Gluten Aversion

Gluten Free Expo

2012-01-28T16:48:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I attended the first ever Vancouver Gluten Free Expo. It was awesome. Luckily I was one of the many that got there early and so I didn’t have to wait in line very long, but it looked like there was a huge line up when I left as it snaked up and down the hall to the doorway. As it was the first event there was a tiny bit of room for improvement, such as a larger facility, more

Cinnamon Ice Cream (dairy free / egg free / gluten free)

2012-01-19T22:23:00.000-08:00

This entry will be quick and sweet, just like the dessert. I am still recovering from my PRK laser eye surgery and although two days ago I was seeing almost perfectly, that was before they took out the protective lenses. Now I’ve taken a few steps back vision wise, which doesn’t make for the best photography or easiest time typing. I am on the mend though and am sure that

Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce

2011-06-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

What can I say? I’m nervous. Tomorrow I am heading to Vancouver and getting laser eye surgery - PRK to be precise. It’s something I’ve always wanted, but could never afford. Now in my thirties I still can’t really afford it, but I’m getting it for 50% off, so who can say no to that? I’m excited to never need glasses again. I’ve been wearing them since grade 5. I remember

Baked Potato Bacon Soup with Dill Cheddar Biscuits

2011-05-15T23:07:00.000-07:00

Normally I try to tell a bit of a story to go a long with my posts, but this time it’s going to be short, sweet and very much to the point. This weekend I spent a great day with my Mom shopping around Chemainus and Ladysmith. We had heard great rumors of the good window-shopping and antique shopping in the area and were not disappointed. During our

Seasonal Allergies and Pineapple Ice Cream

2011-05-04T18:11:00.000-07:00

Coughing, sneezing, itchy throat and watery eyes. … does any of this sound familiar to you? That’s right, it’s allergy season for all you seasonal allergy sufferers, myself included. Growing up on the North Coast of BC our summers lasted about 2 months, if that. There was a lot of clouds and rain and I’m pretty sure one summer while I gallivanted off to Scotland with a friend and her family,

Not All Recalls Are Created Equal

2011-04-16T00:21:00.000-07:00

Not all recalls are created equal. In Canada Health Canada is in charge of making the laws and regulations surrounding food and drug safety and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is in charge of upholding the laws and regulations for food. The CFIA used to only make Class 1 recalls public … meaning only Class 1 recalls made it to the media so that everyone knows

Spice Cake Cupcakes

2011-04-04T22:45:00.000-07:00

At work we have this thing where if it’s your birthday you bring in a cake for everyone else. I’ve always thought it should be the other way around, but what the heck, everyone ends up getting free cake, so it’s all good! Of course, I normally can’t eat that cake. As a result the last few years I’ve actually been pretty lazy and brought in a bought cake that everyone else can eat. Mostly

Fried Vegetable Samosa

2011-03-15T23:03:00.000-07:00

It’s been ages since I have invited guests over for a dinner party. I think I was ahead of my time. People in their early twenties aren’t usually looking to go over to someone’s house and have a nice quiet evening filled with fantastic food. Usually (now of course there are always exceptions) they would rather go for drinks and dancing or a house party. You know, something

Involtini at Caprese Restorante Italiano

2011-02-28T23:01:00.000-08:00

I just got back from a brief 2-night trip to Ottawa. I was there for work, which it was such a quick visit. Sadly, I didn’t take in much of the sites as I got there in after 5pm on Thursday night and was immediately focused on what to have for dinner and what I would eat the next two days. So after getting settled in my hotel I went grocery shopping. Luckily for me, my suite had a kitchen in it.

