Gluten Free Goodies

Well you know how much I love gluten free goodies. We sell our Gluten free baking at our Saturday market and our once a month Wednesday market.  It's been awhile since I posted so to make it up to you I've included lots of photos.

Here are some fun gluten free things I've made lately:

Gluten Free Sponge cake I made for my mom

My sister surprised me with a gluten free breakfast one morning

Gluten & Dairy Free Brownies

Gluten Free Brioche

Roasted red peppers

Gluten Free Queen Elizabeth Cake my mom made (the top has a coconut glaze that is amazing)

Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

A sampling of our gluten free market offerings (it changes all the time) from left to right:  Gluten Dairy and nut free chocolate chip cookies, Gluten, Dairy and Nut free Victoria Tea Cake with jam in the middle, Gluten free & Vegan (no dairy, soy, eggs or nuts) Apple Cinnamon muffins

Another market baking shot (from left to right:  Gluten, Dairy, Egg, Soy & Nut free homemade marshmellows (Skor, plain, chocolate or coconut), Gluten, Dairy & Nut free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten Free Cinnamon/Sugar Baked Donuts (these contain on dairy, soy, nuts or eggs)

Gluten Free Chocolate Baked Donuts (no dairy, soy, nuts or eggs)

That's all for now but I'm sure I'll have more exciting tidbits to share with you.

Michelle

Orange Festival in France

A friend sent this to me and  thought it was pretty neat.

It's called the Festival Citrusov, located in the South of France.

I wonder how many hours it takes to do one of these.  I'd love to see it in person some day.

Michelle

This is a great video

This is a great video showing a teenage girl doing the right thing.

I can't for the life of me get it to embed even though I've done this before.

Click HERE.

Yummy Food Inspirations

Hello,

Thought I'd post some of my latest food creations. This is a lovely lunch my sister made for me the other day (vegetable soup, with hummus and crackers):

My delicious lunch

Next up is my mom's divine gluten free marshmellows (I'll be making the next batch very soon). These did not last very long:

Gluten Free Marshmellow

The outside is dipped in Callebaut cocoa and the flavour is coffee/maple. These were so divine tasting.

Last up is a gluten free fruit tart. We are selling our gluten free baking at Market Square in a few weeks and are experimenting to find the perfect crust. Of course they have to be eaten afterwards so I was happy to oblige.

Gluten Free & Vegan Fruit Tart

This was delicious and I can't wait for round two.

Next up will be marshmellows, gluten free bread and whatever else stirs my fancy.

Michelle

My latest food creations

Well I'm continuing with my healthy eating and this is the start of month four for me. I've come up with so many tips to stay healthy but I do have days when it is so difficult and I'm so tempted to go back to old unhealthy patterns but I usually have a few tricks up my sleeve to overcome temptation. I either
a) get busy and do something to take my mind of the temptation b) look at my food journal and see how far I've come and how long I've been eating well c) let the unhealthy temptation linger for a bit and whine to myself that I can't give in which is futile and happens less rarely these days d) whine to my sister to motivate me and e) eat something healthy if I'm really hungry and it's not just a craving.

My sister and I are always experimenting with gluten free as we sell gluten free baking at our local market along with bath and beauty products. We are always trying to come up with ideas for lower calorie gluten free food.

Here is a pizza we had a few weeks ago:

Gluten Free Pizza with mushrooms, broccoli and peppers

The cheese we used is dairy and soy free as well and one of our secret ingredients. If memory serves correct this one is about 224 calories per slice.

Here is the newest pizza we had this past week-end:

Gluten Free Pizza with broccoli, onions, peppers and cheese

This one has even fewer calories and comes in at around 137.5 calories per slice and it was so divine and light. I didn't feel sick afterwards like I do with traditional pizza.

Here is one of my favourite breakfasts (it's egg white with soy and dairy free cheese along with cafe lib (caffine alternative) or sometimes a hot cocoa which is my weakness.

Egg white with cheese and Cafe Lib

I find this breakfast filling due to the protein in the egg whites. It's hard for me not to have a hot drink in the morning and I love Caf Lib (it's my favourite out of all the caffine alternatives I've tried) and use my milk frother to whip up my soy milk and then add flavouring. The hot drink varies as I sometimes have hot cocoa (my favourite but I'm allergic to it so I have it in moderation) and on rare occasions coffee.

My sister and I decided to surprise my mom with a lovely custom blend of flowers we chose.

Beautiful Flowers

We had fun choosing the colours and and greenery. My mom loved them.

I'm sure I'll have more creations to show you as I can't get enough of experimenting.

Michelle

The view outside my house

So I woke yesterday and saw this surprise out my window:

Outside across the street

Outside living room window

Outside our door

The pretty view outside

We don't get snow very often so it was a bit of a shock to say the least. When my family and I moved here there was snow similar to this. It cripples the city and lots of schools and offices are closed.

Being from Ontario I grew up with snow and love how beautiful it looks. It is bright and casts a beautiful glow which I quite enjoy. It is bitter cold out and hard to drive in so I think most people want it go away.

Michelle

A Random Post of Sorts

Today I thought I'd do a random list of things I like and yes all buy one is food related.

As of late November I've been on a health kick. Sure I want to lose weight but I also want to feel better and eat better. I've come to realize that losing weight, feeling better and looking good are a process. It's not instant (well at least losing weight isn't instant for me but maybe for some it comes off quickly).

I've also come to realize I can't tolerate gluten so I eat gluten free now. My sister and I sell gluten free goodies at our local market 6 months a year so we love experimenting with new recipes.

Here is a lovely colourful plate of veggies:

Here is a divine gluten free quiche my mom made:

My newest addiction is Cauliflower Soup with sweet potatoes on top:

I've talked about this before but my favourite Christmas gift is my new milk frother. I use soy milk and it comes out great. This is one I made the other day (it's Cafe Lib in there with Vanilla a caffine alternative):

A divine chocolate gluten free cupcake (I did not make this one but it tasted great and inspired me):

Here is a gluten free cupcake I made with a vegan frosting that was tricky to work with. The cupcake was Vanilla Bean with matching frosting:

I used a new recipe and filled the muffin tins rather low. I'll fill them much higher next time and tweak my vegan icing recipe. It was delish.

Now for a break from food, here is a night where the sky looked heavenly outside my house:

A divine salmon dinner my sister made for my birthday awhile ago (I had tried it at a restaurant and she made an exact replica of it). It was to cry for:

The last mouthwatering photo I have is of a gluten free, vegan birthday cake that was for me. My mom made it and except for the topping the cake is sugar free. It blew me away it was so good. My mom is amazing at gluten free baking and created her own gluten free four blend that we may sell at our market this year:

Okay now I'm feeling hungry and for dinner I'm having gluten free pizza.

Have a great week-end everyone.

Michelle