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Gluten Free at Mount Baker

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

We love to ski/snowboard, so I’ve been slowly accumulating gluten free info for ski areas we go to (similar to the gluten free baseball stadium options I’m compiling too).  The ski area I go to most often is Mt. Baker in Washington state, home of the world record snowfall in the 1998-1999 season.
Unfortunately, calling the [...]

More Gluten Free Restaurant Options in Brooklyn

Monday, December 5th, 2011

We’re finally starting to get out of our “restaurant rut” and try a few new places again.  You know how it is when a food intolerance is involved – you find a few safe places you have eaten at successfully before, and then proceed to go to only those same restaurants month after month.  It [...]

Foods to Eat When You Have Nausea and Vomiting from Pregnancy

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

I have fantastic news: we are going to become parents in the spring!  Now that I’m in the second trimester, I have my normal hearty appetite back again.  But those first few weeks of pregnancy left me with no appetite, so I didn’t want to eat much at all.  As a dietitian, I know that [...]

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

A perfect breakfast for a fall weekend….thanks to Eric Olson for the idea!
Ingredients
2 cups rice flour
2  1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
1  1/4 cups milk (or soymilk)
1 cup canned pumpkin *Freeze any leftover pumpkin for a future breakfast
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp melted butter
Directions
In a bowl, soft together the [...]

Gluten Free Desserts at Oyster Festival in South Norwalk, CT

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

The Oyster Festival in South Norwalk, CT was pretty fun this past weekend!  There were lots of craft  booths, a pirate’s cove, an oyster shucking competition, and amusement park rides.  The gluten free food options were somewhat limited, but my husband very much enjoyed a plate of oysters on the half-shell, hand cut fries, and [...]

Gluten Free Food at Mets Citi Field Stadium

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

This is another installment in my series about gluten free options at baseball stadiums.  I went to see the NY Mets play for the first time this week.  Sadly, Shea Stadium is no more, but did you know the new Citi Field is one of the few professional baseball stadiums with a gluten free concession [...]

Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas

Monday, July 25th, 2011

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 [...]

Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

I’ve been making this recipe quite often lately as bananas seem to ripen too quickly in the summer heat.  I found the recipe here, but I used ground almonds instead because I didn’t have any walnuts on hand (and no, I didn’t toast them and it still tastes fine!)  This recipe uses whipped eggwhites to [...]

Gluten Free Birthday Treat (or for the 4th of July)

Monday, June 27th, 2011

This year I made gluten free mini-tarts for my husband’s birthday.  This was a favorite treat his grandma used to make him, but he hasn’t been able to eat one ever since becoming gluten free.  I’ve simplified this recipe from the elaborate one in the CIA’s Gluten Free Baking cookbook, so it’s easier to whip [...]

Gluten Free Food at Yankee Stadium

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

I was lucky last week and won tickets on the radio to a Yankees game.  I love the Yankees, so that was great, but then I felt worried that there wouldn’t be anything gluten free for my husband to eat there (and let’s be honest: part of the fun of a pro-baseball game is the [...]