Gluten Free Plant Cafe Organic

Dec
28
By Laura

Yummy quinoa bowl

Delicious cheesecake!

Plant Cafe Organic is another option for gluten free travellers looking for somewhere safe to eat out when in San Francisco. The restaurant’s kitchen is not 100% gluten free but staff do all they can to prevent cross contamination. They have a bunch of gluten free options on their menu at three locations in the city and one in SFO (San Francisco Airport for non-airport code fanatics). I took John to the Embarcadero location for his birthday.

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Avoid Gluten Free Christmas Pitfalls

Dec
23
By Laura

Merry Christmas

We all have foods we can’t imagine going without on Christmas day but luckily for celiacs most of the traditional Christmas meal is naturally gluten free. This however does not mean that we can stop being careful. Making a gluten free christmas meal is simple but we still must be aware of hidden sources of gluten which could result in not such a merry christmas for our gluten free loved ones.

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Gluten Free Crunchmaster

Dec
22
By Laura

Very tasty crackers

Crunchmaster sent me a few bags of their multi-grain crackers to try recently. They come in White Cheddar, Roasted Vegetable and Sea Salt. I was extremely impressed.

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Gluten Free Asheville, NC

Dec
19
By Laura

Gluten free dinner at Posana

Recently my friend and fellow celiac, Sasha Cagen, travelled to and spent a week in Asheville, North Carolina. She had such a positive gluten free experience here that I had to share her gluten free travel story with you. She spoke to me of this mystical place in the mountains, with a welcoming community and creative spirit. It sounds like a wonderful town. I have travelled to various other parts of beautiful North Carolina, including one of my favourite towns ever, Wilmington, but I’ll be sure not to miss out on the chance to explore Asheville on my next visit to that part of the United States.

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How To Cook For A Celiac

Dec
06
By Laura

With my mum and best friend, Fiona

My dad

The festive season is upon us and many of us will be headed home for the holidays, looking forward to home cooked meals with family and friends. In my case I am very excited about catching up with close family and friends whom I haven’t seen in almost a year.

As a celiac you never let you guard down. Wherever there is eating there must be caution and at Christmas time there tends to be a whole lot of things for eating. It can be overwhelming where there is so much going on that accidents can happen so to avoid any of that nasty stuff I decided to write this post.

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Rice Pudding

Dec
05
By Laura

Creamy pumpkin rice pudding

We spent Thanksgiving this year at a friend’s house. It was a fun and relaxing day. The best part was the amazing gluten free rice pudding. It was sweet and creamy and the pumpkin gave it the perfect festive touch! I plan to use this recipe to make lots of this stuff for my family over the Christmas period. For an alternative, substitute pumpkin for sweet potato!

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Gluten Free Persimmon Prosciutto Bites

Dec
01
By Laura

Persimmon Prosciutto Bites

I’m a big fan of persimmons. I first discovered them whilst living in South Korea. They were everywhere and I loved their crunchy, sweet taste.  Ever since I have been trying to figure out how I could incorporate them into a delicious gluten free snack. They are great on their own of course but sometimes you fancy being a little creative.

For Thanksgiving this year we spent the day at a friends house and what was sitting on the table when we arrived? A delicious snack involving persimmon. If you are looking for a delicious and gluten free appetiser with an autumn feel then these persimmon prosciutto bites are perfect. They are super simple to make too as you only need five ingredients.

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What Turned Your Celiac Genes On?

Nov
28
By Laura

The amazing Mexico City

 

Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala

Some research on celiac disease suggests that something triggers it, something starts it up. We are born with the genes to make developing the disease possible. It’s not certain that we will develop it but if we do it will probably be as a result of a trigger of some sort such as severe stress, physical trauma, pregnancy or viral infection. Can you pin point something in your life which could have triggered your celiac disease?

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Gluten Free Enjoy Life Cookies

Nov
28
By Laura

Double Chocolate

Enjoy Life cookies

Recently Enjoy Life sent me a few boxes of their new Crunchy Cookies to try. These cookies come in four different flavours. Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate,  Vanilla Honey Graham and Sugar Crisp. They are certified gluten free and made in a dedicated nut and gluten free bakery. On top of this they are free of the eight most common allergens. Almost everyone can eat these cookies. Yay!

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Gluten Free Napa, California

Nov
25
By Laura

Gluten free dessert

The sign celiacs long to find!

Last weekend my husband, our friend and I had a little out-of-the-city adventure in Napa. None of us had made the trip to Napa before and this was our chance. When you think of Napa you probably think Vineyards. Our experience there was a little different as there was no vino involved and the town was extremely quiet on this chilly November afternoon but we still had a lovely day. Pica Pica, my favourite gluten free restaurant in San Francisco, has been hiding Pica Pica Gold (vouchers for tasty gluten free food) all over the Bay Area. They post photographs as clues and treasure hunters have to figure out where the treasure is and snap it up! We knew there was some to be found in Napa and decided to add finding it into our day.

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