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Healthy Indulgences: Healthy Chocolate Cake with a Secret

Healthy Indulgences: Healthy Chocolate Cake with a Secret

Introducing Schar Gluten-Free Products

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Schar for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

Schar is a leader in gluten-free foods.  Schar has re-launched 3 products Ciabatta, Sub-Sandwich and Baguettes!  I want to try the Sub-sandwich bread for my own special veggie sub sandwich.  I prefer making my own sub instead of going to Subway sandwich shop.  Not only do I save money overall but I also can stay on my gluten-free eating regimen.  For those of you who are meat eaters, you can add your favorite deli meats for your all-time best sandwiches.

 

Join the Schar club now. You will be able to receive free sample and coupons. When you get to the website  look on the left side and see the "Toolbox" and under that you will see "Giveaway".  The first 2000 to join will be given the Sample Kit!  So get over there right after you read this post. :)

Schar Gluten-free Sub-Sandwich Rolls are low fat, non GMO and an excellent source of fiber.  Perfect for school or work lunches.  Schar Sub-Sandwich Rolls. 

The Schar Gluten-Free Ciabatta is the first gluten-free heat and serve ciabatta rolls available in the U.S.  

The Schar Gluten-free Baguettes provide bread-lovers the perfect match to their favorite meals, from soup to salad to soup. Great for dipping and with gluten-free pasta.

Remember to leave  a comment here and tell me what you are excited about trying or what you will make with the sample.

Healthy Fruit Snacks, Buddy Fruits

Give Your Kids Healthy Fruit Snacks, Buddy Fruits.

for Halloween! All Fruit,No Preservatives,

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Djokavic Gone Gluten Free - Celiac Diagnosis

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Lazy Sundays | Healthy, Hot and Happy

Lazy Sundays | Healthy, Hot and Happy

Glenda the Good Foodie's Blog | Healthy recipes, Healthy Food Topics, Food in the News

Glenda the Good Foodie's Blog | Healthy recipes, Healthy Food Topics, Food in the News

Gluten Free Kids at School

Video

This mom, Lisa, has 3 daughters who are allergic to gluten.

In this video she offers great advice about how to make 

sure your kids are safe at school as celiac disease patients.

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Cow Milk Alternatives: Nut, Grain and Seed Milk Recipes

Guest Blog: Janet Bond Brill - What Dark Chocolate Can Do For You!

The Sweet Science Behind Dark Chocolate
by Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN

Dark chocolate -- with a high content of nonfat cocoa solids -- is the new guilt-free super food! The scientific evidence is stacking up linking daily consumption of deep, dark chocolate with phenomenal health benefits, especially on your heart and blood vessels.Studies show that people who eat generous amounts of superbly-heart-healthy and flavonoid-rich cocoa rarely develop high blood pressure and have a very low death rate from heart disease.

Eating dark chocolate is key to heart health because it is loaded with powerful plant antioxidants called flavonoids.That is why is it included as a bonus in a plan I developed to reverse heart disease, and/or to build good heart health to hopefully avoid heart troubles. My full program is detailed in Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease. The eight key food groups that form the core of my plan are extra virgin olive oil, leafy greens, figs and other fruits, salmon and other seafood, lentils and other legumes, walnuts and flaxseeds, oatmeal and other whole grains, and red wine.Eating your daily sweet treat will make a significant contribution to the antioxidant potential of your diet, as dark chocolate has a higher antioxidant quality/quantity than most heavy hitters -- red wine, black tea, and green tea. Consumption of the dark, flavonoid-rich type of chocolate can improve your blood vessel health by increasing your endothelium's production of that crucial blood vessel relaxation chemical nitric oxide, rendering your dysfunctional endothelium (the damaged inner arterial layer that instigates and promotes heart disease progression) healthier and more functional. In fact, research shows that consuming a small daily dark chocolate treat reduces inflammation and promotes more relaxed and dilated blood vessels, especially if you're diabetic.

