Immaculate Baking Co. Gluten-Free Cookie Dough
[Introducing…Alexander! This 15-year-old is one of our newest volunteers, and he’s agreed to do some gluten-free product reviews to give us a young person’s perspective on some of the new items on shelves. Alexander is also contributing to Kids Central. Check out his Pep Talk for gluten-free kids.] By Alexander Hymowitz A couple of weeks [...]
Jovial Foods: Gluten-Free Pasta and Cookies
This weekend I received some samples from Jovial Foods. If you read Cooking Light Magazine then you may already be familiar with Jovial as the winner of their Best GF Pasta taste test. Since the reviews have been so positive I was pretty eager do my own taste test. I had high hopes as I [...]
Food For All Market
[Almost one year ago, Nancy and I visited a new shop known as Food For All Market. It was quaint, adorable and packed with gluten-free and food allergy-friendly products. Since then, we've ordered their gluten-free cupcakes for birthday parties at the office, and the shop even hosted a few celiac support group meetings. Today, the [...]
Tate’s Bake Shop Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
A lot of gluten-free products claim they taste like the real thing. Sometimes, it’s true; other times, not so much. In the case of Tate’s Bake Shop Chocolate Chip Cookies, I’ve actually had the ‘real’ gluten-containing thing, and the gluten-free version is spot on. I grew up on Long Island, and summers often involved traveling [...]
G-Free Connect: August Care Pack Now Available
You may have read about GFree Connect in NFCA’s July e-newsletter, but in the spirit of back-to-school season, I’m giving them another shout out. The company ships quarterly care packages filled with gluten-free samples and coupons, from nutrition drinks to crackers. Their August 2011 package was just unveiled and is now ready for shipment. As [...]
GREAT New Products from the Fancy Food Show
While touring the Fancy Food Show earlier this month, I was overwhelmed by the number of new companies and foods on the market. Luckily, there were a few familiar names dotting the aisle, including some of NFCA’s GREAT Business Association members. If you haven’t heard of it, the GREAT Business Association is a group of [...]
Favorite Desserts Made Gluten Free
[This review was written by NFCA intern and resident cookbook critic, Rachel Fox. Email her at rfox@celiaccentral.org.] “Tastykakes,” crumb cake, pumpkin pie, oatmeal cookie sandwiches, tiramisu and many more of my favorite enticing treats are available in the book Favorite Desserts Made Gluten Free, by Amelia E. Pohl. The title really does say it all. [...]
Let’s Eat Gluten-Free
[This review was written by NFCA intern and resident cookbook critic, Rachel Fox.] I’m a gluten eater, so I’m just learning about gluten-free (my uncle has celiac disease). I’ve been surprised to find the variety of recipes available for the gluten-free diet. I wasn’t aware of all the options available for a person with celiac [...]
The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free
[Introducing our new communications intern, Rachel! She will be serving as our resident book critic/general life-saver until she heads back to college in August. Today is her first day, but she did her homework and came prepared with a gluten-free book review - and cake!] As I slowly poured the mini chocolate chip morsels over [...]
Kay’s Naturals
When a shipment of samples from Kay’s Naturals arrived at the office, it was just in time for our weekly staff meeting. Naturally, the gathering ended with a ceremonial opening of the box, followed by around-the-table tasting of the gluten-free goodies packed inside. As any smart shopper should, we read the labels before tearing open [...]
