Can You Recommend Good Gluten-Free Resources? Good Questions

Can You Recommend Good Gluten-Free Resources?
Good Questions

Q: My grandpa was diagnosed with Celiac's Disease about a year ago, and since then he has seen health major benefits with a gluten-free diet.

However, he and my grandma have had a hard time finding a lot of resources on cooking tasty gluten-free meals at home that would satisfy his bread-loving roots. I often forward them gluten-free posts on The Kitchn, but could you recommend any other blogs or cookbooks on the subject?

Sent by Erica

Editor: Erica, here are a few gluten-free blogs that we really enjoy. Maybe readers can suggest some cookbooks? (We have a review of a gluten-free baking book coming up soon, too!)

• Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef -
• Gluten-Free Goddess
• Gluten-Free Blog Roundup at Simply Recipes

Readers, what resources would you recommend to someone new to gluten-free eating?

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Comments (6)

Gluten Free on a Shoestring as well:
http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/

There are some very good gluten-free cookbooks-- worth getting a few to cover your bases. I just got "Gluten-Free Baking with The Culinary Institute of America" which has some excellent recipes, though their flour mixes are too heavy on rice flour, which imparts a very, um, "gluten-free" flavor...;)

Also, editor: that's a very poor image choice for this post. Celiac disease is no joke.

posted by salsa on February 3rd 2010 at 4:18pm
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Made these pancakes last night, everyone loved them- you grind your whole grains in the blender with liquid, instead of starting with flour. I used wheat and oats, but you can substitute any appropriate grain. Yummy!

http://www.suegregg.com/recipes/breakfasts/blenderbatterwaffles/blenderbatterwafflesA.htm

@salsa...what joke? It's a question about avoiding wheat flour, the picture is of wheat flour...I'm not sure I see an issue there.

posted by myrnie on February 3rd 2010 at 5:39pm
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@myrnie, interesting recipe! Oats can be tricky for those with celiac though:
http://www.csaceliacs.org/InfoonOats.php

As for the picture, um, flour is poison to people with celiac disease! It's like showing a big bowl of sugar next to recipes for diabetics, or a big pile of meat next to vegetarian recipes-- it's missing the red circle with a line across it.

posted by salsa on February 3rd 2010 at 7:39pm
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http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

Almost all of the recipes on this site are gluten free as one of her children can't tolerate it.

I have found it to be funny and most of the recipes I have tried are very tasty...

posted by pinktea on February 4th 2010 at 2:22am
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As someone that's had celiac for 9 years and a family filled with gluten freers, I have loads of suggestions. Here's a few:

Gluten Free For Good (nutritionists perspective on gluten free living *and she's also my mom =)
http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/

Good place to buy goodies!
http://www.glutenfreemall.com/
http://www.outsidethebreadbox.com/

Books
Anything by Bette Hagmen is amazing
http://www.amazon.com/Bette-Hagman/e/B001KHLIJY/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

The Babycakes Cookbook (a bakery in NYC)

This one's good too:
http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Baking-Classics-Annalise-Roberts/dp/1572840994/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265318866&sr=1-2

Resource of recipes, products, all of it...
http://www.glutenfreeda.com/index.asp

G/F blog with delicious recipes
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/
www.celiacchicks.com
http://aglutenfreeguide.com/
www.glutenfreegirl.com

Hope this helps! Good luck and as scary and overwhelming it can be, it's all worth it in the end!