| Gluten-Free Gems … GFCF Pop-Up Pancakes | | 2008-08-05 22:27:42 | | We have another breakfast winner! First things first … this idea originally comes from Make and Takes who posted a fantastic looking version that (unfortunately for my family) does contain gluten and casein. If you’re not on a GFCF diet, head on over there for the original recipe. I also need to give a [...]... | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- August 4, 2008 | | 2008-08-04 08:07:39 | | We are leaving at the end of the week for Colorado, so I will not be doing much cooking this week. There are clothes to pack, rooms to clean, and meals to plan! We will be gone for two whole weeks, so it will be quiet on the blog for awhile. I [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- July 28, 2008 | | 2008-07-27 22:07:41 | | I am trying to keep it simple this week by making stand-by recipes. I have to make several cakes this week, so I want dinner to be easy to put together. I also have a few recipes I need to get on the blog, so I don’t want to get overwhelmed ! [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- July 14, 2008 | | 2008-07-14 08:55:04 | | Today is Dan’s birthday. He is a year old! We are celebrating with a homemade gluten free birthday cake at home today. (I have to beat last year’s hit, Lighter than Air Chocolate Cake, made by my sister, Caroline.) He had his very festive pirate birthday party (complete with costumes) last weekend with just the [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- July 7, 2008 | | 2008-07-07 09:52:40 | | I am completely worn out from a weekend of sun, swimming, and traveling. My little ones are slowly recovering from their out of town trip to Grandma’s, which has left them so cranky! I finally occupied them with their race track which they haven’t played with in a couple weeks. (Whoever recommended [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- June 23, 2008 | | 2008-06-23 12:31:15 | | I just went to the grocery store and bought food for the week. I was out of town this weekend and we were completely out of food. Rather than sit down and plan a menu, I went straight to Target and bought my groceries. I thought I would blog about the experience [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| My Journey to the Gluten Free Diet | | 2008-06-20 07:23:10 | | I wanted to write this post when I first started my gluten free blog in March of 2007. However, I could not do the post justice at the time, so I began by blogging gluten free recipes. I decided that the longer I put off the post the harder it gets to [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- June 2, 2008 | | 2008-06-02 10:55:19 | | The Gluten Free Menu Swap is back at Gluten Free Mommy this week! The ingredient of the week is cabbage, which is in season in North Carolina right now. My family’s favorite way to eat cabbage is stir-fried. My enthusiasm for cabbage can be traced back to my mother who used cabbage [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- May 26, 2008 | | 2008-05-26 11:23:14 | | I have got to get to the store, so the post will be short and sweet today! The Gluten Free Menu Swap is hosted by Lilac Kitchen this week.
If you are interested in how I plan my menus, check out my last post, A Frugal Healthy Grocery Budget.
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- May 19, 2008 | | 2008-05-19 12:50:04 | | I have lost fifteen pounds so far on the South Beach diet. I am 125 pounds today. As I have said before, I find Phase 2 to be challenging while on the gluten free diet, exercising and nursing. Brown rice is reserved for Phase 3, so bread or muffin recipes can be [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- May 5, 2008 | | 2008-05-05 12:49:16 | | We had a big weekend with family at my house, so I will spend the rest of the week in recovery mode. My menu is important so I get back in the swing of things with South Beach Phase 2! I did not lose any weight last week, but I did cheat [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Spinach-Onion Dosa (Pancake) | | 2008-04-30 17:14:17 | | Wheat flour is a major ingredient in indian cooking, and as I enjoy baking, I am constanly making cookies, muffins and cakes with all-purpose flour too. So this weekend, I had an urge to make something gluten-free, more as a challenge and a change than anything else, so I decided to make some savoury gluten-free pancakes with gram flour; we actually call them "dosa" or "puda" in local dialect. Its a great way to toss up your favourite veggies into the flour mixture and cook up something special...
