I think I need to apologize in advance for this post. I just wanted to double check that Smartfood popcorn is gluten free (IT IS!) and ran into this amazing interactive list and this amazing comprehensive list.
Every frito-lay item and its allergy information.
Oh man.. Oh man..
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Gluten Free Labels
I had made an assumption and recently learned its a faulty assumption. I assumed that if a brand labels an item Gluten-Free that it'll label all its gluten free items as Gluten Free.
I recently noticed that Nestle Tollhouse Semi-Sweet chocolate morsels and chocolate chunks say on the bag that they are gluten free. I squatted on the floor of my grocery store the other day for about five minutes looking at the bags of white chocolate staring to see if they're gluten free. I convinced myself that they must have gluten in them because the semi-sweet was labeled gluten free and the white chocolate wasn't.
I WAS WRONG! :D (and thank goodness!!)
I found this which lists lots of gluten free nestle products but most importantly these ones:
LIBBY’S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
LIBBY’S® Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Milk Chocolate Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Swirled Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate & Premier White Swirled Morsels
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Low Fat Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Fat Free Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Instant Nonfat Dry Milk
Oh and ps. I made Rice Crispy Treats dipped in chocolate. YUM YUM YUM! Wait don't be mislead I didn't use RiceCrispies(Not Gluten Free!), I used a gluten free brown rice cereal that is practically identical.
I recently noticed that Nestle Tollhouse Semi-Sweet chocolate morsels and chocolate chunks say on the bag that they are gluten free. I squatted on the floor of my grocery store the other day for about five minutes looking at the bags of white chocolate staring to see if they're gluten free. I convinced myself that they must have gluten in them because the semi-sweet was labeled gluten free and the white chocolate wasn't.
I WAS WRONG! :D (and thank goodness!!)
I found this which lists lots of gluten free nestle products but most importantly these ones:
LIBBY’S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
LIBBY’S® Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Milk Chocolate Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Swirled Morsels
NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate & Premier White Swirled Morsels
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Low Fat Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Fat Free Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
NESTLÉ CARNATION® Instant Nonfat Dry Milk
Oh and ps. I made Rice Crispy Treats dipped in chocolate. YUM YUM YUM! Wait don't be mislead I didn't use RiceCrispies(Not Gluten Free!), I used a gluten free brown rice cereal that is practically identical.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Van Harden Pizza
I wonder if the only reason this pizza is available to me is because I live in Omaha and it comes from Des Moines. It says it retails at 9.99 while its 7.99 at my grocery store and supposedly on sale for 6.99.
It's called Van Harden and its a pizza without a crust. You could say it has a cheese crust and I would say I'm just eating fried cheese flavored like pizza.
Is it healthy? NO
Is it delicious? YES
Is it salty? YES
-To counteract the saltiness some suggest adding diced tomatoes or fresh basil.
Check it out if you're interested!
Van Harden pizza
It's called Van Harden and its a pizza without a crust. You could say it has a cheese crust and I would say I'm just eating fried cheese flavored like pizza.
Is it healthy? NO
Is it delicious? YES
Is it salty? YES
-To counteract the saltiness some suggest adding diced tomatoes or fresh basil.
Check it out if you're interested!
Van Harden pizza
Monday, October 18, 2010
Mmmmm Mmmm Larabar
Ok, first off I need to start off by saying Larabars are AMAZING. The isn't news to most people. I know when I stayed at Carolyn's house a few years ago they had a big box of apple pie. YUM! Currently I am eating the Ginger Snap.
Today I was at my favorite grocery store which has recently expanded and now has an ENTIRE ISLE of gluten free goodies. For the first time ever I found Larabars somewhere other than Whole Foods. I had no idea they were gluten free. Then something even better hit me (in my head.. not literally...)
I HAVE A RECIPE THAT IS SOOOO SIMILAR TO LARABAR!
Sugarplums (Chocolate Larabars)
½ cup slivered almonds
4 ounces dried figs
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons honey
Grated zest from 1 orange (1 tablespoon)
½ teaspoon almond extract
¾ cup granulated sugar
In a small skillet over medium heat, toast the almonds to bring out their flavor. Remove from heat; cool. Combine the figs, cocoa, cinnamon, and almonds in a food processor, pulsing until peppercorn-size balls form. Add the honey, orange zest, and almond extract. Pulse 3 or 4 times more until well mixed. Spread the sugar in a shallow dish. Form the sugarplums into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar.
Or Press into a pan and cut into bars!
Enjoy, I know I will!
Today I was at my favorite grocery store which has recently expanded and now has an ENTIRE ISLE of gluten free goodies. For the first time ever I found Larabars somewhere other than Whole Foods. I had no idea they were gluten free. Then something even better hit me (in my head.. not literally...)
I HAVE A RECIPE THAT IS SOOOO SIMILAR TO LARABAR!
Sugarplums (Chocolate Larabars)
½ cup slivered almonds
4 ounces dried figs
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons honey
Grated zest from 1 orange (1 tablespoon)
½ teaspoon almond extract
¾ cup granulated sugar
In a small skillet over medium heat, toast the almonds to bring out their flavor. Remove from heat; cool. Combine the figs, cocoa, cinnamon, and almonds in a food processor, pulsing until peppercorn-size balls form. Add the honey, orange zest, and almond extract. Pulse 3 or 4 times more until well mixed. Spread the sugar in a shallow dish. Form the sugarplums into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar.
