Gluten-Free Info

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My family worked hard to give me a surprise birthday! They kept me in the dark about my birthday dinner, my cake and my presents! Normally when I have a birthday there is no fuss, and so I wasn’t expecting any. But this time when dinner time got near, they began acting suspicious, and asking […]

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My daughter’s birthday is today. I helped her 5-year-old make her a regular birthday cake and didn’t want to be left out, so bought a Betty Crocker gluten-free mix. These come in both yellow and chocolate. They mix as easy as regular mixes and are just one 8×8 pan full with the baking time about […]

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If you haven’t discovered them yet, there’s a new alternative to snack chips that are tasty and satisfying for all ages! Rice Works are made from whole grain brown rice and have no preservatives, artificial colors, wheat or glutens. They come in SWEET CHILI, SEA SALT, SALSA MEXICAN and SESAME JOY. Rice Works can be […]

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This June two companies are expanding their food lines to include some gluten-free foods! Chex will have some gluten-free cereals including corn, honey-nut, chocolate, strawberry and cinnamon chex. Betty Crocker will have mixes including cookies, cakes and brownies. I’m SO EXCITED to try them all!!!

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I am constantly checking out new gluten-free pastas. On my last trip I found this Living Bean brand lasagna noodles, made from milled bean and corn. What I really like about it is it doesn’t have to be boiled first, which means no crumbly pasta! For my lasagna I used things I had on hand […]

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Back to school for gluten-free and casein-free kids brings up another important point: Art projects! Some art supplies, such as play dough, glue, and paint, contain gluten. I wouldn’t worry so much about getting gluten on the skin, but every kid I know tends to stick their hands in their mouths at times. For this […]