Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom
Gluten and Allergen Friendly Recipes that the Whole Family will Love
TranslationSomehow having a fajita on a corn tortilla just doesn’t cut it. Nor does having a wrap or pinwheel on one of the store-bought GF flour tortillas that are available on the market. It is not that they are bad, but they are certainly not the same. I want a soft, bendable/rollable GF flour tortilla [...]
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TranslationI have been collecting a few commercial turkey gravies to sample and review. I am including 3 different gravies along with some opinions. Imagine Natural Creations Roasted Turkey Flavored Gravy Mayacamas Turkey Flavored Gravy Mix Allergy Free Foods Chicken · Turkey Gravy Mix First Up, Imagine Natural Creations Roasted Turkey Flavored Gravy. I found this gravy [...]
TranslationOhhhh…it simply does not get any better than this! Back in my pre-GF days, I used to LOVE it when Red Lobster would have their seasonal Pumpkin Cheesecake on the menu. When I was in college and I lived with my childhood BFF, we would spend our entire weekly grocery budget and go to Red [...]
TranslationHere is my grandmother’s recipe for Candied Yams. The oranges are a beautiful complement to the sweet potatoes, they brighten the naturally sweet taste of this highly nutritious tuber. Sweet potatoes are naturally low in Sodium, and are very low in saturated fat and cholesterol. They also a good source of dietary fiber, Vitamin B6 [...]
TranslationHere is another green bean side dish that would be a good alternative to green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, especially if you want something super fast and easy. The recipe calls for canned green beans but I am sure fresh or frozen would be great too. Green Beans Parmesan 2 cans Cut Green Beans 1 [...]
TranslationI received this email from Jenny Bosking of Tasteslikerealfood.com today and thought I would share this information before it is too late. Dear Toro Customers: It is with great regret that we announce the end of our distribution of Toro Gluten Free Baking Mixes in the United States. Toro recently changed their formulation of their [...]
TranslationGrowing up we always drove from Ohio to Centre, Alabama to visit my mom’s side of the family for Christmas. My grandmother made some southern specialties that I grew to love over the years (it was hard letting go of my “Yankee” roots!). Besides my grandmother’s Cornbread Dressing and Candied Yams, there were her Cinnamon [...]
TranslationEver have one of those moments, when it seems that out of nowhere an idea enters your head and you wonder why on earth you never thought of it before?? I had one of those moments last night…so much so, that I decided to make French Fried Onions at 11pm! A childhood memory came up [...]
Translation My mom makes this “salad” every year during the holidays. I have always liked it but somehow this salad became even more enticing the year my brother-in-law discovered it. To understand this, you need to know a little about Mike (yes, I am married to a Mike and my brother-in-law is named Mike, so [...]
TranslationImagine moist, buttery pound cake (without the butter!) that is loaded with plump and juicy blueberries and dusted in sweet powdered sugar that is is reminiscent of a light sprinkle of snow on a lazy Sunday morning. My mom-in-law brought this beautiful cake into my life tonight and I just had to share it with [...]
TranslationThe year Sam was born I started one of our own Christmas traditions, building an annual Gingerbread House! I used to buy one of the kits at the store and each year we had a lot of fun putting them together then taking pictures for our scrapbook. When I was the lone celiac in the [...]
TranslationThis is a fairly straight forward “recipe,” it is really just something I throw together. Use your favorite cut of beef for pot roast. I usually use a Top Round or Bottom Round, the less tender of a cut, the better. Buy more than you think you will need, because it is even better the [...]
TranslationI love gingerbread, especially when it is warm and topped with Cool Whip!I found this recipe on Recipezaar and made a little adjustment to make it gluten-free. I think this is a recipe that can easily be made dairy-free too, at the bottom of this post I will offer some dairy-free baking substitutes. Gingerbread Cream [...]
Translation Perhaps a better title would have been: How to Get Your Kids to Eat their Brussels Sprouts…or not. I don’t know about you, but I hate Brussels Sprouts! Growing up, my mom used to boil them. I can’t imagine a worse preparation for this vegetable. I think it just enhanced the naturally bitter flavor [...]
TranslationOMG!!! A gluten free baker’s BFF! The Pie Crust Maker! Back in September, when my GIG support group was making GF pies for the NM state fair, a member brought in this gadget and I just about fell over! This is a gluten free baker’s absolute MUST-HAVE! Since GF “doughs” (batter is more fitting in [...]
TranslationI found this nifty little product at my local Sunflower Market last week. Arrowhead Mills Pour’n Bake Pumpkin Pie Filling. It comes in an aseptic carton, just like chicken broth but it is about half the size! No aluminum can so hopefully no BPA! I used a Whole Foods GF Frozen Pie Crust for this [...]
TranslationI got this recipe from someone very near and dear to my heart. An amazing woman who was like a second mom to me growing up during those crazy teenage years and on into college, when my own family moved to New Mexico and I stayed behind in Ohio to finish my degree at Ohio [...]
Translation One of my favorite little fast food places to eat at before going gluten-free was a local place called Bob’s Burgers. Bob’s is famous around here for their taco burgers which are simply a hamburger patty in a corn taco shell (with a bit of hot green chile of course!). I do not know [...]
TranslationOkay, so this is a work in progress but I wanted to show that it is possible, I just need to find the right noodle! Sam’s school does a neat little thing every Friday called Friday Fun. On Fridays, they make/cook a snack and at the end of the year the kids will have a [...]
TranslationI used to love Nutri-Grain bars, pre-celiac. I miss having something easy to grab for breakfast in the morning, that I actually like. I have tried all the GF cereal bars and while they are okay, they are not the same. I found this recipe and WOW! They taste just like I remember Nutri-Grain bars [...]
TranslationJust in case you are reading this and are new to the gluten-free diet, I thought I would point out a Halloween treat that is not gluten free but by appearance, you might think that it is. Barley and Rye are not one of the 8 top allergens and are therefore not required to be [...]
TranslationPerky’s Nutty Cereals are now Enjoy Life “Crunchies”! Sam and I love this cereal. I eat the Crunchy Flax cereal for breakfast all the time. October 20, 2009 SCHILLER PARK, IL, October 20, 2009 – After 25 years of satisfying people’s yearning for an early morning crunchy cereal that is both gluten and nut free, Perky’s Nutty [...]
Translation I found this to be interesting, especially since my late grandfather was diagnosed with RLS. Celiac Disease Is Associated with Restless Legs Syndrome (click the link for the full article). PURPOSE: Celiac disease may be associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) because of an association with iron deficiency. Often, RLS negatively affects quality of [...]
Translation I want to share an article written by Jefferson Adams on Celiac.com, that I found very interesting and thought you might too. Maltese Researchers Discover New Gene in Celiac Disease: Celiac.com 10/07/2009 – A team of Maltese researchers, led by genetics specialist Christian Scerri, has discovered that a previously unassociated gene contributes to the [...]
TranslationLast night was clearly a successful evening…the children totally “high” on sugar! We always have some friends and family join us for Trick-Or-Treat night, the dad’s get to herd the children along the route to candy paradise and the mom’s get to sit back and enjoy a libation But, before the mom’s “checked out,” we [...]
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