by Tiffany on November 20, 2009
Even though turkey day has not arrived yet, before you know it holiday music will be streaming from the radio and the full-on holiday rush will be upon us. Holiday music is already playing on one station in our area and all the stores are decorated for the holidays.
Making sugar cookies with kids is a holiday tradition [...]
by kay on November 18, 2009
For my family, Thanksgiving dinner isn’t really about the turkey, it’s about all the dressings! In the final installment of our Thanksgiving Tip series, we’ll talk about how to make a gluten-free stuffing in 4 steps that everyone – even your gluten-loving family and friends – will love.
1. Choose your Bread Type
Of course, the key [...]
by Tiffany on November 18, 2009
It seems like every where you turn these days, you find out about another restaurant offering gluten-free menu options. As someone who dines out often, I find this to be an exciting trend in the restaurant world. Just a couple of years ago, it was not that easy to find places to accommodate our gluten-free dinner [...]
by Tiffany on November 16, 2009
The Whole Foods website always has a huge selection of holiday recipes but this year, they have a huge selection of gluten-free holiday recipes too! I’m not talking about a handful of recipes but a nice selection for several categories including Appetizers, Main Courses, Side Dishes, Desserts & Treats and Beverages. There is also an advanced search [...]
by Tiffany on November 12, 2009
Brazilian cheese bread is naturally gluten-free if a traditional recipe is used to make it. Instead of wheat flour, manioc flour is called for. If you like cheese and bread, you will probably love these rolls. Previously, I’ve enjoyed two brands of cheese rolls and found them both delicious. So when someone from Rio’s Brazilian contacted me [...]
by Tiffany on November 10, 2009
While doing research for an article about gluten-free turkeys, I called the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line just to make sure their turkeys were still gluten-free as long as you threw out the gravy packet that comes with their frozen and fresh whole turkeys. Both the fresh and frozen whole turkeys are gluten-free, by the way. They make [...]
by Tiffany on November 9, 2009
When I was diagnosed with celiac several years ago, Kim Koeller’s book Let’s Eat Out! was one of the first gluten-free books I purchased. I needed to learn how to eat out in Europe and that book taught me how to do exactly that. It was not until I returned from that trip that I [...]
by Tiffany on November 6, 2009
Pecan pie is the only kind of pie I ever made before my celiac diagnosis. I used my Grandmothers recipe, which turned out to be the one on the bottle of Karo Syrup. It was written on an index card so I thought it was her secret recipe – who knew?! Every year since I [...]
by triumphdining on November 5, 2009
Okay, I’m going to tell you a something that only my husband knows…for the past 4 years, I’ve secretly been feeding my in-laws gluten-free gravy for Thanksgiving. Not only do they love it, but there are never any leftovers. In this post, I’m going to share the recipe to a gluten-free gravy everyone (not just [...]
by triumphdining on November 5, 2009
Dreading Thanksgiving? Skeptical about whether gluten-free gravy and stuffing can really measure up to the “real” thing? Worried about negotiating a “mixed” Thanksgiving with GF and non-GF family members? Well, it’s time to stop worrying. (And don’t even think about eating some sad, dry turkey with no gravy, while everyone else chows down on all [...]