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  1. love2travel
    Have you tried these pancakes? Again, very little coconut flour used, and you still may have to buy your chickens, but next time you crave pancakes these are pretty good. Open Original Shared Link I don't usually get recipes from Bob's Red Mill site but what the heck... Have you thought of using it for coconut shrimp? I haven't tried it yet but...
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    Coconut flour sucks up moisture like a sponge so it definitely does require more wet ingredients. It's one of my favourites so will post a few recipes you may like...
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    Hmmmm...may be either a bad batch (but you should be able to smell rancidity prior to baking) or it may be personal taste. I actually quite like sorghum but of course in moderation. Weird that only 1/4 cup of sorghum would give such an icky reaction so it seems like it is off. Maybe try it with millet - millet has a very nice, almost cornflour flavour...
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    Glad you mentioned that - boxed cake mixes are such a turn off for me - definitely will not be getting this book! Love to bake/cook from scratch. The Culinary Institute of America's gluten-free baking book is good - it includes recipe for cannoli, yeast/other breads, eclairs, bagels and so on. One of my favourites! Also like Annalise Roberts' book.
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    Thanks! It's not until next week but we'll be away. Anyway, it looks every bit as good sitting on my kitchen counter as it does in the photo!
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    When I went on my three-month gluten-free challenge I made a list of over 60 things to eat for one last time (which I did!), including: pain du chocolat English muffin doughnut tons of homemade fresh pasta cannoli Steak and Ale Pie Chicken and Leek Pie phyllo puff pastry bagel pizza tons of ciabatta bread, homemade sourdough croutons...
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    Wanted to make myself something yummy for my birthday so went with this: Open Original Shared Link Results? - very moist - rose nicely - not a flat hockey puck disk - lovely "real" cake texture with a fine crumb - looks like a "real" layer cake - finely-spaced holes (no tunnels, no gumminess) - buttercream is delicious! I used butter...
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    The last bread I made was almost too moist - weird. It lasted a week (I wanted to see how long it would last). In fact, the problem I have with some breads is that they tend to be moist and dense rather than dry and crumbly. I'll be careful of the drywall pizza - will ensure it's gluten-free!
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    The cake looks beautiful but am waiting for it to cool and ice. We'll see! At least the buttercream is divine so if desperate will eat that all night... I know what you mean about the cardboard pizzas! I tried Glutino and Kinnikinnick and they SUCK, too. Hate them. OK, hate is a strong word. Loathe. I'd rather put toppings on a piece of drywall...
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    You're not asking for more than anyone else would! I am making a double layer coconut buttercream cake with coconut buttercream filling today - will post that recipe if it is as luscious as it seems! It has coconut flour in it so is smelling lovely! Am trying another pizza crust tomorrow so will also post that one if it is good, too. It's funny...
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    Pork Chops Brined in Apple Cider, Juniper and Vanilla Bean with Caramelized Onion Apricot Chutney White Rice Infused with Apple Leek Gruyere Gratin Double Layer Coconut Cream Cake with Coconut Buttercream
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    I love lavender, too, in moderation. I make my own herbes de provence blend with lavender. In France many do not use lavender in the blend but I like it!! It has an affinity for pork and duck so sometimes I make a rub for those. I use mint a lot in fresh salads with feta. Are you able to eat cheese? Grilled haloumi on the BBQ sprinkled with...
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    I've always loved bread but not as much as when I was on my gluten challenge and ate a lot of lovely, fabulous heavily-glutened bread. I, too, have unfortunately gained weight. You look nice and slim in your picture! Me? Not so much... I love to eat too much but mostly savoury stuff that is naturally gluten-free. I'm with you on the gluten-free...
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    Oh, I love making tomato sauce! It's so gratifying to grow something and then cook with it. And eating it of course! I grow mint, Greek oregano, chives, garlic chives, lemon balm, lemon verbena, thyme, lemon thyme, lavender, rosemary, sage, Italian parsley, cilantro, Thai basil, Genovese basil, chervil. My favourite things to make are lots of preserves...
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    Sylvia, I am officially making it a mission to help get people excited about making gluten-free bread and other yummy things if that is not too intrusive or presumptuous. I am making bagels this weekend. My next gluten-free cooking class includes 1 yeast bread, pastry dough and chocolate chip cookies so I am developing recipes for those. I also want to...
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    Speaking of toast, has anyone tried the toast bags you slip a piece of bread or bagel into to toast in a glutenized toaster/toaster oven? They are really cool. They come in a set of four and each bag is good for 50 uses. The reason I bought them is to take them with me when I travel as my husband and I stay in B&Bs. They are also good for use at family...
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    Sure - I love amaranth! My new favourite is millet. I also like ivory teff. BTW, I see you are an herb gardener. Me, too! Maybe we'll have to start a thread on that. I garden in Zone 1 so am pretty limited but it is amazing what DOES grow here if you are determined.
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    It IS daunting, no doubt about it! BUT once you learn more about what flour does this and what flour does that it really helps. I try to keep up on the latest trends in food/cooking and like to always try new things. The first couple of loaves I made were, well, yucky. Dense, doughy and more like banana bread than yeast bread. But I'm learning more...
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    Have been to Italy including Venice and Rome several times but May will be my first time as a celiac (although I've been there not eating gluten prior to my gluten challenge). Any tips on gluten-free friendly restaurants, bakeries and so on? If we must we'll go to markets and get our own stuff to cook in our apartment. I already know that I will be sorely...
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    I've been to Rome many times but never with my celiac disease diagnosis. We go to Italy twice a year and then to our house in Croatia - thankfully there is so much fresh yummy stuff including grilled fresh fish and seafood. But I still really, really miss the authentic Italian pizza, breads, pastas and so on. What is served at La Soffitta? I've never...
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    Isn't that the truth! Udi's does it for me in a desperate pinch but I have to be pretty desperate to eat bought bread products. I've been experimenting with my own and whilst it does not taste like the real thing by any stretch, it is loads better than bought. I teach gluten-free cooking/baking classes; if you are interested I could post a few recipes...
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    That is so true! I would rather be proactive and safe than sorry. Plus my goal is to have ZERO gluten, not 10-20 pppm. That means nothing to me. I am trying so hard; in fact, at the dentist today, I did not even have fluoride treatment as it was not guaranteed gluten-free. If I am going to be stringent, it is going to be 100% all the time.
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    Whilst toaster ovens sure are convenient for many things, they definitely do NOT replace an oven. Think of many techniques such as braising, roasting standing rib roast or chicken, or oven-searing many cuts of meat. But you're right - they do have their purpose. As you mentioned, they are very good for roasting small batches of veg or baked potatoes...
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    Wow - in the month I have been gluten-free I have called and emailed almost daily to inquire about products including toothpastes, vitamins, mouthwash, food products and so on. Sometimes I have been surprised at some things that do contain gluten that made no mention of it on labels (i.e. "spices"). I just found out lately that a corn tortilla I had been...
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