I've been told it's about time...

After teasing people with all sorts of yummy photos on Facebook, and being asked to start a blog, I thought this would be as good a time as any, especially after being told by my naturopath that I need to eliminate gluten and dairy from my diet. For those of you who are on the same dietary boat as myself, I hope this offers you some inspiration... and those of you who can eat what you want, perhaps you will ALSO be inspired! Stay tuned for delicious recipes and mouth watering photos!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Rice Flour Gold Mine!!

So I don't know about all you other GF people out there, But I know when I first learned that this would be my new diet,  I had a bit of a freak out!  The cost of the different GF flour's out there REALLY adds up!
Cheap, Delicious fresh produce found in China Town

This weekend while out with my son and husband, we made a discovery that just made my day!
While in China Town to pick up some fresh produce, we decided to look and see what kind of baking supplies they had in this one particular store... and to my surprise, RICE flour for umm $0.79 a bag!! (400g per bag I believe) This sure beats the $3-5 a bag for some of the better known brand names out there...
Also, They had some other products that I should mention (similarly priced, most expensive item was $1.39 for 400g):  Tapioca starch  (used in some home made flour mixtures), Sweet potato powder, and.... GF Tempura Rice Flour (which includes Recipes for doing meats, vegi's and fruits!).  Here I had thought I would have to live the rest of my GF life without that little weakness of mine!!   Can't wait to try Tempura Fried Banana.... Mmmm!

Additionally I have to say, if you are looking for any type of GF noodles,  China Town is the place to go... So many different varieties (including sweet potato noodles).


My lovely husband decided yesterday that he was going to make us breakfast (and has been making a big effort to cook GF for my sake...)   And so converted a traditional waffle recipe to use rice flour, coconut oil and almond milk instead of the usual dairy products that are used.

Modified Recipe is:

2 + 3/4 cups  White Rice Flour
2 tbsp            GF Baking Powder
1/4 tsp           Sea Salt
2 large           Eggs
1 + 1/2 cups  Almond Milk
1/2 cup          Coconut Oil


He just added them all into the blender and turned it on,  Modified the flour/milk to get the right consistency... It was a little runnier then the normal waffle recipe but made a VERY delicious waffle, with a nice coconut flavour.
Served with heated up blackberries and pure maple syrup.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 8, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    Looks great Amber. I was wondering what you have been up to and how you are feeling. How about trying a GF/EF/DF perogy?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Hi Amber, I don't know if you remember me, I would have been probably a child when you saw me. I am Shane Heins' little sister (one of them). Anyways with introductions out of the way Chelsea-Lyne gave me your blog site which is really awesome because I have been on the gluten diet for the last 5 years, not for myself (though over the years it has improved many things for my own health) but because I was breastfeeding my kids who we found to be very sensitive. I also find I have an intolerance to dairy and so lots of my stuff is dairy free. I love to bake so needless to say I am drawn to your blog very naturally! I also make my own gluten free bread, I am not sure if you use a bread maker or if you even have tried to make your own bread yet, but I have some tricks to share if you ever do. :) I also may turn my blog http://pozforme.wordpress.com into a more GF food based blog.....well you will most likely hear more from me, great recipes I totally will try some! Ciao - Courtney

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