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Thursday I left work early to pick up some food to do some baking with our Youth Club that evening. I took the opportunity to travel over to the largest Morrisons I know of which is a ridiculous distance away, in search for No.G!

There was a range of the pies and the chocolate tart in the free from fridge, I was hoping for some of their sausage rolls, but there were none to be found! Although there were some lovely bits, I only picked up a couple as they are fresh, I want to eat them as soon as possible!


I have tried the sausage rolls, pork pies and vegetable quiche from No.G so finding the range of pies meant I have something new to try! The first thing I chose was the open top vegetable pie. On a similar vain to the quiche but deeper filled and with what seemed to be a different pastry, this is a unique and interesting concept in the free from range. Retailing at £2.47 for a singular portion, these are pricier than the mainstream equivalent, but from past experience they are worth it as the ingredients are high quality!

I also purchased a chicken, bacon and leek pie which also retailed at £2.47 for a single size pie. I have tried the Genius pies in the past and I have really enjoyed them. No.G differs in the fact there is more than one flavour combined in the pie and a considerable amount more option compared to the chicken or steak version from genius. They are much more comparable to fish and chip shop classics.

I also found a Genius seeded loaf reduced to 99p, I couldn't pass this up and is tucked away in the freezer!

Have you seen the increased free from range in Morrisons? Have you been impressed, mine even had a gluten free black pudding and a range of desserts in their free from fridge!

Hannah x
As you may have seen, Make it Gluten Free Ltd sent me some mixes to try a few weeks ago. We decided to bake something a little bit eastery as there is only a couple of days to go! When I think of Easter I imagine fresh foods, fruits and vegetables (as well as lots of chocolate of course!) So what would be better than baking some banana muffins? I dug out the Simple Mills banana muffin mix and found some easter cupcake cases and toppers from Poundland to decorate and headed to the kitchen!


Like all of the mixes from the Simple Mills brand, all of the ingredients are natural and the mixes are really easy to make. For this all you need is water, oil and two eggs. Just mix the wet ingredients, then add the dry, bake for 30 minutes and that's it!

The ingredients within this non GMO mix are; almond flour, organic coconut sugar, arrowroot powder, organic coconut flour, bananas, aluminium-free baking soda and sea salt. Being a 'clean' list of ingredients, these mixes are perfect for a range of allergies. I am sure you can trial an egg replacer to make the finished product free from egg too, as well as gluten, soy and dairy!


Once out of the oven, the muffins are soft, fluffy and have a beautiful texture. I didn't add extra banana as suggested to make it extra banana-y this time, but it didn't really need any more than what is in the mix already as the flavour really stood on its own. Predominantly almond flour, this mix is quite dark in colour but as it baked, the colour turned much lighter and brighter.  

I found that the flavour of these muffins were very fresh, as if it was made with real bananas, straight from the fruit bowl. I tested these out on three gluten eaters and they all loved them too!

Perfect for children, this mix is easy to bake, and would be perfect to decorate for an Easter activity in the half term! Why not experiment by adding cinnamon or chocolate chips?


Hannah x


*This product was sent to me to try, all opinions are my own. 
Today my prayers have been answered! I managed to get my hands on some gluten free doughnuts after months of looking! I ordered these from Tesco.com as my local store never had them in stock, and they arrived, not substituted!

If anybody knows me, they would know my ex-gluten free days consisted of a lot of doughnuts. There is something extremely comforting and homely about doughnuts, although jam were my favourite, I am more than happy to find any sort which are suitable for my needs now!


These Feel Free mini ring doughnuts retail for a mere £1.50 per 10, although I did receive 12 in my box for some reason! But I'm certainly not complaining! With around 4 servings per box, this makes for a very cheap snack or dessert, and due to being frozen, they keep much better than any fresh cakes and confectionary would! 


Following the basic instructions on the box, these doughnuts turn out amazingly well. All that is required is to leave out in room temperature for 30 minutes and then microwave for 20 seconds to make them truly authentic warm seaside style doughnuts! If you were to make 4 servings from one box it'll be around 270 calories, which for a sweet treat isn't too bad, I've certainly drunk coffees more calorific!

Texturally, these doughnuts are quite light, spongy and soft. The structure holds itself well, particularly if you give them a couple of seconds to cool before picking them up straight way, or you can squish them a little! The air pockets are very constant and very comparable to holes in a thick chocolate mousse, small but well dispersed. 

