Kettle Cuisine Soup: Angus Beef

BAD PIC OF ME, GOOD SOUP!

So, this is the second Kettle Cuisine Soup I have tried and it is really good. I had no idea what to cook for dinner and this soup was hearty. It  filled me up until the morning. It has chili with beans and I am not really a chili kind of person, so I was a bit apprehensive, but I really had nothing to worry about. This was really delicious.

Jo-Sef Products O Cookies: Cinnamon, Chocolate and Vanilla Review

Jo-Sef's is known in the gluten free community for being one of the most health conscience gluten free manufacturers of gluten free foods. They are recognized  by the Celiac Sprue Association. They offer a variety of treats that are tasty and appeal to the health conscious. I was very excited to try Jo-Sef. I love "junk" food but one of my goals for 2011 is to set a healthier twist on my indulgences. If I am going to eat something not so healthy, I am going to try to have it be more health conscious; I found that Jo-Sef products fit the criteria. Their whole product line, found here, fit the bill.

I tried the Chocolate O cookies first. Let's face it, I miss Oreo cookies sometimes. I was hoping these could capture that taste. These fell short of the Oreo flavor I was craving.  I preferred other brands of cookies I tried that were similar to Oreo cookies, but fell into the gluten free category. However, Chocolate O cookies are egg free and preservative free, so if that is an allergen or a food you are trying to avoid that is a plus.

I really liked the Vanilla O's. They were extremely delicious and somehow ( I totally don't know how) they had a lemon after taste that I rather liked. Lemon is not an ingredient but this was pretty great. These are egg free, dairy free and preservative free. It was hard to stick to the serving size!

The Cinnamon O's were my favorite. My  non-gluten free boyfriend tried these and he said they were delicious as well. I like having a cinnamon cookie surrounded by creme filling, delicious.

Each one of these cookies are perfectly accompanied with a warm glass of cocoa, soy milk, rice milk or milk. I highly recommend them.

Kettle Cuisine: Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles is just what the Dr. ordered

A package arrived at my house, just in time.

The dry ice package from Kettle Cuisine!

Soups were delivered and I couldn't wait to try them. A variety of of soups in the Kettle Cuisine line (meaning lots of reviews for you!).

I decided to try the Chicken Noodle Soup with Rice Noodles first.

Easy to make, made my kitchen smell like I had been slaving over a hot stove!

I went with this soup because it was actually a windy day in Arizona on the day the package arrived. I wanted a more traditional soup to warm me up. Also, I always crave chicken soup when it is cold or I am sick.When I  prepared the soup, I found that the directions were easy to follow. After a few minutes in the microwave, the soup was ready to be devoured.

I only wish that the servings were bigger on the soup because I love big bowls of soup. I love that Kettle Cuisine uses ingredients that I recognize without having to look anything up.
 Ingredients of the soup:Chicken Stock, Chicken Meat, Rice Noodles (brown rice, rice bran, water), Carrots, Celery, Onions, Chicken , Sea Salt, Spices. 

From the website

Have you tried  Kettle Cuisine yet?

Holistics Herbal Elixir By Adina

Photo from:couponpro.blogspot.com

I have been sampling the different flavors in the Holistics herbal Elixir by Adina line  for a few months now and I am impressed. There was only one flavor that I have tried that I didn't really enjoy (Mango Orange with Chamomile).

I believe this is the first drink review post ever on the blog and while I plan on featuring more lines in the future, I found this line intriguing because of how the company is seeking out the gluten free community/ health conscious.

• Their product is all natural.
• Fair trade certified
• Certified Gluten Free!
• USDA Organic

The line features many delicious flavors. My two favorites were: Blackberry Hibiscus with Rooibos and Jade Green Tea with Tulsi.

SPROUTS GLUTEN FREE JUBILEE GOING ON NOW !

Run to Sprouts because their amazing GF Jubilee is going on now until 1/19/2011! Happy shopping my wonderful readers!

Where have I been?

Hum...good question. I have been around and cooking. So, yay for you all! At first I got into a major food funk, which I tweeted a bunch about. This is when I was still a vegetarian. Yes, I think my vegetarianism played a part in my funk. I never knew what to eat. Going out to eat, which is sometimes a challenge as a gluten free lady got a trillion times harder at some establishments. Eating became mundane and I became more tired than usual because even though I am taking a multi-vitamin, I was still missing out on some protein I needed. I hated eating and I hated food. As a glutton, I was not enjoying the gluttony that I had in the past. So, I was grumpy about food. I would complain in the supermarket and I hated to cook. I recently stopped being a vegetarian and I am ready to make my blog return! TADA!!!

Sorry if you missed me, I missed you all too! New food post in a few days!

Glow Cookies are Pefect for the Hollidays!

Last Christmas season I made my first Gingerbread house. I also watched my boyfriend eat a ton of gingerbread. I have to be honest, I don't think I have eaten gingerbread. Does that make me strange? Maybe.

Anyway, Glow Cookies has Gingersnap Cookies and they scream Holidays to me! I eat them with my tea and it makes me feel all warm and cozy! He can eat all of the gluten filled gingerbread he wants, I will take my preservative free, trans fat free glow cookies any day! It is a holiday in my mouth over here. Is that a Christmas tree glowing or is it me? I think these cookies make me happy! I do like Glow products!

Toffee Bars

Namaste Foods sent me some recipes to share with my readers so I am going to post them here and there on the blog...


Toffee Bars

• 1 3/4 Cups Namaste Foods Perfect Flour Blend
• 1 cup Namaste Foods Toffee Vanilla Frosting Mix
• 1 cup Butter or Margarine- softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

1. Heat oven to 350 F
2. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together (EXCEPT egg white and walnuts)
3. Grease a 10x13 cookie sheet and press mixture into the pan.
4. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg white. Spread over the top of the batter, then spread over the nuts.
5. Bake for 28-30 minutes.
6. Cut immediately into squares. Remove from pan when cool.

Two of my NEW FAVORITE BOOKS!

These books have worked their way into my gluten free loving heart.  I wish the Steaphanie O'Dea book had more vegetarian recipies but the ones she does have are pretty good. Check these books out!

Schar's Italian Breadsticks

I think that Schar's Italian Breadsticks are my favorite in the Schar's line so far. My Son always asks for them and they are really crunchy. I like how many they give you in a pachage. I have eaten these with gluten free soups and pastas and they are a great addition to a meal.