Gluten free flapjacks are great for breakfast, lunch or brunch! I keep making up new gluten free recipes for them, here is the latest flapjacks without wheat!
These ones are based on bean flour, with a little rice flour to lighten them up a bit.
This wheat-free and gluten-free recipe is also milk-free and egg-free. Perfect for celiacs and those with a gluten allergy, especially if you have other allergies. [click to continue…]
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Hummus with rice crackers is a great staple for a gluten-free diet. What if you’re allergic to sesame too? Here is a gluten-free, sesame-free recipe for hummus.
A genuine hummus recipe does not have wheat or gluten. Do not assume all commercial brands are wheat free – check ingredients first. Home-made hummus should of course be without gluten, the same with from a restaurant.
However, some people make hummus in the blender, which required added water. They then thicken it with wheat flour. This is cheating, and is totally nasty if you have a gluten allergy or celiac disease. [click to continue…]
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A gluten-free diet in the Maldives made me apprehensive at first, because there are no eating opportunities except at your resort. Could the Kurumba resort feed me?
I am used to the increasing gluten free diet awareness in Canada and the US when I travel there. Years ago servers, cooks and chefs didn’t get it, and I frequently suffered gluten poisoning.
Would Kurumba Resort be a step back into the gluten dark ages?
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Gluten-free, egg-free pancakes are easy to make. They key to this recipe is making your own rice flour for maximum freshness.
One of the problems with making recipes with any kind of flour, is that the flour is oxidized by the time you use it. The other challenge to gluten-free baking is that you need to keep many different types of flour on hand, for example, rice flour, bean flour etc. At the same time, you probably also have whole rice and whole beans as well.
There is an easy way to reduce how many products you have in the cupboard, and increase the freshness of your flours. [click to continue…]
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A gluten free diet, like any diet, requires that you read the ingredients. If you are not careful though, this will lead to accidental ingestion of gluten.
Reading the ingredients before you buy each new food item is tedious and time consuming. But it gets easier over time as you learn to recognize safe products and brands and are able to buy them without further checking.
There is danger in taking this shortcut however, and it may lead to setting off your gluten allergy or triggering your celiac disease by unexpectedly exposing yourself to gluten.
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Eggs are a great gluten-free food. They are easy to prepare, nutritious, inexpensive, commonly available, and their natural packaging completely eliminates gluten.
Eggs are mostly protein, compared to gluten-containing foods such as wheat or barley, which is carbohydrate, especially when highly refined.
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Following a gluten free diet in Indonesia or Malaysia is not too hard, but there are some pitfalls. Follow these tips by Lukas to avoid gluten.
In response to some earlier comments, I have lived and traveled throughout Indonesia and Malaysia with my allergies.
I am allergic to dairy and gluten, and never ever consume even tiny amounts. [click to continue…]
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Gluten free food on Emirates Airlines leaves a lot to be desired. I don’t really trust their gluten free diet meal plan, and my food did include gluten.
I flew with Emirates Airlines recently and ordered a gluten free meal. I’d have been better off bringing my own food, or starving.
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Following a gluten free diet is easier than ever. Those with a gluten allergy or celiac disease can often find gluten free foods at the supermarket.
For example, a line of gluten free food called Irresistibles is now available at Metro, a chain of supermarkets in Ontario and Quebec. When a supermarket starts carrying a gluten free house brand, you know that the gluten free diet has hit the mainstream. [click to continue…]
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A gluten free diet presents challenges with the minor ingredients in what might almost be a gluten free food. Soy sauce could be a likely gluten contaminator.
Gluten free foods are not so hard to come by, at least in principle. Avoid the obvious such as wheat-based bread, pasta etc. Go for gluten-free bread and pasta etc.
The problem is [click to continue…]
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