Orange, White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

2011-02-20T09:52:00.000-08:00

In a past life, my boyfriend used to work at a grocery store bakery. He doesn’t have a lot of fond memories from working there and never has a lot of good things to say about the job, but he is always, always talking about the cookies they made there. His favorite cookie being an orange, white chocolate and cranberry cookie with macadamia nuts. Any time I make cookies, he brings it up and

Meatless Monday's and Veggie Nachos

2011-02-07T22:17:00.000-08:00

In the New Year, I am trying to be healthier, just like everyone else. I tried to start before the New Year in order to stick with it and not be jumping on the health bandwagon in January just to jump right back off in February … like most of us do. Trust me, I’ve done this many times before. So last November I signed up to an all female gym. I enjoy working out at a gym

Blueberry Yum Yum

2011-01-27T22:13:00.000-08:00

Alcohol is a tricky thing to figure out as a new Celiac. Most people who are going gluten free for the first time assume that they cannot have rye whisky, gin, vodka or scotch whiskey because they are all made from grains such as barley, rye and wheat. Of course it is good to be on the safe side and assume such things, but you may be pleasantly surprised to find out that

Nut Butter Balls

2011-01-11T20:22:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! I’m a little late in saying it, but I have my reasons. Although I feel like every time I post I’m making excuses for not posting as much as I’d like to, I have completely valid reasons this time. This time I haven’t been living at home for a few weeks and am not around my gluten free staples to create wonderful new recipes for you. I rang in the

Christmas Goodies

2010-12-25T23:20:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that you are well and enjoying time with your loved ones. I am spending time with my family at my parent’s house. It’s not very Christmassy outside with it overcast and raining all day, but it’s Christmases inside. Everyone has opened their presents and had a big turkey dinner and now we are just lounging around listening to the crackling fire …. on

Bailey's Banana Date Bread

2010-12-06T22:31:00.000-08:00

Recently I’ve been inspired to dig out some of my old recipes and try to revamp some old classics. I have always loved baking, but I was never very adventurous or creative about it. I made the occasional pie, apple crumble and banana bread and that was about it. Once in a blue moon I’d make chocolate cakes for friends or try carrot cake, but really nothing fancy and

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

2010-11-17T22:58:00.000-08:00

Over the past few days, fall has made itself abundantly clear and winter has been making some special appearances. The rain has pelted down, the windows have howled and random branches are strewn everywhere. It almost looked like it was going to snow today, until the sun came out and washed it all away. Then almost as soon as it arrived, it melted away into the darkness. It’s that time of year

Chanterelles

2010-11-03T22:50:00.000-07:00

Ah fungus... loathed by some and loved by others, it is a strange and complex organism. For some it is the taste, unique to every mushroom, and for some it is the texture, spongy yet meaty at the same time that is either off-putting or completely yummy. In my book, mushrooms are delicious and this time of year is full of many types of mushrooms. Here on the West Coast if you

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

2010-10-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving and my Dad’s birthday. It’s tricky having family members birthday right around a big holiday. You are pulled in so many directions with different family’s wanting to spend time with you for the holidays and the birthday on top of that. Two birthdays actually because my boyfriends birthday is the week before Thanksgiving so he usually combines the two

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

2010-09-29T21:55:00.000-07:00

The other day, I wanted to make something I used to make all the time a few years ago. It was a honey lime grilled chicken recipe and it was so good done on skewers on the grill … but I couldn’t find the exact recipe I used to use. I started looking on the Internet and came across a honey lime chicken enchilada, and boy am I glad I found it. As usual I had to convert it to gluten free and find

Vanilla Cardamom Pear Butter

2010-09-19T23:56:00.000-07:00

Pears. They are soft juicy and have such a distinct flavor to them, their taste so light yet flavourful is almost indescribable. Yann Martel devotes the beginnings of his new book Beatrice and Virgil to a lengthy description of a pear completely summarizing the experience of a pear with this statement “The taste of a good pear is such that when you eat one, when your teeth

Cinnamon Buns

2010-09-06T15:25:00.000-07:00

Oh cinnamon buns, glorious glorious cinnamon buns, how I miss you so. One of my favorite things to eat used to be cinnamon buns. When visiting my friend Abel in Edmonton, I would stop by a cina-bun store in West Edmonton Mall and buy a whole box of the ooey gooey perfectly soft and cinnamony buns with its glorious cream cheese icing and mow down. I wouldn’t eat them all at once, but they would

