Eat, Drink and Be Gluten-Free

Come on Betty! You're such a tease!

2011-10-03T23:12:00.000-04:00

I'll never forget the day my husband and I came across the Gluten Free Asian Fried Rice Chicken Helper by Hamburger Helper. We were making homemade sushi and egg drop soup and my husband decided he wanted pork fried rice as well. I sighed knowing I had no desire, not to mention no day old rice, to make the homemade version and that meant he would probably stop at the Chinese place on the way

Even the Good Get Glutened

2011-09-21T18:09:00.002-04:00

Last night I had a little celebration to go to for my trainer and friend Maleia Tumulo of Urban Fitness who is off to compete in the Xterra Nationals in Utah!! I knew it would be a fairly large group of people at dinner, so I called the restaurant (k38 Baja Grill) ahead of time to discuss my needs. When I got to the restaurant, I comfortably ordered the grilled veggie fajitas with corn tortillas

Allergy Free Gourmet Bakes

2011-09-10T16:12:00.000-04:00

Shabtai Gourmet is a Gluten Free Bakery line specializing in Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Lactose Free, Casein Free, Soy Free and Peanut Free Cakes and Cookies. YES!! FREE OF ALL THOSE THINGS!! So if you're a skeptic like me you're thinking "how in the world could this stuff be good, when it has nothing in it?". Oh but it is my friends, it is. My first experience with Shabtai Gourmet products was at

Pizza, Pizza!

2011-02-01T11:22:00.003-05:00

Some friends had invited us over for dinner one Friday night and we were really looking forward to it. They asked if we could bring a salad and some wine. But as we pulled up to their house at 6:00 on the dot we noticed something strange.... a Domino's Pizza car was pulling out of the drive way. "Oh no," my husband said, "Now don't get upset". But I was upset, my friends know I'm gluten-free.

A Gluten-Free Holiday Party

2010-12-09T23:31:00.001-05:00

I belong and am on the board of a women's business group called the Azalea Coast Executive Network. Usually we meet once a month at Bluewater Grill. The menus are set and we have a choice of three items to order from. Although Bluewater does not have a gluten-free menu, the events coordinator was more than happy to sit down with me put together a few gluten-free options for the gluten-free gals

Who Stole the Gluten-Free Cookie from the Cookie Jar?

2010-11-12T15:24:00.004-05:00

I know. This post has been a long time comin'. But I was doing a review on cookies! And unless I wanted to destroy all the hard work my personal trainer has me do on a weekly basis, I had to take this task slow. In all honesty, I'm not even that big on cookies. I'd much rather have a brownie, some cheesecake or an ice cream sundae. But, after receiving a ton of gluten-free cookie samples at my

Hittin' the bars of Bora Bora

2010-09-27T19:33:00.000-04:00

I must say I feel a bit guilty. Right now you're thinking "Wow! There are gluten-free bars in Bora Bora?!" Well no. Or rather I don't know, I've never been. What I have experienced are the Bora Bora fruit and nut bars and as usual I am addicted. The gluten-free, dairy-free, non-GMO, no refined sugar, vegan, kosher and organic nutrition bars are divided into three categories: antioxidant,

Gluten-Free in New Jersey?

2010-09-15T20:14:00.002-04:00

New Jersey. In the land of Wawas, where bakeries and delis rule, it is extremely difficult to be gluten-free. Thanks mom and dad for moving there. I knew my trip to the Jersey shore would be Snookie and The Situation free, but could it be gluten-free? As it turns out, yes, but temptation free, definitely not. My destination was Wildwood, New Jersey. My family's condo sits two blocks from the

Coconut What?

