TrickyMama

sa1937, my flour mix is a recipe out of "Artisinal Gluten Free Cooking" by the Bronskis. I used it to make pancakes today and was shocked at how good they were. I mentioned the book in a different post. They truly did not taste gluten-free. I can't say they actually tasted like wheat, but they were much better than the other expensive prepared bags of premixed flours made for pancakes (the Trader Joe's one is so-so, the Cherrybrook Kitchen one is downright repulsive, IN MY OPINION). Here is the flour mix. When you make it, store it in an airtight container in the fridge. When you measure or scoop from it, it says to stir to aerate it, spoon it into the measuring cup, do not pack, and level off with a straight edge. I think it is darn near perfect!

Artisan Gluten-Free Flour Mix

5 c. brown rice flour

3 c. sorghum flour

2 2/3 c. cornstarch

1 c. potato starch

1/4 c. + 4 t. potato flour

1 T. + 1 t. xanthan gum

They have recipes in the book using this mix for chocolate chip cookies, blondie cookies, imitation graham cracker crumbs, pancakes, biscuits, yellow cake and more. It was my first gluten-free cookbook buy and I don't regret it. I'm kind of particular because I'm a little bit of a health nut and exercise fanatic and I don't want to come home from Zumba and eat junk just cause I can't have wheat. Know what I mean? Best of luck with the recipes!

I love my new gluten-free cookbook! This morning I made possibly the world's best pancakes from a recipe in it. My family says these were better than glutened pancakes! I replaced the milk with vanilla soy milk and added a handful of chocolate chips. The cookbook title is "Artisinal Gluten Free Cooking" and I believe it was only about $12 on amaz... Just sharing...

Can you elaborate on how something high in omega3s ends up full of free radicals when heated? I'm not familiar with that process but it concerns me. Does the same thing happen when you heat other omega3 rich foods???

Has anyone used chia flour in baking? I've read you are supposed to be able to use it 1:1 just like all-purpose wheat flour. If you know about this and have used it successfully, what kind did you buy? There is only one kind on amaz... Just wondering if it is the kind I should buy or if it is a good price. It is raw sprouted chia flour in a 2.5 lb. bag for $12. It is made by Raw Food World. I haven't looked for it in a brick and mortar store yet.

Costco, I've heard, responds to requests, so we should be making our voices heard in his way so they'll carry more gluten-free stuff.

It seems at the very least that if gluten is causing your child pain that could wake him up. The pain goes away so he stops waking up. I think your belief is completely legitimate. Just in my not so humble opinion. By he way, I've experienced the same thing with my son but he's 7 so it is easier to get an idea of what wakes him. And what hurts. Good luck with figuring it all out. It's so not easy and doctors are not always the most helpful, sadly. We moms have to do what we have to do and if we know gluten is making our kids sick, we know how to fix that. And the thing is, it's not like gluten is a superfood we are eliminating. It's quite unhealthy for even those with a healthy gut.

Thanks soooooo much, everyone. You know, part of my problem is I don't really think about where these flours originate from. I'm so used to just working with whole wheat and I know how long that can be in the pantry before getting rancid. It makes sense that potato and tapioca would have a long shelf life but maybe not bean flours. And I don't even know what half this stuff is! What the heck is sorghum anyway??? That's rhetorical - I'll figure it out! . And when I said I bagged up each flour, I meant I put them in their original bags into ziploc baggies. Give me a little credit! 

I bought all the various flours to make my own gluten-free flour mix today. I have leftovers of some starches/flours so I bagged each leftover individually and then put them all in a large ziploc. Should I store the bag of leftovers in the fridge? And especially what is he best way to store the xanthan gum? That stuff is like powdered gold at $12 for a tiny bag!!!

The body wash is in a two pack with an orange lid. Smells nice, like oranges. I don't think you will find the Kirkland Signature gluten-free products are ever processed in a different facility. I've called on several items and although they are free of gluten ingredients, they process them on shared equipment and will not promise that equipment was cleaned in between. From what I hear, it depends on how sensitive you are whether that will matter. I buy a lot at Trader Joe's because they promise to be responsible about cleaning their equipment before making products without gluten ingredients.

My seven year old likes salmon when I marinate it in 1/4 c. maple syrup and 2 T. gluten-free soy sauce/tamari, salt and pepper. Another variation of is idea includes pineapple juice. And I'm sure there are gluten-free BBQ sauces. How about olive oil, salt and pepper? Or experiment with various gluten-free salad dressings.

