Unbelievable gluten-free festive food & winter recipes just in time for Christmas!
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Wish you knew more about wine? Check out this review of The Wine List - the first wine box focused on learning.
The Wine List: the first wine box focused on learning
Wine is something I don't know a lot about and because of that, I don't tend to order it very well. In fact, I rarely order wine at all, preferring to stick to the comforts of safety with spirits and cocktails. Annabelle, who's on my team here at Anyonita Nibbles Gluten-Free felt similarly about wine too. So when the folks at The Wine List approached us about a review, it was the perfect opportunity for Annabelle to learn more about wine. Here's her review of two bottles of wine from The Wine List:
Determining whether you have a gluten sensitivity can be difficult. Here's how to easily detect a gluten sensitivity, gluten sensitivity symptoms and what your next steps should be if you suspect you have issues with gluten.
How to easily detect a gluten sensitivity
When it comes to having to avoid gluten in your diet, there are a number of conditions that could be the culprit. The one that I am most familiar with is the autoimmune disorder Coeliac Disease. However, people who suffer from gluten or wheat allergies, intolerances and non-celiac gluten sensitivity also tend to follow a gluten-free lifestyle.
Gluten intolerance is characterised by adverse reactions to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. As stated, Coeliac Disease (or Celiac Disease) is the most severe form of gluten intolerance and it affects about 1% of the population (NCBI). However, up to 13% of people may also have non-celiac gluten sensitivty, a milder form of gluten intolerance that can still cause problems both related to and unrelated to digestion (NCBI).
Gluten and issues resulting from consuming gluten are more mainstream than ever before. Thanks to increased campaigning, the rise of gluten-free processed foods and the popularity of low-carb diets that heavily rely on gluten-free recipes, more and more people are aware that gluten found in wheat, rye and barley can be an issue for some of us.
One of the reasons gluten intolerances and issues go unnoticed is that they can be difficult to detect. This is because the common symptoms of a gluten sensitivity tend to mimic other mild gastrointestinal issues. Most of us aren't in the habit of seeking medical advice for every upset stomach we have, for instance. Take a look at these common symptoms of gluten sensitivity or intolerance.
These easy-to-make Rolo pretzels are brilliant festive treats are the perfect balance of sweet and salty and they're gluten-free!
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Caramel Pretzels
This time of year, the kitchen cupboards are filled to the brim with sweet treats, cookies and biscuits. These pretel sandwich cookies are popular in America as a Christmas treat and a perfect for children to make. Made with mini gluten-free pretzels and Rolo chocolate caramels, they're the perfect combination of sweet and salty and you'll keep going back for more!
Give your kids the added vitamin D, calcium and all the nutrients they need with a daily delicious peach and apricot multivitamin from Bassett's Vitamins!
Any honest parent will tell you that raising children is sometimes a battlefield. Especially when health, nutrition and wellness are concerned. Every single one of us will have fights with our children, whether it's over eating their broccoli, brushing their teeth every day or taking their vitamins. Say bye-bye to those cute smiles and angelic faces if you're offering anything other than chicken nuggets and chips.
A daily multivitamin is an excellent way of ensuring your angelic picky eaters get all of the nutrients they require--and they won't even realise they're eating something that's good for them! In fact, I'm not adverse to plying your frisky five-year-old with a bit of a white lie and letting them believe that they're in fact munching down on a sweet and not a vitamin.
Bassett's Vitamins have been our choice of children's vitamins since our son was 3 years old, but this new flavour of peach and apricot is chock full of vitamin D and calcium, both of which are necessary for normal bone growth and development in children. And, you know what? These vitamins taste great, too!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Bassetts Vitamins.
I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my
own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to
purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary
compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.
For your next party, treat your guests to a gluten free Italian antipasti spread from Diforti.com and have Italian dishes delivered at home!
We live in a beautiful time. I'm not being facetious. It's truly a beautiful time when the very finest in authentic Italian delicacies can be delivered, fresh and full of flavour, to your door. Beautiful and tasty. Let me tell you all about the amazing gluten free deli treats you can purchase in a Diforti Antipasti Box, let me make you jealous with the antipasti spread we devoured we lazy weeknight evening, and let me show you how you can enjoy the same delights.
