I've visited The Pepper Mill in Longton a few times these past couple of months and every time I've visited I've had a great gluten-free meal with no nasty after-effects.
I was recommended to go here by a friend I used to work with as she had noticed when she went for a meal there that on the menu it advertised they offer Genius bread as an alternative to normal bread with their sandwich options.
I then visited their website and discovered their whole Main Menu Allergy List. This is basically a condensed version of their main menu highlighting all the dishes that do not contain wheat or gluten. There are starters, sides, mains and desserts to choose from. Even better, the chips are marked gluten-free!
The Pepper Mill serves mainly pub food but they also have a tasty carvery served daily. So far I've tried the chicken tikka masala, chicken melt and the carvery (twice). All four meals I could not fault.
Not only do they offer Genius bread sandwiches for Coeliacs but if you ask the staff they will provide gluten-free gravy with their carvery. It's awesome that I can now go out and have a carvery just like everybody else (avoiding the yorkshire puddings, stuffing and normal gravy of course).
What I like about The Pepper Mill is that their staff seem pretty knowledgeable about the gluten-free diet, they are very accommodating and willing to help and there is an impressive choice of dishes to choose from, not just one or two. It's great to find somewhere like this where I don't feel restricted or left out and where I am treated the same as everybody else.
I can see myself visiting here time and time again not only because the location is handy for a lot of my friends and family but also because The Pepper Mill offers great gluten-free pub food in a lively atmosphere.
Friday, 31 January 2014
Monday, 27 January 2014
Udi's Gluten-Free cinnamon and raisin bagels
Confession time: Udi's Gluten-Free cinnamon and raisin bagels are my new found love!
These glorious delights are currently £1 in Tesco, reduced from £2.20, which I think for a pack of 4 is a bargain!
I'd been meaning to try the Udi's range out for a while (after hearing about them on Twitter) but struggled to find them in my local Tesco Metro (smaller version of a normal Tesco store) and was constantly frustrated by their lack of stock. But, one day there they were, and I snapped them up.
I've never really been in to bagels of the sweet or savoury kind before but I gave these a go. I toasted mine for breakfast and I must say they were absolutely amazing! I'm so glad the company have brought them over here from America.
I was so impressed by these bagels for a number of reasons:
1. They smell so sweet as you take them out of the bag, the cinnamon aroma is lovely especially as it wafts round the kitchen whilst they are toasting.
2. They remind me a bit of a doughnut texture, lovely and smooth on the outside with a soft and chewy inside.
3. I've mainly always had bread in its savoury form, but thanks to these bagels I am well and truly converted to sweeter tasting bread.
4. You can freeze these bagels and the bread still holds it's shape and tastes fresh once defrosted (definitely stock your freezer up).
5. What I love about these bagels is they actually taste even better than the "normal" gluten containing bagels I've tried in the past, which I think is a rare find in gluten-free foods.
6. They are also thicker than a lot of normal bagels I've seen in the shops.
7. They have just the right amount of raisins to compliment the cinnamon flavouring.
8. They are so moreish!
9. I love to find new things to try for breakfast and I am happy to say I am definitely a bagel convert now. My boring breakfasts are no more.
Apparently there are 19 different Udi's products available in Tesco and I would love to give some of the other products a try - sadly my local Tesco store does not stock the whole range but I'm hoping that one day they will.
You can find out more about Udi's Gluten-Free and their fab products on their website:- www.udisglutenfree.co.uk/
Thanks for bringing them to the UK!
These glorious delights are currently £1 in Tesco, reduced from £2.20, which I think for a pack of 4 is a bargain!
I'd been meaning to try the Udi's range out for a while (after hearing about them on Twitter) but struggled to find them in my local Tesco Metro (smaller version of a normal Tesco store) and was constantly frustrated by their lack of stock. But, one day there they were, and I snapped them up.
I've never really been in to bagels of the sweet or savoury kind before but I gave these a go. I toasted mine for breakfast and I must say they were absolutely amazing! I'm so glad the company have brought them over here from America.
I was so impressed by these bagels for a number of reasons:
1. They smell so sweet as you take them out of the bag, the cinnamon aroma is lovely especially as it wafts round the kitchen whilst they are toasting.
2. They remind me a bit of a doughnut texture, lovely and smooth on the outside with a soft and chewy inside.
3. I've mainly always had bread in its savoury form, but thanks to these bagels I am well and truly converted to sweeter tasting bread.
4. You can freeze these bagels and the bread still holds it's shape and tastes fresh once defrosted (definitely stock your freezer up).
5. What I love about these bagels is they actually taste even better than the "normal" gluten containing bagels I've tried in the past, which I think is a rare find in gluten-free foods.
6. They are also thicker than a lot of normal bagels I've seen in the shops.
7. They have just the right amount of raisins to compliment the cinnamon flavouring.
8. They are so moreish!
9. I love to find new things to try for breakfast and I am happy to say I am definitely a bagel convert now. My boring breakfasts are no more.
Apparently there are 19 different Udi's products available in Tesco and I would love to give some of the other products a try - sadly my local Tesco store does not stock the whole range but I'm hoping that one day they will.
You can find out more about Udi's Gluten-Free and their fab products on their website:- www.udisglutenfree.co.uk/
Thanks for bringing them to the UK!
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