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 [...]
Recently I heard about a new type of “low-carb” noodles made out of tofu and yam flour. When I realized that meant it was gluten free as well, I decided to give it a try. The noodles are called Tofu Shirataki Noodles and you can find them in the fresh pasta section at some select [...]
Amazing, not even ten years ago, a gluten intolerant person had to kiss Miss Betty Crocker goodbye. But lo and behold, I was in QFC last night looking for something to go with our soy vanilla ice cream for dessert and what do I pass by in the aisle? Betty Crocker’s new boxed mix line [...]
Wonderful news – I am getting married! So now the conundrum – where to find a wedding worthy gluten free cake? I walked into the first cake shop (Sweet Cakes) I happened by in downtown Kirkland to ask if they knew of anywhere that sold gluten free cakes and their reply was “Why yes, we [...]
Any coffee establishment spells torture for a person avoiding gluten – those wonderful visual delights and smells of doughnuts, pastries and muffins is enough to make me salivate just thinking about it. Well now the renowned coffee purveyors at Starbucks are testing the waters of a gluten free market with a new product: Valencia Orange [...]
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 [...]