Super Good Gluten Free Pizza

This Pizza is incredibly good for being gluten free and has a lot of flavor. My whole family loves it.

3/4 cup GF pizza sauce (Contadina Pizza Squeeze or Muir Glen Pizza Sauce are GF)


1/2 small red bell pepper cut into thin strips


1/2 small green bell pepper cut into thin strips


1/2 small onion chopped finely


1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives (Peloponnese are GF)


1 cup GF shredded mozzarella cheese


1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese


1 t dried oregano


1 T olive oil


Spread olive oil and then pizza sauce over the top of the cooked crust.


Sprinkle with the cheeses and a little oregano.


Add the peppers, onion and olives.


Return to the oven and cook at 375 degrees F for ten minutes.


For casein free you can use CF GF cheese. Casein free mozzarella does not melt very well.



Sticking it under the broiler for a few minutes helps.


I am not crazy about the CF cheese, so I leave it off and drizzle a little extra olive oil over the pizza after it is cooked.

My Special Artichoke Dip That Everybody Loves!!

This Recipe is not Dairy Free

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 cup mayonnaise

1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

1 cup sour cream

1 minced garlic clove

3 T diced jalapenos (we use them from a can)

bread crumbs to sprinkle on top (we use Orgran All Purpose Crumbs that I buy at our local health food shop. Parmesan cheese works just as well)

Mix everything together in an 8 x 8 dish. I use a fancy pie pan.

Top with the bread crumbs or parmesan cheese and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.

If you want to make this healthier and/or more appealing to adults, you can add 1 small box of frozen spinach that has been warmed in the microwave and drained. I prefer it without spincah though!!

Tomato with Mozzarella Cheese and Basil Salad

This is definetly my favorite Salad and is a delicious summery dish!

2 tablespoon good quality extra-virgin olive oil

3 - 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 large vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (we like Roma tomatoes)

1/4 pound fresh mozzarella cheese cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (mozzarella balls and disks work great as well)

6 to 8 large fresh basil leaves, sliced thin

salt to taste

Layer the bottom of a plate or bowl with mozzarella cheese and add the tomatoes.

Top with basil leaves
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Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and add salt to taste.

Delicious Chicken Noodle Soup!!

This is a delicious soup that my whole family loved and is great to serve for any event!



My grandma would of used a whole chicken, I use 3 large chicken breast

3 - 5 cups chicken broth (Pacific Naturals is gluten free)

1 large onion diced

3 - 5 celery stalks diced

3 - 5 medium carrots diced

3 cloves minced garlic

1 t Thyme

lt and pepper to taste


1 packageTinkyada lasagna noodles (Tinkyada is not one of my favorite brand of noodles, but they hold up excellently in soups)

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Cover the chicken with water in a large soup pot.

Add the chicken broth, celery, onion, carrots, garlic and spices.

Boil until the chicken is cooked through.

If you are using a whole chicken, remove, debone and place the chicken meat back in the pot. If using chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces and return to the pot.

Add equal amounts of water and chicken broth so that you have enough liquid to boil the noodles - I usually add 2 cups water and 2 cups chicken broth.

Return to a boil - add salt to taste.

Break up the Tinkyada noodles into large pieces and add to the pot. Cook until done (around 15 minutes).

Add more salt as needed and pepper to taste and dig in!!

Halloween Candy

For me Halloween meens dressing up, fun with friends, and candy!!! You might think that it is hard to find Gluten Free candy for Halloween but really it is quite simple. Here is a list of a few candies that you can still enjoy!!

GLUTEN FREE CANDY

There is honestly so much safe candy out there, that it is hard to list it all (what a blessing). But here are a few of our favorites.
THIS IS JUST A STARTING POINT - ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK ALL INGREDIENTS YOURSELF. I AM ONLY HUMAN AND THEREFORE PRONE TO ERR, SO RELIEVE MY WORRIES BY USING THIS ONLY AS A STARTING POINT AND CONFIRMING EVERYTHING YOURSELF.
OF COURSE, IF YOU FIND ANY ERRORS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

Ce De Candy
"Smarties® and our entire line of products are gluten free. If the UPC number on the packaging begins with "0 11206", you can be assured that it is manufactured in a facility that is gluten free and safe to eat if you have Celiac Disease."

Smarties, Smarties Lollies

Jelly Belly 1-800-JB BEANS
"Jelly Belly jelly beans and jelly belly confections pectin, mellocreme and gelatin candies are gluten free . . ."

