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How are you? Are you hungry? I really, truly, hope you are as I’ve made some treats for you to share, here, on my blog, The Gluten FreeScallywag, that’s kind of the whole point of the blog, to bake and share those gluten free treats with you all.

This blog came about just a year after I was diagnosed Coeliac and told to go on a strict gluten free diet (forever!) two weeks before Christmas. Really? Two weeks before Christmas, you’ve got to be kidding! No, unfortunately, my doctor was not, but I felt that as I’d spent some decades eating said gluten I decided (completely against my doctors wishes) that I would start my new gluten free diet in the New Year. Maybe, at this point I should explain that my Mum had just brought two dozen delicious, melt in your mouth, gluten filled fruit mince pies over to Perth from Melbourne for me – how was I to turn down my last gluten-ous fruit mince pie? Oh, and don’t even get me started on the beer, liquorice, hot dogs, lamingtons and cream filled donuts I also indulged in that Christmas… it really is a pity that Christmas falls in summer in Australia, one shouldn’t be eating all that delicious food when bathers are about to be worn!

Well, it’s been 4years since that delicious, if not so good for me, Christmas and I’ve never felt better; my nails are stronger, my hair grows quickly, I’m no longer tired (unless I had a reeee-ally good night last night) and according to tests at my doctors’ I am now in taking all the nutrients I was missing out on before I was diagnosed Coeliac – YAY!

So, now I… sorry, have I gotten this far and not mentioned that my name is Jas! Jasmine Ann actually, but I prefer Jas - Hi! Anyway, now I bake and photograph my way through my weekends with my gorgeous fiancé (you can read the loved up story of our engagement here) oh and he's referred to as ‘my man’ here on the blog, helping out with the taste testing, background board holding/photographers assistant, ‘can you run out for another 250grams of butter will you please hun!’, all round nice guy and in his spare time he highlights as crazy mountain bike rider whom I am so insanely in love with, it has been known to make my friends feel ill at the sight of us (sorry guys!) what can I say? I love the guy!

It’s been such a fantastic journey from my first (ratherhorribly photographed) post and I’ve learnt so much about baking gluten free that I hope you stick around (if you’re still here!) and find something sweetor savoury that tickles your fancy, in the spirit of comraderie amongst other persons who cannot indulge in some foods, there’s even some nut free, vegetarian, lactose free and egg free recipes for you!

The name "The Gluten Free Scallywag" is a homage to my beloved Grandad, whom nicknamed me 'Scallywag' at a young age. His only granddaughter and first grandchild, I spent many months as a child wearing a dark blue jumper with puff paint writing (you remember that stuff? My Aunt was a pro with them) saying 'Grandad's Scallywag'. My Mum will tell you that I was the apple of his eye as a child, well all I can say is that I miss him every day and I miss the race to say 'Scallywag!' first at the end of our adventures together. The love, comraderie, mischeif and many a stolen mintie we shared in the 18 years that we loved each other lives on every time I sing and dance in the rain. I love you Granddad.

I hope you enjoy your time here and remember to say Hi! on Facebook and Twitter, or send me an email to jas{@}glutenfreescallywag.com if you're instagram mad like many of us iphone weilding people, you can also follow me there as GFScallywag.

A Few Extra Notes: 
I cook, bake, photograph and write everything on this blog from Perth, Western Australia, Melbourne Victoria. All rights are my own, please contact me via email (above) if you wish to use a photograph. If you want to share one of my recipes on your blog or website, please link back to that post.

So, what does Scallywag mean? A scallywag is a rascal or person of cheeky nature; me!

I do not do sponsored posts or paid links. I link to products, stores, recipes, places  or happenings that I've been to or enjoyed, not because I've been paid for it.

I am not a dietician, nutritionist or in any way a health professional. If you believe you are coeliac, gluten intolerant or intolerant or allergic to anything I recommend seeing your doctor and undergoing the proper tests, before cutting the items out of your diet, afterall what’s the point of cutting it out if you could still be enjoying it? A self diagnosis is not the answer.

Lastly, I share a lot of sugar on this here blog and I recommend that if you do indulge, don't overdo it. Life is better if you have a healthy, balanced diet accompanied by regular exercise and just a little bit of cake or ice cream or maybe both of them, together, oh my...I've gotta go, my freezer is calling me!