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October 31, 2006
Gluten Free Lime Pie
A quick, easy and yummy dessert to try if you're up for something different. I was very surprised that it contains little ingredients, and very happy to give it a good taste test!
Ingredients
Filling -
5 egg yolks
1 250ml can of condensed milk
125ml lime juice
Base -
1 packet of any gluten free biscuits
50g of butter
Either 12 muffin cases, or 1 cake tin
1. Preheat the oven to 180c
2. Mash up the cookies until they are all crumbs
3. Slowly add the butter (melted) and combine until all crumbs stick together
4. Spoon into the muffin cases, or pour into cake tin
5. Stick base in the oven in the meantime
6. Beat egg yolks together
7. Pour in condensed milk & lime juice and mix until combined
8. Take out the cookie base from the oven
9. Pour in the filling mix
10. Bake for 20 mins, or until all tops of the cakes are slightly browned
Once cooked, leave them to cool for half an hour and then refridgerate until cold. You might want to eat them warm, it's up to you!
Posted by Tracey at 07:42 PM | Comments (0)
October 27, 2006
Masterfoods Gluten Free Products
Masterfoods have a list of gluten free products on their website.
Products include -
Dips - Salsas
Extra Mild Chunky
Medium Chunky
Medium Salsa
Mild Chunky
Mild Salsa
Finishing Sauces
Cracked Pepper Finishing Sauce
Roasted Garlic and Herbs Finishing Sauce
Wholegrain Mustard with Honey Finishing Sauce
Relishes - Squeeze
Squeezy BBQ
Squeezy Hot Dog
Squeezy Tomato
Sauces - Squeeze
Squeezy Chilli with Honey
Squeezy Hot Chilli
Squeezy Seafood
Squeezy Tartare
Squeezy Tomato Sauce
Squeezy Tomato Sauce Reduced Salt
Fantastic! :)
http://www.masterfoods.com.au/products/glutenfree.asp
Posted by Tracey at 08:22 PM | Comments (0)
October 24, 2006
Hog's Breath Cafe Gluten Free
Hog's Breath Cafe has kindly provided me with a list of gluten free food we can enjoy at their restaurants.
- Soup of the day made without thickeners or only with arrowroot thickeners or pure corn flour
- Nachos
- Burgers - served in lettuce cups instead of bread, without Hickory BBQ sauce and curly fries
- Caesar Salad, no croutons, dressing has wheat that contain no detectable gluten
- Avocado Mushroom Salad - without blackened seasoning on potato chunks
- Calamari Balsamic Salad - with plain grilled calamari
- Chicken & Ranch Salad - with fresh grilled chicken only, without blackened
seasoning on potato chunks
- Safe Prime Rib Dishes: Natural, Avocado with Béarnaise, Garlic Mushroom
- Cajun Salmon - without blackened seasoning and croutons
- Chicken Dijonnaise - sauce contains wheat without detectable gluten
- Fresh Fish of the day - no blackened seasoning or flour
- Steaks, without Dianne, Pepper or Mushroom Sauce
- Pork Ribs, marinate is gluten free, Hickory sauce is not.
- Banana Split , without the wafer
- Ice cream, some toppings are gluten free. Please verify with the individual restaurant.
Please do not order - Hickory smoked BBQ sauce, Lime or Honey Sweet Chilli sauce, Blackened seasoning, curly fries. We offer baked potato or mashed potato on our menu.
Visit their website to find your nearest Hog's Breath Cafe restaurants.
Posted by Tracey at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)
October 21, 2006
Freedom Foods Gluten Free Cookies
I knew these would be good, so I wanted to wait as long as I could before I launched myself on them :P
Freedom Foods have an extensive range of gluten free products aswell as wheat free, dairy free, yeast free, egg free and nut free products. (What a line up!)
The Chocolate Blitz Chocolate Chip Cookies were more like cookie/cake than cookie/biscuit, but nevertheless they were a lovely snack - and I even used them as a cookie base for my lime pies (see future entry on this!). They are gluten free, wheat free, lactose free and peanut free.
I commend Freedom Foods for being a leader in food allergy products and services - and I can't wait to go through their entire range!
Posted by Tracey at 07:32 PM | Comments (0)
October 16, 2006
McDonalds Gluten Free
Gluten Free items as per their ingredients list -
Sauce, Ketchup
Sauce, Sweet Thai Chilli
Berrynice Yoghurt Crunch
Smoothie – Real Fruit
Salad - Garden Mixed (pictured)
Salad Dressing - Chilli & Lime
Salad Dressing - Italian
Salad Dressing - Spicy Avocado
Butter Portion
Honey Portion
Hotcake Syrup
Marmalade Portion
Peanut Butter Portion
Strawberry Jam Portion
Whipped Butter Portion
Black Coffee & Espresso Coffee
Flat White Coffee, Latte
Tea - Black
So basically if you need to eat something at McDonalds, stay away from everything except the Garden Mixed salad!
