St. Amour Madeleines
I love taking trips to California because I always discover some new gluten free treat that I’ve never seen on the East Coast. My most recent trip to Cali was to San Diego where I of course stopped into a Whole Foods to see what they had. I discovered a small area where they had gluten free Madeleine cookies in a few different flavors by St. Amour. I was never much of a Madeleine cookie person before my gluten freedom, but it’s amazing what you want to eat when you can’t have it anymore. I picked up a bag of Almond Orange cookies dipped in dark chocolate and the hippy chick checkout girl was like “Oooh these are really good, they taste just like the real thing!” I’m definitely one for word-of-mouth so it makes me happy to hear glowing recommendations from people when I’m out shopping, even if they are completely unsolicited. I brought the cookies back to the hotel room and picked up a latte to go with them. The coffee really makes the cookie sing. Without any coffee they are a little dry, but still quite tasty, but with the flavor and heat of the coffee the cookies taste just like the real thing. They are a little thicker and heavier than a normal Madeleine, but they are great for dipping. The dark chocolate is also a nice touch, but hey, you can’t really go wrong with adding chocolate to sweets, right? 
Overall a very tasty treat. I’ll definitely be picking up some more from the local Whole Foods here.
Rating: *** (Good)
products/produce | Comment (0)Honey’d Corn Flakes
There are a lot of gluten free cereals out there and it’s hard to decide which one to buy because if you’re like me, you’ve been burned a few times by buying a cereal that you thought would taste good, but ended up tasting like cardboard or worse.
I have a thing for corn flakes, and not just any corn flakes, but specifically Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. They are a thing of beauty in my eyes. Since being gluten free I haven’t been able to find a good gf cereal that compares. The closest I’ve come is Nature’s Path Honey’d Corn Flakes. They aren’t quite as delicate as Kellogg’s flakes are, but they do have a pretty good texture. They are also slightly sweetened which makes them a bit more appealing. They definitely aren’t Frosted Flakes though, so don’t get your hopes up.
Overall they are pretty enjoyable and stand up well to milk. They taste pretty good with vanilla soy milk too, if you’re looking for additional sweetness.
Rating: *** (Good)
products/produce | Comment (0)dogs and beans
I had no idea what to eat for lunch today. After digging around I procured some Boar’s Head Hot Dogs, which are gluten and dairy free and a can of Heinz 57 beans, which are from England and are gluten free. Both products tout their gluten freedom on the label, which makes me happy because I can gorge myself and not have to worry. Continue reading »
Uncategorized, cooking/recipes, products/produce, random | Comment (0)French Meadow Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am convinced that my local health food store Basic Foods is the mecca for gluten free products. While wandering through the frozen section the other day I found some really interesting products, including frozen cookie dough from French Meadow Bakery, which I had never seen before anywhere else. I picked up a box out of curiosity and because I knew they would come in handy for a midnight snack.
Later that night I decided to give them a try. I opened the box to find them already pre-formed into cookie shapes. You can’t get any easier than that! You just line them up on a cookie sheet and pop them into the oven for 12 minutes. As they were baking I took the time to check out the nutrition facts and ONE cookie contains 190 calories! The “flour” base is Potato Flour, which ended up giving the cookies a very strange flavor. They weren’t unpleasant, but they did have a strange taste and they were really dry. At 200 cals a pop and $7.99 a box, I couldn’t justify the strange taste to myself. I probably wouldn’t buy another box again, but they are worth trying once.
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cooking/recipes, products/produce | Comment (0)Rachael Ray Muslim Extremist? Yummo!
“Dunkin’ Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin complained that the scarf wrapped around her looked like a kaffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress. ”The kaffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,” Malkin wrote in her syndicated column.”
Maybe she could start a new TV show called 30-Minute Jihad. You think the Food Network will pick it up?
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