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Archive for March, 2009

Gluten Free Beer and Alcohol

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Unfortunately, giving up gluten also means most beers are off limits as the beer brewing process usually involves gluten containing grains.  But since necessity is the mother of all invention, gluten free beers (made from sorghum) have been slowly but surely expanding into the market and are no longer as difficult to find as they [...]

Homemade Gluten Free Bread

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

There’s just something about homemade bread that is sooooo good!  The store-bought rice bread options are great when you are first learning to eat gluten free or to use as a supply of extra bread in the freezer for emergencies.  But the taste just doesn’t compare to this recipe.  Plus you will save a lot [...]

Gluten Free Pancakes

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

You would never guess these pancakes are gluten free!  The recipe is adapted from the back of a Goya rice flour bag, but you can also use brown rice flour to increase the fiber content.
Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour
2  1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
2 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp melted butter
1 cup blueberries [...]

Gluten Free Pizza

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

When people are told they can no longer eat gluten, they actually go through a mourning period for their favorite gluten containing foods.  Most people will answer “Pizza!” when asked which food they miss the most.  Here in New York City, there is a gluten free restaurant called Risoterria that actually makes gluten free pizza, [...]

What’s in a Gluten Free Cupboard?

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

The most frustrating part for me in making the switch to eating gluten free was that I could no longer just simply bake my favorite recipes at a moment’s notice.  Everything had to be “made-over” with gluten free ingredients and they weren’t all available at my local grocery store either.  And when I did eventually [...]

Gluten Free “Eat This, Not That”

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

I have been learning the ways of eating gluten free for the past two years, ever since we determined that my significant other has a gluten intolerance….never knew how badly he was feeling every day until he suddenly starting feeling better once he tried an elimination diet!  Here are some of our favorite gluten free [...]