Disclosure:
This is a sponsored post for Diforti. I have been compensated for
this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way
influenced by the company. Should you choose to visit the restaurant, I
will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can
review my disclosure policy in full here.
Here are the latest lists of gluten free UK Halloween sweets and US Halloween candy from each country's most popular brands in a handy free printable!
When I first emigrated to the UK, Halloween was just beginning to take off as a recognised commercial celebration. While there's still a long way to go before it's celebrated as extensively here as it is in America, it's certainly a nice way to break up the dark nights before proper winter sets in!
Of course, a holiday where eating is a big part of the focus poses potential risks for people with food allergies. Given the nature of how Halloween candy is often given (in small, individually wrapped sweets or candy from a larger package) it can be difficult to remember if a sweet is gluten free or not. To combat this and to ensure you and your children have the best possible gluten free Halloween ever, I've created two handy lists of Gluten Free Halloween UK Sweets and US Candy and Chocolate from major suppliers and the most popular brands in each country.
Be Advised:
Please use these lists as guides only--ingredients, recipes and production methods can change at any time. In all cases, I have only included those products which the brands and or manufacturers have stated as clearly being free from gluten. This means they contain no barley, rye or wheat or they contain less than 20ppm gluten level and are therefore deemed to be safe. None of the listed products are produced in a factory which handles gluten products, so there should be minimal fear of cross contamination. Please also be aware that you download the correct list for your country as some sweets or candy produced gluten free in one country may not be gluten free in the other. Ultimately, always check the packaging and ingredients before consuming any sweets or candy, even if it does appear on this list.
Start your morning on the right foot with these berry smoothie bowl topped with gluten free granola, cashews and pumpkin seeds!
One of the things I love most about blogging is the opportunity to guest post on other blogs! I've shared this recipe today over on a new friend's blog, Verily Victoria Vocalises. So if you're tempted by that luscious and indulgent yet good for you breakfast treat, then you'll have to pop on over to her blog to get the recipe! That's how it works, folks!
And trust me, this is one smoothie bowl recipe you're going to want to make time and time again! Go get that recipe and if you love it, leave me a comment on Victoria's blog and let me know!
Don't stress about lunch; enjoy a flavourful, better-for-you gluten free ready meal from My Healthy Kitchen and totally win at your midday meal!
When it comes to being gluten free, lunch times are a battlefield. Pretty much everything everybody typically eats for lunch is a no go when you can't have gluten. Bye-bye tasty sandwiches, sayonara pots of pasta, hasta luego wraps and burritos. Instead, when you're gluten free and it rolls noon, you're usually left with some sorry sad sandwich on tiny hole-filled bread or last night's leftovers.
But here to shine a light on your weary lunch is the champion of gluten free ready meals from My Healthy Kitchen. These folks know their gluten free grub and are providing three outstanding meals that will instantly catapult your lunch from bland to bangin' and make you the envy of the lunch room. Promise.
I chose to have these ready meals for lunch because it was such an easy solution to a difficult problem. But you could have them for dinner, if you prefer! They're so filling and full of so much good-for-you goodness that you won't complain!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for My Healthy Kitchen.
I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my
own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to
purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary
compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.
This 20 minute, one-pot Moroccan stew is packed with veggies but the star is the gluten free MOR sausages spiced with harrisa paste and bursting with chickpeas, red peppers and delicious pork!
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Gluten Free One Pot Moroccan Sausage Stew
With it warming up here in Manchester, being in an un-air conditioned kitchen is pretty much as unbearable as it gets. Plus, running the oven all day just adds to the overall heat in the house and nobody needs that when it's well into the 80s. The weather really makes this dish perfect for this time of year; it's a shame that stews are generally reserved for colder months, when they are just as comforting and can be made lighter and perfect for summer.
This recipe is the epitome of cooking for the lazy. Virtually everything comes from a tin or a can and all you have to do is open, drain and pour. This is a hallelujah recipe because it's so easy, so yummy and effortless. You don't even have to mess around with adding lots of seasonings for flavour because the sausages have it under control. And those sausages?
