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Hi everyone

I know I haven’t been posting nearly enough and I do apologize.

Here’s the thing.

When I was first diagnosed, I was afraid to try anything too complex until I learned to cook and bake with gluten free ingredients.  So I started with things like corn bread and other breads.

Since then, I have learned that some of these ingredients are as harmful, or more harmful than gluten!

Corn, for instance.  Unless you buy non-GMO corn, you are ingesting an insecticide that is built into the corn itself! Thanks to Monsanto. Look at this article http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26111.cfm

Soy is bad enough with the roundup built in but when it is processed, it becomes more toxic with the introduction of hexane.  Check out this link http://www.naturalnews.com/027880_soy_products_milk.html

You can, however purchase safe soy, as explained in the above article.

Processed sugar is really bad for you.  I have now started using palm sugar.

Check this link http://www.puregoodness.net/health/146-reasons-why-sugar-is-ruining-your-health/

Splenda, equal, and all those other artificial sweeteners are bad too as you will see when you read this article http://www.peertrainer.com/health/complete-guide-to-sweeteners.aspx

So, over the next few months, I will be revising many of my recipes.  I will be replacing the bad products with good and posting warnings with the recipes to encourage people to use organic non-GMO ingredients.

“Organic is expensive” you might say.  Poor health is more expensive.

This blog was designed to help those who need to be gluten free to have access to healthy, safe recipes (with a little junk food thrown in for fun) I want you all to look at the information I have given you, then do your own research and make a conscious effort to feed yourselves and your loved ones healthy (real) food.

Let’s not support Monsanto in their quest to thin out the population by poisoning us.

Please feel free to express your views on this subject too!  I welcome all comments.

With love,

Aunt Jayne

Planning for a Disaster

With all the bombings, threats, nuclear accidents, pandemic scares, crazy weather etc., I think it is wise to have a disaster plan in place.

You will need enough potable water (for drinking and making food) to last at least 72 hours, but you will also want enough water to flush the toilet, wash dishes, wash yourselves etc. (If you live near a lake or river, you might be able to get water there – but not in the case of flooding! When there is flooding, there is the chance of raw sewage going where it normally wouldn’t)

You will also need light. Candles are dangerous, especially around children or pets, so go with battery powered light.  You can buy flashlights that wind up to charge them and lanterns that run on battery power.  Be sure to have plenty of batteries on hand too.  Also, stock up on things like toilet tissue and feminine products.

You should also have a first aid kit on hand.  Plenty of  gauze pads, tape, bandages, cloth to make a sling, rubbing alcohol, a splint or two, Polysporin, an eye patch, scissors, baby aspirin (in case of chest pains), and pain relievers such as Tylenol.

If you have the space to keep one, a generator could keep your furnace running for warmth in winter months or your refrigerator in hot weather.Don’t forget to safely store some fuel for the generator.

Food is probably the most important thing you will need.

My friend Teri of Teri’s Gluten Free can help with this.

Simply go to http://www.glutenfreeemergencykits.com/

Teri’s Gluten Free offers several emergency kits;

24 hour – for 6 people

72 hour – for 6 people

30 day – for 6 people  and

1 year – for 6 people.

The shelf life on these items is 10 years!

Each item is vacuum sealed and the kits don’t take up a lot of space.

What about taste you ask?  I was lucky enough to sample several items.  The soups are just like home-made.  I took the banana bread and one of the soups to the fire hall I work at and they loved them! There are even scrumptious desserts! Teri is gluten free herself, so you know that all of the foods in these kits is safe and delicious.  Aunt Jayne’s Favourite?  The Gluten Free South Western Soup.

Teri’s Gluten Free also has mixes you can purchase for everyday use.  They are wonderful!  This is a great way to see how good the emergency kit foods are.

You might also want to keep some canned meats on hand.  Although, if your freezer stops working you may have plenty of meat that will need to be cooked.

Now you might be asking yourself, how will I cook these things if there is no electricity?  Do you own a BBQ? Even if you don’t have a lot of space for a BBQ, you can get a propane camp stove.  Don’t forget to keep extra bottles of propane on hand too.  Never use your BBQ or camp stove indoors!! The carbon monoxide will kill you.