Even better yet, buy the organic brown eggs. You can get them at Costco. I swear they taste even better than regular white eggs. Even my seven year old son can tell when I make his scrambled eggs. If you are an egg lover, you owe it to yourself to try these. My own mouth is watering thinking about it! Now I have to go find those spices you were talking about...

I'm reading these posts on my iPhone in the middle of the night and trying to control my laughter so as not to wake up my hubby! . I love this thread! We think the Cherrybrook Kitchen products are nasty, particularly the pancake mix and the tiny chocolate chip cookies in a box. The packaging is so cute, I really fell for it! . I really like everything by the Kinnikinnick (sp?) brand and my kids looooove the Glutino pretzels (all shapes) and the Smooze frozen coconut milk juicy things that you buy on the shelf and freeze at your leisure. I personally love the So Delicious Coconut Milk Cookie Dough Ice Cream. How is that gluten-free??? Believe me, you wouldn't believe it is. Back to pancake mixes, the Trader Joe's pancake mix was way better than Cherrybrook Kitchen's.

Thank you so much.  That advice is really helpful. I'll get that book and I'll try the PP Baking Mix and look up recipes. That will be easy. . No reason to make it harder than it has to be! Yes, I was mainly talking about baking but is there another gluten-free book you love?

I am only a month into feeding my family gluten-free (we suspect celiac with my 7-year-old son, despite negative antibody screens, who also has Crohn's) and of course I know how to cook gluten-free with fresh meat, produce, beans and grains. However, young children like their bread and treats. And I don't know how to make those yet. So please help me by replying with your favorite gluten-free cookbook, series or author. Then I can go find it on amazon. Also, if there is one you have bought that has been terrible or useless, please let me know that, too. I'm a little bit of a health food nut, so recipes that contain a lot of bad fat or junk won't appeal much to me. There are mixed reviews online for the gluten-free bread machine cookbooks - do you have one you like? And do you know why the same model of bread machine is always recommended for gluten-free bread making? I have a different one and I'm worried it won't work as well with recipes. Please set me straight if you know otherwise.

One more thing, the So Delicious Popsicles are sweetened with agave so they are also less glycemic and do not cause the crash that sugary Popsicles cause...if this is a concern for you.

Although pricy, we love the So Delicious and Rice Dream frozen treats, most of which are gluten-free. The gluten-free products say gluten-free right on the lid so it is easy to tell which ones are gluten-free. Also, Trader Joe's sorbets are gluten-free.

I just wanted to pass along that Costco's Kirkland Signature shampoo, conditioner and body wash (brand new formulas) are gluten-free, vegan, all-natural, smell great and don't dry my family out. I had started hunting for an inexpensive way to get gluten-free and more natural products when I came across these. My 7-year old definitely gets shampoo in his mouth when he is rinsing so I do think this matters. Also, when we switched to these, he stopped being itchy all the time. Just thought I'd pass it along.

I thought of one more thing. One time we stopped at Costco and got a box of Orchard bars and Stretch Island Fruit and a bunch of bananas. The bars have almost 200 calories and are full of seeds and nuts so it was a fairly nutritious meal.

The "Is that gluten-free?" Eating Out app for iPhone/iPod is good. We don't eat out much but my favorite establishment for getting gluten-free meals, believe it or not, is In'n'Out. The staff there seems to understand what gluten-free means and seems to have a whole little process in place for when gluten-free is ordered. The cashier calls out, "Gluten free!" and there is a little special flurry of activity! We have experienced this in three different cities in the southwest US.

Lunches are hard because I tend to think of sandwiches and tapioca bread is crumbly. I bring a bag of frozen peeled shrimp and a jar of Trader Joe's cocktail sauce. We also buy Bison hot dogs that are the best hot dogs I've ever had and we eat them bunless. I also make "lunchmeat roll-ups" by rolling up a slice of gluten-free cheese in a slice of gluten-free chicken or turkey. If you have a toAster oven or microwave, you can bring Ian's corn dogs, chicken nuggets or French bread pizza, all gluten-free. If you only have a camp stove and no electricity, how about naked burritos? Rice, beans, tomato, avocado. Speaking of which, you can also do tortilla chips and guacamole and/or hummus with carrot sticks or gluten-free crackers. I hope that helps. We camp a lot so I'll be checking back for more ideas from you all. Happy camping!