gluten free/dairy free on a budget?

mandco

anyone got any tried and tested recipes?
shop brought freefrom foods are so expensive so trying to make more from scratch but not having much sucess. I know with gluten free you need to add extra fluid but everything still seems really dry/crumbly and ends up pretty much inedible after 24 hrs :huh:

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f0nz

I've recently had to go gluten and dairy free and have found SO many recipes on Pinterest. There have only been a couple that I didn't like in the 2 months I've switched. The start up cost is expensive buying different flours etc but if you batch bake/cook it is worth it! Also look at labels, you don't necessarily have to buy things branded as free from as a lot of foods are naturally gluten and dairy free, supermarkets just like to con you!
Recipes that have been big hits and staples here are:
Baked oatmeal -GF oats, coconut milk, fruit, nuts and a little DF choc
Taco seasoned mince: in corn tacos, scooped up with corn chips or in wraps made with coconut flour. Serve with a big salad
Flourless brownies
Steak and sweet potato fries with a salad
Peanut butter cookies
Choc fudge cake
Peanut butter jelly bars
Blueberry scones (using ground almonds instead of flour)

Use rice or quinoa instead of pasta. Quinoa can be used instead of oats too. Search Paleo recipes too as they don't use gluten or dairy produce. Honestly, Pinterest is amazing for recipes and I can't recommend it enough!

Good luck!

academiablues

I'm not sure about gluten free but I'm dairy free and it's not too difficult. Vitalite is my go-to spread as it's cheaper than the ones that market themselves as explicitly "free from," and there's usually a deal on some kind of dairy-free milk in the supermarket (as long as you don't mind cycling between coconut, almond, hazelnut, etc, which I don't generally). Curries are quite cheap to make, so I do a lot of those, and things like soups and veggie chillis (most recipes online are good). Some things you wouldn't expect have dairy in (lots of ready meals, crisps), but some things you wouldn't expect are okay (like Oreos, many supermarket-brand biccies, etc). Good luck with it - like f0nz says, Pinterest is really useful!

f0nz

I'm actually about to start writing out my next months menu plan, if you'd like me to pop it up here when done with links to recipes I'd be happy to do so ��

maddiemay

f0nz wrote: »

I'm actually about to start writing out my next months menu plan, if you'd like me to pop it up here when done with links to recipes I'd be happy to do so ��

Not the OP, but yes please:D

I have hated virtually every commercial GF product I have tried, I don't have a sweet tooth and everything seems over sweet to me:eek:

For the occasional sweet treat (which OH (non GF) also likes I make coconut pyramids, almond macaroons, sometimes a mixture of c'nut and almond and use less sugar. I am gluten intolerant not coeliac (according to the medics) so I am OK with high cocoa solid chocolate and make rocky road with lots of nuts, dried apricot, dried cherries, cranberries, bashed gf biscuits etc, often make them in small fairy cake papers and all my friends go mad for them.

ETA - having mentioned not having a sweet tooth, I love savoury things, if anyone has a recipe for cheese scones that taste like the "real thing" they will be my friend for life!!!

borkid

I find the best thing is to choose naturally gluten free foods eg meat and veg type / curries/ stir fries for main courses. Lunches I'll have salad/ avacado with nuts or prawns/ nachos or crisps are good as a filler ( check the crips as some contain wheat flour), Desserts fresh fruit of cheese and oat biscuits. For baking I use 'ordinary' recipes that naturally don't contain flour but use ground almonds as a base ( Lidl and Aldi are good for reasonably priced grounds almonds and nuts).

I agree about gluten free ranges available, very sweet and don't last long. I find they use a lot of rice flour which goes sticky quite quickly. I've made yucca bread which are rolls made with cassava flour ( from south america) also cornmeal or polenta could be used for bread or cakes.

Like maddiemay I am gluten intolerant so can get away with a little gluten contamination. Check if you buy something sweet that wheat syrup hasn't been used as a sweetener, I fell foul of that with a crunchie bar, also anything with malt or barley is a no go.

There is a lot of advice on the internet now so you shouldn't be stuck for ideas.
Before I forget no lager or beer both made from wheat although you can get gluten free.

CRANKY40

Not sure if it's any help but I make gluten/dairy free fairy cakes for a coeliac relative and my small son said they don't taste much different to ordinary cakes. I used Doves gluten free flour and Pure spread.

ourcornercottage

Have you tried wheat free direct it's a bakery and you can order online. BF has a GF diet and hates all the processed GF stuff with the exception of things from wheat free direct. Bread and rolls freezes well too, cakes never last that long!

culpepper

if you find you struggle with not having cheese ,try nutritional yeast.I still buy normal cheese as only I am going dairy free. You can buy it on Amazon and ebay . It tastes very cheesy. I sometimes use it to make cheese sauce or quiche . You can make dairy free cheese with it too and there are numerous recipes online .

f0nz

I'll preface this by saying that I can "cheat" a little bit. Im not coeliac I have non coeliac gluten sensitivity and dairy intolerance. I have found that I'm OK if I use lactose free milk for tea and coffee and lactose free cheese. Everything else I use is dairy free.

