Check out my guest blog post for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) and their Gluten Free in College series! How nice of them to think of me :)
Happy eating!
P.S. It's sponsored by Kettle Cuisine, makers of all-natural, gluten free soups. Full disclosure: none are onion free and, thus, not Jessi-friendly, I did receive this promising email from an Associate Brand Manager:
Hi Jess!
Thanks so much for your support and taking the time to contact us. I can help to answer any questions that you might have about our soups. I’m afraid that I have bad news today. All of our soups do contain onion :(
I’m sorry that we don’t have something for your to try today but what I can do is let our chefs know and hopefully we’ll have something for you to try in the future!
Cheers!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
boston mmmarket
Tonight Scott took me to Boston Market for the first time. He ate there last night while shadowing a police officer for his criminal justice class. My mom had recommended it to me before my diagnosis, but with all the homestyle goodness, I was absolutely shocked when he told me they have gluten free options! The best part: GRAVY!
Shown here:
Not shown:
As you can see from the menu, entree options are rotisserie chicken and roasted turkey breast, and there are a number of side dishes. Be sure to stress no bread. Initially I was given cornbread anyway and had to send the plate back. My server made sure the next plate was free & clear of bread. It was a success. Happy belly, happy Jessi.
I clearly have a new go-to restaurant when I'm willing to lose my parking spot at lunchtime. (There are two in the Greater Cincinnati area.) After all, a gal can only take so many salads.
Happy eating!
Shown here:
- 1/4 rotisserie chicken (you have the choice of 3 piece, 1/2, or 1/4 chicken)
- Cinnamon apples
- Garlic dill new potatoes
- 1/2 ramekin of poultry gravy
Not shown:
- 2 1/2 more ramekins of poultry gravy!
- Sweet tea
As you can see from the menu, entree options are rotisserie chicken and roasted turkey breast, and there are a number of side dishes. Be sure to stress no bread. Initially I was given cornbread anyway and had to send the plate back. My server made sure the next plate was free & clear of bread. It was a success. Happy belly, happy Jessi.
I clearly have a new go-to restaurant when I'm willing to lose my parking spot at lunchtime. (There are two in the Greater Cincinnati area.) After all, a gal can only take so many salads.
Happy eating!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
gluten free st. patrick's fun
Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking three of my favorite people to their first kegs & eggs. I was delighted to see that our first stop - Molly Malone's - had Magners Irish Cider on tap. I hadn't tried it, but I'd heard great reviews. By the end of the day, I had taste-tested a few new gluten free drink options!
Magners has less bite than most hard ciders and is made with 17 varieties of apples. It's like apple juice mixed with champagne. The alcohol content is 4.5% - higher than that of beer, which is generally 3.5-4.2% - and it's much sweeter & easier to drink. If you try it, I suggest only having one :)
Fun fact from the Magners site: cider has the same number of antioxidants as wine.
In an effort to get one of the first 100 free t-shirts, we arrived at 6:45 yesterday morning for the 7 o'clock event at Molly Malone's.
We were among the last folks to get shirts. Score!
Around 8:30, we headed to Holy Grail at The Banks for a 9:30 reservation. Holy Grail is across from Great American Ball Park where the Cincinnati Reds play and near U.S. Bank Arena, home of the Cincinnati Cyclones. Scott & I stop there on occasion before games. (Sidenote: Reds Opening Day is just 18 days away!!)
Prior to yesterday's festivities, our group had already verified that Holy Grail didn't have a gluten free option (yet!). We were given permission for me to bring my own, and they kept it cool for me. In advance of St. Patrick's, Scott had picked up a Woodchuck Hard Cider Private Reserve Barrel Select and a 4-pack of new, gluten-free Dogfish Head Tweason'ale (brewed with strawberries, sorghum, and honey). My choice yesterday: Barrel Select.
Woodchuck Hard Cider Private Reserve Barrel Select is a hard apple cider that is handcrafted in very small batches, using bourbon barrels. The first and most noticeable taste is apples, followed by vanilla and bourbon. But do make note that it is 6.9% alcohol by volume - nearly twice that of some beer.