Flavour wise, these instantly took me back four years or so when I could eat doughnuts, they seem perfect to me. Sweet and doughy, that unmistakeable doughnut flavour hit me and I honestly wanted to eat the whole box. Where they are plain they are fantastic to dip in Nutella or any other chocolate sauce. 

Being the most satisfying product I have tried in a long time, due to being so hard to find and so desperately wanted, I was very pleased it didn't disappoint! This is a product I would recommend to everyone, perfect to store in the freezer, this family friendly snack will suit all ages!  

Hannah x  
Friday was pay day, so I thought I would treat myself to a new gluten free cook book to add to my growing collection! Cook books are something I find very relaxing to flick through, although I always seem to get a little hungry afterwards! I have several lovely cook books that have been gifted to me over the years, but have only ever purchased two myself and so thought "Why not?".


I have had my eye on the Honeybuns cook book for some time so I thought this would be a good one to invest in next. As I was browsing the Honeybuns site I saw that they have a baker's gift bag which consists of a Honeybuns bag, tea towel, cake mix and of course the cook book. James and I are currently looking at buying a house so when I saw the tea towel it spoke to me, I needed it for my future kitchen! I just had to have the whole set, I need another hessian bag like a hole in the head, but I just couldn't resist!


Retailing at £28 this is a lovely gift (even if, like me, you gift it to yourself!). It arrived beautifully packaged with ribbon and twine, it honestly was any crafters dream! You could easily have this delivered straight to a friend without doing anything to it yourself as it is so stunning!

I still have some fresh cakes I am trying to get through so I tried to refrain from ordering more of their scrumptious cakes. As you can guess, I caved slightly and ordered myself a Triple Chocolate Tinker Cookie as I think it's one of the only things from their range I have yet to try. As they are only £1.50 I thought why not!


Honeybuns is a company I love to support as not only are all their products the best quality cakes I have eaten, they are also a true small business, with a fantastic ethos. Coming from a family of small business owners and being one myself too, I feel it's important to support independent businesses when you can! I will certainly review the cookie, cake mix and cookbook soon, I just can't wait to take the pictures for this post so I can open it all properly!

Hannah x
Two weeks ago James and I celebrated our anniversary by going for dinner at Ask Italian. As you all know we have visited Prezzo many times, but we decided to give Ask's gluten free menu a try!

With quite an extensive menu to choose from I opted for one of my favourite's, pesto pasta with courgette. When ordering I was asked if choosing from the gluten free menu was lifestyle choice or an allergy to ensure there was no cross contamination, which was great!


When the dish arrived there was a sticker on the plate to ensure that it wasn't mixed up, which is something that always reassures me, as I am quite a worrier about being glutened whilst eating a meal out! The dish itself was beautiful too. The pasta was not over cooked and still had structure and the flavours were outstanding!

There is also a full dessert menu, so it would have been rude not to try something! unfortunately I got so excited I forgot to take a picture, I chose to have a chocolate lava mountain. This dish is composed of a hot toffee sauce which is poured over a dark chocolate cup at your table, underneath is a hidden scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a hot chocolate fondant. This is by far the best dessert I have ever eaten, it was incredibly rich but it was perfect, having the ice cream to accompany the rich chocolate made it a much more decadent flavour rather than stodgy. Overall I really enjoyed this dessert which makes me want to visit Ask Italian on a more regular basis, as this made it miles ahead of the other Italian restaurants that provide a gluten free menu!

 I would love to know if there is anything else on the Ask Italian menu I should try, as I will certainly go back!

 Hannah x 
After having vanilla Oreo style biscuits at Yorica! I set it my personal mission to find ones that are accessible in the UK. I wasn't having much luck until Kinnikinnick popped up in my searches, however I couldn't find any UK stockists, until I hit amazon that was! However Amazon had them as add on products so I had to order £20 worth, which really isn't much when it comes to gluten free foods.

I am tempted to say that although I have not tried these yet, they maybe the brand or a similar brand that stocks Yorica! themselves, as they also had animal biscuits in chocolate and vanilla, much like they did in the store!

So here's what I got!



Kini-Toos Chocolate cookies 220g - £5.60
This bag is nice and large and hopefully are similar to ones I have tried before. I love the Udis ones but without opening the pack these are already seeming to be comparble in price to the udis, both working out to be £2.34-£2.54 per 100g. With these ones being slightly more expensive.