Last and least, you will want to have things to do as a family to help pass the long hours with no electricity.  I suggest playing cards, books and board games.  You can also make up your own games.  tossing balled up paper into a waste basket etc.

Let me know if you think of any other ideas and stay safe.

Love Aunt Jayne

Gluten: ZERO Global | Dr Rodney Ford’s Allergies / Food Intolerance eClinic

Although I have never met Dr. Rodney Ford in person, I have known him through the internet for several years now.

Dr. Ford is working toward making the entire planet gluten free – I am doing my small part to help him.

Go to this website:

Gluten: ZERO Global | Dr Rodney Ford’s Allergies / Food Intolerance eClinic.

Check him out on Facebook in the “Gluten Free Planet” group and find him on twitter.

Then jump on the bandwagon and help him improve the lives of everyone in the world!

Simply G Free – Support For A Gluten Free Lifestyle

I recently acquired some very handy items for living gluten free from a company called Simply G Free.  The name really says it all.

The products are all meant to help you live gluten free more simply and help avoid cross-contamination.

The metal kitchen tags are clearly marked “gluten free” and can be affixed to any pot handle or cooking implement that has a small hole.  I have put mine on my pasta claw, my favourite pot and my measuring spoons.

The rectangle stickers are great for the fridge or freezer for left-overs and make-aheads. They don’t come off in the freezer, like some stickers and you can easily put them on your plastic or glass containers or storage bags.

I use the oversized star shaped stickers when I go to the bulk store, so that my gluten free items are easily recognized and there is room on them if you want to write what the item is.

I also got a simplygfree bracelet which has not left my wrist since I put it on. It is a great reminder to friends, family and wait staff that I must eat gluten free and it also helps to raise awareness.

You can get all of the above-mentioned items in a kit or you can purchase them separately.

Simply go to www.simplygfree.com and order these reasonably priced items.  Check out the entire website while you are there and you will find valuable information on cross-contamination and so much more.

Cuisine Soleil – Review of a Canadian Gluten Free Company

First, a little history lesson:
At first, products were sold in various local public markets in North-West Québec and in the Montreal area. Today, Cuisine Soleil still attends the public market in Rouyn-Noranda – the home town of the company. Customers can enjoy Cuisine Soleil’s products and give direct feedback on new organic and gluten free products waiting to be commercially launched. The company owns a certified organic vegetable garden and sell their fresh produce at the market and some local restaurants.
2007 – The year 2007 marked the beginning of the distribution of Cuisine Soleil’s products in independent natural health food stores of different regions in the province of Québec.
2009 – Cuisine Soleil’s products are distributed all over the province of Quebec by Aux Mille et Une Saisons, a division of UNFI. Our Brown rice and buckwheat flour can be found at Sobey’s under the IGA banner in Québec.
2010 – Cuisine Soleil expands its product line and introduces an organic gluten free all-purpose mix. Later the company adds to its list of products, an organic chickpeas flour and a tapioca flour.
2011 – Cuisine Soleil expands the distribution of its products to Ontario and across Canada with Ontario Natural Food Co-op and Puresource. We are planning a new line of healthy and organic products for the end of the year.

I recently was given the opportunity to try out the flours of Cuisine Soleil.
If you look back through my recipes, you will notice the name Cuisine Soleil on many of them.
I have really enjoyed using these high quality, certified organic, gluten free flours. I have used them in many of my old favourite recipes and trust them enough to use while developing some new.
It is a great feeling to know that the flour I am using is pure and safe for celiacs and that my recipes will turn out every time.

Check out their cool new website http://cuisinesoleil.com and say hello to Marc Paquin and Blandine Arseneault .
Tell them Aunt Jayne sent you

Newby Sampler – Gluten Free

I am proud to announce the launch of our second care package called Newby Sampler!

This is a care package designed to give the newly diagnosed Celiac a taste of some pretty awesome gluten free products.

