Hello everyone,
Caroline Oldham
So I hope you are all enjoying the bank holiday and the weather! Looks like summer is finally coming and it is this time of year I love to get the BBQ out and invite friends round and just sit outside in the evening with a fire going.
One of my favourite things to cook on the BBQ is chicken so I have this excellent BBQ chicken recipe for you which is gluten free and dairy free and is really delicious. http://blog.biteappy.com/blog/bbq-chicken-gluten-free/
If you are BBQ'ing it is perfect to have with some gluten free beer, one of my favourite brands is Green's as they make flavours for all different taste buds and weather too. Here is what I think of their many flavours which should help you choose which one suits you the most.
Not only is the beer suitable for coeliac but it also uses no animal products so suitable for vegetarians and is free from the following allergens: gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soya beans, milk, lactose, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame seeds, sulphur dioxide and sulphites. Here are the flavours, which one would you choose? Pop over to my Facebook and Twitter page and let me know @biteappy
Dark: This is the beer you need for the winter as it is so warming. It tastes strong but has a really creamy and nice texture to it which aromas of chocolate, cherries and burnt sugar.
India Pale Ale: To be served at cellar temperature, this ale is lovely and light, perfect on a summers day, it has a really nice herbal flavour to it, this ale also has no GMO yeast in it. This was my preferred choice, being a girl, I prefer a lighter tasting beer.
Gorgeous Blond: Not as light as India but a nice wholesome beer. Conditioned spicy and aromatic this is more of a full tasting beer which is golden honey colour and has a mixture of a bitter/sweet aftertaste. Also to be served at cellar temperature.
Gilded Golden Ale: Made to have a subtle dry caramel flavour but is also very creamy, this is a lovely smooth beer and should be served at cellar temperature.
Pilsner: Lovely as the taste is a blend of hoppy citrus with hints of vanilla which makes this a delightful tasting beer, a classic 'Belgium' beer that should be served chilled.
Restaurant Hangout of the Week
This week's hangout is The Corner restaurant and Champagne bar in Selfridges in London, a perfect place to celebrate and have engagement drinks. It is a very busy small restaurant but the menu was perfect for what we wanted. I went with a friend of mine who is also called Caroline and she is training to be a nutritionist at the moment so I followed her lead and ordered the 'Superfood' salad which is naturally gluten free and also vegetarian.
This salad was made of quinoa one of my favourite grains mixed with beetroots, broccoli, pomegranate and feta. We also decided to have some root vegetable crisps the healthier option to having fries. Quinoa is naturally gluten-free and contains iron, B Vitamins, calcium and is also one of the only few plant foods which is considered a complete protein which is excellent if you are a vegetarian or vegan.
Beetroot not only tastes good but it helps lower blood pressure, fights inflammation and is rich in nutrients and fibre so this was a really delicious salad especially to give you extra energy which is needed when you are shopping all day.
Have a great Bank Holiday, until next time xoxo
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