tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18387767278964637362024-03-16T18:51:06.857+00:00Sharabelle bakesLiving life with IBS and depression Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-68094132014759301682017-12-26T09:48:00.000+00:002017-12-26T09:48:43.625+00:00Christmas Dinner Review - Gluten and Dairy free<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wasn't looking forward to Christmas this year since it was the first one since dad had died. As someone with Mental health problems the festive season is not my favourite. From my own personal experience it brings out the worst not the best in people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this year I decided to hibernate with a stack of books and some good food, my own idea of personal bliss. The books turned out to be a great plan since the festive TV was so abysmal. The food however had mixed reviews. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started with my normal breakfast a lovely bowl of Scottish porridge, topped with fruit, yogurt, mixed seeds and a drizzle of honey. As a nod to my favourite Childhood Christmas memories I then had a little chocolate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For lunch I planned to cook Vegetarian Beef Roast severed along with baby potatoes and Brussels sprouts. I had really been looking forward to it, so was really disappointed when it finally came time to eat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perhaps I should really have taken a hint from the description of Vegetarian Beef roast, but somehow I missed that obvious clue. I found myself eating something that resembled and tasted of tinned luncheon meat. I had a flashback to my childhood and had a compulsion to slice it and serve in a sandwich along with a packet of crisps and a piece of fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never been a fan of vegetarian products made to look like meat or poultry, however I really love the Linda McCartney Sage and red onion sausages so had great hopes for my Christmas dinner. I really wish I had cooked them instead and had a non traditional lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Normally by the evening your so full of food you can't eat another thing. Only this time I was starving since I hadn't been tempted to eat any extra portions of my lunch. So I made myself scrabbled eggs on gluten free brown toast, which tasted amazing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another highlight of my day was <a href="https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/297673186">Tesco Free from Sticky Toffee Pudding</a> which I had along with <a href="https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/255212998">Alpro Dairy free custard</a>. Thankfully these are leftovers that I am really looking forward to eating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I hope everyone enjoyed their festive food. It does not need to be traditional it just needs to be something special</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-73029684875775426102017-12-16T17:27:00.000+00:002017-12-16T17:27:16.281+00:00Vegan Christmas dinner ideas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I dread the Christmas season every year, since most of the festivities revolve around food. I feel almost apologetic explaining my food intolerance's to people. I'm the awkward person who's food requirements need to be taken into consideration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While other people look forward to their works night outs or Christmas meals with friends , I end up researching the chosen restaurant menu's to see not what I want to order, but what meal I can actually eat. It's not a easy as you would think, as most vegetarian options include some form of cheese, or hidden Gluten. I never really enjoy what I end up eating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Being invited to family or friends house for Christmas dinner, fills me with anxiety and fear. I find it's more tactful to turn the invitation down, than try to explain my dietary needs. If you have family or friends with the same problems as I am, Ive found some tasty and interesting vegan recipes that would fit right in with a festive menu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.hotforfoodblog.com/recipes/2014/7/30/coconut-pancakes">Coconut Pancakes </a> - hot for food blog</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://veganuary.com/recipe-categories/vegan-christmas-recipes/page/3/#category-listing">Fig & Rocket Salad</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vegkitchen.com/recipes/white-bean-and-sun-dried-tomato-pate/">white Bean and sun dried tomato pate</a> - veg kitchen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pate or hummus are great served with oatcakes and spiced chutney. You could also serve roasted red pepper or artichoke on the side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk/recipes/aubergine-tomato-pine-kernel-rolls-choice-two-sauces">Aubergine, tomato & pine nut rolls</a> - Vegan Recipe Club</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beetroot-red-onion-tarte-tatin" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beetroot and red onion tart recipe</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - BBC Good food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gluten Free pastry is now easy to find in most supermarkets</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You could serve the same starter for the other guests, instead of stressing about making 2 separate ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If we are totally honest with ourselves, it's the side dishes that are the best part of Christmas dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-yorkshire-puddings">Vegan Yorkshire pudding</a> - BBC Food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/lemon-roast-potatoes/">Lemon roast Potatoes</a> - Jamie Oliver</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love using a lemon dressing with new potatoes, this recipe takes it to another level. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/paprika-roast-potatoes">Roast Potatoes with paprika</a> - BBC Good Food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I like using smoked paprika on potato wedges, it gives them a barbecue taste. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk/recipes/red-cabbage-beetroot-apple-saut%C3%A9">Red Cabbage, beetroot and apple saute</a> - Vegan Recipe club</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://veganuary.com/recipes/swede-dumplings/">Swede Dumplings</a> - Veganuary</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The side dishes have always been our families most favourite part of the Christmas meal. They add the festive into what would be a normal sunday dinner. I was one of those strange children who would eat my vegetables before the meat on my plate of food. I joke that am an accidental vegetarian. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk/recipes/artichoke-wild-mushroom-strudel">Artichoke & wild mushroom Strudel</a> - Vegan Recipe Club</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk/recipes/festive-shallot-chestnut-pie">Shallot and Chestnut pie</a> - Vegan recipe club</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/apricot_chestnut_and_76988">Apricot & Chestnut Aduki balls with gravy </a> - BBC Food</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An alternative idea for Christmas dinner</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://veganuary.com/recipes/pumpkin-macaroni-cheese/">Pumpkin Macaroni Cheese</a> - Veganuary</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/almond_lentil_stew_69086">Almond & lentil Stew</a> - BBC Food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Served with a broth </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://veganuary.com/recipes/cauliflower-red-onion-sweet-potato-kale-sesame-seed-and-sweetcorn-fritters/">Cauliflower & Sweet Potato fritters </a> - Veganuary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Personally am not a fan of the generic nut roast that always seems to be served as the vegetarian alternative for Christmas dinner. The majority of the ones you find in shops to buy either contain dairy or gluten, meaning they are inedible for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've also never been a fan of Vegetarian foods that are make to look like meat counterparts. Fake mince or Chicken do nothing for me, Id rather be more creative and use real vegetables and grains to make a stunning festive meal.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's no need to eat your dessert straight away, especially if it's a heavy Christmas pudding. Take a Christmas day walk first, to get back your appetite. Since I don't drink alcohol and much prefer a cup of tea with my dessert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk/recipes/vegan-chocolate-brownie">Vegan Chocolate Brownies</a> - Vegan Recipe Club</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chocolate-recipes/vegan-chocolate-pots/">Vegan Chocolate Pots</a> - Jamie Oliver</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've made a similar version of this recipe, just using silken tofu and melted chocolate. You don't need to add the other ingredients, however I like the idea of adding vanilla extract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Ice cream and Cookies</u> - For an easy to prepare vegan dessert, buy dairy free ice cream and serve with a Free from Cookie over the top or crushed and mixed into the ice cream. Drizzle this</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/251901/roasted-peach-sundaes/">Roasted peach sundae</a> - Warm peaches roasted with brown sugar are perfect topped with a dairy free ice cream. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-pralines/">Vegan Pralines</a> - Peta website</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://avirtualvegan.com/vegan-candied-nuts/">vegan Candied Nuts</a> - A virtual vegan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Buy a bag of sweet and salty popcorn, spread out flat on a tray or baking sheet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Melt a bar of dark or dairy free chocolate, using a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water. Don't let the water touch the bottom of the bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remove from the heat and drizzle chocolate over the popcorn. Leave to set, then with clean hands mix the popcorn together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>You can place in a glass mason jar, or a food grade cellophane bag. I love to tie ribbon around the top to give them a festive touch. The mason jars can also get the same treatment. These make a special homemade present</i>. