Happy Easter to you all from What Allergy? There are lots of companies making freefrom dairy and nut free Easter eggs out there including Kinnerton, Plamil, D&D and Celtic chocolates but for those of you who failed to get hold of one or just fancied something different, here is an alternative easy, quick and totally freefrom Easter treat idea. Brought to you with fruit and a … [Read more...]
Gluten, dairy, soya, corn and egg free pizza bases
Having a dairy and a tomato allergy and also a wheat intolerance can kind of put you off pizza; it would pretty much be my ultimate meal from hell. So I've never really experimented with gluten free pizza bases, although I know there are loads of different brands out there now. But last week, in the post, arrived a very interesting package from the lovely people at Venice … [Read more...]
Bird’s Custard powder invented because of egg allergy!
Today I thought I'd share a bit of food fact fun. Did you know that Bird's Custard, first invented way back in 1837 by Alfred Bird, came about because his wife could not eat the traditional custard which was made with eggs because she had an egg allergy? Useless fact number one, you never know when that might come up at the pub quiz. Over the years the company has been taken … [Read more...]
Christmas present idea #1 – Allergy free cookbook
This week the shopping bags produced pork mince instead of the beef mince that had been on the list. A catastrope, a dilemma, what to do with pork mince? I wasn't quite sure that chilli or bolognese would work but luckily this brilliant new cook book had just the thing. Pork meatballs Ingredients: All you need is: 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 500g/1Ib … [Read more...]
“I’m Hungry” by Tanya Wright – Discount to all subscribers
If you subscribe to the free what allergy weekly newsletter then you're entitled to a discount on the fantastic new allergy cook book, "I'm Hungry" by Tanya Wright. Instead of paying £10.50 you pay just £9! Saving the £1.50 postage and packing costs, which is a real bargain considering you get about 65 recipes for that price. All recipes are free from milk, egg, soya, wheat … [Read more...]