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22/04/2008, 10:05 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,408 Re: Difficult guest! Pads's idea is a good one. I found this too :  VALPIFORM products (which the site suggests are sold in supermarkets and other shops here) are all gluten free. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

22/04/2008, 10:05 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 64 Re: Difficult guest! Yes I had thought to ask her to bring some stuff out with her. I wanted to be able to get a meal prepared ready for when we get back from the airport with them rather than having to cook late at night. Shes probably limited with weight allowance too for heavy stuff like flour.    Report

22/04/2008, 10:17 Jacqui Too Joined on 23/08/2004 Shropshire / Dordogne 24 Posts 670 Re: Difficult guest!  Celestine wrote: My friend is coming to stay for 5 days which is great news. However, she is lactose intolerant and wheat too! Seems my world famous lasagna wont be appreciated this time round! Can anyone advise me on which products to buy instead of the normal things please, rather than me having to stand in the supermarket for hours reading labels that I don't understand lol. Is there a wheat-free pasta in France and would I be able to find it in the hypermarkets? I also need some alternative butter or margarine, cheese (goats cheese is OK but want some kind of grateable really), mayo and bread that isnt wheat bread. Any help much appreciated :) Hi Celestine I had a foster child for a year who had galactosemia and could not have dairy products. I found it much easier than you would think to feed her. We replace all milk for soya milk, used vegetable margarine, cheese was a problem because lactose is in all cheese made from mammals, but I do believe their is a cheese made from non dairy products but was unable to find any. It is amazing how many products have dairy ingredients in them: biscuits, cakes, sweets, baked beans, and lots of ready meals. I found that as I do a lot of home cooking the I knew exactly what was in the meals I was feeding her so after sourcing foods that were OK it was much easier. I cannot help you regarding the celiac(sp?)problem. Good luck Jackie At least with a spell-checker I can appear somewhat educated!    Report

22/04/2008, 10:30 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 64 Re: Difficult guest! Hadnt though of soya milk! And vegetable margarine will look for that. Thanks for your help :)    Report

22/04/2008, 17:36 water rat Joined on 17/09/2005 Posts 37 Re: Difficult guest! I tried making bread with it, but it was only good for the chooks!    Report

23/04/2008, 7:12 Jane and Danny Joined on 23/08/2004 near Cahors, 46 Posts 740 Re: Difficult guest! You can make bread just with buckwheat, but it's better to mix it with another flour to lighten it up a bit. We had a friend with a similar diet stay last summer. I made pancakes just with buckwheat flour and they were fine. Nice with sweet toppings, or rolled up, stuffed with spinach and pine nuts and baked with a tomato sauce on top. I also made this 'potato bread' which we ate with roasted tomato soup and they went down very well (although more like fried crumpets/scones than bread) - 1 lb peeled, cooked potatoes (floury rather than waxy) 4 oz buckwheat 1 oz butter, half tsp salt, half tsp baking powder, milk. Mush up all together, add enough milk to make a rollable dough, not too sticky, roll out to a heavy coin width on a floured board, cut into triangles and fry in olive oil (preheat oil first and try and use a non-stick pan) until golden on both sides. I add black pepper and rosemary too. Really nice with baked beans and bacon too! Enough for 3 or 4 people as an accompaniment. specialist flute repair    Report

23/04/2008, 8:31 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 64 Re: Difficult guest! Mmmm potato bread sounds yummy! Definitely gonna give that a try - thanks very much    Report

23/04/2008, 8:37 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,794 Re: Difficult guest!  Jane and Danny wrote: I also made this 'potato bread' which we ate with roasted tomato soup and they went down very well (although more like fried crumpets/scones than bread) - This sounds really nice and I'll definitely give it a try Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

23/04/2008, 8:49 Jane and Danny Joined on 23/08/2004 near Cahors, 46 Posts 740 Re: Difficult guest! also known as 'Tattie Scones' - in Scottish speak Danny specialist flute repair    Report

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