Ick, that sucks. I've been avoiding wheat for a number of years now so I've got some experience in what is out there - whilst I can eat gluten (so long as its not from wheat sources), its often easier to say that you want gluten free as its generally wheat free as well. There are quite a few gluten free alternatives these days which are getting better all of the time.
Probably the best gluten free stuff can be brought at Tescos as a part of their "Free From" range. They do the best gluten free pasta I've come across (and I've come across some really dire stuff in my time). They also do a selection of cakes, biscuits, breads (including some very nice pitta breads) and other things. I'd give their syrup pancakes a miss as they aren't that great IME. The TruFree (http://www.trufree.co.uk/) brand (also known as TryFree) is pretty good; their snack pots are easy to make (add boiling water, wait 5 minutes) and actually taste nice. Their biscuits of various types are pretty good as well and even survive being dunked into coffee. TruFree also make gluten free lasagna sheets which can be used as you would use normal lasagna sheets.
Sainsbury's also have a Free From range, but its not as good as the one at Tescos. However Sainsburys also sell some of the Dietary Specialist (http://www.nutritionpoint.co.uk/) range of products, including the frozen meals... including gluten free pizzas and garlic & herb flat breads which are pretty good.
There are a number of web sites you can order gluten free stuff from including Gluten Free Foods direct (http://www.glutenfreefoodsdirect.co.uk/) and Goodness Direct (http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/). The Village Bakery (http://www.village-bakery.com/) do mail order breads, including products made in their dedicated gluten free bakery (http://www.village-bakery.com/newprods-fr.htm). Finally there is the UK Coeliac society (http://www.coeliac.co.uk/) who have a monthly newsletter (e.g.Feb 2005 issue (http://www.coeliac.co.uk/exg/february2005.htm)).
Soy sauce is problematic as most places use the shoyu style of soy sauce which contains wheat; you can get the tamari style of soy sauce which doesn't contain wheat or gluten at most health food places or Daily Bread (http://www.dailybread.co.uk/camb/) (which is a useful place for picking up interesting gluten free breads in general). The other danger of Chinese food is that the thin wrappers used for samosas or spring rolls often contain wheat (although if you get Vietnamese-style wrappers they should only contain rice flour). Things like plum sauce also generally contain wheat - its often used as a cheap bulking or thickening agent.
I've got a number of recipes which are generally gluten free available via my LJ memories (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=simonb&keyword=Recipes). I should note that whilst the majority are wheat free not all of the wheat free recipes are gluten free; for example the flapjacks are wheat free, but not gluten free as they contain oats. Anything which contains quorn mince would also be out as it contains barley.
If you'd like any help, advice, etc with this then give me a shout; I'm more than happy to help out.
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Probably the best gluten free stuff can be brought at Tescos as a part of their "Free From" range. They do the best gluten free pasta I've come across (and I've come across some really dire stuff in my time). They also do a selection of cakes, biscuits, breads (including some very nice pitta breads) and other things. I'd give their syrup pancakes a miss as they aren't that great IME. The TruFree (http://www.trufree.co.uk/) brand (also known as TryFree) is pretty good; their snack pots are easy to make (add boiling water, wait 5 minutes) and actually taste nice. Their biscuits of various types are pretty good as well and even survive being dunked into coffee. TruFree also make gluten free lasagna sheets which can be used as you would use normal lasagna sheets.
Sainsbury's also have a Free From range, but its not as good as the one at Tescos. However Sainsburys also sell some of the Dietary Specialist (http://www.nutritionpoint.co.uk/) range of products, including the frozen meals... including gluten free pizzas and garlic & herb flat breads which are pretty good.
There are a number of web sites you can order gluten free stuff from including Gluten Free Foods direct (http://www.glutenfreefoodsdirect.co.uk/) and Goodness Direct (http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/). The Village Bakery (http://www.village-bakery.com/) do mail order breads, including products made in their dedicated gluten free bakery (http://www.village-bakery.com/newprods-fr.htm). Finally there is the UK Coeliac society (http://www.coeliac.co.uk/) who have a monthly newsletter (e.g. Feb 2005 issue (http://www.coeliac.co.uk/exg/february2005.htm)).
There are also a number of communities on LJ which may be useful as well, including
Soy sauce is problematic as most places use the shoyu style of soy sauce which contains wheat; you can get the tamari style of soy sauce which doesn't contain wheat or gluten at most health food places or Daily Bread (http://www.dailybread.co.uk/camb/) (which is a useful place for picking up interesting gluten free breads in general). The other danger of Chinese food is that the thin wrappers used for samosas or spring rolls often contain wheat (although if you get Vietnamese-style wrappers they should only contain rice flour). Things like plum sauce also generally contain wheat - its often used as a cheap bulking or thickening agent.
I've got a number of recipes which are generally gluten free available via my LJ memories (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=simonb&keyword=Recipes). I should note that whilst the majority are wheat free not all of the wheat free recipes are gluten free; for example the flapjacks are wheat free, but not gluten free as they contain oats. Anything which contains quorn mince would also be out as it contains barley.
If you'd like any help, advice, etc with this then give me a shout; I'm more than happy to help out.