Sharabelle bakes

My mum knows how hard it is for me to find dairy free products.  She gets more annoyed than I do when were out for a fly cup and I can't get anything to eat.   Fly cup: Scots for an illicit cup of tea or coffee.   Traditionally there's a morning and afternoon fly cup   When she finds anything she buys it for me to try out. On this trip out she discovered   Angelic Gluten Free  cranberry crunch cookies, at Loch Leven Larder.     Loch Leven's Larder   Gluten free, egg free, dairy free and reduced fat.  Less than 75 calories per cookie.  I bake a lot...  which is probably an understatement.  Baking dairy free is pretty easy, baking reduced fat is pretty easy, however doing the both together not so much.   Then you add on gluten free,  high on impossible.   However the guys at Angelic Gluten free have done it.  If my mum had not told me it was gluten free ...

Had a Birthday day out in Edinburgh Today, Its one of my favourite places to go.  For me Edinburgh is one of those city's that has a soul,  It's vibrant and alive and has something for everybody.  Best of all it has a lot of Vegetarian Restaurants.  Usually when I go out to eat I end up eating what a chain restaurant considers Vegetarian food.  They seem to think you can not have a decent vegetarian meal with out cheese!!!!  Being  Lactose intolerant it drives me a little barmy sometimes.... Curious Tea Rooms   13 Fredrick Street, Edinburgh.  Just off Princes Street First stop of the day was too the Curious Tea rooms. Styled on an old fashion tea shop and inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It comes complete with a chair and table on the ceiling.  They specialise in Loose leaf tea and have a whole tea menu to peruse.     I had some loose leaf  Mint chocolate Rooibos  A unique tea that starts with a tas...

I remember sitting on the balcony of our time share apartment in Paris, watching the city wake up.  An old woman going by, still in her slippers carrying fresh baguettes. Some things are universal, my grandma would go to the same baker shop every morning for Buttries (Aberdeen rolls). In Fife where I live now, you'll see people buying there fresh bread rolls with their morning paper. No matter which country you are in around the world, they will have their own form or version of bread and their own daily morning ritual.  I'm both yeast and lactose intolerant. Since my IBS has become worse and new trigger foods discovered and removed from the list of foods I can not longer eat.   It's the simple things I miss....... I miss bread, I miss the fresh baguettes we would buy in Paris.  The buttries we would toast and slather with butter and home made raspberry jam.  I miss tearing open a fresh baked morning roll and eating it simply w...

123RF  It's funny really I have no problem talking about my digestive issues or IBS, but never really talk about my nasal problems.  For a really long time now Iv had a problem with my nose.  Iv been checked for allergies and told I don't have any, so the term they use for my problem is "sensitivity".  Therefore I have a sensitive nose!!!  (It's always best to see the humour in any situation, no matter how bad) All I know is that I have a near constant post nasal drip.  It's not like the mucus that you get when you have a cold it's often thinner and can drip at the worst possible times. At work I'm constantly washing my hands after blowing my nose.  No matter what time of year it is: whether it's sunny or cold one thing is contestant the drip from my nose.... Iv just had Turbinate reduction surgery to help with my problem, as I was finding it hard to breathe through my nose as well. Iv tried sinus sprays before, and I hate t...

Wiki Flax Flowers I first discovered linseeds, when I was surfing the net looking for natural remedies for my IBS.  I was already aware that   Peppermint  helps reduce stomach ingestion and intestinal gas.  ( Or as I like to call it Windy pops )  So I was interested in finding out if there were any other natural remedies.  It was through my research that I discovered that Linseeds had a lot of other healthy properties. Food facts: - There a great source of Fibre  - They contains Omega-3 which has anti-inflammatory properties that aid the digestive system. ( Bonus : Cooking does not breakdown the omega-3 fatty acids in Linseeds .)     - Nutrition Facts      Linseeds are very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Thiamin and Manganese. - Pre-biotic  Which can aid th...