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Stacie Stewart, your ignorance is showing

March 21, 2013 By The Happy Coeliac 40 Comments

For anyone who missed the missable “Food Glorious Food” on itv last night, there were some pretty awful things said by one of the judges, Stacie Stewart, with regards to gluten-free (and general allergy friendly) food, as well as some references by the program makers to gluten/dairy-free as being “food fads”. You can watch the…

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Filed Under: Ranting Tagged With: allergy friendly, Food Glorious Food, ranting, Stacie Stewart

How to make eating gluten-free a nightmare: a guide for restaurants

March 3, 2013 By The Happy Coeliac 10 Comments

1. Don’t provide any useful information on your website, like a menu. Definitely don’t provide any allergy information. Force the customer to contact you. Extra points for having no e-mail address listed or a flash website that means you can’t copy and paste the e-mail address. 2. There are two approaches to crafting the most…

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Dear Tesco: it’s over

February 25, 2013 By The Happy Coeliac 6 Comments

[box type=”info_box” style=”box_light_gray”] Update: I have now started a Tumblr called Empty FreeFrom Shelves, hoping to highlight this problem on a larger scale. [/box] We’ve had a good run, Tesco, you and I. Fond memories back from when I was at school, going out for snacks, you were so convenient. You were so good to…

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The Oatening

October 22, 2012 By The Happy Coeliac Leave a Comment

Gluten-free rum balls

If suffering for one’s art is indicative of future success, then hopefully after my suffering last weekend my book will be a runaway hit! Just to update those interested in my upcoming book, “Gluten-free baking at Christmas”, the content is almost written, and I am now in the process of photographing each recipe. Then comes…

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Filed Under: eBooks, Ranting Tagged With: Gluten-free Baking at Christmas, glutening, oatening, rum balls

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Hi, I'm Sam, a Brit living in Haarlem, the Netherlands. I was diagnosed with coeliac disease in 2011, after which I started blogging as a way to help me cope with the massive lifestyle change that a gluten-free diet commands. Now I develop recipes, write cookbooks and try to enjoy life! Read More…

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