To sum it up, consuming just one or two squares (up to one ounce) of dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cocoa) every day can help:·Boost your blood antioxidant level· Lower your blood pressure · Make your dysfunction endothelium more functional · Fight inflammation Here are a few ideas to eat chocolate daily -- for you and your heart. · Try a nightly cup of steaming, decadent homemade hot chocolate. Put 2 heaping spoonfuls of dark chocolate natural unsweetened cocoa powder into a mug, add a touch of sweetener (you might consider a sugar substitute), and mix together with soy milk and microwave. Top with fat-free whipped topping and you have a delicious, chocolaty, super-heart-healthy sweet treat. · Remember, to satisfy your chocolate craving and fortify your heart disease defense strategy simultaneously, think real cocoa. Natural unsweetened cocoa powder has the highest concentration of flavanols compared to other chocolate products (followed by unsweetened baking chocolate), plus is low in sugar, fat and calories, so favor this chocolate choice over solid bars when possible. And don't forget that milk chocolate and chocolate syrup rank lowest on the antioxidant scale, so avoid choosing them for your heart-healthy chocolate splurge. · Look for dark chocolate products derived from single-origin countries or areas. Note that Madagascar and Java cacao beans have been shown to contain double the flavanols compared to beans from other areas. · If you prefer a small piece of chocolate, purchase one of the new high-flavonoid chocolate bars (not milk chocolate or Dutch processed) -- at least 70 percent cocoa, and limit yourself to one to two small pieces a day. Be sure to check the ingredients list and choose a bar where the first ingredient is cocoa solids or chocolate (not sugar) such as Lindt® Excellence 70% Cocoa Bar. ·Add a couple of tablespoons of dark cocoa powder to your banana and soy milk smoothie -- a luscious addition to a heart-healthy drink.

Isn't this the best nutrition news to come along in decades? Try my  Quick, Healthy (and sinfully satisfying) Dark Hot Chocolate (see above) and my Flourless Dark Chocolate Brownies with Walnuts (see below).So this Valentine's Day or any day, enjoy your chocolate...just make sure it is dark chocolate in the appropriate quantity only. It isn't so hard when you remember that a healthy heart is the best treat of all.______________________________________________________

Janet Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN, is a leading diet, nutrition, and fitness expert. She is the author of Prevent a Second Heart Attack and Cholesterol Down. Learn more at www.drjanet.com._____________________________________________________

Dr. Janet's Flourless Dark Chocolate Brownies with WalnutsServes 16 -- A dark, moist chocolaty treat. One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed3/4 cup packed Splenda ® Brown Sugar Blend 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 1/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons ground flax seed 1 tablespoon espresso powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place black beans in a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, oats, cocoa powder, olive oil, espresso powder, flax seed, vanilla, and salt. With an electric mixer blend the ingredients until the black beans are mushed up and the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape batter into the prepared pan, top with walnuts, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the edges pull away from the sides of the pan and the middle of the brownies is firm. Let cool before slicing into 16 pieces. NUTRITION PER SERVING (1 brownie): Calories: 140 Fat: 6 g (0 g EPA, 0 g DHA, 1 g ALA) Saturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 1 mg Sodium: 89 mg Carbohydrate: 16 g Dietary Fiber: 2 g Sugars: <1 g Protein: 3 g Excerpted with permission from Prevent a Second Heart Attack by Janet Bond Brill ©2/2011. _____________________________________________________

            

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Maple Sweetened Almond Zucchini Mini-Muffins

Maple Sweetened Almond Zucchini Mini-Muffins

Cookin’ Vegan

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Adopt a GF Blogger: Karina of Gluten Free Goddess | two sisters gluten free

Adopt a GF Blogger: Karina of Gluten Free Goddess | two sisters gluten free

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Vons Community - Going Gluten Free – Chinese Style! - Welcome to our community – we're glad you're here!

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Ivory Teff Wraps

Ivory Teff Wraps


I ate some of these the other day! I liked the texture versus the brown rice tortillas I have eaten.  

My Interview with Brian Au Eco Raw Chef

Here is the conversation between Brian Au and I. Enjoy \

1.      Where are you from originally?

~ Saigon, Vietnam I came to the USA at age 4 and love America so much I wanted to be the most positive, healing loving person possible. At first I became a Vegetarian Chef at age 12 then volunteered at Yoga Centers around the World as a Vegetarian Chef. This is where I got the most experience in the kitchen as 

I meditated, did Yoga and learned about people, our planet and life. During my spiritual travels I encountered Raw Organic Food about 10 years ago and it changed my life and spiritual path forever in the best ways possible! 

