Ok..so..Rudi’s was nice enough to send me some of their breads to try out and review for them.  I have to say…I was impressed.  The breads all had a really nice taste.  They all had a decent shelf life too.

The only thing that I had a small problem with was the texture.  It was a little harder than I like my breads.  I like really soft bread…which is very hard to find in gluten free breads.  I toasted the breads and it softened them up, so it wasn’t s huge deal.

I made french toast, as you can see in the pictures.  The french toast came out very well, if you like a “multi grain” taste.  I say that…because I like my french toast on white bread…so it had a different taste for me.  I liked it though. I also made grilled cheese sandwiches…which were very good.

They sent me hamburger buns and hot dog buns and I thought those were great!  Not sure if it was because I had missed hot dog and hamburgers buns or because they were really good.  Most gluten free hamburger buns are very “doughy”, like there is too much bread or something….these weren’t like that.  I toasted the bread and they were great.  I did the same thing with hot dog buns.  They made the hot dog buns long, so you can use the longer hot dogs with them, which I thought was awesome.

Overall…I would have to give them 4 out 5 on their bread.  Definitely worth you trying them out.

So…now…leave a comment and sign up for the newsletter and you will be entered to win!  Rudi’s is giving away free bread and sandwich box!  So don’t miss out!!!

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution that designates September 13, 2011 as National Celiac Disease Awareness day.  Exciting stuff, huh?

The resolution talked about such things as:

• celiac disease affects approximately 1 in every 130 people in the United States, for a total of 3,000,000 people
• majority of people with celiac disease have yet to be diagnosed
• celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is classified as both an autoimmune condition and a genetic condition
• celiac disease causes damage to the lining of the small intestine, which results in overall malnutrition
• celiac disease is underdiagnosed because the symptoms can be attributed to other conditions and are easily overlooked by doctors and patients
• as recently as 2000, the average person with celiac disease waited 11 years for a correct diagnosis
• a delay in the diagnosis of celiac disease can result in damage to the small intestine, which leads to an increased risk for malnutrition, anemia, lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, osteoporosis, miscarriage, congenital malformation, short stature, and disorders of the skin and other organs

Click here to see the entire resolution.

The NFCA’s September newsletter has 13 different ways that you can celebrate this day…so check it out and make big plans for September 13th!  Check out the 13 ways to celebrate here.

SO….I was craving pizza, as most of us do.  I am tired of paying extra to get a gluten free pizza and I am also tired of having to go 45 minutes away to get to a place that offers gluten free pizza…and to tell the truth….they’re not all that great anyway!  I have tried quite a few different gluten free pizza crust recipes and mixes…never found one that I really liked.  Some are too grainy, some don’t cook properly and then you have the ones that just taste terrible!

I have been using the gluten free Bisquick to make biscuits for awhile and they taste pretty good.  They are easy to make and they are the closest thing I can find to a good biscuit.  So..on the side of the box is the recipe to make pizza dough.  I saw it awhile ago, but never tried it….I think I was tired of trying and being disappointed.  Then my mother calls me and tells me she tried it…and I have to try it…she tells it was awesome.

So…I tried it…I have to admit….VERY good!  It was great!  My father-in-law, husband and kids all said they thought it was great!  It almost tastes like a biscuit with pizza toppings.  It’s not grainy and it cooks properly and gets nice a crispy.  I did one on a pizza stone and the other on a pizza pan.  I wanted to see if it made any difference….the answer is no!  It came out the exact same!  So, if you don’t have a pizza stone…don’t worry about it…don’t spend the extra money…it’s not worth it.

The best part about this…you can buy the Bisquick at Walmart…you don’t have to go to a health food store.  You can even buy the Walmart brand pizza sauce and all the toppings at Walmart…so…it makes the pizza cheap!  I made 2 pizza’s for under $10!

So..give a try and let me know how you like it!!

Happy cooking!!

These are awesome!  I came across these ToastIt Toaster Bags (2-Pack) a month or so ago and they are the best thing!  Let’s be honest…not all of us can be 100% gluten free in the kitchen or worse yet…have two toasters…one for the non gluten free people and one for us.  Well, these things help us with that!  You put your bread in the little packets and put the packets in the toaster to toast your bread!  Waa! Laa!  Cross contamination free!!  I thought these were so cool…I had to share!!

Check them out!

ToastIt Toaster Bags (2-Pack) – $4.50
Retail Price: $14.50
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OK people!  This is our chance to speak up!!  FDA is asking us to help them with these new gluten free labeling laws…so let’s do this!  Our buddies at 1in 133.org have written the letter for us…all we have to do fill it out.  They even have all the information about the laws and and what the FDA is saying…so check them out and sign the form!  Let’s get this done…it’s going to take all of us to get this passed!!!

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