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Hi Pauline

Just seen your query, so hope it's not too late. My husband suffers from the Coeliac Condition, so I cook and bake gluten-free food for the family all the time. You can substitute GF flour for most recipes, though sometime you need to add a wee bit extra liquid - milk or egg because it can be a bit dryer and alot crumblier. For home-made bread you can add Xanthan Gum which is entirely optional for any recipe - it just holds your bread together a wee bit better because the gluten you have taken out of the flour normally adds a wee bit elasticity, so this powder improves this problem slightly - though is not absolutely necessary. You can buy Xanthan Gum easily from most large Supermarkets in their Free-from range section or from a health food shop. Sainsbury do a good selection of frozen ready made GF quiches, pies, pizzas etc. Most Supermarkets sell GF pasta, bread, cakes, flour, baking powder etc in their Free-from sections if you are not into baking. I have an official food list for all the major food manufacturers and Supermarkets which I have sent out by Coeliac Uk Society. Please do EZ me if you have any specific queries.

Teenie X