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- April 28, 2008 | | 2008-04-28 07:05:54 | | I lost 2 more lbs last week. As a breastfeeding mom, I want to lose 2 and only 2 lbs a week, which is extremely difficult when you are weightlifting, dieting, and nursing. Too many calories, too few calories..ugh. Last week I managed to achieve the 2 lb goal, which brings me back [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- April 21, 2008 | | 2008-04-21 12:06:54 | | My good friend, Nilda, gave me a beautiful present for my kitchen this weekend. She made me an herb garden for my kitchen! What a sweet gift! Nilda knew how much I wanted some of her oregano from Puerto Rico, so she planted some along with several other herbs. It [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- April 14, 2008 | | 2008-04-14 17:06:17 | | I am seven pounds lighter than I was last week. Since going on the South Beach Diet a week ago, I have been eating nonstop and losing weight dramatically. The results have been downright amazing. I am glad I finally humbled myself and changed my diet and began exercising. I never [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- April 7th | | 2008-04-07 00:23:58 | | 7 years ago today, when I was a freshman at Baylor, my Dad died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam while on assignment looking for POWs/MIAs from the Vietnam War. Here is the archived story in Newsweek- my dad was Lt. Col. Rennie Cory, Jr. So every year on April 7th I [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- March 31, 2008 | | 2008-03-31 12:28:12 | | Welcome to the Gluten Free Menu Swap! This is going to be short and sweet today because my kids sense productivity and are protesting loudly! The gluten free ingredient of the week is lemon. There are a few other bloggers with gluten free menus, so go check them out for great dinner [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- March 17, 2008 | | 2008-03-16 22:30:33 | | I did not get a single recipe up last week! It wasn’t for lack of trying either. I learned a lot about gluten-free baking, but I didn’t have anything to post for all of my efforts. I am really trying to focus on other things, but all I want to do is bake [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- March 10, 2008 | | 2008-03-10 00:30:23 | | I am back to menu planning again this week. Thank goodness. I suffered without my menu plan last week. When I have planned a menu, I rarely have to throw away food that has gone bad. My menu keeps me fairly organized and veggies are eaten fresh and leftovers are [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| 10 Silly Mistakes I Have Made on the Gluten Free Diet | | 2008-03-07 09:53:26 | | I often get emails from new celiacs praising me about how perfect I seem at living gluten-free. Ha! The truth is it takes a little bit of planning and work to maintain a gluten-free lifestyle despite the fact that I have gotten better at working through the challenges. So since it is [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- February 25, 2008 | | 2008-02-25 21:44:29 | | Bananas are a gluten-free mommy’s best friend. They are easy to prepare for babies and toddlers alike. I love that they are available year round because I always have something to throw in the diaper bag for Jude (and now Dan) to eat. Banana is the ingredient of the week for [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Gems… Jacqui’s Casein-Free Mock Cottage Cheese | | 2008-02-19 21:28:00 | | Note: Glutino brand crackers pictured are Gluten-Free but are made in a facility that processes dairy containing products. The label states that the crackers may contain ‘trace amounts’ of milk. Be aware of this if you have an extreme sensitivity or true milk allergy. Jacqui can have milk as a trace ingredient, but [...]... | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- February 18, 2008 | | 2008-02-18 17:07:13 | | The ingredient of the week is butternut squash, which I had never tried before having kids. It really is wonderful for those who haven’t tried it. Butternut Squash makes great baby food! I will be making a puree for Big Dan (7 months) this week for him to try for the first [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Baking Gluten Free Bread: Millet Oatmeal Bread | | 2008-02-15 00:38:44 | | For years after going gluten free I avoided bread. I was almost too embarrassed to admit to readers that I just didn’t have a gluten free bread recipe. I went completely without bread until we moved to Raleigh. It was here that I discovered Whole Foods Bakehouse Gluten Free Sandwich Bread. [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- February 11th | | 2008-02-11 20:58:52 | | My menu made it up today! My children have kept me non-stop busy. They have finally fallen asleep, so I can post my menu in [long-awaited] peace. Jude and Dan are still getting over that cold, so there is no rest for the weary around here. Lucky for me, Ginger Lemon Girl, [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- February 4, 2008 | | 2008-02-04 21:36:51 | | I am sick again! I can’t wait for winter to be over. It seems like I always get sick this time of year. Since there is no sick leave for mommies, I decided to post my meal plan anyway. Sick or not, we have to eat.
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- January 28, 2008 | | 2008-01-28 04:00:11 | | When I first went gluten-free, there was a lot of confusion about which vanilla extracts were in fact gluten-free. My response was to buy a clearly labeled Non-GMO, gluten-free vanilla extract from Whole Foods. However, I wasn’t satisfied with how these vanilla extracts tasted. The allergy-friendly gluten-free vanilla just didn’t scream high-quality to me. [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Grains 101: The Best Flour Blend | | 2008-01-24 02:18:48 | | GLUTEN FREE FLOUR 101
Gluten Free Mommy Blog Readers’ Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a 1:1 flour substitution for wheat flour?