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-39585276958290435832017-12-09T10:34:00.003+00:002017-12-09T10:34:55.236+00:00Gluten free Iced cranberry mince pies - Sainsbury's<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sainsbury supermarket has one of the most comprehensive ranges of Free From foods. There free from <a href="https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/Christmas/christmas-freefrom-christmas#langId=44&storeId=10151&catalogId=10123&categoryId=289336&parent_category_rn=65656&top_category=65656&pageSize=36&orderBy=FAVOURITES_FIRST&searchTerm=&beginIndex=0">Christmas </a> selection has also increased as well. When I think of Christmas festive food, mince Pies immediately pop up in my mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mince Pies are a main part of our British Christmas food traditions. Thought the ones we eat today contain no minced meat. The originally ones were filled with a mix of minced meat, suet, dried fruit and spices, which usually included cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Only the rich could afford to buy spices, so were served to guests as a status symbol to show their wealth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern mince pies thankfully no longer contain meat and the suet used is vegetarian not beef. Households would have there own special recipe of mince meat, with their preferred blend of dried fruit and spices. They could soak the filling in brandy or rum. If you chose to make your own it has to be mixed clockwise as doing otherwise will bring bad luck for the New year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mince pies became more available, as dried fruit and spices became cheaper to buy. Industrialisation also increased food production. Instead of making their own filling, many families could now buy it pre-prepared. I used to love making my own, they are especially fun to make with kids. They were especially tasty made with puff pastry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's great that the majority of supermarkets are now producing there own Free From brands of Mince pies, so no one is left out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The addition of cranberries to the mince pie filling makes for a lighter and fresh tasting pie. Some people have a love hate relationship with them. The dried fruit and spices are not to everyone tastes, though personally I love them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pie crust was perfect, you couldn't tell it made with gluten free flour. The only criticism I can make is that the layer of icing was too thick. It made them a little too sweet for me. To make them festive the top is dusted with in a little gold glitter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Christmas time is one of the hardest times of year for me, for a lot of reasons. Christmas reminds is of the people are who are no longer here. This will be the first one without my dad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It's a difficult time of year for those of us with mental health problems. My depression and anxiety get worse, I find busy shops and streets hard to deal with. My food intolerances increase my anxiety as well. I dread the idea of eating out or being invited to someones house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not everyone knows how to cater for those individuals with food intolerances. I often wonder how many people feel they can't or just avoid inviting them at all. There are so many foods that are naturally gluten and dairy free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Free from foods are now more economical and readily available in our local supermarkets. I've done some research and found ideas to share. Hopefully making it easier for everyone this festive season. </span></div>
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<img alt="Schar Gluten Free Pizza Base" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/g/v5/002/025/8008698002025_280_IDShot_3.jpeg" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Gluten, Wheat and Dairy free</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asda £3.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Make your own pizza, and cut into slices to serve as part of a buffet. Or rub in fresh garlic and brush on vegetable oil and make your own garlic bread, to serve with dips. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gluten, wheat and dairy free</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asda £2.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use rolls to make Gluten free sandwiches, it makes it easier to distinguish them from normal ones. Remember to use a separate board and utensils to make them, to avoid cross contamination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Free from gluten, eggs and Dairy</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asda £2.99</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Find in the freezer section. Perfect light and refreshing dessert to end a meal or serve buffet style. </span><br />
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<img alt="Linda McCartney's Vegetarian Cocktail Sausages" src="https://ui2.assets-asda.com/g/v5/302/320/5056053302320_280_IDShot_3.jpeg" /><br />
<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vegan cocktail Sausages</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asda £2.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cocktail sausages on a stick are a buffet staple. Put out some olives, roasted peppers or pickled onions, so people can make their own personal mini kabobs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using two separate coloured dishes, to distinguish between the ordinary and free from food items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Gluten, wheat and dairy free </u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Asda Santa's £1.20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Gingerbread men £1.50</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Great treat for kids young and old, fun Gingerbread to eat. If you're trying to amuse children set up a decorating table for them to have some fun.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gluten, wheat and dairy free</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Serve beside dairy free cheese and chutneys, so your guests can customise their own tasty bite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Gluten, and dairy free </u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Uses Sustainable palm oil</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tesco £1.60</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Traditional Oatcakes are make with rolled oats, so are naturally gluten free. If you have a serious allergy, Nairn also make a Gluten free produced in a sealed environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Be creative and serve your guests Mugs of soup, perfect for those chilly Winter nights. Serve with a spoon and garlic dough balls on the side to dip in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Free from Gluten, wheat and dairy</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use to make either sweet or savoury canapes. Fill with onion or tomato chutney. Try Thick coconut cream and a slice of fruit for a sweet version. You could fill these with a homemade chocolate ganache filling, then sprinkle on some icing sugar for the perfect sweet dessert. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Free from gluten, wheat and dairy</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another Gingerbread treat that can be served in a bowl for a party. Some people prefer a basic cookie biscuit instead of other sweet Christmas treats</span>.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Free from Gluten, wheat, dairy and egg</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't just concentrate on buying luxury buffet items. These rocky road bites are vegan friendly, making them a perfect free from party food. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cracker are a great store cupboard staple, for any unexpected food intolerant guests. Or buy to make them up their own personal Christmas food hamper. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Great food Spicy Green lentil & coconut bites</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These Falafel and lentil bites from Great food, are perfect party food. Falafel should be naturally gluten and dairy free. So are not just for those of us with food intolerances. You can serve them with sweet chilli sauce or mayonnaise with added lemon juice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Once in short supply, it became a Christmas stocking filler treat</i></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">coconut based dairy alternative</span></u></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Violife Christmas Dairy free & Vegan cheese platter</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheese and crackers for those individuals who don't like sweet treats and desserts. Serve with chutney on the side </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A Dairy free hot chocolate, with vegetarian marshmallows on top is the perfect drink during winter. A festive gathering or party doesn't need to just serve cold drinks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Our family tradition is to have a pot of homemade soup or stovies on the hob keeping warm, for any guests that come visiting. Both our easy to make Gluten and dairy free. Festive food is what you make it, don't be constrained by what you think is normal. Be creative and make your own family traditions. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The traditional eggnog recipe is a basic homemade custard, spiced and thickened with egg. Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are the main spices used, a</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dding alcohol is optional. you can serve it either hot or cold depending on your preference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though the recipe originated in the UK, it's more popular in the USA. The drink seems to be mentioned or featured in nearly every American Christmas movie. Frankly I had to look it up as I had no idea what was in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It sounds really similar in taste to a chai tea latte, one of my personal favourite hot beverages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This recipe takes a little time as, dates, cashews and apricots need to be soaked in brandy overnight. If you don't drink alcohol, you could use chai tea or just water instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-vegan-eggnog-recipe-3378061">Homemade Vegan Eggnog - The Spruce</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bailey's now have Gluten and Dairy free almond liqueur, that would work really great in any of the above recipes. Alcohol is one of my IBS triggers, so I don't drink it. Brandy, rum and whisky are the spirits used in the majority of the recipes I researched. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While I love the flavour combination used to make eggnog, I have a hatred of thick milky drinks they make me want to barf. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are a lot of eggnog flavoured recipes on line, just in case you don't like the taste or texture. Instead of wasting it, try baking with it instead. You can use it in recipes for pancakes, cupcakes and vegan mousse desserts just to mention a few. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made myself eggnog flavoured porridge for breakfast. I cooked the oats with adding in a little mixed cake spices. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I stirred in a mashed banana and topped with dairy free yogurt. For a final flourish I sprinkled on some mixed seeds and a drizzle of honey. It's the perfect breakfast for our cold winter Scottish weather xxx</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the weather getting colder I start to crave comfort food. Homemade soup has always been one of my favourite things to eat. My mum made the best, it was one of the first things she taught me to cook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shop bought soup never tastes as good as homemade, no matter what brand you buy. Making your own soup is easy and more cost effective. It's also a lot healthier as you know exactly what is in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used to buy my carrots loose and chop but now I have shaky hands, it's safer to buy them pre-chopped. Most supermarkets have fresh diced carrots and swede. You could also use a bag of there casserole vegetables as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the simplest soup you will ever make, it's one of my favourite to eat x </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I prefer to only blend half the soup, leaving some of the diced carrots and swede whole. The lentils help thicken the soup, making it a hearty meal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Buying Christmas presents for people with food allergies or intolerances, can be hard. Free From foods can be more expensive than regular varieties, so they are perfect gift idea. My mum always makes sure I have my favourite Dairy free Caramels filled Chocolates in my Christmas stocking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> This Christmas there seems to be a greater variety of free from food products available in our supermarkets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">There are gingerbread stars and christmas tree's to bake with the rest of the family. Selection boxes to put in their stockings. Mince pies and christmas cake to suite everyones taste. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">There are also plenty savoury ingredients to make your Christmas dinner meal perfect. There are gluten and dairy free pastries, so you can bake your own pies or tarts. Along with Gluten free crackers and dairy free Cheese. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- There cracker selection box would work great with starters or dips.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">£2.00 Genius Free from puff pastry</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use Gluten and dairy free puff pastry to make your own mince pies or Christmas pies. </span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Or try making</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/palmiers_83940">Palmier</a>, they easy to make and look impressive. You can make the sweet or savoury. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When people talk about not being able to cook, you just assume there not confident in their food knowledge. When I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia I discovered how much having a chronic illness could also affect my ability in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've had IBS for over 20 years, you never really get used to living with food intolerances. It gets worse as you get older. You can develop new symptoms and the food you can safely eat can change. I've always been lactose intolerant however 2 years ago I had to add gluten to my do not eat food list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm basically a lactose and gluten intolerant pescatarian, who follows a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-low-fodmap-diet">Low Fodmap diet</a> to manage my IBS symptoms. It's a bit of a mouthful to say, which means I rarely talk about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Low Fodmaps is short for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, which are more commonly known as carbohydrate. These are the foods that cause bloating and the excess gas, they irritate the digestive system triggering IBS symptoms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also have Acid Reflux and I'm on medication to reduce the amount of acid in my stomach. Which means there is another whole list of foods I have to avoid eating. Limiting what I can eat even more. The idea of eating has become boring.</span></div>
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I hate the feeling of not being in control of my own body. It can cause depression and anxiety, which is pretty common among individuals that have IBS. The main problem is they feed into each other. The digestive system is often referred to as the second brain. Our mental health can impact on our physical health, so being anxious or depressed can trigger my IBS stomach spasms. I practise <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/mindfulness.aspx">Mindfulness</a> relaxation techniques to help manage my mental health. </div>
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When I first started my blog I mainly focused on finding dairy free recipes that were both easy to make and tasty to eat. I wanted to share my baking triumphs and disasters, so people could avoid making the same mistakes I had. Since being diagnosed with <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Fibromyalgia/Pages/Introduction.aspx">Fibromyalgia</a> I now have a whole new set of problems.</div>
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The majority of people who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia have IBS, food intolerance's and mental health problems. The main symptom is chronic pain with no obvious source. I can get pain in my joints from doing nothing at all. Fatigue and muscle spasms are another of my problems. Creating a whole new problem I've never encountered before in the kitchen.</div>
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<b><u>Fatigue</u></b> - Sometimes I'm too tired to cook food. I avoid ready meals as there not good for IBS. It's best to eat food that's as close to it's natural state as possible. So I need quick healthy meals that are easy to make. Nutrition is important as those of us with digestive problems have poor/slow absorption of minerals and vitamins.</div>
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<b><u>Muscle Spasms</u></b> - Along with my hands shaking I can get muscle spasms in the legs and hands. I can't count the amount of drinks I've knocked over. Objects can fall out of my hands. I never thought I would be afraid of using a kitchen knife. </div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Fibro Fog</u> - Basically memory problems, I can forget I have food in the oven or a pan cooking on my hob. It's not the safest symptom to have. I regularly burn myself when I forget I've just taken a dish out of the oven.</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Nausea</u> - It's difficult to eat when you are feeling sick, however I've discovered it's easier to eat cold food than hot when I'm feeling nauseous. When you have IBS it's important to eat little and often, regardless of how I feel. Even if it's just a bowl of cereal and a piece of fruit.<br />
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Ready meals might seem easy, but they cost more to buy and never taste as great as the real thing. There also not great for your health as they are often packed with added sugar and salt. <br />
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There are plenty easy and quick meals that can be made, regardless of your health problems. For example Pasta only takes 10 - 12 Min's to cook, I boil the water in the kettle first to speed up the time. Drain and re-add to the pan and add enough sauce to cover, it won't take long to heat up.<br />
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Chop baby potatoes in half or quarters, they only take 10 Min's to boil on the hob. I like to toss new potatoes with a quick homemade lemon dressing.<br />
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Simple meals like beans or scrambled eggs on toast. You can't beat the childhood classics. <br />
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Rice is a great healthy food that can be quick to cook. I love frozen rice it steam cooks in the microwave, and is ready to eat in 3 minutes. Personally I think it's better than microwave rice, which is normally coated in oil to keep the grains separate. Rice normally takes 10 - 15 Min's to cook, frozen rice is just as good and less stressful to make.<br />
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I like to add some baked beans into <a href="https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-4-Mexican-Rice/355899011?from=search&tags=%7C105651&param=frozen+rice&parentContainer=SEARCHfrozen+rice">Morrison's</a> Mexican rice. Other supermarkets have their own brands. Tinned tuna and vegetables are quick and easy to add to bulk out the rice.<br />
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<a href="https://www.eggrecipes.co.uk/recipe-category/microwave-egg-recipes">Microwave Egg Recipes</a> - I eat Free Range local eggs that have the British Lion Stamp. Using the microwave cuts down on the chances of burning food by forgetting you have left it cooking.</div>
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- <u>Lentil style <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit;">Bolognese </span>Pasta</u>. Tinned green lentils are a great store cupboard staple to add to a pasta sauce or soups.</div>
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- <u>Spaghetti </u><u>Omelet</u> My favourite comfort food, great way to use leftover pasta. It sounds so wrong but tastes great.<br />
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<i>I might not be able to cook the way I used to, and realise my dream of having my own stall at a farmers market I've accepted that. It doesn't mean I'm a failure, because I can still use my blog to help other people. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of my favourite topics of conversation is food. I can get over exciting talking about food and recipes. I often take it for granted that people have the same cooking knowledge as I do. However I've come to realise that I was lucky to have a mum and grandma to teach me how to cook and bake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the years Iv discovered a lot of ways of how not to do things in the kitchen. For me kitchen disasters, are just a way of learning what not to do. This knowledge comes in handy when people ask me for advice. Scones is top of the list of recipe that I'm asked about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are 2 recipes below that I use, the second one is for soda bread. When my hands started to get bad due to fibromyalgia, the soda bread recipe was the </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">easiest </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">one to make. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes we have to adapt the way we could and bake to make up for health problems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Mindful baking</u> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I practise mindfulness to help manage my mental health problems. I try to add it to all aspects of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For me baking is a perfect way to relax. There is nothing more comforting than the smell of home baking filling your kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What we bake always turns out better if you take your time. My mum could always tell when I had a bad days by tasting what I had baked. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If it's going to cause you to much stress, don't do it. You can always bake ahead of time and freeze your scones till their needed. They can be defrosted overnight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>First step </u>- look out your ingredients and pre-heat your oven to the right temperature. Then sit down with a cup of tea and look over your recipe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Step two</u> - Weight out you ingredients into your bowl. Then have another cup of tea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Third step </u>- Mix the ingredients together and follow the recipe. Then place in your oven and set a timer with your baking time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Use a knife</u> to bring your scone dough together in the bowl. It keeps your hands clean and helps ensure you don't over handle the dough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Don't use a <u>Rolling pin</u>, pat out your scone dough for lighter scones. Rolling the dough will just knock out all the air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Sprinkle Flour on your <u>baking tray</u> this will stop your scones sticking to the tray while they bake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Wire rack</u> If you leave scones to cool on the baking tray or a plate, the heat will make them go soggy on the bottom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are best cooled on a wire rack. You don't need to buy one, you can use the wire rack that comes with your microwave or cooker oven. If you can't find anything similar, place them on a tea towel instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Fish Slice</u> If you don't have a pallet knife a fish slice will do work just as well for moving your scones, from your baking tray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Flour</u> absorbs liquid differently depending on where you live and the weather. You won't always need to use all the milk for the recipe, other times you might have to add a splash more.