Our Free From Find of the Week!

Our Free From Find of the Week!

I’m always on the hunt for interesting dairy free foods for Cameron – I am never particularly inspired by the offerings of the free from section in my local supermarkets so regularly cast my eye along each and every shelf in each and every aisle as I shop, constantly on the lookout for something new; … Continue reading

Happy Dairy Free Birthday!

Happy Dairy Free Birthday!

    Cameron turned 14 a few days ago and I discovered these great chocolate letters and numbers from Silver Spoon to decorate his cake with – always a bonus to find something that is dairy free to use! The ingredients are all nice and simple; sugar, cocoa mass  and cocoa butter – all perfectly … Continue reading

Dairy Free Festive Nibbles

Dairy Free Festive Nibbles

I adapted these Marmite & Cheese Swirls from an Asda recipe – they are great for Cam to snack on at home and we take some along with us when we go visiting over Christmas so he has a safe dairy free festive nibble. They are so easy to make; just roll out some puff … Continue reading

Gingerbread Santas – Ho Ho Ho!

Gingerbread Santas – Ho Ho Ho!

Always on a hunt for lunchbox treats that are dairy free so delighted to find these festive chaps in B & M at the weekend – five stay fresh packs with three biscuits in each for just 79p – bargain! Produced by Hill Biscuits they are free from artificial colourings, flavours and preservatives and most … Continue reading

Helen’s Brilliant Bread Mix

Helen’s Brilliant Bread Mix

A while ago while we tried Cam on a gluten free diet for two weeks to see if reintroducing gluten had a negative effect on him – happy to report not but I did go out and buy several gluten free bread mixes to try as we did not particularly like any of the offerings … Continue reading

Chocolate Brownies – Dairy Free!

Chocolate Brownies – Dairy Free!

On Twitter I follow Camilla @Fabfood4all – she has some great recipes and I was particularly taken with a chocolate brownie recipe she posted that used Lotus Biscuit Spread – we had a jar in the cupboard so I thought I’d give them a go for the boys over half term. The recipe was easily … Continue reading

Dairy Free Millionaires Shortbread

Dairy Free Millionaires Shortbread

Back in the early days of Cam being dairy free I remember my mum buying a packet of dairy free Millionaires Shortbread as a treat – we all eagerly tucked in to show some moral support for Cam in trying this new free from world we found ourselves in – we were soon very disillusioned … Continue reading

An Apple a Day

An Apple a Day

Most of us know the old adage ‘An apple a day keep the Doctor away’, well I think a slight variation on the theme might ring true in this household. I have actually been learning a lot about apples recently thanks in the main to the nutritionist we saw earlier in the year. She suggested … Continue reading

Back to School

Back to School

Well the boys have settled back into school after the summer holidays and I’m adjusting to a quiet house again but I must confess that I do miss them both and the hustle and bustle of them being here during the long summer break. One thing I haven’t missed though is making packed lunches but … Continue reading