The Newby Sampler Care Package contains:

• Aunt Jayne’s guide to living gluten free (A handcrafted book)
• 1ea. 500g box of El Peto Pancake Mix
• 1ea. 155g gram box of Mary’s Organic Cookies
• 1ea. PaneRiso Apple Crisp Mix
• 1ea. 340g Prairie Harvest Corn Pasta
• 1ea. 453g Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Crust Mix
• 1ea. Single serving Glutenfreeda Instant Oatmeal
• 1ea.28g Enjoy Life Chewy Bar
• 1ea. 48g Larabar
• 1ea. 28g Envirokidz Crispy Rice Bar
• 1ea. 40g Taste of Nature  Organic Food Bar
• 1ea. Single serving pouch of Annies Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks

Gluten Free Veggie Chicken

INGREDIENTS

2 large chicken breasts, cubed

¼ cup gluten free all purpose flour mix

½ tbs fresh ground black pepper (or more if you like)

2 tbs olive oil

1 yellow pepper, cubed

1 red pepper, cubed

½ green pepper, cubed

1 large onion, chopped (large pieces)

1 lt. vegetable juice (unsweetened)

½ tsp crushed chili peppers

¼ tsp ground thyme

¼ tsp 5 spice

1 tbs. minced garlic

½ tbs white vinegar

½ tbs brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, mix together the flour and ground pepper.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat with the olive oil.

Coat the diced chicken in the flour mixture and cook in the skillet for about 5 minutes.

Add onions and peppers and continue to cook, stirring occasionally for about 15 minutes. (The chicken should be cooked)

Mix the remaining spices, vinegar, garlic and sugar into the vegetable juice and pour it over the skillet contents.

Turn to low and simmer for 1 to 1 ½ hours. (Liquid will reduce) Be sure to stir every once in a while.

Serve over brown rice or a mixture of brown and wild rice.

Note:  I didn’t make this too spicy but you can add more crushed chili peppers.

Gluten Free in Five Minutes – Book Review

www.RobenRyberg.com

Gluten Free in Five Minutes is an incredible book of recipes that serve one or two people. Yes!  You read that right! Roben Ryberg , the author of this fabulous book, gives us quick and easy recipes for just about any bread, roll, cake or muffin you could want. But that’s not all.

She also provides the reader with tips and helpful hints.

In this book, you will find a section on cooking safely, another on what you need in your pantry to make the delicious recipes, and another on trouble shooting for microwave cooking. Each and every recipe in this book tells you what you need to cook it in (ie: 2 cup ramekin, microwave-safe mug etc.)  Each recipe is simple and easy to follow and each one makes a gluten free treat!

When my book arrived, I wanted to just drop everything and try out every recipe.  They all looked so good. I went into the dollar store and purchased glass dishes and ceramic ramekins and then I started at the beginning of the recipes with the bagels and breads.

Then I started making cakes and muffins.

The one problem with this book is that once you have made one item, you will be compelled to try them all!

I absolutely love this book! No more turning on the oven on hot summer days just to have a muffin.  As you know, I convert my old recipes to gluten free and what you don’t see is how much time and money I have wasted on the failures. This book allows you to make enough for one or two and it doesn’t matter anyway because they are all delicious!

If you are going to buy one cookbook this year, this is the one I would recommend.

www.RobenRyberg.com

The Brighter Side of Gluten Free – Blog Review

As the title implies, this is a bright and light blog! I love the retro look of the background, the recipes are wonderful and there are lots of great photos. I

f you check out the pages, you will find tips for saving money (Who doesn’t want to save money?) product reviews, flour blends and GF restaurants in Saskatoon. (Isn’t that the wheat capital of Canada? LOL)

I found this blog easy to navigate and I really like it. I will be visiting again – you should too.  http://thebrightersideofglutenfree.blogspot.com/

Feed Me Right – Gluten Free Food For You!

http://www.eatglutenfree.co.uk/

 

 

Feed Me Right Ltd

We have a range of six delicious gluten free biscuits available. These tempting flavours are:

Cherry & Almond

Coconut

Viennese

Lemon

Ginger

Choc Chip & Orange

All of our products are made with naturally gluten free ingredients and comply fully with the 2012 codex regulations on gluten free food. Allowing you to indulge in gluten free luxury with complete peace of mind