Kini-Toos Vanilla Cookies 220g - £5.60
Being the whole reason for the order, I have high hopes for these cookies! Again at just over the £5.50 mark, none of these items are cheap, but they have been imported so I guess it's the best price I will get them for! Comparing gluten free food to the supermarket counterpart isn't always a fair judgement when they have a much larger buying power.


Chocolate Animal cookies - £5.05
These were purchased to see if they compare to the ones I tried in Yorica! Also I haven't seen the outback animal cookies I used to love for ages in the store and as I had to get my order up to £20, I thought I would give these ones a go!

Chocolate Chip cookies - £5.15
A complete impluse purchase and I have no idea what to expect from this product, being Canadian I have them envisioned in my mind as being quite small but very thick. If this is the case and the taste and textural composition of this cookie is wonderful, I will be over the moon!

I would love to know if you would try these products, or if you have ordered anything online that we can't get here! Since looking on their site Kinnikinnick have so many more products I want to get my hands on, but have yet to find!

Hannah x
Monday I received my Handmade Treat Company snack box for the month of March. This month was a true sweet treat fest! Filled with cookies, chocolate and popcorn, this box was really a perfect snack pack for a film night! 

 So what was in this month's box? 


Gnaw - Peanut Butter Chocolate
We received one of these in a box a couple of months ago and I have yet to try it! I love peanuts though, so I am sure these will be great!

Snackly sent these to me a few months back and I did a review which can be found here. Sweet and lemony, these cookies are beautifully buttery! 

Having received this in my first ever Snackly box, I have tried these before and they have such a luxurious flavour to them. I would 100% recommend these and I would love to try other flavours! 

Snact - Apple and Mango Fruit Jerky
Again I have been sent this in a previous box, I have already reviewed this product! You can find this here! I absolutely LOVE these! 100% fruit so these are vegan too and good for egg and dairy allergies too. 

Fortnum and Mason Herbal Tea
I am not a huge tea drinker, other than peppermint and fruit, but I love how we also get something to wash our snacks down with, particularly as there are cookies and biscuits in this box! 

Beauty Junkie - Blueberry Mud Mask
Our beauty product of the month is a lovely face mask, I think I may pop this on Saturday night whilst watching a film with my Fiancé!

I would love to know what you thought of this month's box!

Hannah x 

 
Before heading off to my best friends 21st birthday party, James and I thought it would be a great idea to make some pizzas as a late lunch/early dinner. I was sent this packet mix just before my birthday/engagement party took over my life, so we thought that now would be the best time to make them!


The mix is suitable for two pizzas and only requires apple cider vinegar, oil and water, so it's super simple! The mix itself is made in a few minutes, if you don't faff like we did of course! The ingredients to the flour mix are almond Flour, arrowroot powder, flax meal, cauliflower, aluminium-free baking soda, organic oregano, cream of tartar andorganic garlic, so I was interested to try. The ingredients are all readable and understandable so in some respect are quite clean, I like the majority of the food I eat to be like this. This mix before adding topping is free from grain, dairy, soy, refined sugar & emulsifiers/gums and artificial flavours and colours. Its is also paleo-friendly, vegan, Non-GMO and certified Gluten-Free and Kosher.

The process for making these bases is one of the most simple recipes I have followed, just mix the wet and dry ingredients together until it resembles a dough, then split in two, flatten onto a pizza try and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, put all your yummy toppings on and bake for 10-15 minutes, until done! That's it! So simple I think these would be great to make with kids, even if you have more than one child you could make mini pizzas each with a side of chips and salad!


James and I chose to put cured meats such as parma ham and salami on our pizzas and topped with rocket and spinach at the end! They were beautiful! I made my base quite thin and I really enjoyed it, it went very crisp and honestly tasted like a good quality handmade pizza. There was no odd after taste and the flavour of the base was lovely, even James' couldn't tell the difference, so it was a winner!


We decided to film us making the pizza, so why not take a look! I would certainly buy this product again as I loved how the flour was premixed, I won't have to have a number of bags of flours that could spill or weigh out, its a quick fix and can be done at any time as its a fast bake!