2.      How were you brought up as far as food is concerned?

~ Vietnamese food is primarily vegetarian and little meat to begin with mostly noodles, herbs, lettuce, rice. 

Also becoming Vegetarian in Asian Cultures is seen as a sign of progress in a spiritual way and is actually encouraged. My Mom also talked about the laws of Karma and not harming animals or living beings so becoming vegetarian made perfect sense to me and also improved my health a lot. I was getting very fat and a big gut at age 12! Becoming vegetarian, then vegan then raw organic vegan has made me so happy and healthy in wonderful ways. I am now 38 but I look and feel like 28 for example!

3.      Are there fruit or veggies there that are not here in the United States?

~ Yes during my travels around the World I have discovered so many exotic fruits and veggies out there wow! Some of my favorites are rambutan, longan, lychee, jack fruit, durian, some of these are not becoming available and very popular in the USA but it is hard to get them fresh off the tree. There are also many exotic fruits and vegetables all around the World that I have not seen or tried yet but would love to someday. I read a story on a airplane once about a farmer on Oahu, Hawaii where his job was literally to travel the world and find the most rare, exotic fruits and vegetables and he would grow them organically on the East side of Oahu in Hawaii and sell them to tourists and local restaurants, I thought to myself WOW what an amazing story, job and lifestyle I would totally love to do that too!

4.      What is your favorite food?

~ I am a real foodie and I think Chefs are very into food. So it is challenging to choose just one favorite foods or recipe. I can share that I really love anything that is Raw Organic Vegan, Gourmet, Fresh, Locally Grown, healthy, Eco and Green. I interviewed a Celebrity in Hollywood and he said "If it is green...you can never go wrong with Green!" I have to agree with that! (LAUGHS).

5.      Was/is there a food you had to give up that really challenged you?

~ At first giving up cow meat was easy, giving up chicken and fish was very hard but then became easy. The health benefits, my energy and joy made it easy but we are used to certain foods that we grew up with or think we enjoy but the suffering, anti-eco and environmental disaster that it causes makes it unappetizing and not healthy for me and more people are realizing this as there are wonderful movements like http://www.MeatLessMonday.com and other organizations that are helping get the truth out there and I am joining forces with them too. 

6.      What/who sparked you to get interested in raw food lifestyle?

~ I would say it was during my travel and volunteering at Paradise Island in the Bahamas 10 years ago is when I first encountered and met RAW Foodists and that they first taught me everything. But then it seemed like my path and destiny because soon I kept meeting more and more raw foodists, chefs and heard more stories without even trying it was all coming into my life at that time. Then I also fell in love with my college sweet heart and she was really into RAW Food and got me into it even more as well. Then I met Alicia Silverstone through some friends and she also taught me even more about RAW Food, lifestyle and benefits of it. Then I worked for Gabriel Cousens MD who I look up and consider to be the #1 Raw Food Expert in the World all my recipes are based on his books, research and recommendations. So I have been very lucky to meet so many amazing people and teachers but again it seemed like it was meant to be for me. So many raw food stories and events happened to me that confirms this and RAW has saved my life, provided a great career, lifestyle, friendships, love, travel, and now success with my $2 Eco Chef App for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Although my best selling RAW IN TEN MINUTES recipe books and DVDs available on Amazon.com were doing well I have to say that my Eco Chef App really opened up the doors for me in terms of reaching out to the masses, National and International Community. Which has been my goal all along was to make RAW ORGANIC CUISINE the next major diet, media food trend and eco green lifestyle and now it is finally happening and I am so happy because the effects and benefits will be so positive and amazing!

7.      Give us some delicious details behind "Raw in Ten" and the classes you offer.

~ I would love to! Well RAW IN TEN MINUTES is my best selling raw organic recipe book that I self published in 2005, it is doing very well on Amazon.com still today and I have other editions in full color as well and instructional DVDs. People really enjoy the totally new raw organic recipes I invented and techniques because I made something that was difficult and challening into something very easy, quick, fun and delicious for everyone. The classes I teach and offer are very fun as well and I was lucky enough to be able to travel around the World to teach people in many different places. We all have a great time and my prices vary depending on location, amount of people and so on please e-mail me at rawbryan@hotmail.com for me to lecture, teach, do booksigngings and so on.

