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gluten-free | grain-free | ketogenic

low-carb | low-sugar | dairy-free

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Rosemary Cottage Clinic Recipes

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Osso Buco Ragù

Read Time: 5 minThis traditional Italian dish includes meat with marrow bones is super delicious and dead easy. Veal and pork version included.

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Grain-Free Wholemeal Keto Rolls

Read Time: 4 minThis recipe makes perfect little substitutes for wholemeal rolls, yet is gluten-free, low-carb and ketogenic.

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My recipes are designed to help patients on restrictive diets prepare tasty and family-friendly low-carb, low-sugar, dairy-free and grain-free meals

Afifah Hamilton

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Kitchen Basics

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Almond & Hazel Bread

Read Time: 2 minThis delicious grain-free, low carb bread is easy and reliable. Good for high tea with lashings of butter or lunchtime with pate or cheese.

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Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Read Time: 3 minGhee is a great cooking oil as unlike normal butter it does not sputter in the pan. Easy to make at home.

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Keto bread

Read Time: 3 minWOW! A grain-free white loaf so you can have soldiers with your boiled egg on Easter Sunday. (Phew – Just in the nick of time!)

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Breakfast Ideas

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Right Royal Rashers – we rate the best bacon buys ★★★★★

Read Time: 3 minWe review and compare three of the best supermarket bacon buys: Pancetta, Air dried or Organic. Which will get five stars?

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Anyone for Paleo Pud? (Berry nice thank you!)

Read Time: 3 minOf all the fruits we eat, berries are the closest to their wild counterparts. Here’s a great way to serve them.

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Baked Egg Custard for Carnivores

Read Time: 3 minAll of the ingredients in this dish are of animal origin; No vanilla, sugar, nutmeg. Which might make you wonder what the topping is…

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Lunches

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Curried Eggs

Read Time: 2 mina posh low-carb lunch or tea when you have guests over. Show them how easy and appealing this way of eating can be.

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Spiced Low Carb Fish Cakes

Read Time: < 1 minThis is a very quick and flexible recipe for a posh breakfast, lunch, dinner or tea.

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Traditional English Dishes

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Lamb shanks with celeriac mash

Read Time: 3 minOne of the best cuts of lamb. A dramatic, succulent centrepiece for an English roast dinner.

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Roast Leg of English Mutton

Read Time: 4 min Mutton is often thought of as being a tough, second-rate meat, but nothing should be further from the truth. When cooked long and slow it is a rich, melt-in-the-mouth meat with a superb flavour. The secret is to prepare it well and give it time to slowly reveal its wonders.

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Evolution, Recipes

Marrow Bones

Read Time: 3 minCheap, delicious and nutritious. Bone marrow was a key Palaeolithic food.

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Mediterranean Dishes

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Gluten-Free Green Pea Pasta – Review ★★★★☆

Read Time: 3 minA single ingredient free-from pasta that exceeded our expectations. A useful addition to a grain-free diet and pretty low-carb to boot.

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Osso Buco Ragù

Read Time: 5 minThis traditional Italian dish includes meat with marrow bones is super delicious and dead easy. Veal and pork version included.

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Moussaka

Read Time: 2 minThis traditional moussaka recipe is a classic for low-carb-high-fat diets.

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

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Five Spice Squid with Roast Aubergine

Read Time: 3 minSquid tubes make a great substitute for pasta, – a real boon for a grain-free or low-carb meal

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Stuffed (Farmed) Sea Bass

Read Time: 4 minA delicious baked dish using wholesome ingredients that bring out the best in this fish.

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Grain-free ‘breaded’ cod with parsley sauce

Read Time: 3 minA quick, easy & presentable recipe. A good alternative to battered or breaded fish.

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Side Dishes

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Avocado eggs!

Read Time: 2 minThis dish is a revelation – eggs, cheese, avocados – what’s not to like?

