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The Free From Fairy Helping people lead a healthy gluten free life through online cookery courses, wholesome gluten free baking ingredients, recipes and community.

Giving you the best tools to take you from feeling overwhelmed and stuck to confident free from cook. Vicki Montague, AKA the Free From Fairy, is a scientist and mother of two children, one of which had food allergies as a baby and now has coeliac/celiac disease. She's on a mission to help people adapt and lead healthy gluten free lives. Vicki's aim is to help you move from feeling overwhelmed and stuck to feeling confident and able to bake delicious, healthy gluten free food that the whole family will enjoy. She's passionate about teaching people how to eat well and has a particular interest in the gut-brain axis and microbiome. She understands the importance of feeding our gut bacteria for both mental and physical wellbeing and developed a wholegrain gluten free flour blend and bread mix to aid with this. You can find out more about Vicki and how to work with her at https://freefromfairy.com. Visit her index for latest information and links to recipes and blogs:
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Read testimonials from people who've used her baking ingredients, recipes and courses here:
https://freefromfairy.com/testimonials/

Join her FREE facebook community here https://www.facebook.com/groups/freefromfairybaking. Listen to her Hopeful Conversations podcast here:https://hopefulconversations.buzzsprout.com/

PAINTING WORKSHOP...I'm cooking up plans with my wonderful art teacher Kylie Wright Art & teacher for an in person one d...
15/05/2024

PAINTING WORKSHOP...

I'm cooking up plans with my wonderful art teacher Kylie Wright Art & teacher for an in person one day painting workshop (with two online follow up sessions) here in Devon.

You would be learning how to paint a landscape with two follow up online sessions where you can start/get feedback and help on a further landscape painting.

It would take place on Saturday 22nd June - probably in Exmouth.

Would anyone be interested?

Take a moment for you with this incredible meditation with Jeff Foster...
10/04/2024

Take a moment for you with this incredible meditation with Jeff Foster...

Today I did a bit more Easter baking and made a gluten free Simnel cake. For a few years now I’ve not really been intere...
29/03/2024

Today I did a bit more Easter baking and made a gluten free Simnel cake.

For a few years now I’ve not really been interested in cooking and baking after spending 10 years obsessed with it!

It’s been nice to hang out in the kitchen again.

If you want to make some Easter treats it’s not too late and probably a lot easier than you think!

All my Easter recipes are here:

https://freefromfairy.com/category/free-from-recipes/gluten-free-easter/

Years ago I created The Free From Fairy, a blog where I shared all the recipes I created for my daughter so that she did...
27/03/2024

Years ago I created The Free From Fairy, a blog where I shared all the recipes I created for my daughter so that she didn’t need to miss out on delicious, wholesome food.

You see, when she was a baby she was diagnosed with food allergies, and then at the age of 2, with coeliac disease, an autoimmune condition that necessitates a strict gluten free diet.

Nobody should ever have to miss out on wonderful food and Easter is no exception. I have various different Easter recipes on the blog but I’ll be making these over the next few days.

The recipe uses my wholegrain gluten free bread mix. I no longer sell this and instead decided to make the secret recipe, public! So anyone can make them.

They use a mix of naturally gluten free flours, that whether you’re gluten free or not, are a wonderful addition to your diet as a way of diversifying what you eat to feed your gut microbiome…

I hope you enjoy them, and exploring the blog!

Vicki xx

These gluten free salted caramel Hot Cross Buns are delightfully soft and easy to make with the Free From Fairy bread mix.

Anyone fancy cake for the weekend?It’s clearly a sign of age that I’m baking on a Friday night, but I’m enjoying it! The...
23/02/2024

Anyone fancy cake for the weekend?

It’s clearly a sign of age that I’m baking on a Friday night, but I’m enjoying it!

The TV is taken up by one teen playing FIFA and the other teen is in their room. So baking seemed like a good option while listening to Mr M on Phonic Fm.

This ginger cake is awesome. A little healthier than standard cake with less fat and refined sugars.

You can easily swap the gluten free flour for ‘ordinary’ flour.

Happy weekend all,

Vicki xx

If you're looking for a healthy gluten free ginger cake recipe then look no further. Refined sugar free and adaptable for vegans...

