help me with GF.

[jennlin]

gluten is just flour-ish stuff, right?

hypothetically, if i were to throw a birthday party for someone who needs to eat GF...what do i need to take into consideration? cake and cookies, right? they can't have that? and no bread? what about wine or something? or salad dressings...pasta sauce?....those don't need to be GF, right?

[Deleted]

I was surprised to learn there's gluten in soy sauce.

Depending on how severe her allergy is you may need to worry about cross contamination. I knew this girl who was so allergic that if she came over for dinner, I'd cook the stuff that everyone else was going to eat and put it out or away. Then do a cleaning of the kitchen, meaning change all of the towels, run the dishwasher, sweep and wipe down the entire kitchen with spray. It was pretty bad.

Also, I'm sure the GF peeps can point you to other bakeries, but Flying Apron makes GF treats:
www.flyingapron.com/menu.html

[jennlin]

is cheesecake generally GF? i guess it would depend on the crust, right?

[sarack]

they have gluten free soy. from what it sounds like, there is gluten in a bunch of stuff.. my boss has been dealing with a gluten alergy, celiac (sp?), and diabetes with her husband and has told us how difficult (obviously not now..) it was to figure out that there was gluten in just about everything.

i'm sure out gf girls will have a bunch of info for you.

FYI- cupcake royale sells gf cupcakes. just sayin.

[dawnyp]

Wine is gluten free. Beer is not. There are loads of Gf dessert recipes out there. A friend made a flour less chocolate cake last week for one of our GF friends and it was delicious. I can get the recipe if you want.

When planning a menus try to have at least 1 item that is GF typically a meat or veggie dish and read the ingredients on sauces. Lots of stuff hidden in sauces. Most are now labelled as being GF or not.

[Deleted]

Damyp brings up a good point, Trader Joes labels all of the gluten free stuff with a GF symbol. You could just go there to get some stuff.

Also, again, depending on the severity of the allergy and it it's going to be buffet style, I'd let the GF person go first and take everything then want then let everyone else go. The above mentioned girl has gotten sick because someone took the GF spoon and scooped out something that had gluten in it and returned to the GF bowl.

[jennlin]

Nov 20, 2012 13:58:49 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Damyp brings up a good point, Trader Joes labels all of the gluten free stuff with a GF symbol. You could just go there to get some stuff.

Also, again, depending on the severity of the allergy and it it's going to be buffet style, I'd let the GF person go first and take everything then want then let everyone else go. The above mentioned girl has gotten sick because someone took the GF spoon and scooped out something that had gluten in it and returned to the GF bowl.

okay, in my hypothetical situation, the GF guest is the guest of honor, so having her go first won't be a problem.

[jennlin]

and awesome with the TJ suggestion. what about WF? WF is closer to me than TJ, but i can make it there.

[Deleted]

Gluten is in wheat, rye, barley and a few other grains I can't think of at the moment. ANY thing that uses those as a base ingredient or derivative usually has gluten so that means bread products, Soy Sauce (Tamari is usually the GF version but check the label), beer, like PP said, watch the "modified food starch".

GF grains include amaranth, quinoa, true buckwheat (but again, watch the level of allergy because its hard to certify that one due to a little cross contamination in many fields).

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Nov 20, 2012 14:05:22 GMT -5 jennlin said:

and awesome with the TJ suggestion. what about WF? WF is closer to me than TJ, but i can make it there.

WF has shelf tags noting GF products. TJ's has it printed on their packaging.

[jennlin]

Nov 20, 2012 14:17:03 GMT -5 @legalbritt said:

Nov 20, 2012 14:05:22 GMT -5 jennlin said:

and awesome with the TJ suggestion. what about WF? WF is closer to me than TJ, but i can make it there.

TJ does label things well but they dont' actually have a very good selection. Do you have Central Market near you?

yes, i have a CM near me, too.

how would you rate CM, WF, and TJ? they are all within 3 miles of me..WF is the easiest to get to, then TJ, then CM...but whatever works, it's really not that far.

[amandasw]

It also depends, like pp said on the severity. Celiac disease is very serious, but gluten intolerance is not so bad. I have a friend with the latter and she eats GF for the most part, but isn't worried as much about things like soy as far as I know.

[jennlin]

my menu isn't too extravagant. just looking for some treats. some pasta, maybe some sauce.... a cake.

[mkate710]

Whoa, am I the hypothetical GF guest here?

I have an intolerance, not celiac or a severe allergy. I don't feel well and my skin reacts badly if I eat a bunch of bread/pizza/regular pasta/etc. Cross contamination and trace amounts of gluten are not really an issue. Cheesecake is fine. Most pasta sauces and salad dressings are fine. If it's something that I know has small amounts of gluten in it, I just don't go overboard. My intolerance is managed well by total avoidance at home, and moderation when out. Please don't sweat it! You are already so awesome to even be doing this for me

[jennlin]

mk...you're so vain...i bet you think this thread is about you.

total hypothetical. i swear. *whistles*.

[amandasw]

Nov 20, 2012 14:53:51 GMT -5 jennlin said:

mk...you're so vain...i bet you think this thread is about you.

LOOOL

awesome

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Nov 20, 2012 14:53:51 GMT -5 jennlin said:

mk...you're so vain...i bet you think this thread is about you.

total hypothetical. i swear. *whistles*.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahlMAwHrsM

;D

[BlackCanary]

Yeah, there are a ton of items that have gluten/wheat in it that you wouldn't think would.

My advice is to go to a gluten free store, there is one on Evergreen Way called Janell's Gluten Free Market. They have a ton of great stuff, that's where I get my pie crust.

www.janellsglutenfreemarket.com/

[BlackCanary]

Nov 20, 2012 16:30:54 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

Nov 20, 2012 16:20:58 GMT -5 BlackCanary said:

this is right by my house and Janell went to school with DH...

That's awesome!

I really need to go there today to buy pie crust and GF cornbread mix.

[BlackCanary]

Nov 20, 2012 16:36:09 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

King Arthur's GF brand is excellent. It's my favorite boxed mixes.

DH likes that brand too.

[mkate710]

Nov 20, 2012 14:53:51 GMT -5 jennlin said:

mk...you're so vain...i bet you think this thread is about you.

total hypothetical. i swear. *whistles*.

It's always about me. You should know this by now.

Unless you're making a career out of throwing birthday parties for people with gluten issues?

[mkate710]

Nov 20, 2012 20:42:37 GMT -5 @emy said:

I'll chime in that maninis gluten free pasta is my new favorite . On my phone but I have their website on my blog. It's local.

Manini's is amazing

[7costanza]

Chiming in late to add that I just had some Juanita's GF tortilla chips that were amazing. I don't have any food restrictions and just bought these because they were cheap and looked thick, and omg they were so good!