No. Gluten free flours work best in baking (most of the time) when they are used in combination with each other. However, there are some exceptions- recipes that call for a small amount of flour [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- January 14th | | 2008-01-14 17:15:43 | | Jude and Dan have been keeping me so busy these days! Making dinner is interesting juggling these two. Jude loves to “help” and Dan wants to be held/nursed a lot in the evenings. However, I managed pretty well last week. It is good to be meal-planning again! I had dinner [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- January 7 | | 2008-01-07 08:06:22 | | Menu planning has returned! I am breathing a sigh of relief- clearly waiting until everyone is hungry and grumpy at 5 to think about dinner is a bad plan for me. So I have cleaned out the fridge, done an inventory of the pantry, planned a menu, and made my list for the [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Gems... Our Three Favorite GFCF Christmas Cookies | | 2007-12-19 20:11:00 | | Well, we have finally recovered from all our croup craziness and are officially back on the Christmas train. Today was Christmas cookie day and our first year at making Gluten-Free Casein-Free Christmas cookies. They turned out fabulously well and so we thought we would share our top three favorites:GFCF Big Batch Christmas Sugar Cookies and Gingerbread Cookies(From Karen at Only Sometimes Clever)Just so you know... That's rice milk in the photo! : )These are hands down, the best! They taste like the real deal, the dough is easy to work with, and they always turn out great. Our family's Christmas gift to all our GFCF friends is to introduce you to Karen at Only Sometimes Clever (if you haven't met her already). Karen came up with these wonderful recipes for GFCF sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies and since they cannot possibly be improved upon, I will just post the links to her recipes at her site:Karen's Big Batch GFCF Christmas Sugar Cookies Karen's Big Batch GFCF Gingerbread CookiesNote: Sweet Rice Flour (or glutenous rice flour) used in these recipes can be obtained at Asian grocery stores for much less than the price you will pay for it at specialty grocery stores. We get ours in a big 5 pound bag for $5.69 per bag at our local Asian market.The snowflake cookie was made with a 5 piece snowflake cookie cutter set by R&M International Corp.GFCF Chocolate Snowball CookiesRice milk in the photo : )These I just converted from one of my family's favorites. They turned out every bit as delightful as the originals - we were quite pleased!1 1/4 Cup White Rice Flour1/2 Cup Sweet Rice Flour1/4 Cup Cornstarch1/2 Tsp Xanthan Gum1/2 Cup Margerine5 oz Quality Unsweetened Chocolate4 Eggs1/4 Tsp Salt1 Cup Sugar1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar2 Tsp Baking Powder1/2 Cup Confectioner's SugarMelt margarine and chocolate together in double boiler then set aside to cool as you prepare the rest of the recipe.Combine eggs, sugars, and salt. Stir in cooled chocolate mixtu... | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- December 3rd | | 2007-12-03 22:50:56 | | The cold air blew into Raleigh today! This did nothing to deter my son. Jude wakes up every morning begging to go outside. As soon as I open the door he runs to the end of our driveway and holds out his hand waiting to be taken across the street. He then [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- November 26th | | 2007-11-26 10:54:32 | | Is anyone else feeling a tad overwhelmed with the holiday season? I am sure no one feels like cooking (or planning to cook) anything this week. I have been gone for almost a week, so I am actually eager to get back in my own gluten-free kitchen. I never eat [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- November 19th | | 2007-11-19 16:29:58 | | Since going gluten-free, I have wanted to stay home for the holidays. I am tired of negotiating which part of the meal will be gluten-free and figuring out what gluten-laden dishes/desserts the other family members “can’t live without.” I would love to be able to help my mother fix the Thanksgiving meal from [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Gems... GFCF Sweet Potato Pancakes | | 2007-11-16 08:18:00 | | We have a bit of a vegetable dilemma at our house. Jacqui has only been off of her tube feeding since June of this year. Now that she doesn't have the rounded nutritional content of her tube feeding formula to fall back on, it has been tricky to see that she gets all the nutrients she needs in her diet when all she really wants to eat are pepperoni slices, Tofutti soy cheese slices and slices of gluten-free bread slathered in margarine. For her fruit servings I can occasionally get her to eat banana slices (although she prefers to turn them into finger puppets) and she will eat a variety of Fruitabu Organic Fruit Flats or Twirls (the lowest prices we have seen is at Wal*Mart for a six pack box of the twirls) and she also drinks juice well. However, vegetables have been a real problem. That is, unless I want to allow her to grow up thinking it is reasonable to rely on dill pickle spears, french fries and ketchup to round out this area of her diet.My solution to this problem will ... | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- November 12 | | 2007-11-12 13:01:46 | | I ended up going out of town for most of last week. My little babes are completely worn out from being at their Grandmother’s house. My mother owns a golf cart (yellow paint complete with flames) that has yet to grace a golf course I am sure; however it provides lots of entertainment [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- November 5th | | 2007-11-05 12:54:57 | | I am going to keep it real simple this week as far as the menu planning goes! I am trying out recipes for Thanksgiving, so I want to make things easy as far as dinner is concerned. Mary Frances has chosen greens as the ingredient of the week!
