Category: Favorite Foods

Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones: What is ice cream without a cone?

We were delighted when we discovered gluten free ice cream cones at our local Target store!  Target carries Goldbaum’s Gluten Free Cones.  I missed sugar cones!  These are great.  You can’t tell the difference from non-gluten free sugar cones.

However, I also discovered gluten free sugar AND cake cones (cups) at my local Ralph’s Grocery Store.  Ralph’s carries Joy brand gf ice cream cones.  My daughter prefers cake cones to sugar cones, so she was thrilled!  I grew up on Joy ice cream cones and the gluten free options are as good as I remember the non-gf cones. I note that Goldbaum’s also makes gf cake cones (cups) but at least the Target near me does not carry them.

One more note on where to buy.  I noticed that Amazon sells Goldbaum’s, Joy, and another brand, “Let’s Do Gluten Free”.  I haven’t tried Let’s Do Gluten Free, so I can’t speak to that brand.

No matter what your preference is (sugar or cake), kids of all ages can now eat their ice cream in a gluten free cone!

Gluten Free Mixes Abound at Mom’s Place

There’s a lot to say about Mom’s Place Gluten Free.  I haven’t seen a company that has the comprehensive line up of gluten free mixes that Mom’s Place does.  Muffins, cakes, cookies, scones, and breads: French bread, potato rolls, white bread, English muffins.  Wait.  There’s more:  soft pretzels, bagels and bread sticks and bread bowls to name a few more.  Soup mixes, seasoning packages, the list is exhaustive.  They even sell their proprietary flour mix.  Visit their web site to get the whole picture.

If you’ve used gluten free mixes or have tried substituting gf flour for wheat flour, you know that gluten free dough is messy.  It is usually very soft and quite sticky.  Working with gf dough is difficult and requires a lot of patience.  Not true of Mom’s Place mixes.  At least not the products I’ve tried.

All the products can be purchased online, however, there are a few grocery stores in 4 states (Iowa, Indiana, Idaho, & Utah) that carry some of the products.

As a side note, the owner of this company was diagnosed with Celiac Disease back when there was not much in the way of gluten free food available.  She made it her mission to find a way to make gluten free food taste good.  And she’s succeeded.

Finally, Big GF Pretzels!  Thanks, Glutino!

Although I am thankful that gf pretzels are available now, I’ve been missing the big sour dough style pretzels.  Although Glutino’s Big Pretzels are not sour dough nor are they as big as the sour dough pretzels, they are still very good. Good flavor and crunch.  If you like a heartier pretzel, like me, I think you will like these.

In my area, I can only find these at Sprouts Farmer’s Markets, but Glutino has an online store.  Or if your local store carries a lot of Glutino products, they may carry these pretzels.

Favorite Foods: Potapas Tortillas are a Great Option

Potapas Tortillas are made from potatoes giving them a very nice flavor profile and texture. They are great to use as sandwich roll ups especially in the kid’s lunch box. I especially like the sweet potato tortillas. There are lots of recipe ideas on their web site. In addition to being gf, they are allergy friendly, they have a low phe for those who are on a PKU diet, and they are vegan friendly. You cannot buy these online, but they are available for purchase at grocery stores across the country.

Disclaimer: Potapas is a client of Orange Crates Concepts LLC

Favorite Foods: Against the Grain Gourmet Pizza offers a GREAT Crust

My family thinks this is the best frozen gf pizza out there, and we have tried a lot. It has a little bit of a thicker crust than most gf pizzas. I think the secret is tapioca starch. Against the Grain uses tapioca starch as a main ingredient in most of their products. I’ve tried their bagels, rolls, and pita bread. Everything we’ve tried has been very good. The Against the Grain website has a store locator so you can see if their products are sold in your area. Some of their products are sold on Amazon but only by the case.

Favorite Foods: YumEarth Candies

When I found out that I couldn’t eat licorice (yes, licorice is made with wheat flour!), I was surprised and disappointed.  I love licorice.  It was my vending machine lunch for many years when I worked in corporate America!  YumEarth makes great licorice and other candies like gummies, jelly beans, lollipops, hard candy etc.  In addition to being gluten free, this candy is organic, naturally flavored, doesn’t contain synthetic colors, or high fructose corn syrup, and it is very allergy friendly.

Favorite Foods: Lance Gluten Free Snack Crackers are Great when Packing Lunches

Are you a mom who is packing lunch for your gf child?  Or are you a mom who needs snacks for your toddler?

These crackers, made by Lance, are wonderful.  They come in cheddar cheese and peanut butter, and they taste great! More importantly, your kids won’t feel like they are missing out when they see others eating Ritz bits!

Favorite Foods: Synder’s of Hanover GF Pretzels

Snyder’s of Hanover gf pretzels are among the best.  They have the same crunch and good flavor as their regular pretzels.  They offer pretzel sticks and twists, and even have honey mustard & onion and hot buffalo wing flavors!  Snyder’s gf pretzels are available in most grocery stores and Target stores.

Favorite Foods: O’Doughs GF Bagels Have Excellent Texture

Frozen bagels can be too bready whether they are gluten free or non-gluten free.  I love O’Doughs Bagels.  Of all the gf bagels that I have tried, O’Doughs bagels have the texture most similar to a non-gf bagel.  And they are thinner, so they aren’t too filling.  I’ve tried their sandwich thins which are also very good.  They have many products that I haven’t found in any of my local stores, but you can order from their website.  It appears they use a gluten free distributor as an e-commerce source.