I'm A What??

'Im just a girl in front of a salad, asking it to be a donut'

— No one in particular...i stole it from the internet

Welcome, welcome, everyone gather around. You at the back can you hear me? Good, I have your attention. Im going to start my blog and use my first post as a little short story. My story from a fully-fledged gluten eater to a coeliac...which hasn't been the smoothest of transitions. Its been horrifying and painful and I've definitely had my fair share of slip ups. Its not big and its not clever turning my insides into mush however there was only ever one reason for it. I LOVE FOOD! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.... You get the picture.

When I first got diagnosed with Coeliac disease I couldn't believe it and didn't take it seriously at all. To be truthful I don't think I was told what the consequences of my actions would be if I carried on eating gluten., which is why i kept eating it. The most challenging part was whilst training to be a chef. I didn't want to be known as that girl that couldn't eat gluten and wanted to strive to be the best chef I could be., so I pretended that my disease wasn't there. Which screwed me up over time.

I realised that I needed to attempt to be good as I was starting to feel very unwell and didn't have the energy at work ....and believe me working AFD's (All f****** day) at the time were hard enough #cheflife

However 10 years ago gluten free food wasn't as popular as it is now so grabbing something wasn't as manageable for me and I would live on Nescafe instant coffee and saucepans* of coco pops. *Chef bowl :D

I eventually was signed off for stress as I had turned into a shell of a person, lost lots of weight and was very unhealthy. It didn't make it better by the fact that on my days off i would gorge on greasy gluten filled takeaways as there were no fast gluten free options available...something that is still an issue today!

However fast forward a few years, a career move into a different area of hospitality and a love of health and fitness I still find myself craving something comforting of a weekend. Being careful about my macros and calories during the week means I can let me hair down during the weekend and most times i look for inspiration over the internet. Nonetheless

So this is where this story ends and the new one begins, with my catering background I want to transform our much loved classics and comfort food into gluten free wonders a