<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>No need to Sift</u> Modern flour does not need to be sifted when you are making scones. You can use a whisk to break up the flour instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">- If your </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">dough is too sticky,</u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> when you tip it out on to your work surface. Just sprinkle extra flour on the top and knead it in to your scone dough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">- Try not to </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">over work</u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> your dough. Just knead it enough so it's smooth enough to cut. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">- </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Cookie Cutters</u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> You don't need to have cookie cutters for making scones. You can use a glass instead to get a perfect round or cut them into triangles instead. Just pat the dough out into a circle, then cut into slices like a cake. Separate them when you transfer them to the baking tray so they bake evenly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">- </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Cutter</u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> Dip your cutter into flour to stop it sticking to the dough. If it does stick tap it down hard on the work surface to get it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">- </span><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">To glaze or not to glaze</u><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> You don't need to do an egg or milk wash on top of your scones before you bake them. It's just a personal preference, they will bake just as well without it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Raising agent</u> Even if you are using self raising flour it's best to add 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda. Scones are a quick bread recipe that doesn't use yeast, so the raising agent is important to get the same rise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- No two ovens are the same, some might take longer to bake. Once you've baked a few times, it's easier to work out if you need to reduce or increase your cooking time by a few minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Some ovens have a <u>hot spot</u>, so some scones might bake quicker than others. The easiest way to solve this problem is by turning the baking tray round half way through the baking time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- The best way to check if your scone is baked, is to<u> tap them </u>on the bottom to see if they sound hollow. Check the colour on top to see if it's golden brown first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Scones are easy to make vegan and dairy free. I prefer to use </span>soya<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> milk over other dairy free milks for baking. I've not tried to bake gluten free scones yet, however from my own baking experience I would add a egg or egg substitute to make them more stable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8 oz Self Raising Flour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Place flour, salt and bicarbonate into a bowl and combine together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- flour your work top and tip out scone dough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Knead till smooth, pat out till 1 inch thick. Then cut out scones</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Brush top of scones with milk or egg wash. Then bake in oven for 7 - 10 Min's</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Fruit Scones</u> - 1-2 oz dried fruit (any)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Oatmeal Scones</u> - Swap 2 oz of Flour for Oatmeal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Wholemeal Scones</u> - Use wholemeal self raising flour or use 4 oz white flour and 4 oz wholemeal flour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Banana Scones</u> - Add 1 mashed banana to the milk mixture</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Savoury Scones</u> - The basic scone recipe without the sugar is a great base to make your own savoury scones with. Just add 1 - 2 tbsp into the dry ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Chopped sun dried tomato's</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Chopped Black Olives </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Add chopped Chives to the Cheese Scone recipe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An easier way of making scones is by using a soda bread recipe. It's basically the same recipe,but it doesn't contain butter so no rubbing in necessary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used to make these for my dad, they were his favourite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Add all the dry ingredients to the bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Brush top of scones with milk or egg wash. Then bake in oven for 7 - 10 Min's</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tea_time_scones_77839">Mary Berry Scone recipe</a> - In Scotland we call these Rich tea scones, as 1 egg is added to the normal recipe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thepinkwhisk.co.uk/2012/12/day-12-christmas-scones.html">Mincemeat Scone recipe</a> - From the Pink Whisk blog. I made these last year, there a great tasting festive treat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://daisiesandpie.co.uk/lemon-and-poppy-seed-scones/">Lemon and poppy Seed Scones</a> - From Daisy's and pie blog </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scones are a great easy recipe to make with children, I remember teaching my niece and nephew how to make them. Just be prepared for strange combinations, if I remember the added chocolate chips in to theirs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you have a food intolerance there are certain things you miss more than others. One of those things for me is Jaffa cakes. So I was really pleased to find <a href="http://www.kelkin.ie/our-range/free-from-foods/treats/">Kelkin</a> gluten free jaffa cakes in my local morrisons. They are what I call accidently dairy free, they contain egg so they are not vegan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kelkin produce gluten free foods, so they advise that their products might contain milk, eggs or nuts. For insurance reasons food producers have to put this on their labels, incase there is cross contamination with the other products they make. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm only lactose intolerant so there okay for me to eat, if you have a milk allergy they may not be suitable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taste wise they reminded me exactly of the original Jaffa cake. The base a soft cake, the layer of orange jelly made using pectin from fruit and finally the layer of chocolate on top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 3 layers are a perfect balance, the only problem is there gone in 2 bites. It took a lot of willpower to not eat the whole box when I got home. The orange jelly layer is made from orange juice, and lets not forget that chocolate is made from a bean. S</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o the jaffa cakes could technically be counted towards your 5 portions of fruit a day. It's practically a health food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There has been a big debate among vegans over whether honey can be eaten or not. Since technically the Bees make the honey, so taking it from them is considered as exploitation. One article I read even went so far to say it should be considered as animal cruelty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Other arguments made say bees pollinate the majority of our vegetable and grain harvests. Some producers have their own bee hives just for pollinating their crops. Which could also be considered exploitation. So how far do you go?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I first started researching dairy free recipes, after I became lactose intolerant. It was thanks to vegan blogs and websites that I rediscovered my love of baking and cooking. However a few of the comments pages really disturbed me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One women had asked the simple question<i><u> can I eat honey. </u></i> To put it in context, she had just recently decided to become vegan for ethical reasons. She was asking simply for information. Some of the replies where really nasty. I wont going into detail, but they were less than friendly ways of basically saying she can't couldn't herself vegan if she ate honey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was really surprised, why would they treat her this way? All she had done was ask a simple question. Wouldn't you want to help someone out, in support of your ethical beliefs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems to be part of a trend. There is a belief that the best way to highlight the cause is to use shock tactics and statements. Which I disagree with, as personally these turn me off and make me switch the channel. In fighting to stop animal cruelty caused by farming, they forget to show equal empathy towards their fellow humans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Negative campaigning does not work. Showing shock images and venomous comments only turns the viewer off. I once received mail through the door on animal cruelty. The outside of the envelop showed a photo of an abused and started dog. I have long term mental health problems and the image really disturbed and upset me. It was one of my bad days and it made me angry. There are other more vulnerable people out there. Do they really need to see those type of images without their consent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using positive statements and imagery is more likely to engage the reader. Showing how much better life is for the animal, the environment and the health of the individual will gather more support for their movement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Encouraging individuals to go vegan for a month, or try a vegetarian diet first, has a greater chance of changing people's diets. The recent trend of celebrities following a vegan diet for their health has shown this works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am not a vegan, however I respect and admire their ethical views. I am a lactose and gluten intolerant pescatarian. Though Vegan blogs have helped influence my relationship with food and the problems of our consumer culture. Which in turn has led to my own research and become more knowledgeable on the subject. I might not be vegan but veganism has changed the way I eat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I make a point in my blog of not describing myself as a vegan, as I find it disrespectful to vegans. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think it's important to be clear on this point. I also like to note the difference between having a vegan diet and being a vegan. Those following a vegan diet are doing so for health and not for to ethical reasons. