A Gluten Free Diet Can Be An Adventure!
"You can’t eat bread? Or pizza? What can you eat?" Ever since I started my gluten free diet I've been getting these questions of disbelief. They're really more like exclamations than questions.
But I've been gfree for over 25 years (well, mostly), and once I got over worrying about what I couldn’t eat, I discovered many treasures that made my life much more fun. Now when I hear "But what can you eat?" my answer is: "A lot!"
Traditional Gluten-Free Foods Are Everywhere If you take a look around the world, you’ll see what I mean.
What Can You Eat on a Gluten Free Diet?
I've especially fallen in love with gluten-free cake made with nut flour from Vienna, and g free almond cookies from Italy and France (both of which I’ve even made without nuts). Then there are endless puddings and pastries, and some great desserts from China and Southeast Asia.
Traditional gluten free breads are made from all kinds of things, from Ethiopian injera made with teff, to socca, a chickpea flatbread you can buy from a vendor on the streets of Southern France. There are lots more made from cassava, rice, corn and potatoes.
Over the years I've sampled many gfree foods. And I’ve collected, prepared, and enjoyed some of the world's best recipes.
I figure if I’m so excited about them, maybe you will be too.
Your gluten-free diet doesn't have to be difficult, or boring!
For meals and appetizers you’ll discover Latin American foods like tamales and empanadas made with corn or potatoes, and Indian and Chinese appetizers based on rice, lentils, and more.
I could go on and on... For my master list of traditional gluten-free foods click here.
Why Are There So Many Traditional Gluten-Free Foods?
Wheat and other gluten containing grains have been around since the beginning of civilization. But they haven’t always been available, especially to the poor or in certain climates.
This lack of availability, and taxes on these grains even when they were available, have helped inspire cooks to find alternative ingredients, such as almonds, chestnuts, cassava, corn and potatoes.
Caution: not all foods listed will be gluten free, unless they are prepared with gfree ingredients in a gfree manner. DISCLAIMER: PLEASE READ
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Things You'll Find On This Site:
- Incredible wheat free, gluten free favorites from Europe, which is famous for it's flourless cakes and cookies, and flat breads like socca and Farinata.
- An amazing variety of gluten-free foods from Latin America that includes tacos, tamales, and cassava bread.
- An extraordinary gluten free list of Asian foods that includes all kinds of rice noodles and dishes.
- Treats from the North American Gluten Free List of Regional Foods, including Cajun, Creole, Southern, Hawaiian, American Indian, and foods of the Southwest United States.
- African specialties such as injera, fufu, and mieliepap.
And then there are the recipes: cake recipes, cookie recipes, bread recipes, meals and appetizers, rice dishes and other starchy sides.
You can see a list of all the gluten-free recipes here. And if you're an almond fan, check out the amazing almond flour recipes.
You'll also find lots of information, as well as stories from other readers:
The more we share and bring awareness of what’s available, the more we’ll buy, which will encourage businesses to cater to our needs. And G Free choices will become more and more available. It’s a Win-Win situation. Businesses thrive and we thrive!
Coming soon:
- G Free bakeries
- Ideas I've borrowed from other cuisines to convert my favorite recipes to make them acceptable. My husband doesn't share my dietary restrictions, but he often likes the conversions better than the original recipes.
- Variations of the recipes to accommodate other special dietary considerations
- Travel tips including how to communicate your needs to airlines, cruise ships and restaurant staff
- Best places to buy g free foods, in stores and online
- Items I keep in my pantry, including my favorite rice cakes (The only ones I’ll buy!)
- Links to resources including books and my favorite gluten-free cookbooks
I hope my website will encourage you to keep your eyes and ears, and nose, open to finding wonderful treats in unexpected places. Maybe it will even talk you into an adventure, either by traveling or by trying new foods or recipes.
At the very least, I hope you find yourself a lot more comfortable with your gluten free diet.
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If you have other food allergies or sensitivities in addition to gluten intolerance–such as a dairy allergy, which I have–then you’re in luck. Many of the foods will work for other special diets. I will include the traditional recipes as they are, and tell you the alternative ingredients I've used to suit other diets for myself or friends.
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Looking for some fabulous gluten free cakes?
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Recipes of all kinds in an affordable eBook: Flourless, grain free cakes and cakes with grains like rice and corn. Almond flour recipes and nut-free recipes. Chocolate, orange, lemon, almond, cinnamon: many mouth-watering flavors, many traditions.
The book I wish I had when I switched to living gluten free.
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