15 Fantástico Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes
The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, celebrates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. In Mexico, it is a holiday celebrated mostly in the Mexican state of Puebla. Most American’s mistakenly think that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, but [...]
Williams-Sonoma’s Weeknight Gluten Free Cookbook
April 7, 2013 by Nancy
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Thanks to all who participated in the Williams-Sonoma book giveaway! Congratulations to our winners: Lynn Martin, Timothy King, and Gillian Spencer. You’ll love this new hardcover Williams-Sonoma cookbook, Weeknight Gluten Free: Simple, healthy meals for every night of the week, by Kristine Kidd! It’s everything you’d expect from Williams-Sonoma: beautifully photographed on thick glossy paper, [...]
My new book! Student’s Gluten-Free Cookbook for Dummies
March 28, 2013 by Nancy
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The easy, delicious, and nutritious way for students to eat gluten-free Choosing a college and moving away from home marks the first time many students will shop, plan meals, and cook for themselves on a regular basis. Add to that eating at strange hours, living with others, and depending on a cafeteria for many meals. [...]
Gluten Free Disney World
Christmas week at Walt Disney World in Orlando was a bit of a crazy idea, but lots of fun. I knew it would be crowded and chaotic, but from experiences at Disneyland in California and all I’ve read, I had every faith that our gluten free needs would be met – and I was right! [...]
Gluten Free Thanksgiving Made Easy
If you have been gluten free for a while, you know that a great holiday meal is not as difficult as you thought it would be that first year. There is no reason to do without your old favorites. You just need to reformulate them. It may take some practice for some key items, so [...]
Happy National Celiac Awareness Day
September 13 is National Celiac Awareness Day in the US in honor of the doctor who identified a link between celiac disease and diet. Dr. Samuel Gee, a leader in celiac disease research, was born on Sept. 13, 1839. In marking the awareness day, US Senate Resolution 550 “recognizes that all people of the United [...]
Prop 37 Food Fight to Make California first in US to Label GMOs
Are you fed up with the genetic engineering of your food? If you live in California, Proposition 37, on November’s ballot will give you the opportunity to make it the first state with a regulation requiring clear labeling of genetically modified foods. Japan, China and nearly fifty European countries, already label genetically engineered food. In [...]
100 Gluten Free School Lunch Ideas!
7 Tips for Gluten Free Lunches Buy a fun lunch box for smaller kids Invest in sturdy, reusable containers for less waste Get a good thermos and lunch size cooler or cooler bag to keep things hot and cold Let kids help plan their own lunches to be sure they will enjoy what’s in it [...]
8 Tips for Going to College Gluten Free
June 17, 2012 by Nancy
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Before you send your gluten free student off to college, here are some suggestions to make going to college gluten free slightly easier: Meet with the food services director and ask what accommodations are available to gluten free students and ask how many others are on the same diet Tour the cafeteria when it is [...]
10 Tips for Buying Gluten Free for Less Dough
June 7, 2012 by Nancy
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Here are a few strategies that may save you a bundle of dough when buying that expensive gluten free food. 1. Don’t throw food away. This concept even works well if your gluten free experiment goes bad. Your bread recipe gone awry can turn into breadcrumbs, croutons or an awesome French Toast Casserole (we have [...]