Feeding Teens...Following an enlightening conversation with a friend on Saturday whose daughter is experiencing anorexia...
22/01/2024

Feeding Teens...

Following an enlightening conversation with a friend on Saturday whose daughter is experiencing anorexia, I realised how important it is to feed our teens!

When my children were small I paid a lot of attention to what they were eating. As many of you will know, I created The Free From Fairy as a consequence; sharing recipes and healthy tips for those on restricted diets.

I was incredibly passionate about ensuring that my growing children were given wholesome, healthy food.

Then, I admit, a few years ago, when they started complaining about what I was making, I kinda gave up. I decided that they were old enough to make their own choices and that my work was done on the education around food. I let them make their own lunches believing this to be an important step to becoming independent.

For my daughter, on the most part, this worked. She adds items to our shopping every week and generally takes responsibility for her lunches.

The conversation I had with my friend woke me up!

My son (14) often goes to school without lunch saying he doesn't get hungry. Or he takes a small bagel that he eats at break time - preferring to partake in activities at lunch than eat!

At the same time he is very active.

His needs around food are just as important now as they ever were. As a 14 year old I can understand that he doesn't want to think about food. He just wants to be fed! And as his parent I see that there are things I can do to ensure he gets the energy he requires.

Being a teen, he doesn't always want to listen to me (!) but having a variety of food options available to him will hopefully make sure he gets enough of the nutrients he needs.

So at the weekend I spent a few hours trawling through the Free From Fairy site and other websites, picking out recipes that would be suitable to boost his intake of energy and protein (while avoiding all the foods he won't eat!).

I made a high protein seed and nut mix to go on his morning porridge (made with full fat milk) - substituting the banana (because he hates them) with 2 tbsp honey...https://freefromfairy.com/carb-free-sugar-free-gluten-free-granola-recipe/

I made cheese biscuits using sorghum flour (I didn't have any of my flour blend mixed up) - which is high in protein and fibre...https://freefromfairy.com/cheesy-biscuits-gluten-egg-soya-nut-free/

And I made some high protein flapjacks. I would have made my recipe, but again it has banana in...https://freefromfairy.com/chunky-monkey-granola-bars-a-woeful-story/.

So instead I used this recipe that I added lots of seeds to...https://www.cinnamonandkale.co.uk/almond-butter-flapjacks/

It seems to me more than ever that boys are concerned about their appearance. They want to work out and play sports but I'm not convinced that their increased energy requirements are being addressed (not to mention the psychological issues around body image).

There is a trend to use protein powders and protein bars to assist with building this 'desirable body'.

I'm not convinced this is the way forward. Bodies are far more complex than that. They need a balanced diet, in my view, ideally from natural sources, to support them.

So I'm back on a mission. This time to ensure the needs of a growing, active 14 year old boy are met, who doesn't want to spend any time thinking about them!

Today is the day! We're making our Christmas cake having soaked the dried fruit in amaretto last night. I usually make i...
20/11/2023

Today is the day! We're making our Christmas cake having soaked the dried fruit in amaretto last night. I usually make it around November 5th so I'm a bit late this year. But it's never too late! Even the night before Christmas.

Here is my recipe:

This traditional but Gluten Free Christmas Cake is also dairy free. Make in advance so it matures beautifully in time for the festive period!

GLUTEN FREE KITCHEN…Mr M has just discovered that Rumwell Farm Shop on the outskirts of Taunton have a dedicated gluten ...
14/11/2023

GLUTEN FREE KITCHEN…

Mr M has just discovered that Rumwell Farm Shop on the outskirts of Taunton have a dedicated gluten free kitchen producing all kinds of baked goodies along with a huge gluten free menu in their cafe.

You’ll find details here…

We’ve our own Gluten Free Kitchen here onsite producing various sweet treats and products for you to enjoy. Run by Vanessa Cunningham, our dedicated Gluten Free Baker, we make inhouse more than 20 different gluten free lines and are adding to this on a weekly basis. They include our very own Tas....

It's my birthday this weekend so what better way to celebrate than to offer a discount on my online courses?!Up until 24...
19/04/2023

It's my birthday this weekend so what better way to celebrate than to offer a discount on my online courses?!

Up until 24th April you can get 50% off any of the following online courses...

