Elisabeth Chieng // Three Silver Spoons Contributor
Perth based Elisabeth Chieng has had a wild and enlightening ride when it comes to her health journey. Her coeliac disease diagnosis intially left her feeling isolated and anxious, particularly as many of her social gatherings with friends and family were based around the magic of food.
Exploring the gluten-free side of this magic has led Elisabeth to create The Gluten Free Table, a rich food-based blog full of delicious and healthy recipes that anyone can adapt into their life. Though it’s been a complicated journey to embracing a healthier, gluten-free lifestyle, her hope is that in sharing her journey and recipes that readers feel as though they are part of a community.
The journey from discovering I had coeliac disease to embracing a healthier diet was a long one. I hope to make your path easier to navigate as I encourage you to celebrate, learn, discover and embrace a new lifestyle.
Current Favourites Eats:
» Eggs with avocado and feta
» Braised beef cheeks
» Banana bread with homemade Nutella
In my free time, you will find me
» Cooking, eating or exercising.
Favourite place to visit
There are brilliant cafes and restaurants in Perth. Personal favourites include Ootong and Lincoln in South Fremantle, Hylin in West Leederville, Little Bird in Northbridge and Gordon St. Garage in West Perth. If I had to pick a favorite cafe outside of Perth it would be Auction Rooms in Melbourne. Auction Rooms is adored by locals and tourists alike for its adventurous brunch menu and specialty coffee blends roasted on site.
Catch up on Elisabeth’s latest posts:
Virtuous Kale Salad - With its earthy flavour and super food status, kale has become one of the most popular greens around. This nutrient rich plant is high in calcium, potassium, copper and iron as well as vitamins A, C and K and folic acid- which are essential for healthy bones, skin and eyes. Safe to say its achieved cult status as...
Is Gluten-Free a Healthy Choice? - I am often asked whether going gluten-free is a healthier choice. My answer, which may surprise you, is usually no. Now before you start booing and throwing loaves of grain-free artisan sourdough my way, let me explain (although if you do have any grain-free artisan sourdough available, I won’t say no to a loaf or...
Vegan Sunflower Sunbutter Cups - One of my greatest loves in life is freshly made peanut butter. There’s something about those little nuts, crushed in their own oils, which always makes me happy. This is potentially why I feel so much empathy for anyone with a nut allergy. If you are one of these unfortunate few, this recipe for sunflower...
Roast Grapes with Yoghurt - I feel as though grapes are terribly under appreciated. There’s something about their familiarity that almost breeds contempt. Until recently their place was in the fruit bowl sitting on the kitchen bench. Mindlessly, I’d pick away at them one by one until a limp and shrived few were thrown away. They were the ugly Betty...
Gluten Free Strawberry & Thyme Cake - For me, spring starts as a slightly awkward season. Though the expectation of longer days and warmer months hang in the air, the cold reality of September always leaves me slightly disappointed. The nights still see me buried beneath layers of blankets while the thick black scarf I’ve worn through winter, occasionally washed, still hangs around...