Or Press into a pan and cut into bars!
Enjoy, I know I will!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Amazon is having a Celiac Awareness Sale
lsAmazon is offering 30% off a lot of gluten free products.
It doesn't hurt to browse!
Amazon's Gluten Free Sale
Enjoy! Let me know if you notice any excellent deals there!
It doesn't hurt to browse!
Amazon's Gluten Free Sale
Enjoy! Let me know if you notice any excellent deals there!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Whole Foods Coupons!
I just found these because of a local omaha website: http://www.michellesmoneysavers.com/ that posts local sales but the author just happens to be eating Gluten Free.
She posted this link which I will check often. I just printed off 8 coupons! And they aren't local you can use them too! Also they don't expire until the end of the year!
Whole Foods Coupons and Deals:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/coupons/
Enjoy
EDIT: Their green tea is on sale 2/$5 so with the $1 off coupon you can buy some really good celestial seasonings green tea for only $1.50!! Cha-Ching (Natually gluten free, but it also says so on the package if that makes you more comfortable)
She posted this link which I will check often. I just printed off 8 coupons! And they aren't local you can use them too! Also they don't expire until the end of the year!
Whole Foods Coupons and Deals:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/coupons/
Enjoy
EDIT: Their green tea is on sale 2/$5 so with the $1 off coupon you can buy some really good celestial seasonings green tea for only $1.50!! Cha-Ching (Natually gluten free, but it also says so on the package if that makes you more comfortable)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
CHEESE CRACKERS!
Ok, so we know crackers are super expensive and the pickings are slim.
Want super tasty cheez-it-esque crackers!?!?!
I found a simple delicious cracker recipe. Of course it calls for regular flour so we'll switch it up. I replaced the flour with my usual flour mix and some brown rice flour. I think next time I'll try all brown rice flour. You can't really do wrong with this recipe, you could even use ground up shoe leather (as Guy Fieri would say who Dusty and I no longer like... mostly because we saw him in Bass Pro Shop and he was a jerk) in place of flour and it would be delicious.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter softened
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
1 cup Finely Grated Cheddar Cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 cup GF Flour Mix
1/2 cup Brown Rice Flour
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/8 tsp. Xanthan Gum
1 tbl. Cold Water
Instructions:
Use beaters or food processor (my mixer worked fine with the paddle attachment) to mix butter and salt until creamy. Add Cheese. Mix Well. Gradually add flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and water mixing until dough begins to form a ball. Form dough into a ball with hands.
Roll the dough into 1/8 inch thickness onto a cookie sheet. Roll between two pieces of parchment or wax paper otherwise you may have dough sticking to the board. Cut the dough into shapes of your choice and make sure they aren't touching. This is very important. I cut mine with a pizza cutter but didn't separate them and when i took them out of the oven they were fused back together (this was a duh moment!).
Bake 15 minutes at 350 or until lightly browned. Turn off the oven and leave the crackers inside to crisp up. Store tightly covered.
Enjoy!!
The only reason I made these was because I was making chex mix and needed a cracker so it wasn't just chex and nuts. It was perfect. I have never tasted anything so cheeeeesy. I may make them every week!
Want super tasty cheez-it-esque crackers!?!?!
I found a simple delicious cracker recipe. Of course it calls for regular flour so we'll switch it up. I replaced the flour with my usual flour mix and some brown rice flour. I think next time I'll try all brown rice flour. You can't really do wrong with this recipe, you could even use ground up shoe leather (as Guy Fieri would say who Dusty and I no longer like... mostly because we saw him in Bass Pro Shop and he was a jerk) in place of flour and it would be delicious.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter softened
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
1 cup Finely Grated Cheddar Cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 cup GF Flour Mix
1/2 cup Brown Rice Flour
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/8 tsp. Xanthan Gum
1 tbl. Cold Water
Instructions:
Use beaters or food processor (my mixer worked fine with the paddle attachment) to mix butter and salt until creamy. Add Cheese. Mix Well. Gradually add flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and water mixing until dough begins to form a ball. Form dough into a ball with hands.
Roll the dough into 1/8 inch thickness onto a cookie sheet. Roll between two pieces of parchment or wax paper otherwise you may have dough sticking to the board. Cut the dough into shapes of your choice and make sure they aren't touching. This is very important. I cut mine with a pizza cutter but didn't separate them and when i took them out of the oven they were fused back together (this was a duh moment!).
Bake 15 minutes at 350 or until lightly browned. Turn off the oven and leave the crackers inside to crisp up. Store tightly covered.
Enjoy!!
The only reason I made these was because I was making chex mix and needed a cracker so it wasn't just chex and nuts. It was perfect. I have never tasted anything so cheeeeesy. I may make them every week!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Halloween is Coming!
I have some really important information here regarding candy bars that are gluten free!
Summary
Nestle
Mars
Jelly Belly
Summary
Nestle
- Milk chocolate bar
- Baby Ruth
- Bit-O-Honey
- Butterfinger
- Goobers
- Nops
- Oh Henry!
- Raisinets
- Sno-Caps
Mars
- M&M's (except pretzel obviously)
- Snickers (Dark and Milk)
- Dove products
Jelly Belly
- All Jelly beans are gluten free!
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