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Grain Free Lebanese Tabouli
Tabouli is a highly nutrient dense salad that originated in the Arab world and usually uses bulgur (also bulghur, burghul or bulgar), which is wheat. My version is grain free and is based on an authentic recipe taught to me by my Lebanese in-laws.
Grain Free Banana & Raspberry Cake
A luscious banana and raspberry cake recipe using almond meal, coconut oil and coconut sugar.
The Candida Diet Program – A Review
Candida overgrowth can make sticking to healthy diet a challenge due to sugar cravings and other effects of this common health issue. I recently looked at The Candida Diet and reviewed it for the grain-free community.
Zucchini Pasta
My easy low-tomato made from scratch Spaghetti Bolognaise recipe along with how to make “noodles” or “pasta” out of vegetables using a handy kitchen gadget.
Seeds, Grains, Pseudo-cereals, Pseudo-grains and Grain Free Living
I sometimes get emails from people asking why I use quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat in my recipes. Many people have been told, or believe, that these ingredients are grains and so they wonder why I use them, especially on a website called "Grain Free Living". What are...
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My weight loss story – How cutting out grains restored my health
I get asked this question a fair bit via email and often send long replies about my own personal experience in this area. I have been meaning to prepare a post about it for some time as it is an issue that affects many, including myself and to use that old...
Paleo Flaxseed Almond Bread
I've been doing a fair bit of reading lately into the Paleo and Primal Diets. This recipe for a paleo friendly bread is a super easy Flaxseed and Almond Meal Bread. It makes up in a few seconds, bakes in 30 minutes and has a great taste and texture. The recipe is on...
About Oven Temps
It helps to know your oven...some ovens run hot, some not, sometimes you need to adjust for fan forced, sometimes not. It depends on your oven. Getting to know your oven in all its quirks can make a big differnce to the final outcome when baking, as you will know...
Hidden Sources of Gluten and Grains
One of the biggest learning curves you'll need to make when embarking on a gluten-free and grain-free lifestyle is working out all the sneaky places grains lurk for the unsuspecting shopper. Its challenging for a gluten-free person but even more so for the grain-free...
Amaranth Berry Cake
This cake was inspired by the Rasberry Lemon Almond Cake here but has been changed so much it deserved its own recipe page. This version uses oil instead of butter, and is as always Grain-free, Gluten-free. The citrus zest gives it a fabulous aroma, and like all of...
About
I started on my grain-free journey 19 years ago when my husband became extremely sick. He was eventually diagnosed with Crohn's disease. We rejected drugs and surgery, which were the only options given to us by mainstream medicine at the time, and we started looking...
Amaranth Cracker/Crisp
Amaranth is a seed that is highly nutritious and very high in protein. Its a great addition to a grain-free diet. Like all pseudograins, it is gluten free. Here is a great way of using it to make crackers or crisps, it's a useful tasty portable snack, great with...
Gluten Free Quinoa & Buckwheat Pizza Base
This pizza base is Grain Free Living's bread recipe, but spread on a pizza tray and used as a pizza base. Suitable for children with a Salicylate allergy (yep, it's failsafe). This pizza base is: Gluten Free, nut free, soy free, egg free and dairy free AND it still...
Specific Carbohydrate Diet
This was probably the first truly grain-free book that I read and its impact was pretty profound. It is a must read for anyone who can tolerate nuts but can't handle quinoa, potato starch, buckwheat, tapioca and other carbohydrates. The accompanying cookbooks are also...
Top 5 Tips to Living with Food Intolerances
How to cope when your diet is different to everyone else’s and it feels like you can’t eat anything. Living with long term food sensitivities isn’t easy. It’s navigating your way in a mine-field where your body seems to betray you at every turn. It can be depressing...