For this new year, we decided to try out a whole suckling pig, or lechon. While the presentation is not everyone’s taste, this smaller pig can feed 30-40 people. The meat was incredibly good, and provided left-overs for days. The pig is roasted over a spit and very moist and best-of-all: gluten-free!
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New Year’s Lechon!
Today is national Celiac Awarness Day! Know someone who gets sick a lot, or has poor health, with no explainable cause? Tell them to find out if they are gluten-intolerant. Removing it from their diet can get them better dramatically fast!
Check out Celiac.com for a list of symptoms.
Was surprised during a recent visit to Williams Sonoma to see Bouchon gourmet gluten-free cookie mix. Thomas Keller has partnered with Williams Sonoma exclusively to sell this gluten-free chocolate chunk cookie mix as well as a gluten-free brownie mix under his ad hoc restaurant label.
Unfortunately, both mixes have dairy ingredients, so I’m unable to try them, but I’ve ate at Bouchon, and the food is incredible. If anyone tries these, let me know how they are!
Those of us who have been eating gluten-free for awhile know there is an abundance of gluten-free baked goods available. The general public though is just catching on.
In today’s NY Times, the Dining section covers the gluten-free baked goods market, including a couple of recipes and book/website references.
This article from the SF Chronicle is a must-read guide for anyone gluten free living in, near or planning to go to, San Francisco. There are more and more restaurants offering gluten-free options – Vietnamese, Japanese, Italian, Venezuelan, Pizza and more. Print this article out – it’s a must-have!
Here’s a list from the Chronicle’s article:
Dosa, 1700 Fillmore St.; (415) 441-3672. Also 995 Valencia St.; (415) 642-3672 or dosasf.com.
Eagle Pizzeria, 1712 Taraval St.; (415) 566-3113.
Extreme Pizza, various locations; extremepizza.com.
Gracias Madre, 2211 Mission St.; (415) 683-1346 or gracias-madre.com/web.
Ike’s Place at Lime, 2247 Market St.; (415) 553-6888 or ilikeikesplace. com.
Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant, 2154 Mission St.; (415) 864-1888.
Moya, 1044 Folsom St.; (415) 431-5544 or eatmoya.com
Pica Pica Maize Kitchen, 401 Valencia St.; (415) 400-5453 or picapicakitchen.com.
The Plant Cafe Organic, various locations; theplantcafe.com.
Power Source Juice Bar, 81 Fremont St.; (415) 896-1312 or powersourcecafe.com.
Ristorante Bacco, 737 Diamond St.; (415) 282-4969 or baccosf.com.
Saha, 1075 Sutter St.; (415) 345-9547 or sahasf.com.
Tao Cafe, 1000 Guerrero St.; (415) 641-9955 or taocafe.com.
Zadin, 4039 18th St.; (415) 626-2260 or zadinsf.com.
Imagine a gluten-free person’s dream…It probably goes something like this: wandering into a grocery store and being able to pick up anything in the store without worrying about what hidden ingredients in each item are harboring gluten.
Well, that dream is a reality if you can get to Claremont or San Clemente, Calif. Both cities boast StellaLucy Gluten-Free Markets.
With hundreds of gluten-free products, StellaLucy stocks everything from frozen foods to pastas to cake mixes and more. I left the Claremont location last weekend with a bag full of food, including many new products I’m looking forward to trying and reviewing.
The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, willing to share recipes and gluten-free tips.
Plan a trip to visit one of these markets.
110 South El Camino real
San Clemente, CA 92672 (949) 542-4631
101 N. Indian Hill Blvd
Claremont, CA 91711 (909) 626-9816
Can going gluten-free increase your performance at sports? That’s the theory behind why CrossFit promotes the Paleo diet, which eliminates gluten and other grains. It was also the main story in this Yahoo article about Tennis pro Novak Djokovic’s gluten-free diet and his winning streak.
Gluten-free Chinese food isn’t easy to find. Besides P.F. Changs, there aren’t a lot of restaurants where you can find gluten-free versions of your favorite noodle dishes or entrees such as beef with broccoli and moo goo gai pan. Well, if you live in the San Diego area, you are in luck.
Del Mar’s Rendezvous Chinese Fusion Cuisine is a destination for gluten-free eaters! They have an extensive menu of gluten-free dishes, and also have vegan and vegetarian choices.
They offer koonyaku noodles (in addition to rice noodles). These are actually a Japanese root vegetable, from the taro family. These noodle substitutes are high in fiber, low in calories, and they taste amazing. When you’re anywhere near San Diego, give this place a try. *Tip: Wednesday and Sunday are half-price wine nights!
I’ve tried several gluten-free store-bought cookies, and I have to say- Liz Lovely makes the best. Her chocolate fudge cookies are gluten free and vegan. They taste as good as the real thing. I’ve only found these at Jimbo’s in San Diego, but it looks like you can order these on their website.
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