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Question Concerning Recipe And If Celiac-friendly?


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I am trying to cook a surprise dinner for my girlfriend, who has celiac disease (and I do not), and I just want to make sure that the sauce I am making does not contain anything that is unfriendly to a celiac.

Alfredo Sauce:

Unsalted butter

Heavy Whipping Cream

Parmesean Cheese

Fresh & real garlic

Bit of black pepper

Fresh Broccoli (or green peas)

Fresh mushrooms

Noodles:

Rice noodles

Chicken:

Fresh chicken breast carved by the butcher (not freezer-stored or pre-packaged)

Everything else with the meal is stuff she always eats, so I know it is ok.

Thank you in advance to whomever responds.


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pamelaD Apprentice

Everything looks OK! What a nice surprize for her...

I am assuming you will be using freshly grated parmesan? Some pre-shredded packages or the powdered stuff might be questionable.

And be sure that everything... countertop, pans, pasta strainer, etc... is very clean to avoid contamination.

Good Luck,

Pam

KaitiUSA Enthusiast

If it's prepackaged shredded cheese from a bag then it may contain gluten. They sometimes put wheat flour in there. If you get a Kraft brand though they will mark it on the label if anything questionable is contained in the products.

This is very sweet what you are doing for her. Make sure if you use anything that has been used to make gluten containing foods that you wash them thoroughly first to get any time of residue off.

Carriefaith Enthusiast

Use Kraft, if you can, for the dairy products (Heavy Whipping Cream, Parmesean Cheese, Unsalted butter) and Mc Cormick for the spices (Bit of black pepper). These companies will not hide gluten.

*And make sure that the butter is a fresh package, since she could get contaminated if you use a used one.

You are very nice to make dinner for your girlfriend and to try and be super careful so she doesn't get sick :D

Guest imsohungry

Awww...how sweet :wub:

I wish my hubby would try to be as careful as you are for your girlfriend!

Good luck to you. I hope she is surprised and that your dinner is delicious! :)

The others gave good advice on cooking gluten-free...just watch that cross-contamination with pans/countertops and you should be fine.

Enjoy! B) -Julie

jenvan Collaborator

How thoughtful! That is so cool you are cooking a meal for her--especially knowing how complicated it can be !

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