Coeliacs - I want your recipes!!!

['chelle]

Since one in 100 of the population are coeliac I imagine there are a few of you on here who are, or who have a close relative with this condition. So, with this in mind, I'm appealing to anyone who has gluten free recipes to share!

My husband is coeliac, he was recently diagnosed, and I'm starting to run out of ideas.

If you've got experience of catering for a gluten free diet and have got any good recipes to share, would you mind sharing on this thread? I'd be particularly interested to hear from someone who knows how to make a decent gluten free pastry.

Thankyou

 

[Blue Rose]

Ooh, I'd be interested in the replies to this myself as my bessie mate has recenly been diagnosed with coeliacs. She has also been vegetarian for the last 20 years just to make things more complex.

 

[sparklybits]

Since one in 100 of the population are coeliac I imagine there are a few of you on here who are, or who have a close relative with this condition. So, with this in mind, I'm appealing to anyone who has gluten free recipes to share!

My husband is coeliac, he was recently diagnosed, and I'm starting to run out of ideas.

If you've got experience of catering for a gluten free diet and have got any good recipes to share, would you mind sharing on this thread? I'd be particularly interested to hear from someone who knows how to make a decent gluten free pastry.

Thankyou

Hi Honey

I like you hubby have recently been diagnosed and struggling with not only what I can eat, but the fact that these foods seem to be very high in fat and cals.

Oh my this is driving me to distraction as i am putting on the lb's at a rate which I cant control.

 

[mannipatch]

For further information on coeliac disease you can contact a dietician by email via contact form on web site

http://www.coeliac.org.uk

or helpline; 0870 4448804 (Open 10am-4pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and 11am-4pm on Weds).

If you have received a medical diagnosis then you are able to become a Member of Coeliac UK.
By joining you will receive:

• A diet and health Helpline
• Three issues of Crossed Grain magazine
• The annual Food and Drink Directory
• eXG, monthly email newsletter
• Eating Out Without – the gluten-free venue guide
• The gluten-free recipe database
• Access to a local Group

I hope this goes a little way to helping you. :hug:

 

[mannipatch]

Sorry, forgot to say that you should get your bread, pasta, pastry etc on prescription. You should always buy your yearly subscription in january, I think it is around £26. All Gluten free breads etc are expensive. A lot of the pharmacies don't seem to know what you are entitled to so be sure that you are referred to a dietician who will liase with your GP for the correct amounts that you need, the GP gives the info to the pharmacist. You are charged your normal prescription fee (for me it is £7.10). For Gluten free prescriptions each item is charged, for example - 8 loaves you would pay one charge of £7.10 but if you ordered 1 pasta you would pay an additional £7.10. If you need any support please don't hesitate to pm me.

 

[beautynails]

Sorry, forgot to say that you should get your bread, pasta, pastry etc on prescription. You should always buy your yearly subscription in january, I think it is around £26. All Gluten free breads etc are expensive. A lot of the pharmacies don't seem to know what you are entitled to so be sure that you are referred to a dietician who will liase with your GP for the correct amounts that you need, the GP gives the info to the pharmacist. You are charged your normal prescription fee (for me it is £7.10). For Gluten free prescriptions each item is charged, for example - 8 loaves you would pay one charge of £7.10 but if you ordered 1 pasta you would pay an additional £7.10. If you need any support please don't hesitate to pm me.

WOw! There's no subsidies like that in Aus for gluten free stuff.

I have the yummiest recipe for gluten biscuits if you want them. But be warned they are very fattening and you will never stop at one.

My ex BF's daughter has coeliac disease and I did alot of experimenting with gluten free food.

Pastry is the hardest thing to do because it is the gluten that gives it it's stretch. You can buy a gluten substitute, sorry I can't remember what it's called, and that gave me the best results. Usually I just didn't bother with pastry though. Instead you can try things like gluten free flat bread or rice as your casing for pies/quiches.

I think the best thing you can do is buy some cook books. I found some really good recipes.

Another thing I found was to always compare brands. One brand of sauce/seasoning/crisps may have gluten while another doesn't

 

[mannipatch]

The Coeliac Society of Australia

Index

Thank you for the offer of your recipes. I will pm you.

 

['chelle]

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

Mannipatch, we have joined the coeliac society and I would say they have been the most helpful rescource we have, even more so than the dietician, who, through no fault of her own hasnt been much help since we didnt get an appointment for 8 weeks, by which time we had found out all the info she had to offer by research, coeliac society and trial and error.

Beautynails, I would love to have a copy of your biscuit recipe if you wouldnt mind sharing, I can swap you for a really yummy cheesecake recipe. Regarding prescriptions, they have been a real lifesaver for us. The range of products available on prescription is much better than the range in the shops. When we saw the dietician she told us that Australia is the perfect holiday destination for coeliacs because the disease is much more recognised in Aus, and most places like bakeries etc provide gluten free options. Would you say this is true or do you struggle to get g.free items? In supermarkets here they have one or two g.free options but they are generally only available in the big supermarkets and the range is very limited.

One thing I would say for anyone with this condition is this: The dietician told us that coeliacs dont absorb as much nutrient from their food (which makes sense) and generally they lack calcium and iron. BEcause of this, coeliacs need to have twice the GDA of calcium as a pregnant woman needs, and shouldnt drink tea an hour before or after eating because tea prevents you absorbing iron from your food.

 

[beautynails]

I would say gluten free food is pretty easy to come by, but it is generally more expensive. There are lots of bakeries offering G-free but not all and some might have G-free baking days. I live in a small town and see the range growing all the time, I'm sure in the cities the ranges would be huge.
One thing I think is good is that they need to show where ingredients are derived from so it's easy to find gluten free even when it's not labelled gluten free.
I've PM'd you the recipe.