Matzo Lasagna turns the matzah into mush - do not attempt. You would be better off substituting the matzo layers with eggplant or squash, it's a total waste to use the delicious Yehuda Gluten-Free Matzah-style crackers. You're better off just shmearing them with some cream cheese or butter and popping that uncooked variety into your mouth.
Happy Passover!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Gluten Free Gnocchi di Patate
My sister brought back some potato gnocchi for me from Italy made by Rustichella D'abruzzo.
We finally cooked it up last night with a side of rappi. The gnocci were tossed with butter and parmesean. The rappi: braised with olive oil and garlic.
We finally cooked it up last night with a side of rappi. The gnocci were tossed with butter and parmesean. The rappi: braised with olive oil and garlic.
Right now, it seems like the only place you can buy this brand in the states is from Market Hall Foods - they're sold as Gnocchi di patate.
Maybe next time I'll try hand-making some. Has anyone tried it? It seems pretty labor intensive...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Gluten Free throughout the day
I'm watching the morning news over a cup of coffee, when this commercial came on.
It's so nice to have "gluten-free" becoming mainstream...
It's so nice to have "gluten-free" becoming mainstream...
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The worst kind of mistake.
Went grocery shopping yesterday - you know, the usual stocking up on miscellaneous items for the week.
Out last stop on the coupon-saving, buying extravaganza was the grocery store.
Our local Safeway store has a Gluten-Free section - big signs that say Gluten-Free and many GF products all placed on those shelves. It's in the health section, right next to the toothpaste and cough syrup.
Now, being the marketers dream customer that i am, I saw Mi-Del had a new product sitting right there on the shelf. Graham Crackers! My excitement was further amplified when I picked up the box and felt how heavy it was . If you are a glutard like me, then you are used to boxes of goodies being light, containing maybe 50% product than a comparable gluten-filled box.
This is where most people would think: "if it's too good to be true, then it probably is, so i should double-check it." But i was blurry-eyed and desperately wanting to get home. Into the cart it went, and off the hubbie and I went.
Fast forward to today, Sunday.
I was craving a snack. Something sweet, but not too sweet. Oh! The Mi-Del graham crackers. Opened up the box and immediately started chomping away. Though, much to my chagrin, these graham crackers were less than sweet, they were ... 100% whole wheat.
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Why, for someone who is so careful to ALWAYS read the box labels did I make that kind of HUGE mistake? It all comes down to trust, and I fell right smack into the trap of trying to fit into society. I trusted that grocery store personnel would not shelve a whole-wheat product on a shelf marked gluten-free.
This was not a product of misplacement.
Oh yes, I enjoy that little fun joke that people enjoy placing the bag of wheat gluten on the shelf with the gluten-free products. [sarcasm]
No, this was purposely stocked on this shelf. I also failed to remember that Mi-Del Cookies makes both gluten-filled and gluten-free products. When I see Mi-Del, I think of their yummy gf animal crackers...
Grrr. 8 years of being a celiac, and I still make mistakes.
Out last stop on the coupon-saving, buying extravaganza was the grocery store.
Our local Safeway store has a Gluten-Free section - big signs that say Gluten-Free and many GF products all placed on those shelves. It's in the health section, right next to the toothpaste and cough syrup.
Now, being the marketers dream customer that i am, I saw Mi-Del had a new product sitting right there on the shelf. Graham Crackers! My excitement was further amplified when I picked up the box and felt how heavy it was . If you are a glutard like me, then you are used to boxes of goodies being light, containing maybe 50% product than a comparable gluten-filled box.
This is where most people would think: "if it's too good to be true, then it probably is, so i should double-check it." But i was blurry-eyed and desperately wanting to get home. Into the cart it went, and off the hubbie and I went.
Fast forward to today, Sunday.
I was craving a snack. Something sweet, but not too sweet. Oh! The Mi-Del graham crackers. Opened up the box and immediately started chomping away. Though, much to my chagrin, these graham crackers were less than sweet, they were ... 100% whole wheat.
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Why, for someone who is so careful to ALWAYS read the box labels did I make that kind of HUGE mistake? It all comes down to trust, and I fell right smack into the trap of trying to fit into society. I trusted that grocery store personnel would not shelve a whole-wheat product on a shelf marked gluten-free.
Oh yes, I enjoy that little fun joke that people enjoy placing the bag of wheat gluten on the shelf with the gluten-free products. [sarcasm]
No, this was purposely stocked on this shelf. I also failed to remember that Mi-Del Cookies makes both gluten-filled and gluten-free products. When I see Mi-Del, I think of their yummy gf animal crackers...
Grrr. 8 years of being a celiac, and I still make mistakes.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Dinner Disaster
Was going to make Vegetarian Fried Rice tonight and put the frozen spinach in a glass bowl to defrost in the microwave.
This is what happened:
I've put these glass bowls in the microwave before. What went wrong?!?
Trying to figure out plan B for dinner.
This is what happened:
I've put these glass bowls in the microwave before. What went wrong?!?
Trying to figure out plan B for dinner.
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