The other day, a friend asked me for some gluten free breakfast ideas as she was getting tired of eating quinoa flakes every morning. So I sent her a few ideas, and then I thought, “That would be a good blog topic too!” Here’s what I shared with her:
cottage cheese w/ peaches (or some other [...]
Due to its seasonal popularity, this post is a reprise from last year. The gluten free Halloween candy list is always growing and evolving, so please leave a comment with the name of the candy you are wondering about, and I will get it added to the list as safe or not safe.
Those of [...]
My mother-in-law was cleaning out her cupboards recently and asked me if she could toss the small bag of xanthan gum we had left at her house last fall. “No,” I said, “that bag was $13.00 and it will last awhile longer! Keep it to make a gluten free dessert for us at Christmas!”
Xanthan gum [...]
It’s that time of year to be thankful again….and we are particularly thankful that most of the traditional Thanksgiving foods are already gluten free, except for the stuffing and pumpkin pie (ok yes, you will have to skip the breadrolls). Below are recipes & links for modifications to make for your own gluten free Thanksgiving: [...]
Here is a sampling of Melissa’s published work:
An Insider’s Perspective of Gluten-Free Eating
Featured Dietitian Recipe: Broccoli Bean Quesadillas
Stay tuned for more “On the Gluten Free Hunt” installments as I continue to explore gluten free eating options around the country!
One of the hardest aspects of following a gluten free diet is reading the ingredient lists of all the packages in the store, trying to determine if it is safe for you to consume. Talk about eating up a lot of your time! Although the United States requires wheat to be listed on allergen-containing foods, [...]
These are probably the three most common grains people are unsure about when it comes to eating gluten free. So here are the answers, once and for all:
1. Buckwheat – yes, this grain is gluten free in its pure form. We recently found a bag of roasted buckwheat in a Russian food market. You just [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]