NOTES
I usually make 1 huge fritatta a week and then its easy to just grab a slice if in a hurry.
1 Baked Oatmeal feeds 5 of us (2 adults 3 kids) twice
I buy 1 loaf of GF bread a month as I don't use it a lot. Genius GF brown bread is about the only one I've liked so far but everyones tastes are different. I also only buy it if its yellow stickered. £2.30 for a loaf of bread is not for me
I normally have a bake off 1 or 2 days in the month and freeze most things. If we happen to run out I will bake again but only if we already have the ingredients in the house.
I boil 15 eggs at the start of the week and keep them in the fridge for snacks.

WEEK 1

BREAKFAST
Baked Oatmeal - http://www.inspiredtaste.net/9928/baked-oatmeal-with-strawberries-banana-and-chocolate-recipe/
Baked Oatmeal
Green Smoothie - http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1980
Green Smoothie
Breakfast Quinoa - http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/04/breakfast-quinoa/#_a5y_p=1046809
Fritatta - eggs, whatever veg is lying around in the fridge, some bacon or ham. If you don't know how to make one a quick google search will help. it's really easy
Fritatta

LUNCH
Tuna salad in a jar (hints, tips and ideas on how to layer the salad here) - http://letslassothemoon.com/2014/12/20/mason-jar-recipes/
Chicken salad in a jar
Egg and potato salad - self explanitory really
Breakfast Meatloaf - http://www.primalpalate.com/paleo-recipe/breakfast-meatloaf/
Breakfast Meatloaf
Fritatta and Salad

TEA
Honey Mustard Chicken with veggies - http://rachelschultz.com/2012/07/11/worlds-best-chicken/
Pea and Ham soup - tweaked from my mums recipe and I just kind of ad lib it now. Loads of recipes on line though.
BBQ steak pizza with corn on the cob - GF pizza base, GF BBQ sauce (Newmans is good), steak, onions,peppers and any other veggie you like. If you can find cheese you can tolerate whack some of that on there too.
Easy Quinoa Fried Rice - http://cookinglsl.com/easy-quinoa-fried-rice/
Fried Egg and chips
Hache steak with Sweet potato fries and salad
Baked spud and salad - any filling you fancy

SNACKS + PUDS
Hard boiled eggs
veggie sticks with hummus or home made guacamole - http://veganinthefreezer.com/red-bell-pepper-hummus/
GUACAMOLE- 2 ripe avocados, 1-2 crushed garlic cloves, sea salt, lemon juice. mush all together et voila!
Baked banana chips - http://www.recipesdocs.com/2014/08/baked-banana-chips.html
Apple crisps - http://www.delightedmomma.com/2011/09/baked-apple-chips.html
Strawberry and banana "ice cream" - http://www.skinnymom.com/recipe-4-ingredient-strawberry-banana-ice-cream/ (use coconut cream/milk instead of whipping cream)
Peanut butter cookies - http://rumblytumbly.com/2011/03/30/4-ingredient-gluten-free-dairy-free-but-glorious-peanut-butter-cookies/
Warm banana coconut breakfast bowl (good enough for a pud!) - http://fastpaleo.com/recipe/warm-banana-coconut-breakfast-bowl/
cinnamon coffee cake - http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gluten-free-cinnamon-coffee-cake/
GF fudge cake with coconut cream - http://www.agirldefloured.com/2013/04/17/gluten-free-fudge-cake/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+agirldefloured+(%7Ba+girl...defloured%7D)
http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2011/09/how-to-make-whipped-coconut-cream-from.html
blueberry scones - http://fedandfit.com/2013/07/28/paleo-blueberry-scones-2/
Rice cakes

f0nz

WEEK 2

BREAKFAST
Green Smoothie - recipe as above
Green Smoothie
Baked Quinoa and Oatmeal - http://www.cookingquinoa.net/quinoa-breakfast/
Baked Quinoa and Oatmeal
Microwave Cinnamon, Raisin English Muffins - http://thebigmansworld.com/2014/10/05/microwave-cinnamon-raisin-english-muffin/
Raspberry, Vanilla Almond Breakfast Quinoa - http://www.cookingandbeer.com/2014/03/raspberry-vanilla-almond-breakfast-quinoa/
Breakfast Banana Split - http://eat-drink-love.com/2013/07/breakfast-banana-split/

LUNCH
Bacon, Avocado and Soft Cheese Toastie (GF bread and lactose free soft cheese)
Fritatta
Fritatta
Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup - http://www.cearaskitchen.com/vegan-creamy-roasted-tomato-soup/
Pesto Chicken Jar Salad - http://lexiscleankitchen.com/2014/08/08/healthy-food-friday-spinach-mason-jar-layered-lunches/
Cajun Shrimp Jar Salad - see above link
Boiled Eggs, Asparagus and Ham

TEA
Tacos and salad - http://www.worthcooking.net/taco-salad-creamy-cilantro-dressing/
Linkin Parks Recovery Chicken Burrito - http://www.menshealth.co.uk/food-nutrition/linkin-park-recovery-chicken-burrito
Curried Chicken Salad with Roasted Broccoli - (I bought some GF DF mayo) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/curried-chicken-salad-recipe.html
Beef Pie, Veg and spuds - making this up as i go along. I have some GR pastry in the freezer to use (Yellow sticker bargain)
Steak Roulades with Pesto, Sweet Potato Chips and Veg - http://www.forageddish.com/blog/2014/8/12/steak-roulade-with-pesto
Pea and Ham Soup - leftover from previous week and frozen
Sweet Potato Loaded Nachos - http://lexiscleankitchen.com/2013/08/24/loaded-paleo-nachos/