Adventures in gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian living...

Adventures in gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian living

Wednesday 31 July 2013

Easy Corriander Pesto

This is an incredibly easy way of adding a bit of pizazz to your food (or to other people's food).

Ingredients:
- 1 bunch corriander
- approx 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds
- 2 cloves of garlic
- a squeeze of lemon juice
- a little flaxseed oil to blend

Place all the ingrients in a blender, and blend until roughly chopped and combined. depending on the quality of your blender, this can take between a few seconds to a few minutes.

Spoon over savoury dishes, such as pasta, or vegetable soup!


Friday 5 July 2013

Who Is Sam

A few years ago I was pretty much permanently sick - coughing up my lungs every day, no energy, and incredibly interrupted sleep.  I was having asthma attacks every ten minutes, panic attacks lasting a few hours at least once a week (often more), and was suffering stress on my heart, among other things.

After seeing a variety of specialists, I finally got some answers - I am highly allergic to casein (one of the proteins in dairy) and have coeliacs disease (i.e. severely gluten intolerant).  I also eat predominantly vegetarian (only eating meat when out and there are no GF/CF options).

Other allergies are milder, but I also avoid sulfates, sulfites, preservatives, artificial colourings (though red food colouring is FUN), MSG, and fish.

As a result, the question I am now asked is... So, what can you eat?

This blog is my answer to that question.