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I personally take a holistic approach to my health, if something I eat makes me ill then I'm going to listen to my body. Humans and other animals were never meant to drink milk from other species, which is why so many of us are lactose intolerant or have milk allergies. Especially among people from Asia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't eat meat or poultry because my digestive system really doesn't like it. I could have left it there, but after reading vegan blogs I discovered there were other hidden <a href="http://www.dummies.com/food-drink/recipes/vegetarian-vegan/hidden-animal-ingredients-in-foods/">animal derived ingredients</a> that were in our foods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've since turned my mother of jelly babies, after I told her how gelatin was made. I have became more knowledgeable on environmentally problems. How our consumer culture demand for cheap palm oil has caused mass destruction of our rain forests all in the name of profit. Destroying the natural habitat of the Orangutans and other animals. Leading them to now be added to the endangered species list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It shows that it is not only our consumption of animals products that has led to animals suffering. The bigger debate is how our demand products and lower prices is damaging our self's, wildlife and the planet. We have lost our connection with the food we eat, and in turn our respect for our food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The great honey debate is just one example of this. Is honey vegan? If we go by the definition of veganism then that would be NO. However there is one phrase that stands out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking at the question from an environmental point of view, would the plight of the bee be making the news if we didn't love honey. There are currently petitions to the EU to ban pesticides that harm the bees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are often items on the news of bees making homes in unfortunate places like cars and homes. Bee keepers are skilled at moving them with no harm. In the past exterminators would have been called instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The majority of Bee Keepers in the UK are hobbyists, who have a real love for conservation of the species. There are around 275 Species of bumble bee world wild, with 25 of these found in Britain. We have lost 2 species since records began in the 1940's. With out these bee keepers how many more would have been lost to pesticide use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bee products have been used for their medicinal properties for thousands of years. I personally use the honey for the sore throats I get, due to my acid reflux. Honey has natural antibiotic properties. Honey can be used to help treat burn victims. Eating local honey has also been seen to help hay fever suffers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I take a lot of medication to manage my mental and physical health problems. Medication that might have been made using animal testing or ingredients. For me it would not be practical to be able to go 100% vegan. There are no alternatives for me to take and my health would suffer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">So the question is this can someone call themselves vegan, if they use honey for medicinal reasons. I think they should, but others might disagree. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Regardless of my opinion the great honey debate will continue to go on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/17/ethical-living-eating-honey-lucy-siegle">Ethical living- Should Vegans avoid eating honey</a></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Pasteurisation </u></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- When a food item, like milk, is heated to 72 Celsius for a minimum of 15 seconds to kill any harmful bacteria it may contain.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Homogenisation </u></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- When milk was sold in bottles the cream would separate and float to the top. My grandad used to use the cream for his morning porridge. Today milk is now processed under high pressure to combine the two together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- There are competing arguments over whether skimmed milk is healthier or not. Some feel you do not get the same nutritional value, however many producers fortify their milk to ensure it contains the same amount of vitamins and minerals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's not something that people usually think about when pick up a pint of milk. Most people seem to believe that female cows just produce milk all the time, in the same way that hens always produce eggs. It's something we all take for granted However this is not true, just like humans adult female cows only produce milk when they are pregnant. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today's cows have been selectively breed to produce more milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We all have this fantasy farm in our head, where all the calves stay with their mother and are only separated at milking time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Their calves are usually removed 24hrs after they are born. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cows are a social animal, removing their calves can cause them distress.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The adult female 2 - 3 months later are then artificially inseminated again. This is to ensure they keep producing milk. Like humans it they are pregnant for 9 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dairy cows are referred to as the hardest worked animal in farming, and are usually worn down by 5 years of age. In comparison a domestic cow can live for up to 20 yrs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalreports/dairy-industry-sector-report/milkandanimalwelfare.aspx">Ethical Consumer</a> highlights the different animal welfare in <i>organic farming</i>, where the calves our weaned on natural milk preferable maternal milk for up to 3 months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In comparison a normal domestic calves would feed from their mothers for up to 9 months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Only the female calves are needed by dairy farmers, leaving the dilemma of the male calves. Dairy cows are bred for milk production not meat, so some farmers consider the males calves as useless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f2526; font-size: 18px;"><i>"Male dairy calves not used for beef or breeding are sometimes shot soon after birth, as they are not considered to have any economic value. This raises a difficult ethical issue because of their short lives. However, it shouldn’t be an animal welfare problem, providing the calves are handled carefully and killed humanely. We are also concerned if after birth they are given suitable care and colostrum (first milk).</i>"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f2526; font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/dairy/keyissues">source Rspca</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some male calves are kept for breeding purposes. The bulls are usually allowed a few females, while the rest of his sperm is taken for artificial insemination. Some farmers raise the rest for beef.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Veal a very controversial, as many animal rights activists see it as being cruel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i>Veal is meat from young calves, that are slaughtered when they are about six months old. It suffered an image problem for many years because of ethical concerns about the European white veal industry. However, British rosé veal (veal produced to the highest welfare standards) is a natural by-product of the dairy industry. It has pink, not white, flesh and is tender and delicately flavoured. Cuts include mince, escalopes, rib chops, T-bone, and shoulder.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It should be noted that animal welfare is higher in the UK is than Europe. Over and above EU laws and regulations for the industry. Veal is a more popular meat in mainland Europe, unlike the UK. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- </span><a href="https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/veal-calves/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Compassion in World farming</span></i></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">" </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eating meat; fish and dairy causes environmental destruction, damages human health, contributes to global hunger and inflicts immense suffering on billions of animals across the world"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vegans have been the main animal welfare protesters, against the milk industry. However due to climate change there is now a new base more environmentally concerned about the side effects of the industry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The rise in people switching to dairy free milk has also caused some environmental concerns. Soy milk production as been linked to deforestation and human rights violations. Indigenous people removed from their own land to make way for farm land. The production process also uses large amount of electricity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As someone that is lactose intolerant, I like to make sure the food I eat and drink is from a sustainable source. The palm oil industry has already shown how a vegetarian product has a negative impact on local environment and native animals. Many now on the endangered list. You can't assume that a vegetable based product hasn't caused animal cruelty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As someone who has had IBS for over 20 years now, I have learned that it is important to know what's in our food, where it's produced and which country it is made. It's only by knowing this information that we can make an educated decision about the food we eat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">-<u> What's in our foods.</u> Read the ingredient label to make sure it safe for you to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>How it's produced</u>. Has it been made in a free from environment. Is it free range, or have an animal welfare maker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u>Where it's made</u>. Is it locally grown. Were the ingredients imported from another country. Made in the UK doesn't mean the ingredients came from the UK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.milk.co.uk/about-us/">The Dairy Council</a> - 90yr history of Dairy council</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.thisisdairyfarming.com/discover/cow-health-welfare/">This is Dairy Farming</a> - Red tractor sign is now used to indicate higher quality and animal welfare. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.milk.co.uk/world-milk-day/">World Milk Day</a> - A useful page to see the health benefits of milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4856302/M-S-revamps-dairy-farms-Mail-s-expose.html">Daily Mail article</a> - Article on animal welfare in M&S Dairy farms. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.whitelies.org.uk/animal-welfare/faqs-dairy-cows">White lies</a> Viva is a registered charity In there own words</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't remember how it started, but it ended up as a joke between my mum and I. All the things that you can do with bicarbonate of soda. Every time we needed to do something in the house, "get the bicarb out"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why bicarbonate of soda? It's a chemical compound that's a type of salt. Historically it's been used in one form or another since the Egyptian times, when it was used in natural form as Natron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's seen as Eco friendly, which is something we all need more of in this world. It's the one kitchen item you can use to bake a cake, then clean the oven it was baked in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Chopping Board</u>:</b> To get rid of strong smells and odours from your chopping board, sprinkle on 3 tbsp of Bicarb followed by enough water to moisten. Leave for 15 Min's, the rub well clean then dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Worktops</u>: </b> Use the same principle as above, to clean down your worktops. Only use hot water instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Microwave</u>: </b>Fill a mug half full with hot water, then add in 2 tbsp of bicarb. Place in your microwave and nuke for 15 Min's. Then wipe down the inside, to clean it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u><b>Drains</b></u><b>:</b> Put a handful of bicarb down your sink plughole. It helps clean it and get rid of unwanted smells. Leave for 15 Min's the wash through with hot water. To clear a blocked drain pour vinegar after the bicarbonate of soda and leave as long as possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u><b>Oven Cleaning</b></u><b>:</b> Make a paste of bicarbonate of soda and water. Scrape the worst off first, then rub on the paste and leave on overnight. Wipe off the next day with hot water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u><b>Hands</b></u><b>:</b> Sprinkle onto damp hands and rub together, it helps get rid of fish and onions smells when you are cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <u><b>Fridge</b></u><b>: </b>Leave an open container of bicarb in your fridge, and it will absorb any smells or strong food odours. It should last for about 3 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Pots</u>: </b>Used in paste form it can clean and buff up silverware and copper pots. You could added lemon juice and a little oil to turn it into a polish as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Kitchen Garden</u>: </b>Sprinkle 1 tbsp of bicarb onto the roots of tomato plants when your potting them up. It should help reduce the acid in the tomatoes that grow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- <b><u>Cabbage</u>: </b>Add 3 tbsp of bicarb to the cooking water of your cabbage. It will reduce the gaseous side effect, eating it will cause the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>-</b> <b><u>Dried Beans</u>:</b> Add 1 tsp of Bicarb to the water you soak your dried beans in overnight. This will help soften them, reducing the cooking time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Instead of buying expenses sports drinks, why not make your own and save some money.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mix together then put in the fridge to chill. Use a reusable drinks bottle, to help cut down on plastic waste. </span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A traditional old fashion sweet. There was one called the dipper when I was a kid. It came with a lolly pop that we could dip into the sherbet. It also works great with liquorice. A fun recipe to do with kids.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's the same ingredients they use to make the sour coating on sweets and candy. You could try adding flavours, however they need to be in powder form like spices or freeze dried fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Oh dear I sound like I need to be rubbed out and drawn in again. I have Fibromyalgia and there are a lot of symptoms that relate to it. One of these is sinus problems, so I use bicarb to make a saline solution for nasal irrigation. What can I say, bicarbonate of soda is really handy to have around the house and kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had a duuh moment, the idea is so simple I can't really call it a recipe. It's just so obvious, I really can't believe I didn't think of it before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, my life has changed a lot. I have gone from being an enthusiastic cook, to someone afraid of using a knife. The Fibro means my hand can often shake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I tried using my blender to chop my veg, which worked great. Until it came to cleaning it, when I cut my hand on the blade. I have had to adapt the way I cook, to make it safer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Frozen chopped vegetables are available in every supermarket and there is now a wider range of available. From simple bags of frozen chopped carrots, to mixed vegetables. My nearest supermarket Morrisons, now have chopped sweet potato. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are also now more affordable, making them ideal for cooking with. Frozen vegetables are just as good as fresh. In some cases they are better, since they are frozen straight after being picked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can make a pan of frozen vegetables soup for less than it would cost to buy a tin of soup. The other benefit of frozen veg, is that it helps cut down on food waste. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You could use a single whole mixed bag, or combine 2 separate types of mixed frozen veg like carrots and leeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and blitzed smooth with a hand blender. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The key is to make sure you do not put too much water in your pan. You can always add more later if your soup is too thick. Really wish I had remembered that myself, I added in extra lentils to thicken mine. You can add salt and pepper to suit your tastes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Add more of your mixed vegetables to the soup, I blitz again once cooked.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/411381-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-eating-nuts-seeds/" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Health Benefits of eating Seeds</b></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Seeds are not just for breakfast, I've found lots of ways of using them when preparing food. There a great natural way of replacing vitamin pills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't really believe in taking vitamin pills, unless they are specifically recommended by your Doctor. My Doctor advised me to take calcium pills since I'm lactose intolerant. However trying to find a brand that does not contain lactose is really hard. Which kind of defeats the point. So now I try and get my calcium from my food and by eating fortified non dairy products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Seeds contain more fibre per ounce than nuts. </span><br />
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- <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Use Sesame seeds instead of tahini when making hummus or other dips. Tahini is made by processing sesame seeds, eating the whole seeds is healthier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Soups: Use mixed seeds instead of croutons, to sprinkle on top of your fruit. There a good substitute is you gluten intolerant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Breakfast: Sprinkle seeds over your breakfast cereal, or use to top your yogurt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Snacks: Add mixed seeds into your home flapjacks or muffins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beetroot_seed_cake_50355">Beetroot Seed Cake - Nigel Slater</a> BBC Food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/carrot_and_poppyseed_72665">Carrot and Poppy Seed Salad</a> Mary Berry BBC Food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.tarladalal.com/Jhat-pat-Baingan-Subzi-260r">Jhat-pat Baingan Subzi - Aubergine recipe</a> Tarla Dalal brilliant resource for Indian recipes </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veganricha.com/2017/06/gujarati-potatoes-bateta-nu-shaak.html">Gujarati Potatoes with sesame seeds</a> Vegan Richa another great website</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.tarladalal.com/Vegetable-Burgers-141r">Vegetable Burger recipe - Tarla Dalal</a> - I Use rolled oats or polenta as a substitute for bread crumbs. Helps keep the recipe Gluten free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've grown up loving oatcakes, one of our traditional Scottish food products. We used to eat them with cheese, or served with soup instead of bread. They are also a great served with homemade Scottish Stovies. Personally I love them topped with hummus and sweet pickle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since I gave up Gluten to help manage my IBS, I switched to oatcakes because they are a lot cheaper than Gluten free bread. Real oatcakes our naturally gluten and dairy free, however I always check the list of ingredients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The majority of their products are vegetarian and vegan. They have now also added a </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nairns-oatcakes.com/our-oaty-food/gluten-free">Gluten free - Nairn</a> range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Along with their traditional oatcakes, they also make a sweet biscuit version. The most recent one Iv discovered are the fruit and seed oatcakes. I love eating seeds, there a great way of adding vitamins and minerals to my diet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The fruit and seed oatcakes tastes lovely, and are not to sweet. I can even pretend their healthy, since oats and linseed's are great for those of us with IBS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also really enjoy the dark chocolate chip oat biscuits. There a great way of getting my chocolate kick, whenever I need it. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-3339004227082105902017-08-31T08:06:00.002+01:002017-08-31T08:06:51.459+01:00The Truth about Eggs<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems today that people have lost their connection to food. They don't seem to know where their food comes from. We buy our food conveniently package.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was lucky growing up my grandad used to be a farmer, and his cousin still farmed cattle. My dad and grandad loved gardening, they grew fruit and vegetables along with other plants. There is nothing like eating fresh picked peas from the pod. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We grew up knowing where our food came from. It certainly did not come from battery farms. Our mass consumer culture created the rise of mass production farming. Globally there are 9 billion chickens, that's 3 for every person. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a movement in the UK, to stop all battery hen farming. Due to the lack of animal welfare that occurs. These animals do not have a life, as there trapped in cages and never see natural light. When they can no longer lay enough eggs to be considered productive, they are killed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some individuals now adopt these hens before, they are slaughter. So they can enjoy the little life they have left. (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37484147">Rescued Battery hens</a>) A knitting club made jumpers for them. It might look funny but they are badly needed, as battery hens have a habit of picking out feathers. Many farms take the tip of their beaks off when they are chicks, to stop this problem. A practise that many find abhorrent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Early humans learnt to farm to ensure they would have enough food. Chickens have changed over the centuries by selective human breeding and not by natural evolution. Normal birds wouldn't lay an egg every day. These eggs are not fertilised so would never turn into a chick. Which is why vegetarians eat them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some normal behaviour still exists, as battery farming is historically a recent development. Any caged animal that can't act normally suffers mentally and physically. (</span><a href="https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/layinghens" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RSPCA</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently in the press, eggs from the continent were found to be contaminated with pesticides. Salmonella is also a worry for some individuals, one I can understand since having experienced e-coli food poisoning. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Raw eggs are not recommended for the elderly, children or pregnant women.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Cooked eggs should be safe, as the salmonella is on the egg shell. To be safe always wash your hands after handling eggs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In response to public health fears the <a href="https://www.egginfo.co.uk/british-lion-eggs">British Lion </a> standards mark was created. At least 90% of British Egg farms are part of the scheme. Each egg is dated and marked with a number of the farm it came from. So they can be traced. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This is one of the great examples of people power in action. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The scheme makes our food safety standards one of the best in the EU if not the world. For the first time this year <a href="https://www.egginfo.co.uk/egg-facts-and-figures/production/free-range-egg">Free Range</a> eggs outsold battery hen eggs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's great news, however eggs from outside the UK still end up in our food chain and we have no way of knowing if they came from battery hens. It's foods that have eggs as an ingredient that are the hardest to check, like cakes. Food labels might say they were made in Britain, but this is misleading as the ingredients will have been sourced from other countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Some supermarkets are now adding free range to there food labels, making it easier for us to check. But still more needs to be done. How are we supposed to make an ethical decision about our food if we don't know whats in it? </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkadvice/11411975/What-are-the-most-ethical-eggs-you-can-buy.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What are the most ethical eggs you can buy</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> - This telegraph article helps explain the often bewildering range of eggs that are now on our supermarket shelves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I only buy free range eggs from Scotland. I try to shop as ethically as I can. Buying local helps cut down, on the food I buys global food print. It also helps support are local farmers and food producers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In the end I believe we should know more about our food and where it comes from. I want to know what I'm putting into my body. Labelling needs to be more honest, only by doing that can be made a truly ethical decision about are food.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-82542947158924532662017-08-17T15:24:00.002+01:002017-08-17T15:24:40.078+01:00Rhubarb Rice pudding - dairy free<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This recipe came about by accident. I'd been stewing some of my own homegrown rhubarb, to make a fruit compote only to find it released a lot of water. I had soaked the rhubarb first to clean it, which led to the problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watery fruit compote isn't brilliant, so I strained it through a sieve instead. I was then left with at least 300 ml of rhubarb juice. I just thought What if? The jar of rice was right in front of me, so I decided to give it a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I followed a normal baked rice pudding recipe, but substituted the milk for the rhubarb liquid instead. I didn't have pudding rice, so I used normal white rice. I think it works just as well. I set the oven on low and left it to cook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once the rice pudding was baked, I then added the rhubarb compote back into it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adding fruit into a dairy or dairy free milk normally causes curdling, so making it this way is so much easier. Even though I had added sugar the rice pudding was very sharp, so I served it with my favourite dairy free coconut yogurt on top. Then finished it off with some granola and mixed seeds, for a healthy breakfast treat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really love this recipe. The tartness of the rhubarb, the creaminess of the yogurt and the crunchy texture of the granola.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'm happy to say this was probably one of my better What If? inventions. I'm not sure if it would work with any other fruit, but hey ho there's nothing to lose by trying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of nature's best relationships, is that of bee's and the plants. It's thought to be million of years old. Plants have cleverly adapted themselves since then. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Flowers developed a sweet smell even the leaves changed to attract</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the bees and other insects to visit. The aim was to make it</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> easier for their pollen to be transferred. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's hard to believe that something that we don't consider to be sentient, can be so intelligent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bee's are important crop pollinators, which is why it's important for commercial agriculture to be aware of which pesticides kill or harm them. Pesticides are one part of the reason for the decrease of bee's in our country and worldwide. There is a thought that if a pesticide can kill bees, then it can harm humans and other animals as well. The health of bees in the area are used as a gauge of health of the environment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Beekeepers can make money by pollinating crops for farmers and making honey. They use smoke to calm down the bees, which masks the smell of their scent alarm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An important part of their job is to look after the welfare of their bees. This includes continually check them for pest and mites. While also making sure they have access to enough food. The hive needs to be high of the ground, to keep help keep them dry and deter ants and mites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A way of making sure they have enough food sources is to move the hive around. Being able to move them to different farms to pollinate crops, aids both the farmers and the bees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once they have collected their pollen, they leave a scent behind so other bees know the nectar has gone. I personally had never thought of how bees knew what flowers pollen had already been collected. Bees are a lot more sophisticated than I originally believed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> It's estimated that at least a 1/3 of all vegetables and fruits worldwide are pollinated by bees. Which approximately would account for at least 50-60% of the world food supply.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>sustained farming practices as far back as 4500 years"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bee products have been used for their medicinal properties for thousands of years. I personally use the honey for the sore throats I get, due to my acid reflux. Honey has natural antibiotic properties. Honey can be used to help treat burn victims. Eating local honey has also been seen to help hay fever suffers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are often items on the news of bees making homes in unfortunate places like cars and homes. Bee keepers are skilled at moving them with no harm. In the past exterminators would have been called instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The majority of Bee Keepers are hobbyists, who have a real love for conservation of the species. There are around 275 Species of bumble bee world wild, with 25 of these found in Britain. We have lost 2 species since records began in the 1940's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I was in Sainsburys during the week and discovered they have a new range of Free From Chocolate bars. I'm really impressed, the majority of supermarkets retailers have their own Free from small chocolate bars. However I've never seen a range as wide as Sainsbury's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">It's great to see a food retailer catering to consumers who have food allergies or intolerances. I then went to the cafe for a pot of tea. I found a choice of 2 Free From options. Mini Cherry Bakewells and a Chocolate Brownie, both Gluten and dairy free. I passed these up and had a bread roll with strawberry jam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">It reminded me of the Jam pieces we used to eat for a snack when I was a kid. Normally we got them as a snack, after we came back in from playing outside. It was the perfect thing fill us up till tea time. A jam piece is Scottish for a Jam sandwich. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My personal favourite is there chocolate orange bar. The orange flavour has a lovely citrus burst, which pairs perfectly with chocolate. I can't wait to try the others. It's good to find an affordable range of Free From chocolate x</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I discovered flaked rice a few years ago, up and till then I'd never heard of it. It can also be called Flattened Rice. It was a new product, so I had to try it out for myself. The great thing about Flaked Rice is that it cooks a lot quicker than ordinary rice. You can make it on the stove top in 8 Min's, or you can cook for longer in the oven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speed is a great selling point, another is that it is accidentally Gluten and Dairy Free. It is also really easy to cook. Making it one of my go to comfort foods. After writing my Rice dessert recipes blog post, I have been craving coconut rice pudding. So bought a tin of coconut milk, and made some today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used my coconut rice milk to cook it, then folded in some of my Alpro Coconut Yogurt as well once it had cooled down. Then topped with mixed seeds and a drizzle of syrup to make it a lovely light dessert. Unlike normal rice you can eat pudding rice either hot or cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always have marmalade on rice cakes along with my breakfast in the morning. I'm very particular about the type of marmalade I like. I love the kind with Peel in it. It also must have a sharp citrus taste. Dundee in Scotland has a long tradition of producing marmalade, so it's probably a Scottish obsession. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I was very disappointed when I tried out Morrisons thick cut marmalade. It has a nice amount of peel and I nice citrus kick, but then your left with the taste of burnt caramel in your mouth. Not a very pleasant after taste. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hate waste, so I wasn't going to throw it out. So I decided to bake with it instead. Flapjacks are a perfect recipe, or so I thought. However trying to find a recipe was pretty tough. I finally found one I thought looked good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ironically she lives in Aberdeenshire, and I was born in Aberdeen. The foodie part of her blog title is self explanatory. The word <i><u>Quine</u></i> is Doric for a young lady or girl. Generally it's really used for any female. If you think thats strange down here in Fife they call all the women - Hen!