Category Archives: Gluten Free Teen

Gluten-Free Panini Press

A panini press makes gluten-free cooking fun for kids. Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Menu Swap/Menu Plan Monday May 16

Visiting the farmers market and bringing home tender kale, spinach, radishes and asparagus was the highlight of last week. While my own garden was delayed by a very wet spring, our local farmers seem to have dodged the raindrops to … Continue reading

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Fast Food for Gluten-Free Teens

  I’m joining Diane and 30 gluten-free blogging friends sharing a month of easy gluten-free living tips. Since I’ve been feeding two celiac teens for the past 5 years and we added a celiac exchange student last year, I’m sharing … Continue reading

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Simply Gluten Free Desserts Review Part 1-Cupcakes

Carol Kicinski’s new book Simply Gluten-Free Desserts provides some holiday inspiration with carrot cupcakes. Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Weekly Dinner Menu Plan

Last week got away from me. Or, I should say that I got distracted. First there was my new copy of Michelle Stern’s The Whole Family Cookbook. I read Michelle’s blog, What’s Cooking with Kids, for ideas when planning my … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free on a Carnival Cruise

A teen with celiac eats gluten free on a Carnival cruise to Key West and The Bahamas. Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Swap/Menu Plan Monday-Nuts

The gluten-free menu plan this week is all about warmth and speed. Heather at Celiac Family chose nuts as the theme, but the only nut in our house is the mom who thought going back to school in the worst … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Tasty Bite Review

 I’m afraid I got a little testy one day and shot off an email to a company that had been leaving little advertorial content in my comments section. I asked them to please quit spamming my blog and they apologized … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Class Trip-Success!

The youngest just returned from a science trip to Florida and proudly announced that she not only didn’t starve, she didn’t get glutened. I let her science teacher know about the celiac issue last fall when the youngest asked if … Continue reading

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She’s Come A Long Way- Success and A Gluten-Free Teen

Four years ago my youngest was a tiny, frail, sickly child with a diagnosis of GERD or possibly IBS. She was miserable, temperamental, and prone to throwing math books across the room because learning the times tables took more concentration … Continue reading

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The Gloriously Gluten-Free Cookbook-Empanadas

After spending all afternoon running errands, buying mulch and potting soil and garden fencing, and a trip to the grocery store, I came home to two hungry girls looking for dinner before a birthday party. I had ground beef in … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Plan-Spring Break

Gluten free egg rolls made with rice paper wrappers were the success last week. I used Heather’s recipe, but added some diced, sauteed tofu and turkey bacon to the vegetable filling. These have been requested for this week’s menu, too. … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Pizza and Granola Bars

I think these are the last two gluten-free products from our gluten free end of the winter shopping expedition in the big city. The pizza is the best gluten-free pizza we have ever tried. Conte’s doesn’t skimp on the cheese … Continue reading

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Food Confessions, Cultural Differences, and Ketchup

I was looking at the blog post on my pantry and was struck by the presence of three jumbo size ketchup bottles from Costco. A year ago that much ketchup in my house would have been surprising. We wouldn’t have … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Plan-Adapting New Cookbooks to Gluten Free

This warmth has inspired long walks and a change of menu. A few new cookbooks from the ‘New Book’ shelf at the library has me trying to adapt the recipes to make them gluten free. We tried these English Muffins … Continue reading

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