Making your kitchen (and home) gluten free

2010-09-02T00:16:00.000-07:00

Freeing your home of gluten can be a difficult thing. I know that when I was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease I went through my cupboards and emptied them of everything that definitely contained gluten and maybe had gluten depending on what I had read about gluten up to that point. Little did I know that it wasn’t all about the food and that I should be looking at my medicine and cosmetics as

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

2010-08-22T15:57:00.000-07:00

Blueberries have to be one of my favorite summer fruits to snack on. I have fond memories of them growing up. A few of them are of my family going out with ice-cream buckets to a field of blueberries, who knows where, and collecting them. One for the bucket, one for me, one for the bucket, two for me. I’m actually surprised any got in the bucket. I can’t even remember what we did with the

North Coast Trail

2010-08-18T23:33:00.000-07:00

Thinking of hiking the North Coast Trail? Don’t. Of course now that I’m a few days away from the trail it doesn’t seem all that bad, but I distinctly remember crying on several occasions because I was so tired and frustrated with the trail. It would be far more advantageous to pay for a water taxi to drop you off at one of the many gorgeous beaches and camp there instead

Gluten Free Girl and The Chef Cookbook coming soon!

2010-08-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

Gluten-Free Girl and The Chef from Daniel Ahern on Vimeo.

Cake Decorating and Banana Cake

2010-08-05T23:27:00.000-07:00

I feel as though I should apologize for my lack of blogging these days. It’s not that I don’t want to blog … I love it. It’s just the unpredictability of life and being super busy this summer combined with the very slow and painful death of my computer. It would take my computer 20 minutes just to turn on, never mind load another webpage. Simple tasks that should take a

Gluten Free Grains and Lemon Garlic Prawns

2010-07-16T22:44:00.000-07:00

I think I've mentioned a few times that I've been getting bloated a lot lately. There are only so many occasions were I can blame the boyfriend (who is not gluten free) before I start to wonder what is going on with me. I know I'm super sensitive to gluten as I made a complaint on a 'gluten free' product and it came back at 26ppm ... the legally acceptable limit is 20ppm (although it really

Expedition Eating and Creamy Potato Leek & Salmon Soup

2010-07-06T23:24:00.000-07:00

The woman who inspired me to write about food, gluten free girl, posted a challenge on facebook the other day, to write about something that has made cooking easier. So far most post bloggers have written about a moment or event that made them realize that mistakes in a kitchen are okay and only lead to more knowledge, that cooking for others is reason enough or that going from a mixed household

BatStar Adventure Tours

2010-06-27T21:34:00.000-07:00

This past week I had a wonderful opportunity to join my boyfriend and his family on a sea kayaking adventure in Clayoquot Sound. It was a fully guided tour for 5 days and 4 nights of kayaking and camping in open ocean and on sandy beaches. Many of you have probably heard of Clayoquot Sound before, as it's been the center of many disputes between loggers and environmentalists and was covered

Apple, Peach, Blackberry Crumble

2010-06-11T22:39:00.000-07:00

Life tumbles along throwing you left and right, up and down. Sometimes it sends you high with lots of love, friends and endless giggles and sometimes it sends you low with feelings of loneliness, lifelessness and sadness. Everyone handles these moments differently. Some people hide into themselves, some people get angry, some people hold grudges, some move on and forget. Me, I try to keep busy

Be Prepared

2010-05-31T00:19:00.000-07:00

B"Be Prepared" ... that has been the motto of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts since it all began. I have often referenced it (having been in guiding as a youth and as a leader) when I have been in situations where people are in awww of the fact that I have done something that required foresite. Sometimes it is as simple as being the person who lugged firewood down a 3km trail because she knew that the

Carob Quinoa Cake (with a hint of blueberry)

