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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09
Jan
12
New Year’s Lechon!
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.
30
Jan
11
Glutenfreeda Instant Oatmeal
Bob’s Red Mill has sold GF rolled oats for some time now, but Glutenfreeda is the first GF instant oatmeal I’ve found. The instant oatmeal comes in many flavors that taste similar to traditional instant oatmeal. Although Glutenfreeda includes flax in the oatmeal, I add walnuts and raisins to make it a hearty meal.
18
Jan
11
Woodstock’s offers GF pizza
Woodstock’s Pizza now has a pizza with gluten-free crust that you can order for just $2 more than a regular large pizza. I stopped by the Davis, CA restaurant on my way down from Tahoe. I ordered a pesto vegetarian pizza and it was probably the best GF pizza I’ve ever had! Check out their website at: www.woodstocksdavis.com.
03
Jan
11
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.
Crunchy numbers
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 4,000 times in 2010. That’s about 10 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 46 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 68 posts. There were 72 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 35mb. That’s about 1 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was January 6th with 81 views. The most popular post that day was Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap-Pecan Crust.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, yelp.com, twitter.com, search.aol.com, and triumphdining.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for gluten free twins, yummy gf, gluten free meal replacement bars, gluten free meal replacement, and bj’s gluten free pizza.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap-Pecan Crust November 2009
3 comments
2
About the GF Twins October 2009
8 comments
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BJs Brewery and Restaurant has GF Pizza and Beer March 2010
2 comments
4
Gluten Free Meal Replacement and Snack Bars December 2009
1 comment
5
GF in a Nutshell October 2009
My friend Jennie Lieu was doing the South Beach diet for a few weeks and found that many meals were gluten-free. Here is the first of a few of her favorite GF recipes!
GRILLED EGGPLANT LASAGNA
Ingredients:
- 1 whole eggplant (the American kind, not Japanese)
- Ground turkey – 1 lbs
- Marinara sauce of your choice – 1 jar
- Red Wine – 1-2 cups
- mushrooms – as many as u want to add – about 10?
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Fresh mozzarella – sliced 1/4 inch thick
- Grated parmesan
- Ricotta (optional)
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2) Chop garlic, onion and sauté in a pot. Add the ground turkey, salt, pepper. Add the marinara sauce, and wine. Let simmer while you’re assembling the rest of the ingredients.
3) Slice the eggplant into 1/4 inch thick slices and grill for about 5 minutes each side or until soft, tender. Put aside.
4) In a greased baking dish (I use Olive Oil spray), ladle a spoon of the sauce. Then layer the grilled eggplant (overlapping at the edges). If you are using ricotta, spread a very thin layer of ricotta on the eggplant. If not, you can skip this step. Next, ladle another layer of sauce. Repeat steps starting with grilled eggplant until you use up all the eggplant. For the last layer, place the fresh mozzarella slices on top.
5) Place in the oven for about 10-15 minutes to heat through. In the last 5 minutes, change the setting to broil to brown the stop.
6) Grate some parmesan on top and voila! Enjoy with your favorite red wine. Great recipe for making ahead for larger dinner parties!
21
Sep
10
Miglet’s in Danville
Miglet’s has a great variety of baked GF (and some vegan) goods, including Quiche, egg sandwiches, cupcakes and cookies. I picked up a chocolate chip cookie, the egg, ham and cheese sandwich, and a red velvet cupcake. They were all very good and I will be going back!
To purchase the goods, you can stop in the Danville store, or at a few Bay Area locations, or order some over the phone.
The Bay Area based Kara’s Cupcakes offers daily selections of GF cupcakes. On Saturday I stopped by the stand in the Oxbow Public Market in Napa and picked up a two white cupcakes and a chocolate cupcake with coconut frosting. I had to wait a few hours for the fresh-baked cupcakes as they weren’t available until after 1:00 PM. Call the shop to see what flavors of GF cupcakes are available. You can also order the cupcakes online.
If you visit the Oxbow Public Market, you can also find GF food at food stands and at Gott’s Roadhouse (formerly Taylor’s Automatic Refresher).
If you’re craving comfort food at lunch, The American Grill Grilled Cheese Kitchen, in SOMA offers a variety of sandwiches that can all be made on gluten-free bread. I made the fifteen minute trek from the Financial District to the restaurant, at One South Park Avenue, San Francisco. The first sign that this was a good restaurant was the 15 minute line forming outside.
I ordered the small turkey grilled cheese sandwich and salad plate and my friend ordered a full size ham and cheese sandwich. Both sandwiches were actually the same size and came with a piece of fruit. The GF bread was delicious and wasn’t as crumbly or chewy as many GF breads. I’d recommend a trip to this restaurant!
Shaun
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