8.      I really want to know more about your APP.

~ Thank you my Eco Chef App is amazing! I worked with The App Company which is the BEST app developers and company in the business. They were already into Raw Organic Food so it made it very fun and easy for me to work with them, they are very nice and they recognized that my recipes are truly fun and unique so we decided to make my Eco Chef App and it has been very successful here are the reviews and more info, everyone and the major media love it so I am so happy:

Most recently my Eco Chef App became available for the iPhone, iPod, iPad on June 22, 2010 and it instantly became #4 on iTunes APP Store with all 5 Star Ratings and Reviews and was in the TOP FIVE AND TOP TEN LIST Apple even chose to feature it in the presitigious WHAT'S HOT front page of iTunes APP STORE where it still is today. Soon they will add it to the exclusive APPS for Foodies section where only a handful of Chef Apps and recipe apps are chosen to be in:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eco-chef-10-minute-meals-bryan/id376757361?mt=8   My Eco Chef App on iTunes.com APP STORE

"the recipes pictured on Au's website look seriously tasty."- Treehugger.com

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/07/eco-chef-iphone-app-for-10-minute-raw-organic-junk-food-video.php

"Celebrity Chef Bryan Au's widly popular $2 Eco Chef 10 Minute Meals app has become the king of the crop." - Ecorazzi.com

http://www.Ecorazzi.com

Handy and mobile, visually stunning and extremely helpful, Eco Chef 10 Minute Meals with Bryan Au is a great deal at $1.99.  Much cheaper than the latest organic food recipe book and versatile too, this app will be on the must have list for many."- OrganicSoul.org

9.      What are some ways to add more raw food to our eating regimen? Give us an example of creating a raw dinner that was a comfort food.

~ That is easy I have a RAW Organic Version for anything and everything so just pick what you would like to have from Lasagna, Pizza, Soup, Chocolate even Mango "Cheesecake" I have it all and I have it RAW! If you want something and I don't have a raw recipe for it I will even invent one for you!

10.  I went to your website and saw the ceramic knives? What's so special about ceramic knives?

~ My RAW STAR Ceramic Knives are incredible and I consider them to be the BEST KNIVES in the World! The reason is they never rust, they actually keep your food fresher longer so it saves you money and mine are the only Eco Luxurious Bamboo handled ceramic knives available in the World so they are the most eco green saving the environment as well which is a very important topic these days and for good reason. My RAW STAR Ceramic Knives are also the best bargain priced they should really be $200 or $300 each just like Kyocera's Black Ceramic Knives with Wooden handles their 6" and 7" is $200 and $300 each but I wanted people to be able to afford them and have access to the benefits so I kept mine as low priced as possible starting at $25 for the 4" RAW STAR Ceramic Paring Knife and my 6" and 7" are $60 and $70 each and I have the World's ONLY 8" Black Ceramic Knife with Wooden Handle no other ceramic knife company even offers a 8" Ceramic Knife making mine special and unique. Again they should be a lot more but people recognize that I am trying to empower them and save their health, save them money and save the environment so they are very supportive of what I do and they are getting rewarded for it as well. For every product that I sell or that people buy from me a new tree is planted as well! People can make their purchase on my main website http://www.EcoChefApp.com the online store is at the very top I truly believe everyone should have at least one of my RAW STAR Ceramic Knives if not the entire set!

11.  How did you get the title of "celebrity chef"?

~ This came about after having many Celebrity Hollywood Clients but also from being on TV, having a best selling recipe book, DVDs and now my own App I suppose qualifies me to be a "Celebrity Chef" I think being on TV and having my own Eco Chef TV Show made that came to be. I have been on the Tyra Banks TV Show, I had my own National RAW Infomercial and many other major TV Appearances as well as movies and music videos and I am now working on my new CD Album as well which will be available soon I am singing about being healthy, eco, green, raw and organic. Further proof that Raw Food really does tap you into abilties and hidden talents that you may not know you had!

