Sharabelle bakes

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.   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. 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.   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.   ...

Top 5 Basic Baked Recipes  - Dairy free If you can make your own, then why buy??????  These are road tested dairy free and vegan baked recipes. I'm lactose intolerant so I know the importance of a good recipe that can easily be adapted. What I've discovered is that there are 5 main base recipes that I use the most. Adjusting the ingredients and flavours to fit the season or occasion.  Or what ever food I'm craving that day x These 5 basic recipes, makes baking dairy free a whole lot easier.  1. Quick Bread Beetroot Soda Bread Scones Basic Soda Bread Recipe 8 oz Self Raising Flour 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 200 ml Dairy free milk 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar Pinch of Salt Pre-heat your oven to 230 Celsius Measure and dry ingredients, flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a bowl. Whisk to mix in the ingredients. Make a well in the centre and pour in 200 ml milk & vinegar Use a knife to bring the dough together. If you still have some flour at th...

What do you eat? Just back from Tesco and found a great offer for those of us that can only eat gluten and dairy free bread.  Tesco has  Udi's Products on offer for £1.00, till the 13th July.  It's a better than half price offer with most Gluten free breads retailing from £2:00 - £3:00 for a loaf.  So it's a good time to stock up and save some money.  Check out more Tesco special offers  on Gluten free products xxx

BEETROOT Since I eat a vegetable based diet due to my IBS, it's lucky that I love veggies.  However there are only so many ways I can eat them,   before I get bored.  Which is why I like to search out and try new recipes. 1. Soup and Salad Velvety Beetroot & potato soup Easy soup to make.  I diced vac pack beetroot & a medium potato, then I covered them in veg stock.  Once cooked through, I blitzed them with my hand blender.  The potato gives the soup it's creaminess without the need for dairy.   Vegan borscht    - vegangela Beet, apple and orange salad  - Vegetarian.food Raw Beet Salad  - Gentleworld.org 2. Preserves It wasn't that long ago that the only beetroot you would find in the shops was preserved.  Unless you were lucky enough to grow your own.   Pickled Beetroot    - Traditional recipe courtesy of Mrs Beeton Pickled beetroot   - Recipe from Br...