Tweason'ale has a nice flavor, with a hint of strawberries and honey. It's sweet without being overpowering, and it's still beerlike. I enjoy it more than Redbridge but less than Bard's. It's fun & different, like Shakparo Ale (a West African style) from the Sprecher Brewing Company.
The eggs option was a breakfast burrito, and I was able to get it without the tortilla. Because of my inability to eat onion, I couldn't have the potatoes, so they gave me pretty orange slices.
The owner of Holy Grail happens to be the cousin of one of the members of our party, and he's now looking at gluten-free options :)
Not knowing what the breakfast might include, I had stuffed my purse full of Fruit Roll Ups and Snyder's of Hanover Gluten-Free Pretzel Sticks just in case.
We enjoyed the Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade through downtown and headed home until that evening. I tried Hoosier Momma Bloody Mary Maker, which is gluten free. Unfortunately most bloody Mary mixes are NOT gluten free - a real shame since there isn't really a need to add gluten. This is a pretty spicy mix, so I cannot imagine how the Hoosier Momma Spicy Bloody Mary Maker is! Much to my surprise (because it didn't give me the usual symptoms), it has ginger puree.
This is the selection Scott picked up for me. These items are all available at Party Source or from the companies' individual websites.
It was a fun and memorable day, and I'm happy to report that on the same day, my parents' Old Homestead Farm Market had a wonderful third week of business. My mom has a variety of gluten free goodies to help those in the underserved community and increase awareness. I'm looking forward to working at it next Saturday!
Happy eating :)
Fun fact from the Magners site: cider has the same number of antioxidants as wine.
In an effort to get one of the first 100 free t-shirts, we arrived at 6:45 yesterday morning for the 7 o'clock event at Molly Malone's.
Prior to yesterday's festivities, our group had already verified that Holy Grail didn't have a gluten free option (yet!). We were given permission for me to bring my own, and they kept it cool for me. In advance of St. Patrick's, Scott had picked up a Woodchuck Hard Cider Private Reserve Barrel Select and a 4-pack of new, gluten-free Dogfish Head Tweason'ale (brewed with strawberries, sorghum, and honey). My choice yesterday: Barrel Select.
Tweason'ale has a nice flavor, with a hint of strawberries and honey. It's sweet without being overpowering, and it's still beerlike. I enjoy it more than Redbridge but less than Bard's. It's fun & different, like Shakparo Ale (a West African style) from the Sprecher Brewing Company.
The eggs option was a breakfast burrito, and I was able to get it without the tortilla. Because of my inability to eat onion, I couldn't have the potatoes, so they gave me pretty orange slices.
Not knowing what the breakfast might include, I had stuffed my purse full of Fruit Roll Ups and Snyder's of Hanover Gluten-Free Pretzel Sticks just in case.
It was a fun and memorable day, and I'm happy to report that on the same day, my parents' Old Homestead Farm Market had a wonderful third week of business. My mom has a variety of gluten free goodies to help those in the underserved community and increase awareness. I'm looking forward to working at it next Saturday!
Happy eating :)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
gluten-free in college series
Are you gluten-free and in college? Or a recent graduate? Check out the Gluten-Free in College Blog Series, presented by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and sponsored by Kettle Cuisine. (And yours truly is a contributor.)
Check it out. There's good stuff for those with a gluten intolerance as well as for parents.
Happy eating :)
Check it out. There's good stuff for those with a gluten intolerance as well as for parents.
Happy eating :)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
be happy bars
Tonight following a meeting at Coffee Emporium with the Mayor's Young Professional Kitchen Cabinet (YPKC) Health & Environment Committee Subcommittee on Healthcare Access & Obesity, I needed a snack. It was one of those difficult to eat enough days already. As I was perusing their menu - Coffee Emporium has some salads that sound delectable - I noticed this gluten free snack bar sitting on the counter by the register.
Made by the local company Be Happy, Be Healthy, it hit the spot. The agave nectar seems to hold it all in place for the most part. Like many snack bars, it's a bit crumbly but worth it. The sesame & sunflower seeds give a nice crunch, and the raisins and cranberries have the sugar my body craved. I didn't really notice the coconut but might when I buy one again - which will be soon :)
Happy eating!
Happy eating!
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