Posted by Tracey at 12:21 AM | Comments (1)
October 15, 2006
Gluten free Pepsi products
From the Gatorade website -
I’m gluten intolerant, can I still drink Gatorade?
All Gatorade products (liquid and powder formulations) are gluten free and are therefore suitable for gluten-sensitive individuals with Coeliac Disease. The dextrose we use in these products is sourced from Maize.
Also for your information Pepsi products (diet and regular), including Pepsi Max, Mountain Dew and 7UP are gluten free. The caramel colour used is derived from glucose or sucrose syrup; not from wheat or a source of gluten.
Posted by Tracey at 12:49 AM | Comments (0)
October 12, 2006
Coealic on TV - House
An episode of House aired recently in Australia that mention celiac disease!
Cameron brings up wheat gluten. Both Kara and Michael had celiac disease, an affliction where the body cannot process gluten. Each time the gluten was introduced to the body, the small intestines were further damaged, until they reached the point where they couldn’t receive vitamins and minerals. This led to the niacin deficiency, which created the other problems. Celiac is also why Michael’s medicines didn’t work. His body couldn’t absorb them. Additionally, celiac patients are susceptible to cancer of the stomach lining, which would explain the bloody vomiting.
Episode 222 - Forever
Posted by Tracey at 10:36 PM | Comments (0)
Easy Thins - Gluten Free Rice Cakes
Posted by Tracey at 07:41 PM | Comments (0)
October 10, 2006
Boost Juice
Boost Juice have gluten free smoothies!
All FRUIT SMOOTHIES, SUMMER CRUSHES and FRESHLY SQUEEZED ZEN BLENDS are gluten free.
SUPER SMOOTHIES
Energy Lift
Acai Recovery
Green Tea Mango Mantra
DAIRY SMOOTHIES (made with low-fat milk, not soy milk)
Banana Buzz
Man Go Wild
SUPER JUICES
Energiser Juice
Wild Berry Skinny Juice
Super Juice
SHOOTERS
Acai
MEGA BOOSTERS
Energiser BOOST
Protector BOOST
Zen BOOST
Skinny BOOST
Antioxidant BOOST
Vita BOOST
Also -
DAIRY FREE
All SUMMER CRUSHES and FRESHLY SQUEEZED ZEN BLENDS and SHOOTERS are dairy free.
SUPER JUICES
Energiser Juice
Wild Berry Skinny Juice
Wheatgrasshopper Juice
FRUIT SMOOTHIES
Sorbet is dairy free and may be substituted for yoghurt to make FRUIT SMOOTHIES dairy free.
MEGA BOOSTERS
Energiser BOOST
Protector BOOST
Zen BOOST
Skinny BOOST
Antioxidant BOOST
DAIRY AND GLUTEN FREE
All SUMMER CRUSHES and FRESHLY SQUEEZED ZEN BLENDS are both dairy and gluten free.
FRUIT SMOOTHIES are dairy and gluten free if made with sorbet instead of yoghurt.
SUPER JUICES
Energiser Juice
Wild Berry Skinny Juice
SHOOTERS
Acai
MEGA BOOSTERS
Energiser BOOST
Protector BOOST
Zen BOOST
Skinny BOOST
Antioxidant BOOST
Posted by Tracey at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)
October 07, 2006
Ribena - gluten free!
Good news, Ribena fans! Ribena is gluten free.
According to the Ribena UK website -
Is Ribena suitable for individuals with coeliac disease / gluten-free diets?
Ribena juice drinks are gluten-free and suitable for individuals with coeliac disease. Some of the juice drinks contain glucose fructose syrup (from wheat or maize). However, the European Food Safety Authority* advises that wheat-based glucose syrups are gluten-free** and as such are unlikely to cause an adverse reaction in individuals with coeliac disease.
*Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (adopted on 19 October 2004).
**provided that the provisional value of gluten considered by Codex Alimentarius for foods rendered gluten-free (currently 200mg/kg) is not exceeded.
www.ribena.co.uk/accessible/faq/index.html#15
Of course, if you are still worried about the glucose fructose levels, then best to avoid Ribena and/or read all labels before you try it.
Posted by Tracey at 11:15 PM | Comments (0)
October 05, 2006
New Freedom Foods Gluten Free Wraps
This just in from Freedom Foods!
We would like to let you know that the Freedom Foods Gluten Free Wraps are now available in the bakery section of Woolworths supermarkets in NSW, QLD, VIC and WA. They will also be available in TAS & SA within the next 1-2 weeks.
