Gluten-free Recipes

Updated on April 03, 2008
K.V. asks from Sebastopol, CA
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A couple in our Sunday school class just had a baby and we'd like to arrange meals for them. The mom has celiac disease, so we're looking for ideas/recipes for gluten-free meals that we can take them. Thank you!

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M.B.

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Someone else has already provided good links to recipes. Also, for the chicken recipe, some chicken contains gluten, so make sure you get a brand that is labeled gluten-free. Also, some single spices are not necessarily gluten-free because the manufacturer also makes gluten containing items on the same equipment. McCormick is one brand whose single spices are gluten-free. I'm assuming you all have already checked with the mother to make sure that she's okay with someone else preparing food? I ask because some of us celiacs are super-sensitive and might react, for example if you used a plastic spoon that you had used to mix a batch of cookies with (i.e, the gluten can linger on plastics). I'm saying this because we have good friends that understand the diet totally in terms of safe ingredients, but I get sick everytime we eat there, so it has to be cross contamination due to utensils or her just inadvertently handling gluten containing ingredients while preparing the food. For example, I can imagine a mama stopping to hand a toddler a cookie or a cracker and then going back to preparing the meal - that one thing can introduce gluten into the food.

You don't say where you live, but there is a restaurant in Plano (www.delicious-n-fit.com) that makes gluten-free meals, so that might be a good option for someone that doesn't want to have to understand the cross contamination issues or read every label on every item that's used to prepare the meal. Everything in that restaurant is GF.

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K.K.

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Hi K., I have some recipes that are really good...a banana bread one, there are noodles to make spaghetti or something else that are gluten free...the ones I use are with Quinoa. (I buy them at Market Street or Sprouts). There are also bread mixes at Market Street on the 'specialty diet' aisle. Let me know if you are looking for something specific and I will see if I have a recipe--I have gotten pretty good at substituting different flours and such in recipes I already use, so name what you are wanting to do and I may be able to help you adjust it...if you want the banana bread recipe...just send your email...I have it on the computer and tried to copy and paste it, but it did not work here, so we will email it to you if interested.

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J.K.

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K.,
Homemade Gourmet has a list of foods that meet this requirement and I would be happy to send it to you and help solutions for your friend!!
Thanks
J. Koester
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P.B.

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Hi K.,
I am carrying an instant shake that I think highly of.
.Delicious Taste (natural Organic flavors)
.Great for breakfast or in between meals.
.Sugar Free with all natural sweetners
.Lactose and GLUTEN free
.Digestive Enzyme and Probiotic Blend
.No Soy and No fillers
You can find out more about this amazing product and more throughout my website.
www.northbuffalo.premiumproducts.com
Also looked a bit for you and found a website you might find of help www.celiac.com
Have a Great day.

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J.S.

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My MIL got a catalog from a company called Bob's Red Mill. Their web site has a link for recipes, and they also have gluten-free products, so I'm sure you'll find some great recipes there! The web address is: www.bobsredmill.com .

Email me at ____@____.com, and let me know how you and your DH are doing with Seminary! My dad was a student at SW Theo. Seminary in FW when I was born, and I was the 1st baby born to a church that they were members of at the time! :) (yes, I just committed a sin by "bragging"...but I hope the Lord will forgive me for this one!)

Hope you get some great recipes! Tell your friend "congratulations" for me, would you? :) ~J.~

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C.P.

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Chicken and Cashew Nut Rice

Ingredients:

8 oz chicken breast
1 lb rice
1 lb peaches -sliced or halves
8 oz cashews
8 oz sweet peas
1 Tbs oil
1 small onion
1 clove garlic (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 chopped green pepper
(optional: curry powder)

~~~RICE~~~

cook rice according to instructions (not too wet)


~~~CHICKEN~~~
cut chicken in small pieces. (1 - 2 inch pieces)
Chop onion, garlic & green pepper

--caramelizing the chicken pieces-- this is optional:
put oil on hot pan. Add a bit of sugar (1-2 teaspoons)
let it get dark brown. (it will smell like it's
burning. This is to give a nice color to the chicken)
Add chicken to hot browning/caramelized sugar. (BE CAREFUL not to get splattered) stir chicken so it browns evenly.

Add onions, garlick, peppers, salt, (black pepper optional). Cook chicken w/ very little water. (you could add some curry powder too)

~~~Peaches~~~
drain peaches for a few minutes
cut peach slices in 1/2 (if you get sliced peaches just drain them)

~~~MIX~~~
in a clean "big" pot:

1. add the chicken and rice. Mix well.
2. Add peas. Mix well
3. Add cachews. Mix well
4. Add peaches. Mix well.

Enjoy!

-------- gluten free ideas ---------------
other recipe ideas: rice, potatoes, veggies, beef, chicken (no gravy), salad)

stay away from: soy sauce (it has wheat), anything that says "food starch" it could be wheat. when seasoning, just use the single ingredients because anything packaged might have wheat, barley, rye... malt (from barley)

links to online recipes:

http://www.csaceliacs.org/recipes.php

http://www.glutenfree.com/info/Recipes_Other.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Healthy-Living/Gluten-Free/...

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A.A.

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I have a receipe book in adobe format that I could email you...however, it is over 200 pages and I can not send just parts. Are you interested?

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