Greens Everyday
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- October 29th | | 2007-10-29 12:02:14 | | We finally got some much needed rain here in Raleigh. This year’s produce has not been as good! I really hope we continue to get the rain we need so we can have good produce next year.
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- October 22 | | 2007-10-22 00:12:44 | | October is flying by! And, boy, is this time of year busy in my house! For one thing, my husband’s birthday is this weekend, which he will be spending at a kids’ Halloween party. haha. Our little Jude has been invited to a Halloween party that night, so the whole family is [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Gems... GFCF Maple Pumpkin Pie (With Fresh Pumpkin) | | 2007-10-17 00:11:00 | | My husband is a pumpkin pie addict. A pumpkin pie has to be pretty doggone impressive to impress his taste buds and he gave this one two thumbs up. More importantly, Jacqui LOVED it! For the first time ever, I got to watch my little girl enjoying a slice of pumpkin pie with Daddy... this recipe is a keeper!My starting point for this recipe came from Sarah at RealLife. She posted an AMAZING recipe for Pumpkin Maple Pie With Fresh Pumpkin. If you're not on a gluten-free diet and want the real deal without all the gluten-free interventions, click here to get her recipe. Thank you Sarah, for sharing your wonderful recipie! My gluten-free casein-free version follows:GFCF Maple Pumpkin Pie With Fresh Pumpkin1 3/4 Cups Pamela's Wheat-Free Bread Mix (Note: Make sure you get the bread mix, not the baking mix the baking mix has buttermilk in it and if you use it, the recipe will no longer be casein-free)1 1/2 Cubes *Chilled* Margarine (12 TBSP)2 TBSP *Chilled* Shortening1/8 Cup Ice Wat... | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- October 15th | | 2007-10-15 06:00:12 | | This week’s secret ingredient in the Gluten Free Menu Swap is basil. Basil is a prominent herb in a variety of cuisines around the world, notably Italian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
A Few Notes About Basil
Varieties
There are more than 60 varieties- at least 12 can be cultivated for culinary use
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| Gluten Free Menu Swap- October 8th | | 2007-10-08 18:21:50 | | I would like to invite all my gluten-free friends to an exclusive menu planning session every week. I think it is a wonderful way to encourage each other’s recipes, ideas, and gluten-free cooking feats! After a bunch of us started posting our menu links every week over at Organizing Junkie, Mrs. G.F. and [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten Free Gems: Ritz-Like Crackers | | 2007-09-26 15:41:00 | | Since I seem to have a cracker theme going on here (the absence of good tasting gluten-free crackers is a pet peeve of mine) I thought instead of a recipe, I would share with you one of my recent favorite finds. These Ritz-style crackers by Glutino are by far the best commercially prepared gluten-free cracker I have come across. They do state on the box that they make contain trace amounts of milk, casein, or soy, so if you are highly sensitive to any of these ingredients, they may not work for you. My daughter, Jacqui, is on an essentially GFCF diet, but her food sensitivities are of a more volume related nature and she is able to tolerate foods containing trace amounts of milk or casein.These crackers are really quite good! Not quite as buttery as a Ritz cracker, but a pleasant flavor. Most importantly, they have that wonderful oh-so-elusive flaky texture. None of that rice cracker snap going on here! Jacqui would literally sit and eat an entire box if I let her, but they are a little too spendy for that. I was able to find them at a local specialty grocer's for $3.79 a box. Most of the on-line sources are running at about a dollar higher.That said, if you are craving something like this to have around as a luxury item, then they are everything they claim to be. They would be excellent with soups! My daughter loves them with Tofutti's Better Than Cream Cheese. *Kid Friendly Tip* I tint the cream cheese orange with red and yellow gel food coloring, spoon it into a pastry bag with a wide fluted pastry tip and pipe it onto the crackers. Voila' ! CF 'Easy Cheese' : )If you are having trouble finding this product locally, they can be purchased on-line at glutenfree.com - $4.94 plus shipping for a 5.3 oz box.parenting children motherhood kids recipes gluten free gluten-free GF crackers gluten-free crackers gluten-free Ritz crackers SAHM
