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Coeliac Disease - Federica |
Meet  Federica: our Gluten-free Ragazza with attitude!
Federica is a vibrant 32-year-old Italian with coeliac disease. This is not just an allergy but an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system attacks its own tissues. This occurs when the person eats gluten (a protein found in grains such as wheat, rye, barley and oats). When people with coeliac eat gluten, it damages the lining of the gut, which means that other nutrients cannot be absorbed, causing further problems.
Trainee journalist Tess Macpherson met her to find out more.
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If you love good food...
 ... but are on a gluten-free diet, yeast-free, egg-free, low-fat, palaeolithic, nightshade-free, the Best Bet Diet, or are sensitive to dairy products, allergic to nuts, or just want to eat naturally, healthily and in season… welcome to Sensitive Foodies: the one-stop site for discerning foodies on restrictive diets.
Find out what's in season below. Try the recipes on our Eating In page. Go to Eating Out to find places to eat. Learn more about Food Sensitivities, and pick up Foodie Tips on tasty alternatives to everyday food and drink. And if you’re going abroad, use our Eating Away translated foodie phrases. Enjoy! Lisa and Kathy x (pictured)
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What's in season in February? |
Love is in the air? There's plenty to love in the kitchen this month! It's a great month for fish and seafood: healthy, tasty, and romantic... and also very easy to cook! And for vegetarians, salsify is a good alternative. It's also known as oyster plant as it tastes similar when cooked, but I'm not sure about its aphrodisiac properties!
Fruit and veg: apples, Asian greens, cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, chicory, forced rhubarb, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, pak choi, parsnips, pears, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, salsify, spinach, swede, turnip.
Sustainable fish and light meat: clams, cockles, crabs, dab, Dover sole, grey mullet, haddock, herring, John Dory, lemon sole, lobster, mackerel, mussels (wild), oysters, rabbit (wild), red gurnard, red mullet, river / rainbow trout, scallops, sea bream (wild), whiting, witch, wood pigeon.
February's recipes:
Some really easy starters which happen to be fabulously tasty and special include simple Oysters, Mussels with Ginger and Coriander , Wilted Greens with Toasted Sesame Seeds, in fact almost anything with toasted / dry-fried seeds!
For something more warming, try seasonal Celeriac Soup or Salmon and Leek Soup; real classics.
Easy Fish Stew or Vegetable Tagine are easy and tasty mains - simple but impressive!
Baked Bananas are always popular, but for a real treat, what about Poached Pears, Fresh Pineapple or basically any Fresh Fruit with home-made free-from dark Chocolate Sauce.
One last suggestion: Buckwheat Pancakes with Lemon and Agarve Syrup? Well, it is pancake month, isn't it!
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