12.  We hear the "organic" thrown around. What is organic food so important or is it?

~ It really is and I have had people argue with me over this but I know better! Organic food is worth the extra cost but with some fruits and vegetables like bananas they are about the same price now anyway! BUT organic is so superior, all natural and healthy for you and the environment because it is certified to not have any chemical pesticides or fertilizers, the workers are protected the soil had to be very pure and clean for at least 3 years, the water is tested to be clean and pure and it is not GMO or genetically modified which is super important. By supporting Organic Farmers and Farming you are getting the most pure, fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables possible by people that actually care about your health and the environment and are actively protecting it too. It actually costs them more to grow organic and it is more difficult so you can see it is a labor of love for them to do this for us so they should be supported and should be paid more as it costs more and is harder than spraying everything with toxic chemicals! Besides that eating inorganic food will change your DNA since you are eating GMO foods which had dna spliced into it from fish or mosquitos or other things. A story to illustrate how important it really is: there was a starving nation in Africa some years ago and the USA offered to donate tons of inorganic GMO Corn to feed the hungry people but they knew it was GMO and that if they ate it it would alter their DNA and make them mutate and damage future generations of people so they chose to starve rather than accept tons of free inorganic GMO Corn. There are so many reasons to only buy and eat locally grown seasonal organic food. If you are really worried about cost or saving money you can also grow your own food in pots, in your yard, but the real savings is avoiding cancer, diabetes, disease, being sick, doctor and hospital bills people who eat $.99 burgers, drink coffee, inorganic food have to look forward to that and they think now that they are saving time and money but when they get sick they will wish they did not consume all these things over the years and the organic consumer will be healthy and vibrant, anti-age and will truly be saving money and their health as well as the environment so it is much better to choose organic food always. I have seen and talked to many people and seen what happens in the future other people do not get to see or realize this so they just go on their merry way and other people are not even aware they don't even know what they are eating or buying is bad they just think it is food and something to eat when they are hungry so education and awareness is VERY IMPORTANT TOO! So thank you Glenda for asking these important questions and for doing this!

13.  What is "raw" food?

~ RAW food is 100% Organic, Vegan, delicious, healthy, not cooked, amazing! Give it a try you will love it!

Brian Au: Eco Raw Chef Needs Your Help

Hi Everyone my new RAW STAR vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, amazing, delicious, gorgeous recipe book became available on Amazon.com just a few days ago, and it reached #24 on the Organic Recipe Book Best Seller list! I noticed it only took 6 book sales to jump from #24 to #19 today! So it should only take like 30 books sold today to make it reach the TOP 10 LIST! So please spread the word and I hope you can make a purchase it is $16 which is a great discount off the normal $25 cover price it is a must have recipe book. Please spread the word, e-mail your friends, share the gift of true health, harmony, happiness and well being thank you everyone I love you all! HERE is the info and links:

My RAW STAR recipe book is ranked #19 on Amazon's Organic Cookbook bestseller list today but it slipped to #24 today.

I need about 30 book sales to reach TOP 10 LIST TODAY:
http://astore.amazon.com/bryanau-20

Please make your purchase here today thank you everyone and please spread the word.

The next post is an interview I did with Brian Au.

Forward this blog post to your friends and family! 

Smoothies - Mango, Peach, & Banana - Our Banana Moments

Smoothies - Mango, Peach, & Banana - Our Banana Moments

I just had to share this with you!

This is so simple and it beats coffee to get your day started on the right foot.

Have a day full of love and veggies and gluten-free stuff!

:)

Video Link Love- Thou shalt not eat fatty foods? Study tackles religious activity and obesity

This news story has saved me a lot of words. Just listen and see that we need to take our eating at church more healthy and seriously.

I am proud to say that I have noticed changes in the food offerings at the church I attend, Reseda Blvd Church of Christ, since my husband,

J C and I presented a short lecture and talked about the need for us to make our Soul Food in a more healthy manner.

The better we eat, the better we feel and the better we can serve the LORD and live out HIS purpose in our lives.

This relates to gluten-free foods for church gatherings as well. There are many people among us who are highly allergic and need to have some consideration taken.

This video is sooooo on pooint!!!!

Comment please!!