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| Breakfast: A Gluten-Free Round-up | | 2007-09-20 06:24:32 | | In the wee hours of morning, bleary-eyed mommies everywhere search for a nutritious breakfast for their little ones. This is harder for gluten-free mommies because they can’t rely on Cheerios first thing in the morning. Jude has become pickier these days and that meant I had to reevaluate breakfast. Clearly, I needed [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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| Gluten-Free Gems... Mock GFCF Goldfish Crackers | | 2007-09-20 05:08:00 | | One of the things I have had the hardest time with as a Mom with a child on a GFCF diet has been finding decent crackers. In the world of toddlers, Goldfish crackers top the list. Everywhere you go, they are offered at snack-time and their tempting bright color and fun shape always left my daughter in tears, wishing that she could have some too. I found several gluten-free recipes, but ultimately gave up on finding a good tasting version that was both gluten-free and casein-free, deciding to just come up with a GFCF version of my own. After much trial and error, I present to you my final version which Jacqui has pronounced "Super Yummy!" While they are not quite as cheesy in flavor as the originals, this recipe yields a pleasantly crunchy cracker with a great buttery taste and lightly cheesy flavor. Enjoy.Mock GFCF Goldfish Crackers1 1/2 cups white rice flour1/2 cup tapioca starch1 tsp baking powder1 tsp xanthan gum1 tsp salt1/2 tsp garlic powder3 packets Road's End Organics Chreese Mix *Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Version***Note: At the Road's End Organics link site you will need to select the GLUTEN-FREE version of the chreese packets in the second row***1 cup vegetable based margerine, melted1/2 cup firm sliken tofu1/2 cup soy based sour cream substitute such as Tofutti's Better Than Sour Creamred and yellow gel or paste food coloringBlend together dry ingredients: Flour, starch, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, garlic powder, and Chreese packets.Blend in silken tofu with a fork or pastry cutterMix in sour cream substitute and slowly add melted margerine, mixing until well blended.Add red and yellow gel or paste food coloring to achieve desired color. Blend dough until color is uniform. Dough will be soft and sticky.Divide dough into thirds.Form dough into balls and flatten in between sheets of wax paper, wrap and chill for 2 hours or until firm and easy to handle.Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness on rice-floured surface.Cut with mini-goldfish cutter mini goldfish cookie cutter.Transfer to parchment or silpat lined cookie sheet, one inch apart, and prick each cracker with fork or toothpick.Bake 10-12 minutes until crisp or very lightly browned - less if your crackers are very thin.Store in airtight container for up to two weeks. Makes approximately 6 dozen crackers.Modified from Bette Hagman's 'More From the Gluten-Free Gourmet'**A few notes:You may be able to find the Road's End Organics products locally and avoid shipping costs. They are often stocked at Shaw's, Stop & Shop, Earth Fare, and Wild Oats, or local health/nutrition stores or specialty grocery stores. My local specialty grocery store doesn't usually stock the packets, but they special order it for me and I am still able to avoid shipping charges.**Be aware while shopping that Road's End Organic's makes both a Dairy Free version containing wheat, and a GF-Dairy-Free version of the cheddar style chreese mix. If you are on a GFCF diet like my daughter is, you will need to pay close attention and select the Gluten-Free version as the packaging is quite similar. The GF version is in the blue box. The dairy-free only version containing wheat is in the green box.**The mini goldfish cutter is a little pricey at $7.95 plus shipping, but at least at our house, it was worth it. I actually purchased two of them and Jacqui loves to help cut out the crackers with me. Jacqui has a lot of oral feeding issues and this was a fun and successful way to engage her with food - with great results! It is also just really nice for her to be able to have something that looks and tastes like the snacks that all her little friends have. All in all, I consider the $7.95 well spent.After about two weeks, the crackers start tasting a little tough and stale - even when packed in air-tight containers. We now make a half-batch at a time and it works out perfectly for us. Consider altering the recipe size to suit your own family.parenting children motherhood kids recipes gluten free gluten-free goldfish crackers SAHM
