WIN A TRIP TO BOSTON!!!!!

My good friends at Kettle Cuisine are hosting a really fun and easy contest for a chance to win a weekend getaway in Boston this Spring. Here’s a link where you can learn more (www.facebook.com/kettlecuisine). The Kettle Cuisine team has also created this short video to show you how easy it is to win . All you have to do is take a picture with any one of their soup packages in a fun, interesting or every day location and post it to their facebook page. Then you just get as many of your friends as possible to vote for your picture. The great news is you win an amazing gift pack, just for entering. The contest is only open for a very limited time so check it out as soon as you can and please let me know if you enter.

Wanna know what I am having?

Steve and I are so excited for the new addition to our family! I am so excited for Jacob to have a baby brother to play with!

Pregnancy Cravings

Old ultrasound

I have cravings almost daily...which sucks most times. All of the food my body seems to want is usually not gluten free, so I am out of luck! I have craved chicken fried steak, eclairs (I cant find gf ones anymore), chow mein, Big Macs (with the bun) and Hostess snacks. Since none of those are gluten free I am usually crabby when a craving hits.

The cravings I have had for food I can eat are:

• Pickles
• Ice cream
• French fries
• McDonald's onions
• Chinese food (thank God for GF options!)
• Hot Chocolate
• Chocolate
• Salad ( I eat one daily)
• Nutella
• Udi's bread
• Julia's Bakery cupcakes and cinnamon rolls
• Clemintines

Any expecting ladies or Mom's have any craving they would like to share?

Bob's Red Mill Pizza Crust Mix

We were having family pizza night a few weeks ago, Steve and Jacob were decorating their personal sized pizza crusts and I was going to make a gluten free pizza for myself.

I made my pizza first in order to prevent cross contamination. The dough was easy to make. I put fresh mozzarella cheese, turkey pepperoni, and black olives as topping. The pizza looked decent when it was finished.

Steve and Jacob's pizza looked and smelled wonderful and they said that their pizza was delicious. I had high hopes for my Bob's Red Mill Pizza Crust. However, when I tried it, I was greatly disappointed. The crust tasted like a salty mess. It was inedible. I peeled off my toppings and just consumed those. I wont be making this mix again.

This Thanksgiving I am THANKFUL FOR...

I am thankful for the bun in my oven! Yes, that is right, we are expecting a baby! I cannot wait to share my gf pregnancy experience with all of you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Glutenfreeda Chicken & Cheese Burrito

OMG, I missed burritos. Like majorly missed them. I would watch people around me eat them and get jealous.

I found Glutenfreeda's Gluten Free Chicken and Cheese Burritos and I am no longer envious of my non-gf friends.

I ate two of these in one sitting. I normally would practice restraint but I couldn't with these burritos.
I am excited to try the other varieties and  enjoy every bite to the fullest!

Yum,Yarn and Yoga

My friend, Kathleen is a great blogger.She is a vegetarian that dabbles in GF cooking. I like her blog so much that I decided to share this link with you:

http://yumyarnandyoga.blogspot.com/search/label/Gluten%20Free


The link will take you to all the gf recipes and posts on her site. Try some of her amazing food and let her know what you think!

Glutenfreeda Instant Oatmeal

I missed oatmeal...the oatmeal that I grew up with. The individually sized packs that came in a box with a ton of yummy flavors. Since I am gluten free, those amazing oatmeal packs are no longer something I can enjoy. I stumbled upon Glutenfreeda's Instant Oatmeal Variety Pack and I was pretty pleased. Finally a gf option that I can enjoy!

I liked the Maple Raisin with Flax the best. It was so delicious that I was bummed out when I didn't have anymore in the box.  The Apple Cinnamon with Flax was also pretty delicious. It was perfect for this time of year.

I was not a big fan of the Banana flavor. I had one and I decided to forgo eating anymore packs.

I love having the option to have the variety packs and I will definitely purchase Glutenfreeda oatmeal again.

NYPD PIZZA Gluten Free Style!

Before I start my review, sorry for my lack of posts this week, I have been very under the weather. I actually started to feel ill last week and Steve decided to take me to dinner so I wouldn't have to cook. I love how considerate my partner is!

We decided to pick up pizza from New York Pizza Department. Steve ordered their non-gf pizza and wings and I ordered the GF pizza with fresh basil and pepperoni for toppings. We were out of their delivery zone, so we made the trek to pick up our order. We had made the decision to try a slice when we got there, even though we had placed "To-Go" orders so we could try the food fresh from the oven.

My slice was amazing! I was in Heaven , the combination of basil and pepperoni was out of this world. It was worth the drive! My only wish was that NYPD would make gluten free chicken wings in a dedicated fryer. I only know of one place where I can get those and they are very far away from me. NYPD is much more geographically desirable for me to drive to and Steve said his wings were wonderful.

Steve and I did get to speak to the manager, Christina,whom was very knowledgeable about not only the gluten free pizza but also the gluten free lifestyle. It was very refreshing to go to a restaurant and find staff that actually knew what they were talking about. I have only found this in a small number of establishments and I was very pleased to find this at NYPD.

Christina explained that all of the gf pizza is not only prepared in a separate part of the kitchen but it is made in its own oven.  The crust comes from Still Riding and I can vouch that the crust does not come apart easily and it is very delicious. If you are out of delivery zone, like me, you can order the pizza frozen with your desired GF toppings (only some toppings at NYPD are gf) and you can take the pizza home to cook. The pizza tastes best fresh from the oven.

I would definitely recommend NYPD to all my fellow gluten free enthusiasts. If you are in AZ, I suggest that you try it!

Joy Bauer Slim & Scrumptious

So remember when I posted that Joy Bauer is my # 1 Fan? Ok, she isn't really, but someone at her website reads me and knows who I am, so Joy Bauer loves me by association...right....not really! But, let's pretend!

I mentioned in my previous Joy Bauer post that I was sent two books to review. This is the latter of the two and I spent my time cooking away and mainly forgetting to snap pictures because the food was pretty amazing.

Slim & Scrumptious is not specifically a gluten free cookbook but it has health conscious meals that many can enjoy. I was able to cater many of the meals to the GF lifestyle. 

These were my favorite:

• Italian Sunday Brunch Bake
• Apricot Almond Oats (Use dedicated GF Oats!)
• Sicilian Quinoa Salad
• Pistachio Chicken Salad
• Lemon Sage Chicken Breast
• Crispy Kale
• Frozen Hot Chocolate (MY FAVORITE!!!)

Check out the book for yourself and let me know what you think! Does the book not being a GF cookbook exclude it from being used in your home?