I was diagnosed with coeliac disease about 18 months ago so have been completely gluten free ever since. I find the hardest thing is the cross contamination issues, especially whilst eating out, and I'm the only one gf in our house so we have separate toaster and spreads etc to avoid that.

I find the bread from Choices bakery by far the best, I order it from Sydney and get it sent. Schar isn't bad either, that's the back up bread. I haven't tried bread maker bread because dh uses it for regular bread and there is the risk of crumbs floating around. I have tried quite a few bread mixes though, the simply wise and well & good are my favourites.

The flour you get from the supermarket works well for making pancakes, muffins etc. I have heard though that if you make your own blend it can give better results. There are lots of blogs around with terrific recipes. Feel free to pm me if you want the names of some I find really helpful.

I found the rice pasta from the health food section in coles to be fabulous, and cheap. gf food can be really pricey so this was a good find, and dh didn't notice when I started giving it to him, that's a good sign.

Overall, it will take a while initially to do the shopping, reading all the labels can take time. But once you know the products that you like it gets easier. Eating at home doesn't take long at all to switch to being gluten free, eating out on the other hand can be really tricky. It might be different for me because I really have to be super strict about the contamination issue, as long as you plan ahead though, you can still have a nice night out.

Good luck!