You can find the packet mix on the Make it Gluten Free website and retails at £4.75 so at just under £2.40 for two for dinner or more if you share with sides or make mini pizzas with children, it is quite cost effective, depending on your toppings and sides of course. Nevertheless dominos for the two of us tends to cost £20-£30 depending on deals and what toppings we fancy. Making these not only were  cheaper than a takeaway, but also was really enjoyable and we had so much fun.

Hannah x

*This product was sent to me to try, all opinions are my own
A couple of months back we were inundated with Schar coupons, both online and in the post, so I took advantage! Their pretzels ended up not costing me a thing so I got a couple of bags! I thought I would do a mini review on them today. As they are pretzels, there isn't too much to say as they are not full of different elements and flavours. But at the same time it's always good to see what others thought of a product, no matter how basic it is!


A 60g bag retails at £1 which I think is quite reasonable as you could serve these as a pre dinner nibble or even eat the whole thing in one sitting without feeling you've spent a fortune! I find I get around three servings from one bag as a snack, this way I can eat a few different things and not get bored! A bag contains 289 calories so is not too caloric for a bread based product.

Being egg, dairy, lactose and gluten free, this a a product suitable to the masses. It does contain soy  and there is risk of sesame contamination so just be aware of that. There is also no mention of nuts on the packaging or on their website so this may be a product for nut suffers too, as there is no may contain warning or a made in a factory that handles nuts warning, but of course use your own judgement and what you feel comfortable with, but on the whole everyone can enjoy these alike!

My personal favourite thing about these pretzels is the salt content, it is distributed quite unevenly, which I find enjoyable as I love finding the super salty ones and waiting to have them last! I just think pretzels are quite a fun snack in general and for some reason remind me of being on summer holiday as a child.

With a great snap and a crisp crunch, these glossy coasted snacks are very morish! The texture is very similar to a bread stick, making them quite a dry consistency. Although I should highlight that in a whole bag there is 13g of fat, so should not be part of your daily diet. But are fab for a savoury treat.

Taste wise they are no different to what I remember from the mainstream equivalent, I always find that pretzels are slightly sweet due to the glaze, yet then have a salty kick and would be a fantastic edition to a buffet or something to pop in a little pot in a lunchbox for all ages. They are versatile in this respect as they are not a strong flavour and can be universally loved. You could even dip them in something if you like, a peanut butter/satay style dip or sour cream are my favourites!

Being available in more supermarkets than most free from products, you should be able to find these in your local store with no trouble, which is fantastic. Availability of products is what I feel lets products down the most, although I happily order online. I know many can't or won't, or even just purely forget that there is more around than what is in our supermarkets.

I would love to know if you have tried these and what you think!

Hannah x
Tuesday was the day before Yorica! were opening their doors for the first time in Soho, London. There has been a lot of hype online for the completely free from sweet treat store so we couldn't pass the opportunity to visit their launch evening when the invite hit my inbox!


In the heart of London, this fresh faced ice-cream store with a difference is bright and airy which would be a fabulous place to meet friends for a catch up with a sweet treat! You can find Yorica! at 130 Wardour Street. Noticeable by its cream and blue very hippy feeling interior, it oosed similarities to my favourite clothing store, Fat Face, in its laid back feel and embracing personality. The whole shop had such a fabulously friendly atmosphere.


Yorica! offer such a wide range of ice creams and shakes, which can be served either hot or cold. There are almost no allergens present in their products which was a freedom that I have never experienced before! I could happily pick anything I wanted, from cookies and cream ice-cream to a cone and all the biscuity toppings I could possibly squeeze on the top, knowing that I could eat it all!


Yorica! pride themselves in being egg, dairy, gluten and nut free and are also vegan, the only allergen contained was soy. The base product fundamentally is coconut, all of the ice-creams and whipped cream topping have been produced from a coconut base with flavourings added to this. There was a range of fruit ice-creams and sorbets as well as your traditional flavours of ice cream such as vanilla and chocolate. Toppings were also varied ranging from healthy fruits to cookies and gummy bears. There is really something for everyone!




As you all know James isn't intolerant or allergic to anything, so it was great to take him to give an opinion based on what he typically eats. He really enjoyed everything and said that there was no difference in most of the products he tried!

