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Product Review - Nairn Oat Biscuits dairy free

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 www.Stock Food.com What are Oatcakes? - Wiki As a Scot I'm pretty serious about my Oatcakes, which means there shouldn't be any dairy in the recipe.     I get annoyed at food producers who add diary to products that shouldn't have any Being lactose intolerant is hard enough!!!!  The traditional recipe calls for lard or dripping, more modern baking production uses vegetable oil or palm oil instead.   Which makes their Oatcakes naturally dairy free and vegan friendly.  All except the cheese ones..... You would be amazed how many people ask.  It doesn't seem to compute that cheese is made from milk!!!!!! They do make other products that contain milk so I would not recommend them for milk allergy sufferers.   I'm also yeast intolerant so can not eat bread.  Instead of sandwiches for a light lunch I like to eat savoury crackers, like Oatcakes.  I love to top them with humus or peanut butter. They are also a great bread substitute for dipping

Waste not, Want not ... - Discontinued stock

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Artichoke hearts        I enjoy trying out new ingredients, however I don't always have the money to buy them.  Which is why I love the discount and ugly veggie shelves at my local supermarket.  My bargain ingredient this time was a can of Artichoke hearts.     Then comes the problem, my enthusiasm takes over and I am left wondering what to do with them!!!   Iv only eaten them once before on a pizza, so had no idea what to do....     Vegetarian Times    Vegetarian times is a great resource for inspiring recipes.  Just because you have a limited diet doesn't mean it should be boring.   I made there Chickpea, artichoke heart and tomato salad.  It tasted great and didn't take long to make, will definitely be making this recipe again.  Chickpea, artichoke heart & tomato salad To make this Dairy free,  you could replace the feta cheese with some diced tofu. Marinated first in the same vinaigrette from the recipe. Or as Iv done just left

Scottish Tablet - Dairy free & Vegan

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          Less well know than Haggis, tablet is another traditional Scottish food that's a whole lot sweeter.   Scottish Tablet - wiki    One of our regular customers at work dropped off some home made Tablet for us this week.  As always everyone but me could eat it, so I took a piece home for my mum instead.  It got me thinking that there must be some way to make it dairy free.   Shop bought packaged Scottish tablet is never as good as homemade.  As a child growing up in Scotland, I have fond memories of the sweet.  It was sold at cake and bake sales, and if you were really lucky the little corner shop would have a regular supplier.  It was always wrapped into portions with greaseproof paper, that way you knew it was authentic.        Scottish Tablet recipe     Traditional Scottish tablet is not exactly dairy free.  Usually I can use a free from substitute's, however the only recipe I knew was made with Condensed milk.  So Iv kind of giv