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The recipe is really easy to make, but I made a few adjustments to make it dairy free. I also didn't add the baking powder, I didn't think it needed it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically you melt all the wet ingredients together, then fold in the porridge oats in the same pan. Once you have taken it off the heat. Then all you need to do is press in down in your baking pan and bake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scotland has a colder climate than the rest of the UK, especially in the North where I was born. So historically we would eat a lot of carbs because they were also cheap. Being able to walk into a supermarket and have an endless range of food, is a pretty new phenomenon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Which is why favourite traditional Scot's meals are</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So it's not too hard to understand that when it comes to our modern day take away food it tends to be heavy on the carbs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Traditionally in Scotland, the pizza is a mass produced tomato and cheese one. It's then dipped into the same beer batter they use for the Fish. Then deep fried till the batter turns golden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's then served with a portion of thick chips. Which turns it into a deep fried pizza supper. Any item served with chips, is called a supper in a Scottish Fish and Chip Shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The batter is lovely and crisp, while the inside contains the melty cheese. In my youth I used to love these. I must admit I could never eat a whole one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Technically this could be called vegetarian and vegan, if you made it yourself. Though fish and chips shops no longer use animal fats in their deep frier's, there is the problem of cross contamination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Technically this is a British Dish, but it's really popular in Scotland. Especially with Young Scots, after the pubs have all shut they all head to their nearest take away for food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">People born in the UK and Ireland have a eccentric nature. Like children were not afraid to ask What if? So what would happen if you deep fried a pie, and served it with chips. In Scotland we don't tend to dip them in batter before frying them, that would just be going too far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've yet to find a food that someone hasn't tried to deep fry in batter and burgers are one of them. We also batter and deep fry sausages,haggis, white pudding and red pudding. As well as smoked sausage, though this one doesn't get battered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will admit this was one of my favourite teenage takeaway favourites. Adding the cheese seems to be a new version. You can serve this in a burger bun or with chips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the menu at one of my local take aways is a burger and chip butty. I don't think it's in the same class as the one above. The gentlemen on the above site has truly excelled and making the perfect version. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perfect meal for late night reveller, as they can eat it with their hands. A regular burger supper would come in a box, which could be easily dropped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course I've yet to find a recipe that combines the deep fried burger with chips to make a butty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another fusion recipe from one of my local Turkish takeaway bars. This time the classic beefburger is paired with Donner meat and salad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say the majority of people who ordered these items are usually drunk and stumbling home after the pubs have closed. It's generally the time of night when Calories don't count. There was probably more calories in the alcohol they consumed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've enjoyed this little trip down memory lane, exploring the new fusion cuisine of Scotland and the rest of the UK. My favourite take away classic was the spicy haggis chip supper. It had to be served with tomato ketchup, rather than the usually chip shop sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Now the only thing I can buy on a takeaway menu is the filled jacket potato, since I'm a lactose and gluten intolerant pescatarian. I also can't eat any food that's been deep fried either. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>so I would never be drunk enough to buy them. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pancakes were one of my favourite treats as a kid. I remember my mum making them. She would place them between a clean kitchen towel to keep them warm, for us to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So for me Genius adding them to their product list, was a brilliant move. Since becoming gluten intolerant, it's the simple things I miss the most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pancakes have a good texture, you couldn't tell they were gluten free. This is probably because they have egg in the recipe. It's really hard to create recipes, that are gluten, wheat, milk and egg free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I prefer my pancakes toasted, it's just my personal preference. There perfect with just dairy free spread. They don't need anything else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not all crumpets are created equally. When I could eat Gluten, some of the ones I tasted were not what I would call edible. Luckily these ones are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The crumpets have a fluffy and light texture, but are surprisingly filling. Crumpets are made to be toasted, and thats the way I like them. You could also warm them in the microwave instead. I love the contrast of the crunchy outside and the soft fluffy inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I really liked them. They are not made with sugar, so can be served with both savoury or sweet products. There great just themselves served with dairy free spread or drizzled with golden syrup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">You could also have them with scrambled or poached eggs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Crumpets are a great alternative to gluten free bread, so I recommend you give them a try. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When ever my local supermarket has these products reduced, I buy them up and put them in my freezer. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">There not expensive to buy, but I'm Scottish and can't resist a bargain.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> It's also a great way to try a product you have not tried before, without paying full price. </span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587551869255625959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838776727896463736.post-15937064050482813462017-07-05T19:11:00.002+01:002017-07-05T19:11:36.052+01:00Rice Dessert Recipes - From around the world<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Rice pudding is one of my all time favourite comfort foods. My mum used to make baked rice pudding for us, when we were kids. We would fight over who would get the skin that was on top. Rice pudding is an easy recipe to make dairy free, gluten free and vegan. The recipes I've found could easily be served at a dinner party. Not just for a family meal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It has always fascinated me, how many global variations of the same basic recipe there are. Did it happen because of global travel and migration. Or did a lot of cooks just have the same idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://neuroticmommy.com/2017/05/11/vegan-coconut-rice-pudding/">Vegan Coconut rice pudding</a> from neurotic mommy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using tinned coconut milk makes this recipe extra creamy. I love to top mine with fruit compote. Rice pudding is one of those dishes that can be served hot or cold. </span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.insearchofsukoon.com/recipe/zardah-recipe/">Zardah recipe</a> from In search of Suckoon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Pakistani Royal Dessert made with Sweet Yellow Rice and loads of nuts, raisins, murabbas and khoya. I love finding traditional recipes. This one just jumped out at me, I can't wait too give it a try. She has useful advice for making the recipe dairy free. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/26810/kheer--indian-rice-pudding-.aspx">Kheer Indian Rice Pudding</a> from Pankaj on all recipes.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Substitute with a can of coconut milk, which will go great with the dessicated coconut. The spices sound gorgeous. If you can't afford saffron add a little turmeric instead. It will give the same golden colour and blend will with other spices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://glutenfreewithjudee.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/creamy-pumpkin-rice-pudding-gluten-free.html">Pumpkin Rice Pudding</a> from gluten free with judee</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An American inspired rice pudding recipe. It's practically health food since it counts towards your 5 a day. I can imagine serving this will my favourite Coconut yogurt on top and sprinkled with chopped nuts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2014/04/24/peanut-butter-rice-pudding/">Peanut butter rice pudding</a> from Chocolate covered Kate</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chocolate covered Kate is on of my favourite food blogs. I would never have thought of adding peanut butter. This would be great with mashed banana or some strawberry jam on top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/custards-and-puddings/puddings/sweet-sticky-rice-pudding">Thai Kao-Niew-Moon</a> from vegan baking.net </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A traditional Thai version of rice pudding, usually served with fresh sliced Mango on top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lemonandolives.com/greek-rice-pudding/">Greek Rice Pudding - Rizogalo</a> from lemon and olives</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Made with Arborio rice and cooked using the same technique as risotto. This one would be a labour of love to make. I'm not sure I would have the patience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.afamilyfeast.com/portuguese-rice-pudding/">Portuguese Rice Pudding </a> from family feast</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mediterranean countries seem to have similar recipes for rice pudding, which is understandable. This one is slightly different and is thickened with egg yolks so is not vegan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <i>(Though a have seen a few recipe cheats that use vanilla pudding mix to make them extra creamy. In the UK Birds custard powder would do the same thing</i>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://normandyfoodie.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/teurgoule/">Tuergoule - Normandy Rice pudding</a> from Normandy food</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This recipe has a fascinating history, as it was baked in bread ovens after the days bread was done. It's pretty similar to others what makes it different is that it is baked on a really low heat for over 5 hours. The sugar in the milk on top caramelises. Traditional served with brioche bread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One version of the recipe suggested using a slow cooker instead. I'd feel a lot safer leaving a slow cooker on all day, than an oven. What if you forgot you were baking it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I would never have thought have making a rice pudding ice pop. This is a Mexican Paleta recipe. To make these vegan substitute tinned coconut milk instead of the condensed milk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Banana-Coconut-Packets">Banana coconut Packets </a> from Saveur</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rice pudding and banana wrapped in a banana leaf, then steam cooked. We don't have much banana leaves in Scotland, so I would wrap them in foil wrap instead. The recipe makes 12, so you could easily half the recipe if this is too much for you. I'm really intrigued by this recipe, I think this one would be great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://globaltableadventure.com/recipe/chocolate-and-coconut-rice-pudding-with-sweet-orange-peel-koko-rice/">Koko Chocolate and Coconut rice pudding</a> from global table adventures</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My two favourite foods, coconut and chocolate all in one dessert. The recipe author says this is a samoa recipe. Ohh wouldn't this be great as well turned into mexican Paleta. </span><br />
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