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Must read post about supermarkets and being gluten free

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-dd-supermarkets-gluten-20130620,0,3944937.story

Restaurant Review - Falafel Place

I have been meaning to do a review for this place. We actually live pretty close to where this little place is – it’s a pretty central location which is nice. The food is absolutely delicious and worth the price!

Colin ordered their breakfast with falafels, and also a gluten free waffle. This place is awesome, the staff are friendly and chipper – and they offer gluten free options on the menu. This will definitely be our ONLY breakfast place we go to.The price is awesome, you can get a huge breakfast here for like $10.

Heres some pictures of Colin's amazing gluten free breakfast. 

The one and only complaint I would have is that the place is pretty small, and extremely popular, so it can become quite cramped and loud. Besides that, the food is well worth it, what a great experience. If you are in the Winnipeg area come here to eat even if you don’t have to eat gluten free! Mmmm… We are wanting to go back and try something from their lunch/supper menu.

Visit their site on here: http://www.falafelplace.ca/

Eating Healthy with Gluten Restrictions

Good afternoon all, just because you are eating gluten free does not mean that you can eat any gluten free thing on the shelf to your heart’s content! (meaning, there is still a lot of carbs in all those things you buy). Balance is key to any successful and healthy diet. We eat gluten free in my house for my husband of course, but I always try to incorporate plenty of fresh fruits & veggies, allowed grains, and good protein. I am always bugging Colin to eat more fruit, but you can't blame him, why have only an apple when you have a wife to make you a yummy gf apple crisp ;-)

Heres a meal idea for you:

Supper last night (sorry, no picture available) – Eggplant/Zucchini parmesan.

Super simple, I layered mounds of eggplant and zucchini together, with glutenfree spaghetti sauce, and a moderate amount of cheese in between layers. I topped it off with some epicure seasoning with s&p. I used maybeeee 60 grams of cheese in the whole thing – which is not bad at all!

I decided not to bread anything with glutenfree bread crumbs, making it lower in calories and carbs, it tasted just as good.

Healthy, meatless, gluten free supper.

Losing weight is made easier by eating healthy and exercising on a regular basis, but it still requires hard work and dedication. Some days are easier than others, but keep on truckin’.

I'm out all, cya later!

MTC - Modern Taco Company - Review

            Okay, let me first off say that we heard about this place only a short while ago and we have already gone a couple of times, tonight we will be eating supper there – SUPER EXCITED.  A friend of ours had told us about this little place because of Colin’s gluten allergy, we were extremely impressed to know the WHOLE menu was gluten free.

The experience of this place was great, it is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy some tasty gourmet tacos with friends – prepared to get a little messy though, it is worth it all though.

I’m not a big fan of fish so I tried some of the meat/veggie tacos and opted not to try the fish ones. Colin’s favorite taco is actually the Pescada fish taco. I would have to say my favorite is probably the Dulce y picante (pulled maple chipotle pork, pickled red onions and avocado crema) SOOO GOOD, with the Carne Molida in a close second (Lean ground beef, mixed cheese, pico de gallo, chipotle crema)

If I had any complaint about this place at all, it would be that the restaurant itself is a bit small, so you can feel a bit cramped.

Good times, Good friends and GOOD FOOD.

check out their menu @ : http://www.moderntacocompany.ca/menu.html

Restaurant Review – Mongos Grill

Well, well, well… Here we are again. I have been so behind in my blog but I had to post about Mongos. Let me first say that before we figured out my husband couldn’t eat gluten, this was a favorite place of ours. The fact that we can still eat here is AMAZING to both of us.

There are two locations for Mongos Grill in Winnipeg, their Kenaston location and also Regent location. I want to do twp separate reviews:

Kenaston location: AMAZING atmosphere. This is the better location, in my opinion anyway. The waitresses at this location always have a smile on their face, and a great attitude. I always feel taken care of when I come here, the staff is so friendly and helpful. As soon as we arrived and sat down our waitress Devon asked immediately if we had allergies. Colin didn’t have to ask the “grillers” at all to clear a place for them, the waitress had already taken care of this. I was very impressed. The “grillers” even remembered my husband when he went back up for seconds. We asked our waitress about the marinara sauce, which we didn’t realize at the time was glutenfree, she actually brought out a big can from the back so we could check the ingredients. We gave it back to her, but forgot to check where the sauce was made (as this is important) and she was so pleasant, she checked it for us no problem. She checked on us multiple times during our date, we had our drinks filled, and made sure the food was good. This has to be my favorite place to eat!

Regent location:

For some reason or another I always feel like the building is a little cramped, we were not asked if we had allergies when we sat down. Colin and I were talking so we forgot to mention it, but mentioned it to the griller as soon as we came up. They cleared a spot for him and everything worked out. The food is always good at mongos no matter which one you go to. The experience at both places was good, but Kenaston is my favorite Mongos to go to. One thing however that I did see at the Regent location, but did not see at the Kenaston one, was a little note advising of May being celiac awareness month. Very impressive, mmhmm :)

 

Flourless Cashew Butter Cookies!!

 Brianne from my work shared her glutenfree cookie recipe with me!

Makes 18 to 24 cookies

1 cup unsalted, creamy, organic cashew butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten to 3 times volume
1/2 cup chopped unsalted, roasted cashews

Preheat oven to 350oF. Line cookie sheets with parchment. 

If oil has separated from the cashew butter, stir until all oil is mixed in and has a smooth consistency. 

In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, baking soda, and sea salt. Add cashew butter and beaten egg and stir with a large spoon until combined. Stir in chopped cashews. The dough will be a little crumbly.
Using a medium cookie scoop, drop 1 1/2-inch balls on prepared sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. With the bottom of a glass or back of a spoon, flatten the balls to 1/2-inch thickness. 


Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets.

Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Baker’s note: Cashew butter is sometimes less moist than peanut butter. You may want to add 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil prior to mixing. 

*Use only roasted cashews / cashew butter. Dry roasted cashews are not gluten free.