2010-05-23T11:04:00.000-07:00

Quinoa, pronounced "keen-wah" is one of those weird and wacky grains that a Celiac often discovers first when they start branching out. Technically it isn't a grain, it's a seed, but it's similar in texture to cous cous (which we can't have) and cooks up like a grain, that it ends up getting that title. It's a very versatile little seed and I see it most often served as a side dish for an entree

Diaper Cakes

2010-05-10T22:33:00.000-07:00

No, I haven't gone crazy. I know that you can't eat a diaper cake, but this blog isn't solely about gluten free baking, it's also about living life too. Part of life is having friends, family and co-workers bringing about new life and that has been happening a lot lately. I'm still waiting for my biological clock to tick in that regard, but I do love how cute all things 'baby' are. I also have

Upcoming Event - Gluten Free Fair in Vancouver

2010-05-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

I saw this posted on Living Gluten-Free Community's site and followed it to Choices Market website and figured that this was a good thing to spread the word on. So if you are in Vancouver for May 29th, 2010 you might be interested in attending the 5th Annual Gluten-Free Fair. I've cut and paste the information from Choices website below for your information:Gluten-Free Fair - Vancouver Choices

The Gluten-Free Almond Flour cookbook Review

2010-04-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

I'll be honest with you, since I've moved to Parksville I've been having a lot of gluten contamination issues, which makes for a very bloated very grumpy girl who has no interest in cooking or baking at all. Not exactly the perfect match for a food blog writer! Things appear to be getting a bit better and I think (still not sure yet) that I've narrowed it down to some allergy medication that I've

Turkey Chili

2010-04-14T23:13:00.000-07:00

Last week it was quite cold here. Since it is our first month in a new place we have been trying to keep the heat low and wear a lot of sweaters, slippers and blankets to keep warm, as we are worried about what our first gas bill will be like. So this meant a lot of warm food too. Things like warm baked casseroles, cornbread hot from the oven, cinnamon and raisin bread (first bread I've ever

Good byes and new beginnings

2010-04-04T14:29:00.000-07:00

These past few weeks have been pretty crazy. We had a moving company come and pack all of our stuff for us and move us ups island, but there was still a lot of things we had to do prior to that. We had goodbyes to say and people to see, we played host to a friendly guest (who's plans were made prior to us finding out we had to move) and some of our own packing preparations to do. It was chaos.In

Pavlova

2010-03-22T22:47:00.000-07:00

Last fall I went to Australia for the first time. Everyone I knew was in love with the place and had either been several times, or it had been their life long dream to go. It was never that way with me. I had always wanted to see New Zealand but never had a huge desire to see Australia. I thought it was one giant hot desert, which did not appeal to me. But then my cousin met a wonderful

Meat and Vegetable Lasagna

2010-03-16T22:46:00.000-07:00

Lasagna is one of those homey hearty winter meals that help us make it through cold stormy nights. It's meal that reminds us of family, mostly because casserole dishes are easy to make and make a lot of food, so they lend themselves well to family dinners. I don't know many people who don't consume lasagna even if they have no Italian background what so ever ... like myself.The other day I had a

New Bakery in Town

2010-03-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

There is a new bakery in Victoria and it's a dedicated gluten free bakery! I would love to have a bigger write up about it, but the timing isn't good right now. The bakery is just starting and working on getting it's inventory up and I am in the midst of moving. So it's not the best time to take pictures of the new place (which is why I borrowed this one from their website). I will just have to

Curry and Spice and Everything Nice

2010-03-04T22:05:00.000-08:00

Before I start in about how wonderful curry is, and it is wonderful, I would like to apologize for my current and up coming infrequency in my blogging. I usually try to make at least one post per week ... being new at this I fear I will run out of material if I post more than that. However, the month of March and maybe a little bit of April will be incredibly hectic for me and as such I won't be

