Tag: product reviews
Food Review: Namaste Foods
Namaste Foods, L.L.C. prides itself on the concept and purpose of nourishing the body with good food, which in turn nourishes the mind and spirit. I think celiac and gluten-sensitive individuals can agree that this statement is true. With my testers in Florida and L.A. licking their lips in satisfaction over their Namaste Chocolate […]
Hope Paige – Gluten Free Medical Bracelets Available Now!
With celiac disease awareness on the rise, more and more companies, such as Hope Paige, are coming out with useful products for the celiac community. Hope Paige is not an ordinary medical bracelet company. Whether you want a waterproof bracelet, one with charms, one to wear to work, or […]
Dedicated Gluten-Free Oats- Cream Hill Estates
Fulfilling the requirements of both the Canadian and U.S. government standards for gluten-free (http://glutenfreehelp.info) facility certification is no easy task. Ask Beth Armour of Cream Hill Estates, Canada. Cream Hill Estates routinely undergoes painstaking and expensive tests to eliminate any and all possibilities of cross-contamination. The complicated and demanding process begins with the transportation […]
Nuts Online – Assured Gluten-Free
Nuts Online is your source for just about any nut and nut flour we could ask for. I made wonderful cashew flour chocolate chip cookies one evening, and the next evening I made macadamia nut flour bread as a substitute for my almond flour bread. This company has been around since 1929 and has remained […]
Food Review: Cajun’s Choice
Reviewing and testing Cajun Choice products was not only an educational experience in the kitchen, it was also an educational experience in the culture of Louisiana, Creoles and Cajuns. As we tested the various spice seasonings sent to us, we pleasantly transformed the simplest of dishes into delicious meals bursting with flavors perfectly teasing our […]
Bakery on Main
In late 2003, Michael Smulders tasted a granola recipe one of his chefs had been working on at a natural foods market in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He had been hearing for years about the gluten-free needs of his customers, but had not yet had the opportunity to address them. Well, this day was different. He decided […]
Cookies and Crème Sorghum Squares
These squares are just delightful and a treat for the whole family! Perfect for a sweet tooth after a savory dinner. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups Popping Sorghum, popped 1 cup shredded coconut (preferably unsweetened) 1½ cup Faux-reo Cookie Wafers – roughly crushed (recipe below) 1 cup confectioners sugar 4 rounded tablespoons powdered milk 6 oz […]
Katz Gluten-Free – Review
I am SO proud and please to have been able to share all the honest feed-back on Katz Gluten-Free Bread good which I was able to share with my Florida and Los Angeles testers this past month. We really had a ball testing these breads out in every scenario imaginable. I was sent Hamburger Buns, […]
Fresh from Elizabeth’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Kaplan, founder of the Pure Pantry
In Fresh from Elizabeth’s Kitchen, author Elizabeth Kaplan utilizes her abundance of culinary education credentials and sincere care throughout her cookbook on each and every page to give us a variety of family-friendly gluten-free recipes. You can enjoy her well thought out personal recipes in a box form her own Gluten Free company, The Pure […]
French Meadow Bakery: Food Review
French Meadow Bakery offers a lineup of gluten-free baked goods that are certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization. We were honored to test French Meadow Bakery’s delicious products, specifically their Gluten-Free Tortillas and Fudge Brownies. The fudge brownies are to die for. You store them in the freezer, yet they stay soft and moist. […]
JustPoppin.comTM Easy, Gluten Free, Lower Glycemic Sorghum Granola
Try this yummy granola recipe from JustPoppin.com TM. We want to thank them for this delicious recipe. This granola is really good and is a perfect snack. Try it with some yogurt and French Toast for breakfast too! INGREDIENTS: 3 cups Popping Sorghum popped (and any un-popped or partial popped grains – “Old Maids”*) 1 […]
Purely Decadent ® Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Turtle Mountain, LLC is my new favorite company on planet Earth. Well, just about. As a celiac, I don’t eat dairy, as most of us celiacs don’t, but that means no ice cream, which I really love. I love the texture, the cold, smooth flavor, especially the mint-flavored ones. This brings me back to Turtle […]
Sensible Foods – Delicious Gluten Free Snacks
I really believe these products are the perfect snack for anyone—mom, adult, or child on the go. Sensible foods offers 7 products which are dehydrated little packs of ¾-oz. packages of nutrition. All are loaded up with a perfect blend of fruits, except the sweet corn and soy nuts. Each fruit bag offers a ½ […]
Raw Revolution Bars
Raw Revolution bars are kosher, vegan, and preservative-free, without refined sugars, gluten, soy, wheat, peanut, or animal products. All their products are made in a facility which is gluten-, peanut-, and animal-product-free. Along with 17 other testers, I tasted their various bars, and there was not a single one out of the ten that we […]
Think Thin – A Gluten Free Bar
Want to learn about a gluten-free protein bar we tried in my test kitchens with 0 grams of sugar? I know you’ve seen them in the health food stores and in many grocery stores. The name will be familiar but the history will not be. Lizanne Falsetto is he power behind Think Thin Bars. At […]
Boomi Bar & Prana Bar
Divine Foods is a family-owned and run company offering two lines of all-natural GF energy bars, the Boomi Bar and the Prana Bar. The Boomi Bar comes in an amazing thirteen varieties of flavors all loaded with precise selections of nuts, seeds, and pure fruits, and no cane sugar, peanuts, or soy. All ingredients are […]
Gluten-Free Bread Companies—An Overview
There is certainly no lack of options when it comes to gluten-free breads. Gluten-free for years, I’m lucky to have had the opportunity to try so many of them. The market is now full of gluten-free bread companies, offering breads, buns, rolls, and so much more, some of which are made to be nutrient-rich and […]
Crunchmaster Gluten Free Crackers
These Multi-Seed Crackers have crunch, flavor, and perfectly accompany any slice of cheese or dip and are great simply plain. The Roasted Garlic was not unlike a garlic cracker I used to eat prior to being diagnosed with celiac disease. The Sweet Onion was light but the crunch was perfect with the flavor. The plain […]
Fun with GF/LG Food by Debbie Johnson – eBook Review
It’s rare to find a recipe that is capable of catering to the needs of the gluten-free, food allergy, diabetic, vegetarian and vegan communities—all in one recipe. Debbie Johnson’s cookbook, Fun with GF/LG Foods, is full of such recipes, and what’s more, the book available in the handy eBook format. This cookbook is the first […]
The Essential Gluten-Free Restaurant Guide (5th ed.)
When you’re celiac, there are certain essentials you must arm yourself with. The Essential Gluten-Free Restaurant Guide, in its latest (fifth) edition, is one of those items you need if you’re on the gluten-free diet, especially if you like to eat out now and then or do any travelling. I love to cook and highly […]