Celebrate Pancake Day Gluten Free Style

February 16th, 2012

Whether you eat gluten free by choice or have to because of your health; you don’t have to miss out on fun opportunities just because your diet says so.

In fact, Pancake Day is just one of many days you can easily turn gluten free, so you can get in on the action and enjoy delicious meals.

Planning your gluten free year..

1. Burns Night 25^th January – you may not be able to have haggis, but there are plenty of other traditional Burns Night treats you can have: cock-a-leekie soup, neeps (mashed turnips) and tatties (potatoes) and smoked haddock kedgeree.
2. Valentines Day 14^th February – going gluten free this special day is easy. Surprise your partner with a meal prepared from scratch…
3. Pancake Day 21^st February – swap your traditional wheat flour for a gluten free alternative and top your pancakes with crushed berries, chocolate spread or a squeeze of orange juice.
4. Mothers Day 18^th March – want to cook your mother something special? How about this delicious gluten free recipe: gluten free crepes with raspberry sauce ( 1 ¼ cup milk, 2 large eggs, 2tbsp melted butter, 1 cup gluten free flour, 1/2tsp salt, 1tsp sugar, 1/2tsp vanilla, 1/8tsp gluten free baking powder)
5. Easter 8^th April – your Easter weekend doesn’t have to be lacking in hot cross buns, simply swap your flour for buckwheat or sorghum flour, and add some potato starch, guar gum and gluten free mayonnaise.
6. Fathers Day 17^th June – whip your father up a gluten free chocolate beer cake. Yes, beer AND chocolate… the perfect combo
7. Halloween 31^st October – offer your guests a gluten free twist of gluten free candy filled chocolate cake doughnuts or warm butterscotch dippers (apple slices dipped in a butterscotch sauce). Yum!
8. Bonfire Night 5^th November – how about trying a bonfire apple? Simple to make all you need to do is fill a Cox apple with brown sugar and ground cinnamon, wrap in foil and cook on a bbq.
9. Christmas Day 25^th December – create the perfect Christmas cake with butter, brown sugar, eggs, mixed spice, brandy, lemon rind juice, gluten free plain flour, dried fruits, glace cherries, mixed peel, almonds, apricot jam, marzipan, egg whites, icing sugar and vegetable oil.
10. New Years Eve 31^st December – alcohol doesn’t have to completely be off the cards. How about trying any of these gluten free drinks:Armagnac, brandy, champagne, cider, gin, martini, mead, rum, scotch whiskey, sherry or vodka.

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3. Tips For Safe Gluten Free Eating Out
4. Safe Partying for your Gluten Free Child
5. Perfect Gluten Free Child’s Party

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