The highlights for me were:

  • The cookies and cream ice-cream
  • No nut peanut butter ice-cream, you all know how I feel about peanut butter! 
  • The biscuits toppings in genreal, the Oreo style biscuit was amazing! 
  • Gluten free ice-cream cones!
  • Lastly the blackcurrant shake!
James highlights were:

  • The Oreo style biscuits
  • The range of toppings




If you find yourself in London, you should really pop in to give some of their products a go. There are multiple sizes of tubs for ice-cream from mini to epic as well as large shakes for just over £4, it is very comparable to Starbucks in prices, but so much more nutritious and original! I would recommend the cookies and cream shake with cream and an Oreo on top just because it's gluten free and you can!


You can find Yorica! on Twitter and Instagram at @yoricamoments where they constantly upload mouthwatering pictures of their products! So why not take a look! 

I will certainly visit again when I find myself in London as it was such an amazing experience to know everything on the menu was 100% suitable for me!

Hannah x
Monday's are always a tricky day for packed lunch at work, after having the freedom of cooking up whatever I fancy at the weekend, I always find Monday's really restricting. Amy's Kitchen soup have been on offer in Tesco recently so I thought I would get some. I tend to get fresh M&S soup but obviously with these they keep for much longer as they are canned!


Mrs Crimble's sent me some cheese straws, so I thought I would have a couple with my soup! A whole can of this soup is around 200 calories and other than vegetables there is only cream in the ingredient list, it is a clean food and all ingredients are organic too!

A full list of ingredients:
  • Organic Tomato Puree (34%), 
  • Organic Diced Tomatoes (33%), 
  • Filtered Water, 
  • Organic Cream (Milk) (4%), 
  • Organic Sugar, 
  • Organic Onions, 
  • Sea Salt, 
  • Organic Cracked Black Pepper
    The soup itself is very thick and chunky, it smells slightly of garlic, although I think it is the combination of onion and tomato with pepper. Whilst eating this soup, I thought that by adding pasta and a few veggies you could make a great minestrone, or even simmered down in a pan with pasta and roasted vegetables to make a fab pasta dish! I enjoyed that there was some texture, as when a soup is too smooth and is almost a drink in texture I find that they are not very filling! 

    I couldn't believe how fresh this soup tasted for a tinned one, the pieces of tomato tasted like I cut and cooked a fresh one that day. It truly tasted like a homemade soup, I am not sure if its the quality of the ingredients or if it is because it is organic, but either way it is a beautifully flavoured soup! 
I also have an Amy's Kitchen vegetable variety in the cupboard, so I am really looking forward to trying this one too! I would love to know if there are any other flavours I should try, let me know! 

Hannah x 
It was my 21st on the 16th, so the wonderful people at Mrs Crimble's sent me a little hamper of goodies to try! When the box arrived I couldn't believe how generous they have been. I have a big mix of all sorts to try!

I think I will go from savoury to sweet to not get too confusing! So here's what I got!


Cheese Straws
Made with puff pastry, these are one of the only ready to eat gluten free cheese straws I have seen! You can also heat them to have that lovely warm crisp flakey pastry taste. A box contains 6 and retails for £1.99 which I do agree is a considerable amount more than the mainstream counterpart, however, unless you want to be in the kitchen for hours, these are a perfect snack or quick addition to a buffet. I very much look forward to trying these as I love cheese and pastry and at only 90 calories each, they make a great snack!

Fusilli with a Cheese and White Wine Sauce & Fusilli with a Rich Tomato and Mediterranean Herb Sauce
Another hard to find product in the free from market. Comparable to a mug shot style pasta packet, these are 100% gluten free and fab for on the go. It recommends that these can serve one as a meal or two as a side. But at around 400 calories per whole pack, this seems it would be a very filling meal, which isn't too calorific. You could even add some veg and chicken or bacon if you wanted to! Ready in just 10 minutes, this will be perfect on those days when you barely have time to eat. These flavours seem so versatile too and with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, these seem they would be great for children. These packs retail at around £1.99 each

Hot Chilli Cheese Crackers
Something I know I love is the Mrs Crimble's cheese crackers, I have repurchased them multiple times, but never have I seen the hot chilli ones! At 82 calories per 4 crackers these are great to have with some laughing cow light as a snack or even as a meal as part of ploughman's style dinner. I am just hoping these are not too too hot! This box is only £2.09 so is great value of a whole box!

