Ratatouille and garlic bread cobbler*

One-pot meals can save loads of time on cooking and washing up. Make sure to change the garlic bread to wheat and dairy free substitute if necessary.

Sausage and Cider Casserole*

For a meat-free option just use vegetarian sausages and use veggie stock!

Tea Party Scones

An old fashioned tea party tradition in many parts of England. Delicious with clotted cream and jam. Unfortunately not so great for those with intolerances.

Orange Drizzle Fairy Cakes*

Make a simple batch of fairy cakes using the all-in-one method with 8oz (225g). Add the rind of 3 clementines. Cook as usual. Once cooked, remove to a cooling rack. When cooled ice with icing made with the zest of clementines. Decorate with orange zest or delights. Simple. Use the normal wheat and dairy free ingredients to make these for your special guests!

Oriental Chicken*

Simple, quick, delicious, asian. What more could you ask for? I first made this when I was about 10 from a recipe book I received as a gift so I’m not joking when I say this is easy to make. Prepare in advance to allow for marination and the extra flavour!

It may just look dark and saucy but this is absolutely delicious and a dish you will never forget

 

Macaroons*

These macaroons are simply devine. They make perfect presents or gifts for a dinner party. Enjoy many different flavour and colour combinations – the brighter the better! Normally made with whipped cream, sandwich instead with a simple buttercream, coloured if desired, to make the dairy free!

 

Sausage Plait

Delicious and a favourite with children. Have some fun in the kitchen, plaiting the pastry! You could make this veggie by using vegetarian sausages or a filling of lentils and vegetables.

Magical chocolate puddings*

These chocolate pots of joy are delicious and easy to bake wheat and dairy free. Make for your guests or devour yourself!!

 

Pancakes (Crepes)*

With Shrove Tuesday almost upon us once again it is definitely time to get the old favourite recipe out for French-style pancakes. The old tradition includes leaving the batter to rest for half an hour but this isn’t necessary. Make with wheat free flour and almond milk for an alternative.

Crepes with Maple Syrup

Rich, indulgent dairylicious chocolate brownies….

An eternal favourite. Perfect recipe if you do not have to cater for dairy free individuals. If you do, either swap the chocolate for a darker chocolate with no butter in it or use this other recipe here.

Sausagemeat Meatballs*

This recipe could be made with a packet of normal sausagemeat. However, for those with a wheat intolerance, use Musks Sausages instead. A quick and easy weekday dinner.

Meatballs with Rice

Lemon Tart*

The soft, sharp filling contrasts beautifully with the crisp, sweet pastry case. This is another tasty dish to take to a friends for dinner or cook for a dessert for those dairy free alternatives. The recipe is slightly unusual in that it uses a sweet shortcrust pastry so add 3oz caster sugar and 2 extra egg yolks to a normal WDF shortcrust pastry as made here. It may need some extra wheat-free flour to soak the additional liquid to get it to rolling consistency. Chilling in the fridge for 30 minutes before working with the pastry will help the process.

Mocha Pots*

My mum and I made these for a New Years Eve dinner party. No-one guessed they were dairy free (and wheat free!!!!)… Chocolate! Absolutely delicious, could easily be a restaurant or shop dessert. Simple to make, needs a little time to set however.

Cottage Pie*

Another recipe from my Granny, we used to get treated to this after school a lot. If you don’t have any leftover gravy try adding 2 tbsp each of tomato puree and water. This is extremely easy to make it a wheat and dairy free version. Ensure the potatoes are lump free!! Make it look posher if you have guests by piping the mash potato in either long strips or lots of pyramid tops. If you haven’t got dairy-free guests add some cheddar cheese to the mash for a richer topping.

 

Homemade Fish and Chips*

This can be turned wheat and dairy free by simply changing the loaf of bread used for the breadcrumbs. So quick to make and is enjoyable for the whole family to get involved with – great for little children to get their hands messy whilst helping to cook. 