2010-08-11T00:21:00.000-04:00

Seeing as how I have the misfortune of not only be gluten intolerant but also dairy intolerant, I often use coconut milk as a substitute for cream when I am cooking. And if you read I Scream, You Scream, you know that I like coconut milk ice cream quite a bit. But coconut water? What? I'd seen it at my local co-op but I'd never really heard anything about it until my former trainer Dillon Martin

I Scream, You Scream

2010-07-20T19:07:00.000-04:00

We all scream for ice cream! If you are as unfortunate in the food allergy department as I am, then you are also dairy intolerant. This poses a problem for all of us ice cream lovers out there, especially when you crave a pint at 1:00 in the morning. If you live in Jersey this is not a problem for you. Wawa (a quick stop like 7-Eleven, Circle K and Scotchman) carries Double Rainbow soy ice

The Muffin Man

2010-07-14T19:45:00.000-04:00

Last week I won a contest. WooHoo! I can't believe it. Last week Mister Belly, another fabulous gluten-free blog, held a contest to win Udi's gluten-free lemon streusel muffins and I was the lucky duck. Mister Belly promptly sent them via two day air and they were on my doorstep. Now I hate to say it but.....I'm not that much of a lemon baked goods fan. I like lemons, lemon pepper chicken,

Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread

2010-06-24T14:36:00.000-04:00

I've been gluten-free for nearly seven years now and have tried A LOT of gluten-free bread. Many brands were good for toast and sandwiches but a very heavy, dense toast or sandwich. Then there's the whole crumbly, fall apart factor that comes with many gluten-free breads and the fact that you have to toast them for them to be worth anything. Although you still have have to toast it, Ener-G's

Special K

2010-06-14T17:57:00.000-04:00

When people find out they have gluten intolerance a whole slew of things runs through their heads. No pizza, no bread, no cupcakes or brownies, etcetera, etcetera and so forth. My first thought: "No more Vanilla Almond Special K??!!" I'd already been on a health kick for years, having been overweight when I was younger, so pizza, pasta and baked goods were not even a part of my diet. But my

Fast Food

2010-06-09T16:59:00.000-04:00

Needing to eat quick, fast and in a hurry or on-the-go is one of the biggest challenges when living a gluten-free lifestyle. One of my most favorite on-the-go meals is a smoothie, especially in the summer time. I always keep frozen fruit in my freezer and even purposely buy old bananas that I can break into little pieces and freeze myself. If you have frozen fruit on hand, you don't need to

Gluten-Free Friends

2010-06-03T16:21:00.002-04:00

Getting ready for the Gluten-Free Friends support group at Lovey's Market & Cafe. The GFF meet once a month and offer gluten-free support, stories, samples of fabulous gluten-free products, and time to share our experiences, reviews and recomendations. It is a wonderful group that not so long ago, did not exist at all. After several failed attempts at putting a gluten-free support group

Celebration

2010-05-28T14:29:00.000-04:00

KB Organic Skin Care & Waxing is Celebrating Two Wonderful Years of Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Nut-free and Paraben-free Organic Skin Care!!!! (That's a mouthful.) A Gourmet Gluten-free, Dairy-free, and all other allergens-free event!!

Gluten-Free Pizza

2010-05-24T17:36:00.000-04:00

After a multitude of disappointing frozen gluten-free pizzas, I am in love. Never before frozen Ener-G Foods rice pizza shells, are reminiscent of Totino's pizza. Just brush with a little olive oil, top with whatever your stomach may desire and bake for about 20 minutes. Fast, easy and delicious.

On Today's Menu

2010-05-22T16:11:00.000-04:00

I am put to the task of making onion rings. The batter calls for buttermilk (I don't do dairy) and of course flour, fresh parsley and thyme, and a little salt. So I chopped up the parsley and thyme (measurements to my liking) and added them to a cup and a half of almond milk. Coating the onions in the batter, I then dredge them through a mixture of white rice flour (because it fries so crispily

Patience

2010-05-21T17:48:00.000-04:00

Working on my blog development and branding. I'm so anxious to have it all done right now. I'm ready to go right out and start making every restaurant in the world gluten-free friendly! Patience is a virtue I do not possess and there are still so many things to do to get this business up and running. I welcome comments and/or advice from all my gluten-free readers & wheat-ers (wheat eaters)

The Month of May

2010-05-20T11:47:00.000-04:00

May is Gluten-Free Awareness Month.

Testing 1 2 3

2010-05-20T11:42:00.001-04:00

Checking out the colors, fonts & stylings of the new blog.