They are 100 per cent gluten free pork sausages filled with Moroccan spices, cauliflower, chickpeas and red peppers from the amazing people (and my new bezzie marras) at MOR. Each serving of these sausages contains much less fat than standard sausages.The fine folks at MOR have also used veggies that are high in protein, fibre and vitamins B6, C and K--basically, these are healthy sausages, guys.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for MOR Food.
I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my
own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to
purchase the products, I will not receive a commission or any monetary
compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.
Rethink breakfast and transform your morning with a gluten free, vegan-friendly toast-it-yourself granola from Troo!
Stop what you're doing, because I want you to pay attention. I've got the most incredible, delicious, fragrant, heartwarming breakfast ever imagined to share with you. You see that lovely bowl of yum up there? It's filled with yogurt and granola that I toasted and sweetened myself in my own oven just minutes before devouring. It's a TIY (toast-it-yourself) granola kit from the geniuses at Troo and it will change your life.
I first fell in love with the idea of Troo Granola scrolling through some of the popular gluten free hashtags on Instagram and was blown away by their brilliant concept: make your own granola fresh each morning and make your day a bajillion times better. (Okay, so that whole making your day better isn't a marketing promise; it's just my experience of what happened and I'm 98 per cent certain it'll happen to you too.)
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Troo Granola. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.
Whip up this super easy four ingredient gluten free garlic bread to accompany your favourite pasta dishes!
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Best Ever Gluten Free Homemade Cheesy Garlic Bread
When it comes to carb-laden comfort food, it doesn't get much better than hot-from-the-oven buttery garlic bread smothered in cheese. When I knew I'd have to give up gluten, one of the things I mourned was garlic bread and big bowls of pasta. Thankfully, gluten free pasta is easily found these days, but a good garlic bread that didn't taste like cardboard? Well, that was tricky.
Traditionally, garlic bread is made with slices of French baguette--perfectly crusty and unmistakably delicious. But trying to replicate the crusty-cum-chewiness of a proper baguette without that essential stretchy gluten is pretty damn tough. I'd say it's impossible. Since a baguette was out of the question, I went seeking an alternative and found it in this cob of gluten free sourdough! All I'll say is: holy yum, y'all.
Breakfast is my absolute favourite meal of the day and I am an oatmeal fiend. So much so that it's bordering on obsession, and when I saw the challenge to develop a recipe using Vita Coco's new coconut milk, I immediately thought of creamy oatmeal.
Leave that from-the-packet stuff with lumps of dehydrated fruit in the back of your cupboard. I'm going to show you how to make your own fruit-filled, creamy oatmeal that is gluten-free, dairy-free, suitable for vegetarians and vegan-friendly. I've used raspberries and peaches because they're seasonal, go incredibly well with coconut and it was too tempting not to, but you can use any fruit you have on hand or whatever is seasonal.
This recipe is an entry into the Dairy-Free Style Your Breakfast challenge with Vita Coco and Foodies100. See more great breakfast ideas at http://vitacoco.com/uk. As such, this is a sponsored post for Vita Coco, however, all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. You can read my full disclosure policy, here.
Cake brand Mr Kipling launches range of #ExceedinglyGood gluten free cakes you'll love!
What makes a gluten free cake #ExceedinglyGood?
It has got to taste like it's not gluten free, like you're not missing out on any of the classic cake textures or flavour just because it's made without wheat.
It must pair well with a cuppa. This is the United Kingdom, after all, a land built on tea and cake.
It has to be moreish. So moreish, in fact, that it nearly puts you in a cake trance.
Cake & tea: Mr Kipling Gluten Free Apple Loaf Cake with Earl Grey Tea
Y'all. (If you've been reading Anyonita Nibbles for any length of time, you know that that sentence ["Y'all."] is serious. It means I have discovered something so incredible, something so delicious, something so bad ass and free from that the world has stopped.) Let me tell you 'bout dese cakes.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Mr Kipling. I have been
compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was
in no way influenced by the company. You can review my disclosure policy
in full, here.
This quick soup is a refreshing way to celebrate spring and warmer weather!
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Gluten Free Cheesy Spinach Tortellini Broth
As the weather warms up and we move into summer, it can seem weird to reach for the soup bowls, but trust me. This soup is more a broth and it's light and refreshing with a hint of lemon and fresh spinach. It makes a great springtime lunch option or a light dinner meal, too, washed down with a traditional glass of homemade lemonade.
