Gluten Free & Celiac News

Gluten-free diets gaining in popularity (USA Today)
Meet the latest dietary bad boy: gluten. The grain protein causes some people serious health problems. But those people don't seem to be the only ones buying the gluten-free beer and brownies suddenly for sale everywhere.

The Chef's Table: Going gluten-free (Bradenton Herald)
Q. I receive many magazines a month with wonderful recipes. These national magazines rarely mention gluten-free recipes. I wanted to say thanks to you because you have provided some gluten-free recipes; I am the parent of a child with celiac disease, so it's nice to see a chef take notice. - Amy B.

The Chef's Table: Going gluten-free (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Q. I receive many magazines a month with wonderful recipes. These national magazines rarely mention gluten-free recipes. I wanted to say thanks to you because you have provided some gluten-free recipes; I am the parent of a child with celiac disease, so it's nice to see a chef take notice. - Amy B. A. Amy you are definitely part of a growing group trying to cook gluten-free foods for themselves ...

Living With Celiac Disease: To stay gluten-free, knowledge is relief (The Sacramento Bee)
Something seemingly as innocuous as a crouton flake in a bowl of soup can affect Diane Craig's health. Diane Craig, right, passes homegrown plums to Joan Leforestier during a gluten-free luncheon at her Sacramento home. Both Craig and Leforestier have celiac disease. Swiss chard canapes are part of the gluten-free lunch prepared by Diane Craig.

Gluten Free Beer Bread with Dill Recipe (BellaOnline)
If you are eating Gluten Free due to Celiac Disease or sensitivity to wheat flour, you can still delight in the joys of fresh baked beer bread.

New products make gluten-free diet easier to maintain (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Barbara Ziska has eaten a gluten-free diet for seven years, ever since she was diagnosed with celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive process of the small intestine.

Jim Coleman: Going gluten-free: Mom seeks recipes for child with celiac disease (Philly.com)
Q. I receive many magazines a month with wonderful recipes. These national magazines rarely mention gluten-free recipes. I wanted to say thanks to you because you have provided some gluten-free recipes. I am the parent of a child with celiac disease, so it's nice to see a chef take notice.

More gluten-free recipes (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
1 3/4 cup gluten-free flour blend (about 1 cup rice flour, 1/2 cup potato starch flour and 1/4 cup tapioca flour)

Giulio's offers gluten-free meals (Livonia Observer)
After 21 years of serving meals to others, Ray Borden has learned something about how to run a successful eatery. "We want people to feel like they're part of our family," he said. "Like they're in our home." Borden is the managing partner of Giulio's Cucina Italiana, 31735 Plymouth Road. If the address seems familiar, it's because it's the former home of his uncle's restaurant, longtime Livonia ...

ALL-AMERICAN PIE (New York Post)
Opus 1574 Second Ave., near 82nd Street; 212-772-2220 If you're allergic to gluten (or have a favorite meal companion who is), mark Opus as your next dinner spot. Chef Giuseppe Lentini offers an extensive selection of gluten-free pizzas and pastas...

Great Gluten-Free Baking Coeliac disease--or gluten intolerance--affects more than one million people in the United States. Now, thanks to these luscious, easy-to-follow recipes, all those people can eat a gluten-free diet and still enjoy delicious cakes, pies, muffins, cookies, and other fabulous baked goods. In this tempting selection of more than 90 gluten-free treats--from melt-in-your-mouth cookies to rustic home-baked breads--the author, a leading authority on cooking for people with special dietary needs, delivers plenty of lip-smacking flavor. Enjoy decadent creations like Tiramisu Cupcakes, Hazelnut and Chocolate Macaroons, and Coconut and Mango Cake. She also includes lots of recipes children will love to eat (and help bake), including Messy Marshmallow Crispies and Flower Fairy Cakes.

The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods: More Than 200 Recipes for Creating Old Favorites with the New Flours Bette Hagman is the premier creator of recipes for those intolerant to gluten and for those allergic to wheat. In the latest addition to the Gluten-free Gourmet series, Hagman turns her hand to old favorites such as macaroni and cheese, chicken pot pie, and lasagna that were once off-limits to anyone who is gluten intolerant. At the core of this book are more than two hundred all-new recipes for main courses (biscuits and gravy, hamburger pie), sides (thousand-island dressing, soup and dumplings), and desserts (old-fashioned ice-cream sandwiches, devil's food cake). The nutritional information and dietary exchanges that accompany each recipe will make these hearty and delicious foods fit easily into any diet. Hagman also provides an introduction to exotic flours and gluten-free living.and offers a list of sources for gluten-free baking products you can order by mail. With The Gluten-free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods everyone can enjoy filling meals and snacks without gluten or wheat.