Gluten-Free Restaurant Study: Flawed, Click Bait, Misleading
“One-third of restaurant foods labeled GF contained at least 20 ppm of gluten.” Maybe you’ve seen the headline on news sites or caught an alarming snippet on television, including on Dr. Oz. The reporting of this study is intended to frighten and makes it sound as though we are very likely to be exposed to…
Gluten Free Tips #1, When Modifying a “Regular” Bread Recipe Fails
Today I’m kicking off a new occasional series of Gluten Free Tips, starting with an issue I have seen several times recently: when modifying a regular (gluten-full) bread recipe fails. Here’s the scenario: you’ve got a family recipe for dinner rolls or you’ve clipped a recipe for cinnamon rolls from a magazine or you saw…
Gluten-Free-ish, Shared Fryers and Facebook Groups
If you are confused by the term Gluten-Free-ish, wonder why you shouldn’t eat a food cooked in a shared fryer with gluten and often turn to Facebook groups for gluten-free support, please read on… Recently someone in one of the local Facebook groups in my area commented that a donut shop in a nearby vacation…
Summer Vegetable Pozole (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan)
Summer Vegetable Pozole, a lighter version of the traditional Mexican soup or stew, packed with vegetables from the Summer garden, seasoned with traditional rojo Pozole spices. While warm soups and stews don’t often make the summer menu in my kitchen, this one is on frequent rotation as long as the abundance of produce from a…
Dunkin Donuts Introduces Gluten-Free Brownie
Dunkin Donuts Gluten-Free Brownie On July 30th, 2018, Dunkin Donuts debuted a certified gluten-free brownie in their U.S. stores. Priced at $2, each brownie is individually wrapped and in a display box at the cash register. After seeing the brownie mentioned in so many places on-line, I went to check it out for myself. Here…
Mexican Street Corn Salad, Esquites or Elotes
Mexican Street Corn Salad, Esquites, Elotes… A twist on Mexican Street Corn with the flavors of sweet corn, a spicy jalapeno kick, the brightness of lime juice and cilantro with a touch of the saltiness of cojita cheese, all combined with a creamy dressing. Serve this with chips at your next backyard BBQ and everyone…