Ingredients:
For the broth 1 pack Evexia Gluten Free Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini 1 large unwaxed lemon 100 grams Parmigiano Reggiano cheese* 150 grams fresh baby spinach 350ml water 800ml chicken stock salt pepper Need a conversion? Use this handy chart.
*Parmigiano Reggiano is not a vegetarian friendly cheese as it uses animal rennet. You can substitute it with either grana padano or pecorino for a similar flavour.
Spinach Tortellini Soup Recipe
I originally shared this recipe back in 2013 using normal pasta. I've
always been in love with this soup and wanted to make it again but
finding fresh gluten free pasta can be tricky. And then I heard about
this gluten free fresh tortellini in a coeliac group and had to try it.
You'll absolutely love it!
Here's a bit of a warning, the Evexia pasta is great but it's so delicate, so be gentle with it! It doesn't take much cooking so be sure not to over do it!
Instructions:
Thinly slice the cheese, keeping the rind.
Place the water, stock and rind into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
Remove the rind from the stock now or risk having to hunt for it later.
Add the spinach leaves, a little salt and the lemon pepper and cook for two minutes.
Add the tortellini and the sliced lemon and allow to cook for a minute being sure the pasta doesn't break and serve!
This super healthy gluten free veggie pizza adds a touch of the Mediterranean to mealtimes!
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Best Ever Gluten Free Veggie Supreme Pizza
I don't generally like making best ever claims, but in the case of this pizza, it truly is the best ever gluten free veggie supreme pizza on the entire planet. Let me walk you through this: first you've got a shop-bought gluten free pizza crust that actually tastes one, like a pizza and two, unlike cardboard. Then on top of that you pile on your sauce, three types of cheese, a bit of oregano and the partially-roasted veggies. It's out of this gluten-free world, kids.
Speaking of kids, let me explain why Anyonita Nibbles hasn't been updated very much over the last few months:
That's right, I'm a mom of two kids now! So apologies for letting the blog stagnate, but I was just a wee bit busy! Okay, now back to the vegetarian pizza that will change your life.
I prefer leaving the veggies cut into big, hearty chunks like this; my husband likes it if they're cut smaller. You do whatever you and your family like.
Ingredients:
For the gluten free veggie supreme pizza 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheeses 260 grams pizza sauce 400 grams assorted roasted Mediterranean vegetables 2 Schar Gluten Free Pizza Bases Need a conversion? Use this handy chart.
Gluten Free Veggie Pizza
Back in my pre-coeliac days, my go-to pizza of choice was a supreme. There's just something about the jumble of all those tasty, fresh veggies that makes a pizza sing. Any coeliac or gluten-free person will tell you that recreating a tasty pizza that's suitable for us can make you want to slam your head against the wall.
Let me be frank: most gluten free pizza crusts are crap.
But I stumbled upon this Schar pizza crust after discovering some of their other delicious products and haven't looked back since. Even better, this pizza crust is suitable for those who can't handle dairy. Of course, when I have time, I do like to follow this homemade gluten free deep dish pizza crust recipe, but sometimes, shop bought will do nicely!
Now, before we get to assembling our pizzas, here's a note on the veggies: I completely lazed-out and used one of those pre-assembled veggie trays. But if you can't find one or want to whip it up yourself, inside was: courgette/zucchini, cherry tomatoes, red onions and bell peppers with a wee bit of olive oil.
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 200c.
Roast the vegetables for 15 minutes, and while they roast, prepare the pizza.
Spoon the pizza sauce over the bases.
Scatter over some oregano, reserving about 1/3.
Sprinkle over the shredded cheese.
Spoon over the partially roasted vegetables.
Sprinkle over the Parmesan and the remaining oregano.
I'm Anyonita, an American living in Britain, chasing great meals and beautiful places. After years as a food blogger, I'm taking Anyonita Nibbles on the road. Expect food, travel, restaurant finds and plenty of recipes from the archive.
This is a hallelujah recipe because it's so easy, so yummy and effortless. You don't even have to mess around with adding lots of seasonings for flavour because the sausages have it under control. And those sausages? 