Classic Madeleine & Chocolate Madeleine with a Choc Filling
These were the item I was searching for originally, unfortunately they are currently not in stock online, which I have been told is the only outlet to buy this product from. Each pack contains 6 wrapped cakes and retail at £2.50 per bag, which is incredible value for a gluten free product and isn't too different in price to branded mainstream equivalent. Made in France, these are marketed as being authentic, which if the taste and texture lives up to those, I'll be very happy, particularly as they are only around 130 calories each!

Cereal bar - Banana - Apricot and Sultana - Cherries and Berries
Another Mrs Crimble's product I haven't seen locally, my stores are not the best at getting in a good mix of products so I do have to resort to online shopping to find new things! Each bar is 150 calories, so again is not too bad for a snack or even breakfast on the go. These flavours sound amazing and at only 89p a bar, they are also well priced. Packed with bright colours, you can really see the fruits in these bars and are lovely and chewy feeling!

6  Large Coconut Macaroons
These are a firm favourite in my house in the summer, I typically buy the ones that have the dipped chocolate bottoms, as this is all I find stocked locally. So to try the plain ones is something that really interests me, again below the 150 calorie mark per portion means that these are not too bad for a snack! Coconut is one of my favourite flavours, so I can't get enough of these!

Special Edition 6  Large Coconut Macaroons with Stem Ginger
I have a post going up later in the week on some ginger biscuits dipped in chocolate I have fallen in love with, so combining ginger, chocolate and coconut could only mean great things! So I am sure there will a blog post raving about this product!

Thank you Mrs Crimble's for your generous Birthday gift! I can't wait to tuck in!

Hannah x

 *These products were sent to me to try, all opinions are my own 
Last week I forgot to bring my lunch to work, which led to a trip to Sainsbury's and picking up way too many naughty treats! One of which were these chocolate covered ginger cookies, one of my all time favourite treats!

Prewett's seem to have two lines of products, their basic line, and new to my store, their luxury line. Being able to pick from more ranges makes me feel more normal! Why should we have to settle for rich teas and bourbons!



These biscuits in particular are leaps and bounds above anything else I have tried before. I honestly could have ate the whole box in one go, and considering there are 8 in one box, that's really saying something! At £2.25 per pack, these are comparable to the mainstream brand, Borders.

At 96 calories per cookie, these are quite a satisfying sweet treat. A bobbly cookie with chewy ginger pieces and a dark chocolate coating, these are certainly worthy as a coffee morning treat! Each cookie is around 1cm thick and has a good crunch, but isn't as hard or crisp as some, which I think is a nice change! The rich ginger and chocolate compliment beautifully and the texture is so comparable to the mainstream brand, you really would not be able to tell the difference!

Although they do contain milk, there is no mention of egg in the recipe, so this may be an option for those of you who are unable to eat egg too! They are also readily available in supermarkets, so even the older ladies I know who are gluten free and do not use a computer can get hold of these. Things are much better than they were and more of the really tasty gluten free foods are in shops now, but at one point it felt that anything that was worth eating could only be found online!

I would love to try more from this range now, knowing how good they are. I would even give these to my gluten eating friends at a coffee morning, to see if they could tell!

Hannah x
Angelic was the first stand I hunted down at the London Free From and Allergy show last summer, which wasn't too hard as they were right by the door! I was looking to buy a few items from the range, particularly the individually wrapped biscuits with a good date, they have lasted until now and have been great for work!



At the show I think they were in the region of 2 for £5 so I stocked up but I am sure depending on where you shop prices will vary and you may find a deal just as good. The box contains 5 twin packs, which is perfect for either one adult or to share between a couple of children, making them the perfect handbag snack. Particularly as they are only 65 calories per biscuit!

Made in scotland, these biscuits are gluten, egg and dairy free, so I assume they would be perfect for vegans too! They are also 100% natural and a source of fibre. Oats also are known for keeping you fuller for longer which is better than the quick hit you get from a chocolate bar.

The biscuit itself is the typical crisp, crunchy, drier consistency, identical to all the Angelic biscuits. This is something I love about Angelic, the fact that you know that each base cookie, regardless of flavouring is made to the same standard. So if you know you like the base taste and texture of Angelic, all you have to do is choose the flavours that are for you!

Beautifully rich, this dairy free chocolate has lot of flavour, on appearance it is questionable how chocolatey they would be as there wasn't many chips, but they are so flavoursome. They really stand on their own! Perfect with a cup of black coffee or hot chocolate, these biscuits are so versatile and the oats add such a lovely flavour as well as texture. I feel that these biscuits would be suitable for all ages, as although the chocolate is rich, the proportions are perfect to give plenty of flavour without overpowering.

