Author Archives: Nikki Worthington

Though I imagine most readers of this blog are adults who are diagnosed with Celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, many of whom probably weren’t diagnosed until after childhood (as I was), there are many parents who also look to this blog for advice for running a gluten-free house for their celiac son or daughter. Any medical diagnosis is certainly life altering, but trying to explain to a young child why they can’t eat certain foods that their friends, siblings, and parents eat on a regular basis can be a heart breaking challenge.

A couple of parents from Westfield, New Jersey took that challenge and have changed it into an opportunity to teach their child what it means to be special, not different.  The Kesslers have 4-year old twins, a daughter, Sydney, with celiac disease, and son, Alex, without. In just one year after being diagnosed with celiac disease, Sydney has been feeling much better, thriving with the gluten-free lifestyle. Click to continue reading »

 

 

 

Who is ready for Part Two of the Best of Gluten-Free Awards Winners?

 

Best Gluten-Free Multi/All-Purpose Baking Mix:

Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour

 

Best Gluten-Free Cereal:

Honey Nut Chex

 

Best Gluten-Free Hot Cereal:

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal

 

Best Gluten-Free Frozen Waffles:

Vans All Natural Frozen Waffles

 

Best Gluten-Free Crackers:

Blue Diamond Nut Thins

 

Best Gluten-Free Pretzels and Snacks:

Glutino Pretzel Twists

 

Best Gluten-Free Granola or Snack Bar:

Kind Bars

 

Best Gluten-Free Soy Sauce:

San-J Tamari Gluten-Free Soy Sauce

 

Best Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs:

Glutino

 

Best Gluten-Free Beer:

Anheuser Busch Redbridge Beer

 

Best Gluten-Free Hard Cider:

Woodchuck Amber Cider

 

Best Gluten-Free Menu:

P F Chang’s

 

Best Gluten-Free Pizza Restaurant:

UNO Chicago Grill

 

Best Gluten-Free Prepared or Microwave Meal:

Amy’s Kitchen Gluten-Free Meals

 

Best Gluten-Free Lunch Meat or Frozen Meat:

Boar’s Head

 

Best Gluten-Free Veggie Burger or Vegetarian Meat Option:

Amy’s Kitchen

 

Best Gluten-Free Mail Order Bakery:

Katz Gluten-Free

 

Best Gluten-Free Shopping:

Whole Foods

 

Best Gluten-Free Cookbook:

The Gluten-Free Gourmet: Living Well Without Wheat by Bette Hagman

 

Best Gluten-Free Magazine:

Living Without

 

Best Gluten-Free Blog: TIE!

Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef  AND  Gluten-Free on a Shoestring

 

Best Gluten-Free Online Product Discovery Resources:

www.glutenfreessaver.com

The time has finally arrived to reveal the winners of another incredibly successful Best of Gluten-Free Awards!

A huge thank you goes out to everyone that participated in the survey!

We will be posting more category winners periodically so stay tuned! Below are the first round of winners.

 

 

Best Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread:

Udi’s White Sandwich Bread Loaf

 

Best Gluten-Free Multigrain Bread:

Udi’s Soft & Hearty Whole Grain Bread Loaf

 

Best Gluten-Free Specialty Bread:

Udi’s Cinnamon Raisin

 

Best Gluten-Free Pasta:

Tinkyada Gluten-Free Rice Pasta

 

Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust:

Udi’s

 

Best Gluten-Free Hamburger and/or Hot dog Buns:

Udi’s

 

Best Gluten-Free Bagels:

Udi’s

 

Best Gluten-Free English Muffins:

Glutino

 

Best Gluten-Free Tortillas:

Mission Foods Corn Tortillas

 

Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Pamela’s Products Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Best Gluten-Free “Other” Cookies:

Glutino Lemon Wafers

 

Best Gluten-Free Doughnuts:

Kinnikinnick

 

Best Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza:

Udi’s Frozen Pizza

 

Best Gluten-Free Pre Made Baked Goods:

Udi’s Muffins

 

Best Gluten-Free Bread Mix:

Bob’s Red Mill

 

Best Gluten-Free Dessert Mix:

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Cake Mix, Assorted Flavors

 

Best Gluten-Free Brownie Mix:

Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Mix

 

Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust Mix:

Gluten-Free Pantry Perfect Pie Crust Mix

 

Best Gluten-Free Breakfast Mix:

Pamela’s Products Pancake Mix & Bisquick Gluten-Free Pancake and waffle Mix

 

Best Gluten-Free Granola:

Udi’s Granola

Happy Valentines Day! It’s time to cook up a little fun for this holiday. Being gluten-free certainly has its limitations, but the internet has afforded us the luxury of sharing recipes and ideas. Here are a few of our favorites for this Valentines Day. Enjoy!

 Breakfast

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Pancakes [via Mom, What's For Dinner?]

Gluten-Free Bacon and Egg Cups [via Food.com]

 

Lunch

Gluten-Free BLT Chicken Salad [via Dashing Dish]

 

 

 

 Dinner

Gluten-Free Heart Shaped Pizza

 

 Desserts

 Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cheesecake Protein Shake [via Dashing Dish]

 Gluten-Free Pink “Black and White” Cookies [via Gluten-Free on a Shoestring]

 Gluten-Free Dairy Free Fudge [via The Healthy Apple]