Handing over responsibility Handing over responsibility is what parents do. Sometimes it’s really tough, but sometimes it’s a blessed relief. I’m handing over responsibility to Tamsin for ordering her prescriptions, and there’s quite a lot to learn. Setting up systems … Continue reading
It’s Easter Sunday tomorrow which means celebration cakes of one sort or another. My last post was at Christmas, which reflects how I think things are going. Day-to-day we manage well, with room for improvement and a lot of me … Continue reading
A very merry coeliac Christmas This has been our first coeliac Christmas. Much of it didn’t vary from usual – vegetables, Quorn roast (beef for the carnivores), cranberry sauce etc, and Tamsin’s never liked bread sauce. Her dad made his … Continue reading
Food management and the butterfly coeliac teenager Over the last four months since diagnosis, food management has become our biggest issue. Tamsin is a standard teenager – getting up late, doing everything by the seat of her pants, following her … Continue reading
Gluten free baking is more different from ordinary baking than I could ever have imagined. I understand the chemistry involved but hadn’t realised just how much of a difference gluten made to the finished product, both to the rise and … Continue reading