Fat Fail

2010-02-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

When you have a little time to spare, take 20 minutes and watch the video above. It, like many other, videos coming out these days is all about the food we eat and how fat North America is becoming. Jamie Oliver is very passionate about spreading the news on healthy cooking and eating and I think it strikes a chord with most food bloggers. In his video he mentions that today's generation of

Valentine's Cupcakes

2010-02-12T22:13:00.000-08:00

This evening I watched in awe as people from all over the world came together to celebrate the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. I've never really been big into Olympics, but something about the opening ceremonies gets me every time. It's inspirational to watch people from all over the world and across the nation get excited and emotional about one thing ... to come

Carrot Flax (and more) Muffins

2010-02-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

A while back I discovered a brand of flax muffins that were labelled gluten free. They were quite hearty and tasty and made for a good breakfast muffin. But then the store that I had JUST discovered them in, stopped carrying them. That store was Thrifty Foods and they were actually incredibly helpful. The bakery manager called me and told me that the people who made the muffins had to find a new

Mayacamas Eggs Benny

2010-01-31T10:33:00.000-08:00

I look forward to weekend breakfasts. With my work schedule, I'm up at a different time almost every day (especially during the summer). Sometimes my alarm goes off at 3:30am, 5:30am or 7:00am. With those early mornings, I find it difficult to eat before I go to work. I've never been a big breakfast eater, so I tend to take my breakfast with me and eat it on the road or at my desk. That usually

Stew and Dumplings

2010-01-21T21:09:00.000-08:00

It's barely been over a month of having my boyfriend live here with me, but I already love it. When I was living alone or when I was single, I ate poorly. Not because I couldn't cook for myself, but because I wouldn't. I hated to go all out on a meal and then have to eat the same thing for days. I loved being able to cook for people. So once in a while I would have a dinner party so that I could

Campbells Soup and Blue Cornmeal Muffins

2010-01-14T22:07:00.000-08:00

Now instead of joining the other bloggers out there and announcing that Starbucks in Canada and the U.S. has decided to start carrying some healthier snacks, including some gluten free options, I've decided to tell you about another company that's jumping on the gluten free band wagon. That company is Campbell's Soup. Just when I thought all hope was lost with that company, as they had recently

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

2010-01-04T22:17:00.000-08:00

A month or so ago when pumpkin was all the rage due to Thanksgiving and Christmas, I tried to think of something a little different to make with pumpkin. Something that wasn't pumpkin pie or some version of that. The holiday season is full of seasonal food and drinks and I was remembering fondly the starbucks flavoured drinks that come out during the holidays. Warm ginger or pumpkin steamers and

Left overs never looked so good ...

2009-12-30T19:36:00.000-08:00

When I think of Christmas and Thanksiving, our big turkey days, I look forward to two things. The first is spending the day in the kitchen making a gourmet meal to share with friends and family and the other is left overs. Oh to dream of turkey sandwiches ... cold slathered in mayo and pepper or hot dripping in thick juicy gravy. Makes your mouth water just thinking of it.It also reminds me of a

Happy Holidays / Nourish / Eggnog

2009-12-27T10:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all had fantastic Christmas's, Hanukkahs, and Boxing Day Sales ... what ever it is you celebrate. I was away in Calgary and Banff until Christmas Eve. My boyfriend's family mostly lives in Calgary and there was a Christmas wedding that we were all invited to, so I got to go with them and meet a whack load of people. The trip was great, except I managed to get a

Perogies

2009-12-16T22:08:00.000-08:00

When I was growing up I hated perogies. No offense to my Mom of course, she was just following the instructions ... take from frozen, plop in boiling water until they float and done. They were so bland and chewy I despised the days that we had them for dinner. Then one day when I had long moved out from home and was living with new roommates Brad and Dorey for a brief moment in time, Dorey made

Julie and Julia

2009-12-10T22:12:00.000-08:00

Bacon, Mushroom and Leek QuicheDecember 8th marked release date for DVD Julie and Julia. I'm sure the foodies out there have no need for a description of the movie, but just in case I'll start with a brief synopsis. Basically it's a story of two women told simultaneously. The first is of Julia Child, the famous French Chef, who was not French at all and how she got her start to a most amazing

One way to make a difference ...