"WRAPS THAT ACTUALLY WRAP"
Freedom Foods Gluten Free Wraps are great for lunches with your favourite sandwich filling, excellent with dips & sauces or served with stir-fries. Our Wraps also make great pizza bases. Freedom Foods Gluten Free Wraps are also free from yeast, soy, nuts, are
suitable for vegans and do not contain any artificial colours and flavours.
Posted by Tracey at 08:26 PM | Comments (0)
October 03, 2006
Gluten Free Gourmet Expo 2006 review
I've never been to any sort of Gluten Free show or class or expo, so you can imagine the level of excitment leading up to the Gluten Free Gourmet Expo!
I arrived bright and early, just after 9am, to avoid the crowds I'd heard about from previous Expo's. Walking up to Exhibition Hall 3, there weren't many people there yet which was suprising but later on I was grateful to beat the rush! On the way in, they handed out blue bags filled with some freebies and some information on coaelic disease.
I'm usually great at taking photographs, but excuse the poor quality in these shots. I blame the rush of gluten free food choices! Here are some of the exhibitors this year -
LEDA Nutrition
www.ledanutrition.com
Spiral Foods
www.spiralfoods.com.au
Gourmet Treats From Heaven
www.cookiesandbiscuits.com
I adore the chocolate brownies and raspberry mirror muffins. It's like I never went gluten free!
Jen's Homemade Cookies
Orgran
www.orgran.com
I love their pastas - I stocked them in bulk ;)
Woolworths FreeFrom range
www.woolworths.com.au
I'm pretty much addicted to their Gluten Free, Yeast Free Pizza base mix. It is different from regular pizza bases, but I love it still.
Pizzeria Perfecto
Artisse Organic
Gluten Free Bakery
www.glutenfreebakery.net
Gluten free lamingtons & chocolate eclairs that were too good to resist.
O'Brien Gluten Free Beer
www.gfbeer.com.au
I'm never going to be a drinker, but this stall sure was busy busy busy!
Shepherd's Bakehouse
www.shepherdsbakehouse.com.au (site underconstruction)
Mototo
www.mototodairyfree.com
I was a bit hesistant at first, but since it was dairy free, soy free and gluten free I figured it couldn't hurt me too much. VERY yummy, the vanilla icecream was the best.
Marci's Gourmet
www.marcisgourmet.com
Oasis Group
www.oasisgroup.com.au
Organic Gluten Free Pasta
Funky Fudge
www.funkyfudge.com.au
I bought the Vanilla Choc Fudge.. yummo.
Fantastic Snack's
www.fantasticsnacks.com.au
Bakeliners
www.bakeliners.com.au
Toasty Bags! They allow you to toast your bread in a toaster without the hassle of cross contamination. Great idea!
Naturally Good
www.naturallygoodproducts.com.au
Gluten Free Products for Coeliac Disease, Food Allergies, Food Intolerance. I love their cookies, but hadn't tried the rest of the range. They have a choc pudding mix out now.
Select Foods
www.selectfoods.com.au
I hadn't heard of them before, so I bought one of their pizza base mixes and a muffin mix. Can't wait to try it!
Freedom Foods
www.freedomfoods.com.au
They had the biggest stall in the show - and rightly so. It looks like they've expanded their range of food (and they already had a big range!). Gluten free crumbed fish and Gluten free crumbed chicken! Aswell as heat-and-serve pizza's.
And last, but not least ...
Thomas Chipman Corn Chips
www.chipman.com.au
If you've been a regular reader, you might know that I love these chips and buy them regularly. It was great to meet the owner, and also pick up a Thomas Chipman canvas bag!
I didn't manage to take a photo - but I also loved Nicholson Fine Food's Australian Bush Lemon mousse, and the Basco range of biscuits. Sue Shepard was on hand to sign her cookbook "Irresistibles For The Irritable" for me, can't wait to try all the recipes out.
All in all, a great expo and a cool way to spend the morning browsing through so many new and excitings things to eat. I'm encouraged to see so many new gluten free and yeast free products out and about - it certainly helps to know that healthy and fun food is still around.
On the way out, the crowd more than tripled in size - and I'm sure next year will be even bigger and better.
Product reviews on all the gluten free food I picked up to follow!
Posted by Tracey at 03:17 PM | Comments (3)
October 01, 2006
Gluten Free Gourmet Expo 2006
Full review soon!
I had a great morning at the Expo today, and as you can see I picked up a few things. My favourites - Thomas Chipman, Gourmet Treats from Heaven and Gluten Free Gourmet - were there, so it was fantastic to put a face to the food I've enjoyed so far. Some new ones thrown in there for good measure. Really great to see so many people enjoying food :)
Posted by Tracey at 12:18 AM | Comments (1)