Monday, March 21, 2016

General Mills Convenience & Foodservice

                Cereal is not just for breakfast anymore, and there is a website to prove it.  The General Mills Convenience & Foodservice website will show you how versatile gluten-free cereals can be.  There are sweet and savory recipes on the site and they range from snacks to entrees.  The one we’re most interested in trying is the Gluten-Free Mole Crunch.    
              When you open the site, I suggest putting “gluten-free recipes” in the search box instead of “gluten-free” or clicking on the gluten-free tab.  This way you will receive only recipes in your search and not have the other types of selections to sort through.
                I hope you enjoy these recipes.
                     www.generalmillscf.com

Saturday, March 5, 2016

The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook: Simple Food Solutions for Everyday Meals

             I think everyone has had a moment when all they want is a home cooked meal.  They’re tired of restaurants, and even something premade from the store isn’t appealing.  That’s because there is nothing like a home cooked meal.  The time and effort it takes to put a meal together makes everything taste better.  That personal touch somehow makes everything more flavorful than if it were bought somewhere.  If you have a food allergy, this extra effort is especially appreciated.  It’s not always easy to cook around an allergy.  When someone makes something you can eat, no matter how it tastes, it’s always wonderful.  It shows how much that person cares, and proves that the only thing better than a home cooked meal is someone making one for you.
                The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook: Simple Food Solutions for Everyday Meals is a great book to find recipes that can be cooked at home and are gluten-free.  It contains recipes for every meal of the day and includes an informational section about how to live a gluten-free life.  The recipes stretch across different cultures and a lot of them are naturally gluten-free.  This is great because shopping is so much easier when you don’t have to stand in the aisles reading packages.  Other recipes include notes about certain ingredients, suggesting you investigate them before purchasing.  An example of this is sausage.  Not all sausage is gluten-free.  The book recommends you look into products, such as sausage, to make sure the one you’re thinking of buying is gluten-free before purchasing.  Another thing the book mentions is whether or not a recipe is dairy-free.  As a person who comes from a family where both gluten and dairy are a concern, this is a very good thing.
                If you’re not sure about buying yet another cookbook, check this one out from the library.  It’s a great way to experience cookbooks without having to purchase them right away.  Then once you’re ready to buy The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook, you can order it from Boswell Book Company, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.