2009-11-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

The word potluck almost always makes me cringe and run in the opposite direction. I used to love potlucks. With a minimal amount of effort you were able to enjoy copious amounts of food and if it was done right it was glorious glorious food. Potlucks can be tricky things as sometimes everyone brings desserts or chips and dip and there is nothing substantial to eat. That used to be my biggest

Steamed Milk Alternative

2009-11-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

Not being able to have gluten is my major limit, but I have others. I can't have lactose, soy milk, chocolate or caffeine. That can limit the types of hot warm beverages quite significantly, especially when going to cafes. Yes, there is always tea, but since I try to avoid caffeine I'm limited in the types of tea and some teas contain barley, so you have to be careful what type you order.

Creamy Chicken Chipotle Soup

2009-11-11T18:41:00.000-08:00

With the days growing colder and the daylight hours growing shorter, we start slipping away from the light cool meals of the summer and move towards the heartier warmer meals. I equate it with hibernation and survival back in the caveman days when we needed to stock up and bulk up to survive the winters. We don't need to do that anymore, but it's ingrained in us. It's also partly to do with what

Are you having a Celiac over for dinner?

2009-11-06T21:38:00.000-08:00

Photo By: Nik FreyAre you welcoming a Celiac into your home either for a short term dinner party or longer term house guest (or regular guest)? Are you terrified of cooking for them? I’ve been asked by my friends and family on several occasions to help them help me when it comes to feeding me. I’ve always tried to find some helpful resources, but there aren’t that many around. All the resources

Coconut Carob Brownies

2009-10-29T17:06:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a girl just needs chocolate. We crave it, desire it, sometimes just need it. But what do you do when you are told you are allergic to it? Well you either cheat and suffer the consequences or you find an alternative. I now crave, desire and need peanut butter almost as much as non-allergic people crave chocolate. However, when peanut butter isn't enough, there is a wonderful thing called

Sizzling Stir-fry

2009-10-20T22:53:00.000-07:00

What do you do with a fridge full of vegetables that are about to go bad? Or how about ... what do you do when you need a quick easy meal on the go? What's great as left overs for lunch the next day? That's right, you guessed it, it's stir-fry!You might be wondering how you make stir-fry if most of the Asian sauces you are used to using contain wheat in them, and that is a good question. The

Zero 8

2009-10-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

Photo: André Tremblay, La PresseOh my dreams are coming true, only in the wrong province! I've been dreaming of opening up an allergy friendly restaurant, here in Victoria, but I have no business experience, no financing and no restaurant experience, so my dream is a ways away for now.However, I've heard that there is a new restaurant in Montreal (again wrong province, but it's a start!) called

Gluten in your bathroom?

2009-10-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

The day the doctor tells you that you can no longer consume gluten, the first thing you do (other than cry yourself to sleep) is go through your kitchen cupboards and fridge and throw out everything that is no longer safe to eat. One thing that we don't always do, or are directed not to worry about is going through our bathroom cupboards as well.Initially I was told that you don't have to worry

Lemon Hazelnut Green Beans

2009-10-10T22:38:00.000-07:00

Every Thanksgiving dinner needs vegetables. Why not make them super tasty? Here's another recipe from Canadian Living which needs no adaptions:Lemon Hazelnut Green Beans-by the Canadian Living Test Kitchen1 bag of fresh Green Beans, trimmed2 tablespoons of Butter1/3 cup of Hazelnuts, choppedrind from one LemonBoil or steam green beans until tender-crisp. Remove from heat and drain. Chill beans in