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| Gluten-Free Gems... Homemade Graham Crackers | | 2007-09-13 16:06:00 | | I have been getting quite a few query hits on my blog relating to gluten-free recipes and a number of emails with questions about gluten-free living at our house, so I thought I would start a little segment of my blog called 'Gluten-Free Gems'. Basically, it will consist of little tips or tricks I have been slowly picking up on toddler-friendly gluten free living . (I should note here that my daughter is also on a casein-free diet for her CVS , so anything I post will be both gluten and casein free).So... whenever the whim strikes me, I will post either a recipe, a product find, or some little tip I have found useful. We'll see how popular the topic is, and go from there. Just so you know, I don't keep gluten-free recipes unless they pass taste tests by our non-gluten restricted family members, so everything you find here should taste great by any standard. If you have problems with any recipe, email me and I will do my best to help you trouble shoot. By popular request, my first post in this topic will be my recipe for gluten-free/casein-free graham crackers. If you would like to read the post that started it all, click here - enjoy!(Note: Even though Jacqui didn't eat the gluten-free graham crackers on our camping trip, she really does like them, usually eats them really well - and they are extremely good! She was just overwhelmed by the temptation of an un-attended box of the chocolate flavored Honey-Maids (must have gotten that choco-holic gene from me). My husband even likes this homemade version better than the boxed store brands. I actually have to hide them so he doesn't eat the poor kid's graham crackers!)Better Than The Real Thing - Gluten-Free Grahams1/3 cup shortening or margerine3/4 cup brown sugar2 tsp. vanilla3 cups Pamela's Ultimate Pancake and Baking Mix (or substitute: 2/3 cup bean flour, 1/3 cup sorghum flour, 1 cup tapioca flour, 1 cup cornstarch, plus 1 tsp baking powder)1 tsp xanthan gum2 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp. ginger1/4 tsp nutmeg1/2 tsp salt1/2 cup rice milk3-4 Tbsp Cornstarch for rolling1/3 cup granulated sugar for sprinklingPreheat oven to 350 Degrees.Cream together shortening or margerine with brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.Mix in spices, salt and xanthan gum.Add Pamela's Mix (or substitute flour mixture) one cup at a time, blending in well with a fork or pastry cutter until all 3 cups have been incorporated.Add rice milk (may substitute water, soy milk, etc.) a little at a time. You may not need the entire 1/2 cup. Add just enough to make a cookie dough consistency (will be quite sticky) .Separate dough into tennis-ball size portions, flatten, wrap in wax paper and chill 2-3 hours until firm.Working with one section of dough at a time, roll out on cornstarch dusted surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut with 3- 1/4 inch size fluted round cutter and transfer to silpat or parchment lined baking sheet with cornstarch dusted pancake turner or spatula. (You can use a cookie sheet sprayed lightly with cooking spray, but they do cook more evenly on the silpat or parchment when you are going for a crisper cracker.) I place 8 cookies per sheet.Prick each cookie 4-6 times with a fork and sprinkle with granulated sugar.Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or untill edges have lightly browned. the longer they bake, the crisper the cracker and they do harden some as they cool. You may have to experiment a little to find your preference in baking time. (We like ours super-crunchy and actually bake them for around 35-40 minutes)Store in air-tight container - perfect for S'mores!Makes about 2 1/2 dozenAdapted from combination of Pamela's Mix Graham Cracker recipe and Bette Hagman's Graham Cracker recipe from 'The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread'.Note: I think they do turn out a little better (a little lighter and flavor is slightly different) with the Pamela's Mix - plus the mix makes excellent pancakes too. You may be able to find the mix less expensively than the link I provided at your local specialty grocer's. The mix also comes in 64 oz bags, which is how I purchase mine. I use it for flour bases for everything from pancakes, to muffins, to crackers, to breads. It really is an excellent mix! This recipe also works well substituting 1/4 cup honey for the brown sugar, although they will not be as sweet. For a less sweet cracker you can also cut the sugar down. The original recipe called for 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.Special Thanks to Jordan at 'MammaBlogga' for challenging me to expand my writing topics with 'this post'.parenting children motherhood kids recipes gluten free gluten-free graham crackers SAHM
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| Top Five Reasons I Look Great on a Gluten Free Diet | | 2007-05-10 16:58:43 | | Since I began blogging, I have been reading Darren Rowse’s blog, ‘Problogger.’ He has a lot of useful tips for bloggers, so if you are a blogger or just a blog reader go check out his fantastic blog. He is hosting a ‘Top Five’ writing contest this week so to support his great [...]... | | By: Gluten Free Mommy | | |
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