Goodie Goodie Gluten-Free®

These are the brands that are always in my household on a regular basis.  When I went GF, I found Bionaturae and fell in GF pasta love.  And I really only liked that brand for a while.  Later on in life I found Tinkyada Spagetti.  Yum! So good.   And most recently I have fallen for De Boles rice pasta and tonight?  I tried Ancient Harvest Quinoa pasta, and that is by far my ultimate fav!  What I like about Ancient Harvest is that the spaghetti never looses its structure and does not get mushy!  The taste of the quinoa is quite spectacular and I will now keep this as a staple in my home. De Boles is also a fabulous brand, and lately have been eating a lot of it.  However it is made from rice so if you are sensitive to rice this would not be the brand for you. These top 4 brands do not get mushy or soft or taste extremely different from the real gluten-thing.  I find with these pastas this is as close as you are going to get....

Top  Favorite Gluten-Free Friendly Mexican Restaurants in NYC Dos Caminos Rosa Mexicana Mercadito La Esquina Centrico Mama Mexicana Enjoy! xoxo Julie www.goodiegoodiegluten-free.blogspot.com 

I do not suggest anyone that is gluten-free go to this restaurant!   There are not many restaurants these days that I can't get a gluten-free dish or worry about major cross contamination but this spot really does take the cake.  Or shall I say non-Gluten-Free corn chip...Oh no wait!  It's not corn, it's flour! AHHHHH! I had a birthday party on sunday at Diablo Royale , a tiny Mexican Saloon in the heart of the West Village. My friend Felicia always chooses these spectacular divvy spots (like Fish , Garage and others), so I didn't think twice when my friend told me that she had notified the Manager that I had Celiac and couldn't have gluten.  No problem.  She said they were going to change anything on our shared menu that had a flour taco/chip with 100% Corn.  I was psyched!, because this spot was family style.  So I sent my friend a list of questions to ask the chef: Are the corn chips 100% corn? Are the corn chips made in house or o...

Yummy yum yum!  I love baking with this mix!! I like to be creative when adding in my "add ins", my "extras". This time I added Tahitian Vanilla extract, maple syrup, bittersweet chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, xanthan gum and raisins. The mix is King Arthur . First I prepare what the mix calls for: water, butter, eggs, the mix and vanilla extract. Then I wii out my special tahitian vanilla pure extract.  It gives it a little kick. Then I take out of the fridge the unsalted butter, 1 stick.  I soften it in the microwave and begin to follow instructions for this mix.  This mix comes plain.  No chips, so be prepared to add in your own special stuff.   Before I added the extras I added in 1 tbsp. maple syrup, 1/4 tsp xanthan gum, 1tsp tahitian vanilla extract and I mixed well with an electric mixer. Then I added in 2/3 cup of bittersweet chocolate chips Almost 1 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips 1 box of ra...

**found in InStyle Magazine October 2010 Black Shadow serves 1 1 lemon wedge sanding sugar 1 shot potato vodka mixed with 2 drops of black food coloring 1.  Moisten rim of martini glass with lemon, coat with sugar (sanding sugar) and refrigerate until ready to serve. 2.  In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, shake vodka. 3.  Strain into a chilled glass Kiss Of Dealth serves 1 Prosecco or champagne Maraschino Cherry Fill a champagne flute with cold bubbly.  Garnish with a cherry. Sweeney Todd serves 1 3 oz. concentrated mango juice 5 drops of red food coloring 1 shot of tequila 1 oz. fresh lime juice 1/2 oz. Cointreau 1 oz. cranberry juice 3 drops black food coloring (plus 3-4 additional drops) 1 white rock candy swizzle stick 1.  Pour mango juice into a high ball glass; stir in red food coloring.  2.  In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice...

**found in InStyle Magazine October 2010 Serves 12 (makes 36 skewers) 10 oz. semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 1 1/3 cups sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup milk Brown raffia for broomsticks (try MJtrimmings ) 1 pint blueberries, raspberries or blackberries Chocolate Sauce: 1.  In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate, stirring constantly 2.  Pour in condensed milk, continuing to stir until combined 3.  Add regular milk and mix until smooth 4. Pour into a serving dish **If you do not want to use whole milk, try soy milk, almond milk, buttermilk or low fat milk Broomsticks: 1. Cut a piece of raffia into ten 1 and 1-half-inch lengths. 2.  Bunch cut pieces together; tie one end with another piece of raffia 3.  Knot securely and trim 4.  Insert a long toothpick in middle.  Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each broomstick. 5. Skewer 3 berries per stick **you can also use a mix of all berries comb...

**found in InStyle Magazine October 2010 Serves 12 (24 Brownies) 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp. vanilla extract (try Tahitian Vanilla or Mexican Vanilla-It gives it a sweeter taste) 4 large eggs 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. xanthan gum 1 cups GF all purpose flour (try Bob's Red Mill) 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 sheet of vellum for stencil  Powdered Sugar (Confections Sugar) **the original recipe calls for silver sanding sugar, but I am not 100% sure that something like that is gluten-free, so I offer confections sugar which will do the same trick and taste better.  This recipe is covered gluten free. If you don't have vellum, wax paper will do.  And if you don't have a utility knife, then scissors or an exacto knife will do, if you don't have confections sugar, colored sugar will do. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grea...