Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Redbridge Good Gluten Free Beer!


Redbridge is the best gluten free beer that we have found.
There is a lot of competition for the few cases of Redbridge that the stores order.
In all of Cincinnati there are times that we can not find even a six pack of Redbridge Beer.
The stores say that they will get an order of Redbridge and save it for us. So now we plan ahead!
All of the gluten free beer drinkers need to blog Bush Beers until they produce more Redbridge!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Gluten Free Worry! Pity Party!

There are days when I tire of worrying about serving good gluten free food for my husband. The consequences of not serving gluten free keeps me on my toes. One mess up and he suffers.

I wish I took such good care of myself. I sneak non gluten free food when I can. He is out of town so for lunch I ate a whole box of Kraft Mac & Cheese. If I had eaten just a part of the box, I would have felt better.

I realize that this is such a minor problem. All I have to do is remind myself of the trials many folks face with day to day life. Then my pity party ends. Cooking gluten free is not hard. The food is fresh. The meals are easy to plan. And shopping becomes automatic.

Today my motto is live gluten free and quit complaining.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Good Gluten Free Food Shop Online

I found a good online source of gluten free food. I am sharing it now!


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Monday, September 29, 2008

Celiac Disease

In the Health and Women section of this USA Weekend, there is an article about the fact only 3% of the celiac cases are correctly diagnosed. Also about twice as many women than men have this condition.

The National Institutes of Health has begun a celiac disease awareness campaign. Now we know the issues that are painful: small intestine pain, chronic gas, diarrhea, stomach pain, fatigue and reduced absorption of nutrients. The doctors rarely test for the inherited autoimmune disorder.

If you suspect celiac disease you must ask your doctor for a blood test.

There is only one clear and that is total lifelong avoidance of gluten found in wheat, rye, barley and oats.

Good gluten free food blog keeps searching for information and help to post. This is such an easy fix once you decide to live gluten free. There are times that I get annoyed that my husband has the issue. It is harder to eat out. When visiting friends, I keep rice crackers, a potato and other items in my handbag so that Charlie has food to eat.

At other times, I am so thankful that we are aware of the celiac disease. Life with the pain and symptoms is hard.

Be sure to mention celiac disease to anyone with intestinal problems. My children and friends are aware of how I try to promote awareness of celiac disease and also spread the word.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Good Gluten Free Food Hint

Did you see on the Today Show, what Hershey is doing to their candy?

So far certain candy bars and pieces have changed from coco butter to vegetable oil. The candy no longer reads milk chocolate. It says instead chocolate candy.

I hated it when they started using vanilan instead of vanilla. Now this. I am not sure I will buy and of the candy bars again.

At what cost are they ruining the product. I would rather pay more for less than this junk.

This information needs to be passed on to all candy lovers!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Good Gluten Free Food Pizza Crust

I have made the best pizza crust from the Gluten Free Pantry mix for French Bread and Pizza Crust. I mix the dough and then split it in half. One half I bake as a small loaf of bread. The other half I use as pizza crust.

The fun was the first time I tried to make pizza crust, the dough stuck to my hands. I tried to wet my hands with water then oil. The way it works is to use gluten free flour ( I use white rice) and powder the dough each time you roll and arrange it.

The pizza crust baked beautifully even with all of the stuff on top. I bake pizza on fun days and my gluten free husband loves it!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Gluten Free Back Yard Peach Cobbler

Good Gluten Free Food Peach Cobbler

We picked back yard peaches Sunday. They had not been sprayed and were pure organic peaches. Once you pare off the skin and slice the peaches, they were firm and juicy.

Here is the recipe that I used for an easy gluten free peach cobbler.

8 peaches skinned and sliced (or as many peaches as you want)
1 cup of sugar
2/3 cup of gluten free flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup orange juice
1 stick of butter

Grease baking pan 9" X 9"
Layer peach pieces
Cover with orange juice

Mix sugar, gluten free baking flour, cinnamon and nutmeg together then cut in the butter to form crumbs

Cover peaches with mixture

Bake 375 for 45 minutes

Serve plain or over ice cream

This recipe can be used with almost any fruit! It's easy to make and gluten free!