Lemony Cranberry Muffins- Gluten Free Recipe

Lemony Cranberry Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup granulated cane or coconut palm sugar
• 5 Tbs. butter or non-dairy alternative (e.g. Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks)
• 1 egg (or 3 Tbs. very warm water + 1 Tbs. flaxseed meal - stirred and set aside for 10 minutes)
• 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt - dairy or non-dairy (coconut or soy)
• 2 Tbs. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2-3 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest (or dried lemon rind)*
• 1 1/2 cups Jules Gluten Free™ All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal, gluten-free (I used Arrowhead Mills)
• 1 Tbs. baking powder, gluten-free
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt (optional - if using Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks, omit salt)
• 3/4 - 1 1/4 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped**

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F (static) or 375° F (convection). Line 16-18 muffin tins with muffin papers.

Beat together sugar and butter until light. Add egg (or egg substitute), yogurt, lemon juice, vanilla extract and lemon zest, beating until well mixed. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until fully incorporated - the batter will be very thick. Fold in the cranberries.

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and smooth tops with a rubber spatula. Bake for 20- 25 minutes, or until lightly browned and springy to the touch. Let cool on a wire rack.

Once cooled, store in a zip-top bag or in a Tupperware container.

*A note on zesting a lemon: The true “zest” of a lemon is obtained by finely grating only the yellow portion of the lemon peel by using a grater with very small holes or microplanegrater. Only rub down to the white pith; do not grate the pith in with the peel, as it is bitter, rather than tart. Be sure to wash your lemons with soap and water, then dry well before peeling.

** A note about cranberries: I usually buy cranberries when in season, then freeze them. This means that I always have cranberries for those urgent recipe cravings, but it also means that I can chop them in my food processor and add to recipes without the juice staining the batter. Notice how the crumb on these lemony muffins retained its lovely yellow hue, punctuated with ruby red berries? If I had used room temperature berries, folding them in it would have left streaks of red bleeding through the batter. No less tasty, mind you, but perhaps not the color you were going for.

Click here for the printer friendly version.

Copyright 2011 Jules E. Dowler Shepard

Reprinted by Permission

http://blog.julesglutenfree.com/?p=651

Dark Chocolate and It's Benefits

Glenda the Good Foodie's Blog | A blog about healthy food, meals and food in the news

Celebrate Black History Month:Collard Greens and Gluten-Free Cornbread

Collard Greens and cornbread is some of the best eating I can do. Since I have deleted gluten from my eating regiment I went in search of Gluten-free cornbread.  There are three ways I found that I can satisfy my need for cornbread: 1) Make it myself or 2) Find a dry mix 3) Find prepared gluten-free cornbread in the store or bakery section.  I have tried one of the above so far and that is using a dry mix. 


Bob's Red Mill has a wide variety of flours and meals that are gluten-free.


I found also their pancake mix to be very good.  I was not much of a bread eater anyway, but every now and then I want some bread. I also discovered a cook who said to keep the batter from being so dense, add butter to the batter.

Collard greens and cornbread are not just for Black History Month or special holidays, they are great together any day! Here is a list of the nutritional values of Collard Greens:

Nutritional Analysis of Collard Greens (boiled, drained, no salt)

Good points

• Low in saturated fat
• No cholesterol
• Very high in calcium
• Very high in dietary fiber
• Very high in iron
• Very high in manganese
• High in magnesium
• High in niacin
• High in phosphorus
• Very high in potassium
• Very high in riboflavin
• High in thiamin
• Very high in vitamin A
• Very high in vitamin B6
• Very high in vitamin C

 

Recently a friend of mine who grows collards in their backyard, took some greens and sliced the leaves thinly and put them in a raw salad. Awesome!  Try it sometime!

Gluten-Free Cookbook - Valentine's Day Recipes

Gluten-Free Cookbook

Cherry Almond Tart

I found this cookbook full of gluten-free, low glycemic recipes for diabetics and allergy sufferers.

In demand by food sensitive people. This Cookbook is gluten-free, low-glycemic, allergy-aware with meat, vegetarian and vegan options throughout. There isn't another product like it on or offline! Yes, it's unique! **Currently on Sale 2-4-11 to 2-14-11

Avoid Dense Batter When Using Gluten Free Flour

Tips on Using Gluten Free Flour

The density of the batter can be thick and gooey when you use Gluten Free flour in a recipe.

I am sharing a short video that will show you how to avoid this density.

