Chilli Prawn Spaghetti recipe

If there is one thing that we found difficult to find, it's a decent gluten free pasta. I now buy the San Remo spaghetti and fettuccini. For other pasta ie. penne, spiral etc I choose another brand but I'll leave those details for another post. 

Here is my Chilli Prawn Spaghetti recipe, I hope you enjoy it. 

Ingredients: 

250 g San Remo gluten free spaghetti

20 to 25 raw prawns (I use the frozen prawns from Aldi)

2 tsp chilli flakes

2 tsp crushed garlic

2 tbsp chopped parsley

4 tbsp olive oil

Shaved Parmesan, to serve

Method:

Add spaghetti to rapidly boiling water. Use LOTS of water and stir for at least 2 minutes to avoid the pasta sticking together. 

Meanwhile, heat 3tbsp olive oil. Add prawn, chilli flakes and crushed garlic. Cook 2-3mins until prawns are cooked. Turn off heat. Add chopped parsley and remaining 1tbsp olive oil and stir to combine.

Drain cooked spaghetti and mix through the chilli prawn mixture.

Serve topped with shaved Parmesan.

Enjoy!

If you try this recipe please let me know how it turned out for you by commenting below. 

Survived Christmas!

Christmas is over for another year and there were no coeliac casualties. I hope you had a great day! 

Lunch was at the sister-in-law's house. She kindly prepared a buffet of cold chicken, deli meats, prawns, smoked salmon, coleslaw (made with Kraft Coleslaw Dressing as it is gluten free), tabouli and gluten free bread from Aldi. All deli meats were labelled as gluten free. Dessert was all laden with gluten ie. tiramisu cake and gingerbread houses - so those were not options for the gluten sensitive. There was a coeliac friendly fruit platter on offer with juicy grapes, cherries, watermelon and strawberries. The weather was a warm 29 degrees so the cold buffet made for a nice relaxed meal. 

My parents hosted Christmas dinner this year where everything on the menu was gluten free. Juicy turkey roast, ham, chicken schnitzel (gluten free breadcrumbs of course), roasted capsicum, carrots, broccoli and green beans glazed in olive oil and herbs, rice balls and meatloaf. Dessert was pavlova decorated with fresh strawberries and kiwi fruit. There are no pics of dessert as it was devoured too quickly!

We received a few homemade gift hampers (a favorite of mine!) with gluten free treats and other goodies. 

Christmas is such a risky time for the gluten intolerant or Coeliac. Did you have a gluten free Christmas or did you accidentally ingest gluten? 

Gluten Free Christmas

Christmas can be a nervous time for people who suffer an intolerance to gluten or from Coeliac Disease, especially if going out for lunch or dinner. It is difficult for those who are hosting a Christmas meal to cater for gluten free when they're not familiar with what is safe to eat, let alone issues with cross contamination. 

This article from the ABC is an enlightening read for those who are not too familiar with the issues facing people who cannot eat gluten http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/12/10/3908869.htm?site=tropic

Feel free to share this article with those who you feel would benefit from the information :-)

What have you found is the best way to educate friends and family members on how to cater for gluten free? 

One small post for man...

...one giant post for man kind.

Welcome to the first post of my blog!

Why am I starting this blog?

I decided to start this blog to help those people who either have Coeliac Disease, an intolerance to gluten or who choose to live a gluten free lifestyle.

We were a family who enjoyed regular pizza nights, fast food and never having to read product labels. Not to mention all the pasta from my Italian parents. All that changed when my husband was diagnosed with Coeliacs Disease in October 2012 - oh boy, the last 14 months have been a gigantic learning curve! 

During this time we have discovered, and continue to discover, many fantastic recipes, restaurants and tips that I will share with you in this blog.

That is why I have decided to start this blog.

So what brings you here?