Please Pass the Stuffing

2009-10-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

Holidays with such a strong focus on food can be a bit daunting for the newly diagnosed Celiac. Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and Easter all have a part of them that is dedicated to food. Food which is often off limits to those who have to eat gluten free. For Halloween it's all that delicious candy, Easter bunnies might have a hard time trying to feed a Celiac who is also partially allergic

Chocolate Cheesecake Interlude

2009-10-04T20:47:00.001-07:00

Well I promised I would put up a few thanksgiving related recipes and there will be a few more to come, but I thought I would post this chocolate cheesecake recipe as an interlude first.My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I wanted to hold a surprise party for him. With his roommates help, that's exactly what I did. His favorite dessert is chocolate cheesecake, so that is what I made for his

Herb Roasted Chicken

2009-09-30T23:33:00.000-07:00

Well it's that time of year again, where we are nearing Canadian Thanksgiving. I always found it strange that even though Canadians and Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in the same way and it means pretty much the same to both, that we celebrate them at different times of the year. Being slightly biased, I believe Canadian Thanksgiving is best!As such, I thought I would post a few thanksgiving

The Importance of Reading Labels

2009-09-23T22:40:00.000-07:00

The other day I was shopping when I decided to go down the soup isle. I never go down this isle anymore, as most canned soups have gluten in them in one form or the other. Specialized stores and natural health food stores tend to have a better selection and more options in regards to gluten free soup, but not your everyday regular grocery stores. At least not yet. However, it's always good to

Cannelloni

2009-09-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

Cannelloni is one of those foods I thought that I would never get to eat again. I've been searching and searching for a rice pasta cannelloni shells and have yet to find one. All of the gluten free pasta, even the ready made frozen dinners, didn't have cannelloni as an option. Until recently that is ... I discovered Planet Organic carried a frozen dinner option and tried it, and it was good.

Artichokes

2009-09-09T21:35:00.000-07:00

Artichokes, they aren't the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a snack but they can be tasty! My favorite used to be artichoke and spinach dip with lime tortillas. I know that there are some regular chips out there that Celiacs can still eat, but I'm one of those super sensitive people that will get symptoms from food that is processed in the same facility if they don't have good

Crispy Kale

2009-09-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

Kale ... what the heck is it and what is it good for? I still don't pretend to know. But this is what I've found out. Kale is a leafy green that shares the same family as cabbage and Brussels sprouts, which means it's loaded with nutrients (Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Calcium, etc). Some sources claim that it is a super food and contains nutrients that can aid in fighting cancer. The best part is,

Blackberries

2009-08-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

Where I grew up, in northern BC, blueberries were everywhere. Anywhere you hiked it was inevitable that you would run into blueberries and it was always a nice surprise. Stopping by a bush added such a brief moment of flavour and relaxation to an arduous hike ... to take that moment to pick and eat and relish in the fresh berry flavour before continuing on.Here in Victoria blackberries are

Sweet and Tangy Basil

2009-08-20T16:46:00.001-07:00

Summer is here and everyone's gardens are ripe with bounty. Except mine that is. I don't really have a garden but I do have some potted plants, which the deer keep coming by and eating up for me. For some reason they do not want to eat my pot full of herbs. Something in there must not smell appealing to them. The pot is alive with dill, chives, parsley, basil, rosemary and sage. I think basil is

Scientific American Article

2009-08-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

I was stuck on the ferry with nothing to do, so I decided to check out the ferry store and purchase some magazines. Who knew I would be leaving with Scientific American (August 2009) under my arms? Well the reason I left with this JupiterImages (photograph); Jen Christiansen (photoillustration)particular magazine is because on the top right corner it said that it had an article entitled "Celiac

How it all started ...

2009-08-17T23:59:00.000-07:00

After finding out about Gluten Free Girl and becoming a regular reader of her blog, I have decided to try a hand at a gluten free blog as well. This and perhaps a few other entries are more background information to start the flow … but I hope to focus on food that inspires and have tips, tricks and recipes that I’ve begun to gather over the few years I’ve been diagnosed. I found reading other