I find that these individual packs that the free from companies are producing are fantastic, so it pleased me back when I saw Angelic were doing the same. The only drawback to the Angelic brand is unless I want to order them online, the show is really the only place I can find a good range, as my local Holland & Barret's stores are quite small and do not hold may options in stock. For those I know who don't use the internet, this makes getting hold of them a little tricky! But hopefully as the demand grows, my Holland and Barret may stock more, and who knows Angelic may pop up in supermarkets one day!

Hannah x
As I left swimming, I popped into Tesco. I am very much a fan of the thought of Miranda Hart's cake-ercise, leaving the gym the same weight you entered! So when wandering through Tesco here's some of the sweet treats I picked up.


Popchips -£1
As they were only £1 and I love this flavour, I picked it up to portion to take to work, as they are only 97 calories per portion. They are not pictured as I forgot before I portioned it up!

Nutribix - £3.75
Jeez, these are quite pricey but were the main reason I visited Tesco. My local Sainsbury's has the worst free from section known to man, so I tend to have to hunt around a bit! (They haven't had gluten free wraps since before Christmas). These are meant to be just like Weetabix, which is clearly something we can't enjoy. I am hoping that Nutribix will be just the same and so much so I may be able to make chocolate easter nests from them!

Udis chocolate wafer/ Udis lemon wafer - £1.50 per pack
This was the impulse purchase of the trip! I saw they were half price and I am hoping they are a lower calorie sweet treat, as I have got a very fitted dress for my party in two weeks, so I am watching the calories a little! I love lemon flavoured sundaes/ice-cream and sweets so these are something I am really looking forward to, and as it was half price, why not try the chocolate ones as well!

Have you picked anything new recently and looking forward to trying it?

Hannah x
Last week I began to follow Make it Gluten Free on Twitter when I discovered them through a competition that was giving away some of their packet mixes that they stock and I thought it looked like something I would really enjoy. So when they reached out to me to try some bits I couldn't believe my luck!

Being imported from the USA they stock some mixes you just would not find easily in the UK market.  A range of cakes, muffins, pancakes, waffles and breads can be found on the Make it Gluten Free website. All products are free from gluten, non-GMO, kosher and free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, which is fab as other than my sweet treats, I like to keep things as clean and as basic as possible in terms of ingredients on a daily basis. Make it Gluten free are registered with Coeliac UK and in the 2016 food directory if you wanted to take a look!


So what did I receive?

Simple Mills - Banana Muffin Mix - £4.75
If you know me personally you would know that I love bananas in baking and food! I add it on top of honey, Nutella, peanut butter and golden syrup on toast, not altogether mind! My go to snack in the colder months is banana and custard, so it just made sense that banana muffins would be for me! The mix itself does not need a banana added but suggests to add one if you would like it more "banana-y" but I think I may do that after trying it as a basic recipe first!

Simple Mills - Pizza Dough Mix - £4.75
This mix creates two 8" pizzas so I think I am going to save this for when James and I have a movie night with handmade pizzas! What could be better? We are both fans of more flavoursome pizzas and gluten free pizzas do not tend to come in many flavours, so why not make your own!


1.2.3 Gluten Free - Brownie Mix - £3.50
Brownie mixes seem to be a staple in most gluten free brands product range, but I really enjoy brownies, so I like to try them all from all different brands! The basic mix only needs 4 eggs and some butter but does give optional suggestions of toffee bits, chocolate chips and nuts... I personally think it would be rude not to throw some of these in! I love a chunky brownie and I may see how much this mix makes and I am thinking of doing a smaller fully loaded batch and just a small plain recipe batch out of one mix, as it does say it makes 2x more than other brands on the front!


1.2.3 Gluten Free - Pan Bar Mix - £3.50
This is by far the most interesting mix I was sent, it has the ability to become courgette bars, banana bars (YUM!), pumpkin bars, apple bars, carrot cake bars or even sweet potato ones, making this extremely versatile to have in the cupboard! As much as I want to make banana bars or carrot cake out of this mix, I think I will end up making courgette cake as it is my Fiancés favourite, but we will see!

I would love to know if any of these mixes have got your tastebuds tingling and if you are going to give any a go too!

Hannah x

*These products were sent to me to try, all opinions are my own