to be the tastiest treat I have eaten for a long time – if ever, it seriously its that good. Not only does it taste great this dairy free ice cream, is also soya free, egg free, suitable for vegans and has no added sugar. Continue Reading…
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Egg Free Pancakes
I am so excited I have just eaten my first egg free pancake way to fast, got a bit over excited at the tastiness of it all. Seriously tasty, great texture (like a pancake) and so easy. I served mine with some fresh strawberries (first from my veggie patch), sprinkle of coconut and some linseed. I then tried a cheeky Continue Reading…
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No Added Sugar Cake
I have been meaning to post this No Added Sugar Cake recipe for a while, it came about after two special friends each baked me a special Fussy Foodie friendly cake for my birthday, they each were amazing but I thought combined together would taste even better so here is the result. Continue Reading…
This is a really easy mango fool recipe, with just a few ingredients and a couple of minutes you can have a tasty tangy treat. Continue Reading…
Feeling inspired today I really wanted to try a new recipe using Agar Flakes, so in need of tasty treat I created a Agar Mousse. After looking into various chocolate mousse recipes I came up with my own version and I am delighted to say the Agar Mousse tastes great and the recipe Continue Reading…
Well here in the UK the sun has really been shinning and desperate for something to cool us down fellow Fussy Foodie Claire and I made some sugar free ice lollies – and boy did they do the trick. I brought some lolly moulds from Ikea for a few pounds and have waiting for an extra sunny day to try Continue Reading…
Rhubarb is in the height of it’s season and with rhubarb crumble being a firm favourite, I thought I’d put together a fussy foodie friendly version. It’s really simple to make and once done, can be left to cook in the oven for 40 minutes whilst you bask in the early summer sun.
I had a play around in the kitchen today to make a cake that is both fussy foodie friendly and low GI. I managed to make a very easy low GI cake, using basic ingredients and no sugar, dairy, wheat or egg. If you can’t eat oats you could try using gluten free puffed rice cereal instead Continue Reading…
Feeling inspired last night as Phil and I with the lovely Claire tucked up on the sofa to watch Twilight DVD (was never going to be as good as the books), I thought I would try to make a mini sugar free fondue. Continue Reading…
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Free From Chocolate Bar Recipe
I was feeling inspired so created a Free From Chocolate Bar Recipe and for a chocolate bar that is sugar free, gluten free, dairy free its a real winner. I cant wait to make the next batch. This recipe was inspired by the Free from cheesecake base which a friend Continue Reading…
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Free from cheesecake
The recipe challenges continued at the weekend when I tried fantastic Free From Cheesecake recipe off Raw Food website: www.detoxyourworld.com. I had 9 people over for some lunch on Saturday and needed a Free From alternative Continue Reading…
Breakfast Recipe/ Dairy Free/ Dessert/ Dinner/ Egg Free/ Gluten Free/ Lunch/ No added sugar/ Snack/ Wheat Free
Pancakes – Egg & Dairy Free
Pankcake Day is with us tomorrow and so I’m putting my frying pan flipping skills to the test by whipping up some dairy free, egg free and wheat free pancakes. In accordance with my new regime, I did some research to find out if I could make egg free pancake batter and Continue Reading…
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Dairy FREE Truffles
With the build up to Valentines Day now in full swing, I’ve turned my attention to what to get for Tim. I find the valentines stuff in shops far too tacky and think a homemade treat says a lot more so I thought I’d give Dairy Free Truffles a go. Continue Reading…
For my first blog of the year I actually want to re-cap slightly on a post Miranda & I did about Mincement – sugar and meat FREE just before christmas . It was an absolute winner. At the time we also tried to make pastry and although it was edible and did the job, it still needed some perfecting. Continue Reading…
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Chocolate brownies – sugar free
So it’s the start of my recipe challenge and first up are Jamie Olivers chocolate brownies (Cook with Jamie – Fifteen Chocolate Brownies). Mission is to make sugar free, wheat free, dairy free chocolate brownies. So no small challenge there! Continue Reading…
In true Fussy Foodie style last night Claire and I attempted to make some Fussy Foodie friendly mince pies. We wanted the mince pies to be: sugar free, wheat free, dairy free but a tasty treat too. We made a sugar free mincemeat from scratch and then attempted a gluten free pastry! Continue Reading…
I like the taste and smell of bananas, however in their natural form I find them hard to digest so haven’t had them in my diet for about 8 months now. As you might have seen from from other my posts to date, I am a big fan of comfort food so when I came across a recipe Continue Reading…
I went to a dinner party the other night and was asked to bring a dessert. I had loads of apples in the garden and a few blackberries so after a few minutes of picking and a lot of bramble scratches later I had my harvest for the crumble. Due to my fussy foodie requirements Continue Reading…
Since realising my lactose intolerance, I have felt like I’m missing out everytime my sister Sarah eats her favourite cheesecake. I love the smooth, chilled texture of a cheesecake against the crunchy crumb of the biscuit base so I felt determined Continue Reading…
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Raw chocolate spread
I am still recovering from my bout of pure pleasure after eating the Raw Chocolate Spread I purchased from Raw Intent – makers of some sublime products for those with food intolerances. Claire and I went to a Food Fair and whilst most stalls we had to stroll on by Continue Reading…
I love comfort food, especially when it comes to chilly autumnal evenings where the best way to spend the evening is tucked in a special blanket on the sofa watching Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor whilst tucking into something soothing Continue Reading…
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Dairy FREE, Sugar FREE Ice Cream
I am so happy just managed to create a Sugar FREE & Dairy FREE Ice-cream on the first attempt and it was so easy. I have been searching for recipes for a while but they all have sweeteners or sweetener alternatives in and are either Sugar FREE or Dairy FREE not both. Continue Reading…