Thursday, June 2, 2011

Gluten Free Cookies

We are now in 20 countries and counting...... Welcome Austria! OK, I promise I am not being financially compensated for praising this  product :)
If you or someone you care about is sensitive to Wheat or Gluten, check out these:
Coconut Cookies made by
Sunstart Quality Bakers

They are made in Ireland.
Here's their address and website:
Sunstart Bakery
30  Woodside Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim,
N. Ireland, BT42 4QJ

http://www.sunstartbakery.net/

On the box it states that it is Gluten Free and Suitable for Vegetarians.

What's cool is that the taste is not tacky or awkwardly healthy looking....
It's a great little cookie suitable for the finest tea parties.
Blessings.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Gluten and Lactose Free Foods

One of our family members is sensitive to gluten and lactose. So it has become a bit of a hobby to find foods that are gluten and lactose free that taste great too. Well, I've found two lately.
One is called "Larabar" -- the cashew one. It's wrapped like a small canday bar and is a good energy boost. I bought it at Zehrs on sale for $1.99. The  taste is great . perfect for a snack on the go.

The other find was a cheese substitute made from soy called " Earth Island-- Vegan Gourment-- Soya Mozzarella Flavour. I am told it also melts well. So far so good, taste is pretty good considering it is a soy product and has that moist "tofu-ish" feel to it. The saleslady in the store said that it freezes ok too.
It's a little pricey , but I bought it for 5.99 for 284 grams at Zehrs in the health food section.

Anyone have any gluten free or lactose free recommendations ?
PS.Jan 24, 2011. a new gluten free favourite is polenta. It sold ( one kg package ) on sale at Food Basics for 2 dollars and change. It's made by Aurora and is ready to serve/fry. It's very versatile. Technically it is not a certified gluten free food, but since it only has the following 5 ingredients, it's cool in my book: water, corn meal, salt, tartaric acid, sorbic acid. Bon Appetit!