Tina Shares Healthy Tips and a DELICIOUS Chocolate Brownies Recipe!

Tina Shares Healthy Tips and a DELICIOUS Chocolate Brownies Recipe!

As many of you know, I personally strive to eat a healthy, gluten-free diet, yet still LOVE to enjoy delicious, healthy treats. If you visit the link to my debut article in the August issue of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) newsletter, you will find a helpful healthy-eating “tidbit”, and a delicious chocolate […]

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Join Us for a Gluten-Free Halloween Cupcake Party!

Join Us for a Gluten-Free Halloween Cupcake Party!

By popular demand I will be hosting a Gluten-Free “Halloween” cupcake party, to be videotaped and used to raise funds and awareness for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center. Date: Saturday October 24th Time: 2-4 p.m. Location: Dunedin, Florida RSVP: Rosie Newman at roseann.newman@gmail.com Parents and kids are invited to help bake […]

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Gluten-free Cupcake Party Featured in Creative Loafing – Tampa Bay Edition

Gluten-free Cupcake Party Featured in Creative Loafing – Tampa Bay Edition

Special thanks to Creative Loafing for running the following! “Tina Turbin’s Cupcake Party: The acclaimed children’s cookbook author hosts a gluten-free cupcake party, to be videotaped and used to raise funds and awareness for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Parents and kids are invited to help bake and decorate yummy treats for a good […]

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Kids Fun “Ice Cream-Sicles”

Kids Fun “Ice Cream-Sicles”

INGREDIENTS: Your child’s favorite ice cream (as much as you prefer) *OPTIONAL: gluten-free chocolate DIRECTIONS: 1. Freeze your ice cream to a firm level. 2. Oil your cookie sheets. 3. Shape your ice cream into fun shapes, yet be sure they are 1 3/4″ – 2″ thick. Cookie cutters are good to use to get […]

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Great Celiac Videos- Great Group!

Great Celiac Videos- Great Group!

Do you want a good group you can rely on to learn more about celiac disease? Want a REAL GOOD public service announcement on celiac disease to refer to people and learn a bit more? Go to www.celiaccentral.org  As a children’s author, writer and researcher I am honored to be a contributing writer on their […]

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General Mills Listens to Calls For More Gluten Free Products

General Mills Listens to Calls For More Gluten Free Products

As a children’s author of then Danny the Dragon series, writer and researcher in the area of gluten free I am overwhelmed with joy to know one of our well known cereal companies is willing to listen to our calls for help and change. I now really wish more food companies catering to our kids […]

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Autoimmune Difficulties May Be Helped With Enzymes

Autoimmune Difficulties May Be Helped With Enzymes

In my research I could share what multitude of information I gather, especially about the immune system in relation to our digestive system and those with celiac disease. Sometimes I just need to share a well written and researched document. This is one of those days. Sometimes our immune system breaks down and does not […]

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Danny the Dragon Eats Healthy and His Author Tina Turbin Eats Gluten-Free

Danny the Dragon Eats Healthy and His Author Tina Turbin Eats Gluten-Free

I  am working diligently on another book. One you may have read about already somewhere on the internet.  Children delighted by Danny’s tales will soon be able to enjoy the sought-after Danny’s cookbook! This cookbook will teach children to prepare nutritious meals simply and educationally through Danny’s guidance, at a level a young child can understand […]

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Gluten-Free and DELICIOUS Filled Pastries or “Tarts”

Gluten-Free and DELICIOUS Filled Pastries or “Tarts”

Ingredients:  1) 2 cups gluten-free flour mix 2) ¼ cup sweet rice flour 3) ¼ cup millet flour 4) ½ tsp xanthan gum 5) 2 ½ tsp baking powder 6) ¼ tsp salt 7) 6 TBL coconut oil (may need 7) 8) 2 eggs 9) 1/3 cup maple sugar or agave 10) 1 tsp cider […]

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