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Saturday, 27 December 2014

Asda Free From Chocolate Sponge Cake

Covered in chocolate icing..............

...........and a chocolate fudge centre, not crumbly...........

........heat in the microwave for 30 secs or until the middle starts to melt..........

..........pour over some cream (Lactofree cream for me) or even add a scoop of your favourite ice cream!

Delicious!! Only £3 from Asda!

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Gluten Free Christmas Treats

I have started to stock up on some GF Christmas treats so that I do not miss out like I did last year, as it was my first GF Christmas I spent so much time trying different brands of mince pies that by the time I went back to stock up on the ones I liked they were out of stock.

These were in Asda for £1.50 so I picked up two boxes, one box is at my mums house for safe keeping, as I have already demolished the box I kept at home (I bought these about 2 weeks prior to December)

When I opened them I remembered that although they tasted good and have a good filling to pastry ratio, they were the ones with the soggy bottom!

It's not soggy as in doughy, but they are transparent as if the filling is ready to drop out at any minute

So yesterday I remembered where I bought the ones I liked last year, Wholefoods, so took a little detour on my way to work and picked theses up

Good old Hale & Hearty! As soon as I saw the box (although last year I think it was black) the pictures of the mince pies confirmed that these were the right ones.

Although the price on the shelf said £4.99 when I got to the till they were £3.89. Very pricey but well worth the money

Slightly battered but I'm sure they will taste as good as I remember, very tempted to go and buy another box.

Another thing that was sold out when I wanted it lasted year was the Lactofree Cream, I am yet to buy any as need to find out the shelf life and/or if it is freezable, failing that I have noted 4 to 5 different stores that stock it in my area so hopefully I will get hold of one (or two) before they all disappear.

Now I never use to eat Christmas pudding, mainly because most of them contain nuts, but not only did I find a GF and DF one, its nut free too, thank-you Asda (although I did see the Waitrose one first)

It's a small one, just enough for one portion, so I bought one for my little brother as well because he too is allergic to nuts so has never had Xmas pud before. These were £1.50 each.

When I saw these Mincemeat Crumble Squares in Asda I could not resist (bought the rocky road ones as well) and when I tasted them they did not disappoint

They did not stay in my cupboard for very long! At £2.00 I thought it was pricey, but again they were worth it and I will purchase another box to add to the treats at my mums house, then I at least have some variety over Christmas week.

Today (3/12/14) I picked up an Advent Calendar

At £2.69 it was the cheapest one I saw as it is free from gluten, wheat an dairy, however it does contain soya, it is towards the end of the list so I'm hoping it should be ok.

They had a larger selection in Wholefoods but at £4.99 I really didn't think it was worth it. I may go back in next week maybe and see if they have reduced the price.

Although these are not a Christmas treat per se, I picked up some Genius Lemon Cupcakes because I haven't had them since my first purchase and the Christmas packaging caught my eye.

I thought the lemon would be refreshing from all the chocolate and mince pies, except I know these won't last until Xmas week!

Enjoy your Christmas shopping!

Friday, 6 June 2014

Dohertys - Gluten Free Thick Pork Sausages

Every time I went to my local Asda and browsed the limited frozen Free From section, I would pick up these sausages and then put them back!

But on my last shopping trip my Mum picked them up and dropped them in the trolley for me and I'm glad she did.

There are 8 in a pack and they are quite large compared to your standard frozen sausage.

They smelled delicious whilst they were cooking and did not burst or release a lot of fat in the pan.

The taste was good, very meaty and filling. I had these for breakfast with baked beans and bread, but wished I had done a full fry up!

They were so good that I had them for lunch the next two day with chips! Also I found a gluten free baguette in M&S so I'm thinking hotdog with fries onions and ketchup for lunch today, YUM!

Will definatley purchase again as they are great to just pull out of the freezer and put straight in the oven to accompany many different dishes!

Breakfast - Eggs, Ham and Spinach

Breakfast - lactofree & udi's

Sunday Breakfast with Genius

Breakfast - BFree Wraps

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Genius - Chocolate Cupcakes

I have been wanting to try out the new Genius cupcakes since I first heard about them so was very excited to find them available in Sainsburys on offer at £2.00.

Each pack consists of 2 cupcakes

They look very tempting and delicious

Getting them out if the plastic container was a very delicate operation as I didn't want to get icing all over my hand before my first bite.

The cake looks soft and moist

That first bite was HEAVEN! The icing is just the right sweetness in combination with the cake that is not overpoweringly chocolatey.

There were no crumbs, it was the perfect texture for a cupcake!

Thumbs up to Genius!

Now how long can I resist the temptation to not only eat the second chocolate cupcake but to open the lemon cupcakes?

Prewett's - Jammy Wheels

Free From Cheese Crackers

Newburn Bakehouse - Blueberry and Cranberry Muffins

Waitrose Free From - Fruit Scones

Nairns Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks

Genius Croissants and Pains au Chocolat

Udi's Muffins

Snack - M&S Mini Coconut Macaroons

Friday, 23 May 2014

Free From Cheese Crackers

I was craving crackers and jam so went ahead and picked up these Free From Cheese Crackers at Asda, not realising that they were cheese flavoured crackers rather than crackers for cheese!!

No I didn't look at the ingredient!

Anyway, when you open up the box you wil find two foil packets

Which is good as it helps to keep them fresh.

There is a good amount within each pack

However due to the size if each crackers it is very easy to sit and eat them like you would a packet of crisps. Which I did!!

The are very moreish and also quite salty, so definitely would be best to pair it with some cheese, chutney, grapes etc.

With every cracker I needed a sip of my drink, but I just couldn't stop eating them until I realised I had eaten the whole thing!

Now with me being lactose intolerant it probably wasn't a good idea for me to even try these but thankfully my symptoms were not to major afterwards. However I definitely will not be eating the second pack just because I don't want to cause myself any problems.

But if you are able to tolerate dairy then definitely give them a try!