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Bulb Fennel and Wensleydale Sheep’s Cheese

Read Time: 2 minReally quick and easy dish. Two ingredients only. Fool proof!

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Homemade Keto Coleslaw

Read Time: 4 minSimple, crunchy, keto-munchy, tasty-fragilistic.

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Gluten-Free Cake Recipes

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Moist Lemon and Cardamom Sponge

Read Time: 2 minA succulent sponge, ideal for any special occasion and without a grain in sight!

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Cinnamon coconut macaroons

Read Time: 2 minThese little tea-time cakes have a lovely crumbly texture. Grain-free and low in carbs. Who wouldn’t like them?

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Orange & almond cake

Read Time: 2 minThis delicious sponge is light, moist and very tasty, made with whole whizzed boiled oranges. Citrus pizzazz!

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Desserts

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Grain-free bacon and maple syrup pancakes

Read Time: 3 minBreakfast in America? Here’s my grain-free low-carb version of the famous salty-sweet pancake combo. Its basically eggs and bacon with a twist. Delicious.

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Chocolate truffles

Read Time: 2 minThese delicious after-dinner sweetmeats are a nutritious powerhouse, and can even fit into a ketogenic diet

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Anyone for Paleo Pud? (Berry nice thank you!)

Read Time: 3 minOf all the fruits we eat, berries are the closest to their wild counterparts. Here’s a great way to serve them.

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Ketogenic Diet Recipes

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Anyone for Paleo Pud? (Berry nice thank you!)

Read Time: 3 minOf all the fruits we eat, berries are the closest to their wild counterparts. Here’s a great way to serve them.

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What’s Better Than Strawberries & Cream?

Read Time: < 1 min✓Low-carb ✓Gluten-free ✓Nut free ✓Ketogenic ✘Lactose-free

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Homemade Keto Coleslaw

Read Time: 4 minSimple, crunchy, keto-munchy, tasty-fragilistic.

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Snacks

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Spiced-up nuts, four ways to make your own super-snacks

Read Time: 3 minFour ideas to jazz up your nuts: Cashews with lemon and black pepper, Tamari 5-spiced mixed nuts, Curried macadamias & Balsamic pecans

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How to make your own beef jerky

Read Time: 3 minThe original camp-fire and hiking food. Beef Jerky is a dried meat snack with a tangy taste and chewy texture.

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Recipes, Reviews

Two seafood products – review ★★★☆☆

Read Time: 4 minWe take a look at a couple of interesting products currently on the shelves: Salmon Jerky and Seaweed Thins. Suitable for gluten-free diets these snacks look promising, but will they cut the mustard in our demanding taste tests?

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Celebration and Party Food

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Quick Spare Ribs and Coleslaw

Read Time: 4 minFinger-licking ribs without the carbs. Always go down well at parties or buffets. Tips for a quick version (under an hour) included.

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Gluten-Free Baked Scotch Eggs

Read Time: 3 minMake your own gluten-free version of this traditional English treat. Perfect for lunches, picnics and parties.

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Cold Buffet: Ideal for Complex Dietary Needs

Read Time: 4 minHere are some ideas for managing a celebration when you have guests with different dietary needs. It’s a great option for any event, summer or winter, Christmas, Birthdays or the New Year bash.

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Christmas Foods

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Grain-Free Christmas Pudding

Read Time: 3 minIt’s the traditional pud gone paleo. Soaked fruit, almonds and honey make this rich Christmas bomb go with a bang.

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Roast Leg of English Mutton

Read Time: 4 min Mutton is often thought of as being a tough, second-rate meat, but nothing should be further from the truth. When cooked long and slow it is a rich, melt-in-the-mouth meat with a superb flavour. The secret is to prepare it well and give it time to slowly reveal its wonders.

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My Grain-Free Christmas Dinner

Read Time: 3 minOur traditional Christmas dinner worked exceptionally well this year, and included roast turkey with all the trimmings.

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