24 Apr 2010

Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate are all Good and Delicious!

From the Olmec Indians, the Mayans, Aztecs, Milton Hershey to Willy Wonka, we all know that chocolate is delicious. Most of us enjoy th…

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23 Mar 2010

All About Coeliac Diseases

Coeliac Disease is something which affects many people but which is not widely understood or discussed. It is a medical condition which affects the gut and digestive system of the sufferer and which p…

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6 Feb 2010

Where Have All the Retail Bakeries Gone?

Think back 5, 10, 15 years, and try to remember all of the mom and pop retail bakeries that existed. In every ethnic neighborhood, you had the Jewish Bakery, the German Bakery, the Italian Bakery and …

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12 Jan 2010

All About The Gluten Free Diet

I can tell you truthfully that up until very recently I had absolutely no clue as to what a gluten free diet was. I didn’t have even a grain of an idea that I could base my knowledge upon. I have sinc…

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22 Oct 2009

The Only All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Mix You’ll Ever Need

Gluten free baking is not for the faint of heart or the timid of soul.  The tried and true baking results that come from the familiar use of wheat flour are substantially difficult to reproduce without our old friends, wheat, rye, and barley.  With some experimentation and a little tenacity, you can find a good gluten free flour mix, and still have some of the same baked treats you once enjoyed before you relinquished all gluten related items. In my three years of learning to cook and bake glu

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30 Sep 2009

I’m all about the matchy-matchy

Get the three of us together on an idea….and ohhhh boy….we are trouble! Ree of The Pioneer Woman , Elise of Simply Recipes and I could not be more opposites in personalities and that’s exactly what makes us like Charlie’s Angels, minus the bikinis, guns and heels. But we do have one two things in common…a crazy desire host the most kickity-ass-ity party ever and RUFFLES! (that was totally unintentional – I swear we didn’t call each other up and coordinate our outfits). I didn’t bring my c

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24 Sep 2009

The Mother of All Pork Recipes

This recipe will have you screaming for more.  Ok, maybe that was just my fiance.  But it was so succulent.  So tasty.  We devoured the whole thing in one fell swoop! * 1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin * 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix (If you’re gluten-free, make sure that the mix is GF too!) * 1 cup water * 1 cup red wine (I used the most flavorful bottle we had at hand) * 4 tablespoons minced garlic * 4 tablespoons GF soy sauce * 2 strips of bacon * 2 tablespoon of Penzy’s pork s

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17 Sep 2009

Alamo’s Gluten-Free Menu available at all 3 locations!

Right after movies, food is our favorite thing. The Alamo strives to make the most delicious possible food available to the most varied diets. That’s why vegetarians and carnivores alike celebrate the Alamo menu. We’ve got eats for every palate. But some palates need to steer away from wheat. And for those of you who are sensitive to gluten (or just don’t like the word), our chefs have prepared a fine selection to choose from, keeping your stomach wildly satisfied n’ devoid of gluten!!! See

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11 Sep 2009

“All Natural Dog Treats”

“All Natural Dog Treats”

“All natural dog treats.”

Do you feed your dog all natural dog treats?

The reality o…

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11 Sep 2009

Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce

This month I’ve been focusing a lot more than usual on offering you great recipes and cooking tips.  Today I wanted to tell all of you about Country Bob’s ,  a really great company I was recently introduced to.  They offer some amazing sauces for cooking. Country Bob’s All Purpose sauce makes getting just the right flavor especially for hamburgers and steaks.  It’s gluten free and can be easily ordered in bulk online and the prices include shipping!  You can marinade, grill or basically us

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