How to make gluten free bread
How to make gluten free savoury bakes
How to make healthy gluten free treats
Say goodbye to gluten
How to make gluten free rough puff pastry
Gluten free basics and baking bundle

All you need is to enter 'birthday' as a discount code at checkout!

I've put the link to the courses in the comments.

If you know anyone who might benefit from this offer please share this post.

Hot cross buns anyone? This is the last recipe I created but there are many more hot cross bun recipes on the site for a...
01/04/2023

Hot cross buns anyone? This is the last recipe I created but there are many more hot cross bun recipes on the site for anyone who fancies something more traditional. Either search hot cross bun or head to the menu and click recipes - gluten free - Easter…

These gluten free salted caramel Hot Cross Buns are delightfully soft and easy to make with the Free From Fairy bread mix.

I highly recommend taking a listen to my latest podcast episode...
27/02/2023

I highly recommend taking a listen to my latest podcast episode...

In this episode of Hopeful Conversations Vicki Montague talks to JP Morgan about how he healed from multiple sclerosis and how on a daily basis he creates hi...

I just wanted to share a few things with you before Christmas...Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to you for your ...
22/12/2022

I just wanted to share a few things with you before Christmas...

Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to you for your support this year. It's been one of huge change for me and I've so appreciated your patience and understanding as I moved my energy and attention more to my other business Free From Limits. I will, of course, continue to support you on your free from food journey and the Free From Fairy website will remain live for as long as I can cover the costs of running it. And on that, you can help by visiting the site and continuing to use the recipes, rating and reviewing them. By doing this I receive enough income from adverts to keep the site on the web (and the more you rate and review the recipes and recommend them to others, the more Google show them in search results).

For those of you who missed my emails back in the Autumn, I am no longer manufacturing my flour and bread mix but you can now access the previously secret recipes for my unique wholegrain gluten free flour blend and bread mix. You'll find them as you scroll down the pages where you previously bought these products. This means you can make my recipes where-ever you live in the world. If you have any questions about these just get in touch.

Secondly, I wanted to remind you that I currently have 40% off all my online courses, until Christmas day. You'll need to enter XMAS22 as a voucher code at checkout to apply the discount.

​Explore my online courses here...https://freefromfairy.thinkific.com/​

Finally, I wanted to leave you with where to find all my Christmas recipes. It's never too late to bake your own cake, mince pies or stollen. Just click here to find all my Christmas recipes...https://freefromfairy.com/category/free-from-recipes/gluten-free-christmas/

All that remains to be said is that I wish you a peaceful and joy-filled Christmas and 2023.

Thank you again for your support this year. Let's see what 2023 holds for us all...it's full of possibility!

If you're stuck for Christmas presents then I do offer a number of things that might help? I thought I'd list them below...
09/12/2022

If you're stuck for Christmas presents then I do offer a number of things that might help? I thought I'd list them below...

Firstly, I've decided to apply a 40% discount to ALL my online courses. There are only 50 discounts available between now and Christmas so if you'd like one of my online courses for yourself or as a gift hop over and find out what's available here...https://freefromfairy.thinkific.com/

Secondly, I offer bespoke 1:1 online gluten free/free from cookery classes which can also be bought as gifts. I create a personalised gift voucher and the recipient gets to decide what things they'd like to learn how to make in the comfort of their own home. Find out more here...https://freefromfairy.com/product/gluten-free-cookery-classes/

Or perhaps you're after a new and original hoodie? I've designed my own range of 'inspirational hoodies' that you'll find here...https://freefromlimits.co.uk/product-category/clothes/hoodies/

If you have any questions, just ask.

Happy shopping!

Much love,

Vicki xx

08/12/2022

Anyone know where to buy a gluten, dairy and nut free Christmas pudding with no 'may contain' warnings on the nuts?

I thought I'd join the rest of the world in offering a discount! Those of you who have followed me for a while will know...
25/11/2022

I thought I'd join the rest of the world in offering a discount! Those of you who have followed me for a while will know I don't do discounts very often.

I'm offering 40% off my How To Make Gluten Free Bread online cookery course.

You can find the offer, already applied by clicking below.

You pay £75 rather than £125...

Much love,

Vicki ###

Learn how to make the best gluten free bread and a multipurpose wholegrain gluten free flour blend with which to use in all your gluten free cooking and baking.

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