Homemade Fish and Chips

Bread Pudding*

A great way to use up leftover bread and/or milk from Christmas celebrations. Use WDF bread and almond milk to change it to wheat and dairy-free alternatives for those with intolerances.

Spaghetti Bolognaise*

Such a simple and delicious week-day dinner. Add parmesan cheese for that added something (or cheddar). Add peas at the last moment, and just heat through, to make it a traditional Crosby spag bol. Simply change the packet of pasta to make it wheat and dairy free, easily bought from most large supermarkets. The mince is naturally wheat and dairy free anyway. Make it veggie with quorn mince.

Spaghetti Bolognaise, without the peas

Festive Mince Pies*

The whole festive season can be rich, tiring and stressful. However, these little mince pies are delightful and are very simple to make – once you master the wheat and dairy-free pastry that is. Try adding orange zest to the pastry to add that something special. Also, a little orange juice is great for the normal mince pies, but don’t use this in the WDF ones, it makes the pastry go solid!

Festive Treats

Pork Tenderloin*

This is a cheap cut of pork that also goes great with Potato Gratins or Roasted Veg – or both!!! Check them out on my blog. So easy to do but tastes devine. Naturally wheat and dairy free too.

Done

Yorkshire Puddings

Unfortunately, any attempt for wheat and dairy free puddings has ended up with soggy flying saucers. Not really the product I was aiming for. That being said, this recipe is great for normal ingredients, just make sure you DON’T OPEN THE OVEN before they are ready!

Yorkshire Puddings

INGREDIENTS

75g plain flour

1 egg

3 fl oz (75ml) milk

2 fl oz (50ml) cold water

salt and pepper

2 tablespoons lard (for the roasting tin)

METHOD

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220C
2. Sift the flour into a bowl, make a well in the centre

3. 

   Breaking the egg into the well

4. Break an egg into this well and beat it, gradually incorporating the flour, milk, water and seasoning – an electric hand mixer will do this in seconds
5. About 15 minutes before the joint is ready (if serving with a roast) place a bun tin with the lard in each well into the oven to melt
6. Pour the batter into the sizzling hot fat – do this as quickly as possible to ensure the fat is still sizzling – and replace it back into the oven on the highest shelf. It is useful to pour the mixture from a measuring jug (I use the one with the milk/water) to ensure less spilt over the side

7. 

   Yorkshire puddings

8. The puddings take 25-30 minutes to rise and become crisp and golden
9. Serve as soon as possible to ensure they remain crispy

PREP: 5 minutes

COOK: 25-30 minutes

DIFFICULTY: easy

 

Veggie Quiche*

A quick and easy dinner that is ready in less than half an hour. Instead of those shop-bought bung in oven, use this simple recipe. You can even cheat by buying ready-made shortcrust pastry to speed it up. This recipe is OK as a wheat-free version and even works with almond milk and goats cheese for dairy free people but unfortunately isn’t so great soya, wheat and dairy free. Don’t expect wheat and dairy free pastry to roll out nicely though, be prepared for some patchwork.

Quiche Lorraine

Wheat and Dairy Free Shortcrust Pastry*

Pastry is a staple recipe that takes time to master. However, wheat and dairy free variety is quite difficult to perfect. Don’t expect it to roll out in one piece and to be as malleable as normal pastry. Instead, roll out small sections, place in the tin using and then repeat. Patch up the holes by pressing left-over pieces into the gaps.

Salmon en Croute*

An upmarket way of presenting salmon OR an option instead of the classic beef wellington…

Either use a pack of puff pastry or some WDF shortcrust pastry.

Crusted Salmon

Pastry Pizza

A quicker version of the classic pizza that tastes fantastic and is easy to make.

Pastry Pizza

Roasted Veggies*

Simple but delicious. Healthy and naturally wheat and dairy free. What more could you want?

Roasted Veg