Liverpool Free From Allergy Show - 26th Oct 2013 - Endometriosis Safe & Vouchers too!

Liverpool Free From Allergy Show

26th Oct 2013 - BT Convention Center 

We made our way in to the BT convention center and were ushered down the escalator to someone to take our tickets and welcome us into the event.

There was a mountain of rice milk that we could help ourselves to. Due to my sensitivity to rice i didn't take any home with me.

We were met by a sea of people and smiling faces wanting us to sample their products, I talked to quite a few representatives about their products many i could not have, but Mr T munched through quite a buffet of food that was offered to him.

I will be talking about the stalls that had food that were free from and Endometriosis Safe. I have noted underneath if the products that i have mentioned are also rice free for those that cannot have rice.

Nairns
Rice Free
www.narins-oatcakes.com
01316 207000


Nairns were doing a 5 for £5 deal on their stall which included their whole range.

They were also giving away free packs of their new easy porridge oats, and samples of their lovely biscuits and oatcakes, like usual they were very yummy. I found out that if you have Coeliacs Disease you can order the porridge from your pharmacy on prescription, Check it out here .
Oatcake Promotions:
Sainsbury's: Buy 2 get the 2nd half price -£2
Tescos: selling at £1.50
Waitrose: selling at £1.50

At the stall they were giving away recipe cards to use with their oatcakes and the marinade for the chargrilled prawns sounds delicious, Heres the recipe:

Chargrilled Prawns Marinade:

1 Garlic Clove, Crushed.
Grated Zest & Juice of 1 Lime
Grated Zest of 1 Lemon
1/2 Red Chili, Deseeded and chopped
2 Tsp Xylitol
2 Tsp Tamari No Soya Sauce
1 Tbls Olive Oil
12 Large Raw Prawns (peeled & deveined)

Method: For the marinade mix together all the ingredients and pour over the prawns. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Explore Asian
Rice Free
www.explore-asian.com
08447 745888
This delightful stall offered lots of information about their products and had a lot of time for each of their customers, They had on offer two hot recipes to try one had cheese but the other was a thai coconut black bean pasta, it was lovely, they had the offer 2 for £5 too so why not.

This pasta was new to me, its not surprising as they are only available at one store: Natures Healthbox Online - £2.99 each.
They offer two endo-friendly pasta these include:
Organic Mung Bean Fettuccine 200g - Mung Beans & Water.
Organic Black Bean Spaghetti 200g - Black Beans & Water.

The friendly gentleman pictured also told me that this pasta can also be 'cooked' Raw! just soak the pasta for a night or two and it will be ready to eat. Magic! Also unlike some of the pastas i have tried this stays Al Dente when cooked or soaked and can be re-cooked and still holds its shape.

I do urge you to try this pasta if you can because it is absolutely scrumptious

Sherriffs Food Ltd
Rice Free
www.sherriffsfoods.co.uk
01327 358577

All the products on this stall were £1 Bargain.

They were giving away packets of corn cakes with quinoa which made me decide on buying a few, they do not taste that different to normal corn on their own. Still had a lovely flavour.

Goodness Direct - £1.56
Ocado - £1.40
Granary Whole Foods - £1.17 - 3 for £3.53

Products:
Corn Cakes with: Amaranth, Quinoa, Flax Seeds, Natural.

Natures Path
www.naturespath.co.uk
01635 520555

This stall was quite surprising actually, I usually buy this product and eat in moderation as it contains rice, but is so lush, as i was asking about their upcoming product Beetroot Corn Tortillas, The lady at the stall passed me four 75p off vouchers which was nice of her.
Also where i buy my packets sell like hot cakes and some times i cannot get my hands, the gentleman told me 2 for £5, when i told him they are £1.50 where i usually shop he reduced the price and then some to £1 per packet, i bought two packets but i should have bought even more to store as they last.

I have a few Granola inspired recipes on my other site Josephine Eliza  theres a search button at the top on the right, just search granola in the box.

Isabel's

Rice Free

www.isabelsfreefrom.co.uk

08712 313399

The Isabel's stall was giving away free Yorkshire Pudding mix which intrigued me when i got home to try as it was rice free which surprised me.

Ingredients: 

Cassava Flour, Potato Flour, Maize Flour, Salt, Natural Flavour. 

I am going to try and make a Endometriosis Safe version of these perfect looking Yorkshires which means no eggs and using vegan milk.

We shall see how that goes...

It worked!

Take a look at the recipe on Josephine Eliza Here

KOKO Dairy Free

Rice Free

www.kokodairyfree.com

01564 731980

At the Koko stall there was this mesmerizing pink liquid on show, to be honest i was thirsty and went for it, forgetting about the maltodextrin in the ingredients eek. I was told that the product is refined down to the point that there is not a trace of gluten or wheat left in their product and has been tested thoroughly to be able to be given the thumbs up to be named safe for gluten, wheat and dairy sufferers. - The question i have is: Why put Maltodextrin in your product if you are going to refine it so much that it is no longer traceable, there is no point surely?. 

Well anyway to come back to the strawberry coconut milk itself, it was absolutely delicious, I wanted to buy some from them but they told me that they had sold out just 3 hours into setting up their stall!!...I can see why they were popular though.

Ocado - £1.39

Goodness Direct - £1.99

Xylitol 

50p off Total Sweet in Tesco Stores 

Only one voucher per customer

Valid until: 31/12/2013

Code: FFA001

Goodness Direct

£10 off your shop over £35 

This offer is on their website

Valid until: 30/11/13

Code: 32234P33

£10 off your shop over £35
This offer was given to me at the expo
Valid until: 30/06/14
Code: 32234N55

LA Roche-Posay
Skin products for ultra-sensitive skin: 10% off all products 
Valid Until: 30/11/13
www.gardenpharmacy.co.uk
Code: 799976C3

ILUMI
Ready Meals - Free From: Dairy, Gluten & Nuts.
£10 off when you spend £25
Just sign up to get the offer
www.ilumiworld.com/allergyshow

I have sifted through and looked up the ingredients to tell you which are endo safe for you all.
*Aromatic Thai Red Chicken Curry
*Thai Red Curry Sauce
*Cardamom Chicken
*Chicken Gravy
*Kerala Chicken Curry
*Kerala Curry Sauce
*Moroccan Style Vegetable Tagine
*Spanish Style Rice & Vegetables
*Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
*Tomato & Herb Sauce
*Tomato & Red Pepper Soup
*Vegetable & Chickpea Jalfrezi
*White Long Grain Rice
*Yellow Basmati Rice

Clearspring 
15% off and free delivery
 on your first order of £50
Valid Until: 31/12/13
Code: Mail15

And here are my goodies from the event and loads of reading material to go though.

Oh and also something fun, in Costa Coffee there was a hanging skeleton at our table hugging a sugar sachet....Happy Halloween Weekend!

Hope you enjoy all the vouchers.

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