Gluten Freebird

Copper Pot Food Company produces gluten-free pasta and gnocchi with farm-fresh pasta sauces and jams.

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The NY Times is on a roll with gluten. I was really interested to read about today’s gluten-free patients blowing their budgets on ingredients.
I’m astounded by the high prices of gluten-free ingredients. The alternative of eliminating starch-based foods means a healthier, but also costly diet of proteins and vegetables. Sure, you’ll spend $12 on a [...]

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The corporate sweet tooth is catching up with us.
Diner’s Journal at nytimes.com blogged yesterday about Betty Crocker’s new gluten-free mixes. They haven’t shown up on any shelves near me, but soon?
When I went gluten-free, I felt somewhat glad to get away from the boxed mixes, which I’d grown up loving. Those mixes were the easy [...]

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Check out my contribution to All We Can Eat at washingtonpost.com.
The staff sourced fabulous breads from NY-based Joan’s GF Great Bakes.
I lent my glutenless palate to the Sicilian Pizza, Everything Bagels, and the English Muffin.
In short, it’s a fabulous company producing the best products I’ve found. There’s even a Maryland location for them (David’s Natural [...]

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I wouldn’t exactly call myself a cookie monster, but I am probably a step above a fiend. I enjoy cookies, ice cream sandwiches, wafers, and other little doughy things. If they have chocolate in them, all the better.
Tops in my book are the classics, but I also appreciated Le Petit Ecolier, the French chocolate-dipped biscuits. [...]

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When I took on this gluten-free diet, I figured that it would force me to eat healther (you know, order grilled protein with steamed veggies at restaurants, avoid desserts). But no. Of course not.
Instead, I find that I hunt down gluten-free temptations. If a fish is fried in rice flour, I’ll order it. If a [...]

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A routine trip to MOM last week became a triumph of sugar when I discovered some new gluten-free products.
In the refrigerated section (near the hummus and packaged lunches), I discovered Sweet Christine’s, a line of fresh gluten-free baked treats. I love discovering fresh gluten-free treats since it seems like they’re nowhere to be found. Sure, [...]

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