Fannie Mae Chocolate
Follow link above to website for a complete list which includes:
candy bars

english toffee

solid chocolate novelties

hostess mints

apricot bon bon and cream

chocolate and pastel meltaways

chocolate toffee

chocolate wafers

citrus peel

Farley and Sather's Source is SureFoodsLiving.com

Super Bubble

Super Bubble blast

Rain-blo pops

atomic fireball

jawbreakers

gummi bears

sour brite crawlers

smarties

sweetarts

jujufruits

brach's candy corn (not caramel) and gummi candy corn (packaged on shared equipment)

brach's mellowcream pumpkins (made in a facility that all processes wheat)

Hershey Source is Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide 2008-2009

good and plenty

heath bar

jolly rancher hard candy and lollipops

kisses (milk chocolate)

milk chocolate bar (original w/ almonds)

mr. goodbar

payday

reese's peanut butter cup (original)

skor

york peppermint patty

Just Born

"The modified food starch that we use in our candies in corn starch. We are in the process of updating our package labels to reflect products that are gluten free. Our gluten free brands are:

MIKE AND IKE® Brand Candies,

HOT TAMALES® Brand Candies,

PEEPS® Marshmallow Candies,

PEANUT CHEW® Brand candies,

TEENEE BEANEE® Jelly Beans and

JUST BORN® Jelly Bean.

This information pertains to all Just Born candies that we make and package at our two manufacturing locations (Bethlethem, PA and Philadelphia, PA) and are in their original packaging.
Please be aware that we do sell some of our products in bulk to other manufacturers who may be repackaging them in another facility. We encourage consumers to read the labels carefully for any gluten information on products that might be packaged elsewhere. For further questions, we recommend consumers call our Consumer Relations Team toll-free at 1-888-645-3453."

Mars Source is Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide 2008-2009

M &Ms plain (not extra crispy)

M&Ms peanut

milky way products (but not milky way bar)

snickers

starburst

skittles and skittle sour

Nestle USA Products Source is Healthyvilli.com

NESTLÉ® NIPS® (Regular and Sugar Free)
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R>NESTLÉ® TREASURES® (Including Treasures Bars)

NESTLÉ® BUTTERFINGER® (NOT including Butterfinger Crisp and Butterfinger Stixx)

NESTLÉ® SPREE®
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NESTLÉ® OH HENRY! ®
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NESTLÉ® SNO-CAPS®

NESTLÉ® GOOBERS®
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WONKA® GOBSTOPPERS® (Chewy and Original)
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WONKA® RUNTS® (Chewy and Original)
>R>WONKA® LAFFY TAFFY® (Laffy Taffy Rope and Fruitarts Chews)
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WONKA® SHOCKERS®
>R>WONKA® LIK-M-AID® FUN DIP™
>R>WONKA® SweeTARTS®
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WONKA® MIX-UPS®
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WONKA® NERDS® (Nerds Rope and Nerds Gumballs)

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necco wafers
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mary janes
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canada mint & wintergreen lozenges
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clark bar
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R>haviland peppermint & wintergreen patties

talking pumpkins

squirrel nut caramels and squirrel nut zippers

banana split and mint julep chews


ultarmints

Tootsie

"All Tootsie products are gluten-, peanut-, and nut product-free. Tootsie does not use wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale, spelt, or any of their components, either as ingredients or as part of the manufacturing process."


charleston chew

charms blow pops

dots

tootsie pops

tootsie rolls and fruit rolls

junior mints

double bubble bubble gum

sugar babies

sugar daddy

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Saf-T-Pops
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Marshmallow Treats

Candy Canes

Cane Classics
IV><;BR>Dum Dum Canes and Dum Dum Chewy Pops

"do not contain the gluten protein found in wheat, barley, rye, or oats.We have contacted our suppliers on the ingredients we use, including sugar, corn syrup, citric, malic, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, artificial flavors & colors, starch, release agents, and processing aids. These products do not contain the gluten protein that causes a problem for people with Celiac Sprue."

I hope you enjoy all these candies and have a happy Halloween!!

Love,
The Gluten Free Kid

Cecelia's Marketplace

My mom showed me this cool website.

It's called ceceliasmarketplace.com. If you subscribe then on Monday-Friday you will getan e-mail showing you what the gluten free product of the day is.

I find it extremely happy and am very glad my mom found it.

If you have subscribed to Cecelia's Marketplace feel free to post a comment to tell me.

Delicious White Bean Chile!!!

White Bean and Chicken Chili

Great on a chilly fall night.

Works great in a Dutch oven when you are camping.

6 cups white beans (We use White Navy beans but when short on this kind, I have used whatever is in the pantry. If using dried beans wash, soak and sort before using. This recipe also works with canned beans).

6 cups chicken broth (Pacific Natural is GF and available at Costco)

2 medium onions, chopped

3 minced garlic cloves

2 T olive oil

1 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 4 ounce can diced green chilies

2 t ground cumin

1 1/2 t dried oregano

1/4 red pepper flakes

salt

black pepper

Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.

Add garlic and one onion and sauté' until tender.

Add chicken and sauté' until thoroughly cooked.

Add green chilies, cumin, Oregano and red pepper flakes. Stir until well combined.

Add beans, chicken broth and one onion.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for one hour. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve warm with Tostitos and garnished with sour cream and cheddar cheese then dig in!!!