5 Flabbergastingly Good Reasons to Give Up Gluten

I found a great blog that lists 5 Good Reasons to Give up Gluten
Also there is a great recipe included in this post.

5 Flabbergastingly Good Reasons to Give Up Gluten

Enjoy,

Glenda the Good Foodie

All Veggie Burgers are NOT Created Equal

I recently decided to take soy and gluten out of my eating plan.  I did some research and discovered that gluten is a huge source of inflammation in your body and soy is a steroid.  Soy is super processed, so I had to STOP that and begin to read my labels even more closely than before.  I read all of the labels of the veggie burgers I had been eating and the ingredients almost always included soy or soy protein or gluten or essential gluten.  So I began the hunt for a soyless and gluten-free veggie burger.  And I found one  and I want you to look at the chart and listen to this video.

Asheraf’s Brand.  My next task is to get it in the stores where I shop.

Stay tuned.

Vegan Gluten Free Burger

Asherah's Gourmet Original Gluten-Free Vegan Burgers - 4 Pack (1 Unit - 10 Units Fill 1 Cooler

When I stopped eating gluten and soy, I had found it almost impossible to locate an edible veggie burger.
I am about to order some of these and see what they taste like. I am also looking for some vegan, gluten-free, soy-free burger recipes.

If you have one or more share them with me.

Glenda the Good Foodie

Gluten-Free Vegan

Gluten-Free Vegan



I found a wonderful niche in the gluten-free community. Gluten Free Vegan blog.

I am vegan sometimes, mostly vegetarian and I found all kinds of recipes. Stop
by and check out the recipes.

It is beautiful sight.

Fresh 3 to 5 days shelf life or frozen 1 year.

Ingredients: Flour base (white rice flour, tapioca flour, potato flour), skim milk, blueberries, evaporated cane juice, canola oil, egg whites, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, sea salt.

Nutrition Facts: 1 Muffin(80g) 6 per Container
Calories - 260
Calories from Fat - 90
Total Fat - 10g - 15%
Saturated Fat - 1g - 5%
Sodium - 250mg - 10%
Cholesterol - 30mg - 10%
Total Carbs - 38g - 13%
Fiber - 1g - 4%
Sugars - 13g
Protein - 4g
Vitamin - A - 0%
Vitamin - C - 0%
Calcium - 10%
Iron 2%

Why am I Gluten-Free?

A few weeks ago my husband, J C Thomas, Jr. went to his doctor about
a pain he was having.  The doctor concluded that it was inflammation.  She
told him he would have to live with it.  He was determined to NOT live with it.  When he left the doctor's office and saw me, he told me what happened and asked me to do some research.  I am the Research Department, (which I enjoy).

My findings showed that gluten can cause inflammation and it usually takes
doctor's a long time to diagnose what is called celiac disease.  Also soy is
not as good for us as once thought.

So I decided to get off gluten.  Cold-turkey so to speak.  I decided to do this because my knees had been hurting for maybe a year maybe more.  I did not know what to do, but I was willing to go gluten-free to see what would happen.  Also I was having slow, weight loss.  After a few days, I was walking down a steep hill on our way to the track where we walk, and I noticed that my knees were pain free.  I told J C.  He was glad and celebrated the discovery with me.  About 3 weeks have passed and I still have no pain.

I have started the road to a life that is gluten-free.  It is fun making new finds!  Eating right and hunting for foods that are good for my body is a lifelong adventure.  I have found a pancake mix and also I have created a recipe for my own pancakes, make with rice flour. I continue to search on blogs also for information and products I may want to use.

I will be sharing some of these things on this blog Glenda Gone Gluten-Free!

Enjoy the Journey

Gluten-Free Pancake Mix

I have used this mix, and I can tell you that it is GREAT! The texture is so light I wondered how substantial the pancakes would be.  The first time I tried the pancakes, was at my friend Lenora's house.

I bought the mix at Henry's Farmer's Market in Woodland Hills CA.  They have a whole section of gluten-free products.

I topped it off with Sugar-free Mrs. Buttersworth Syrup.

I recommend this mix if you are seeking gluten-free pancakes mix.  I thought I was going to have to give up pancakes. Whew!! That was close. I was willing to give them up if  I had to but I don't.

Enjoy!