GF Flourless Cake; Gourmandise; SLC, UT

I've been going to this marvelous place (Gourmandise Bakery) for a year now, since they carry this amazing cake. It's a decadence cake, and quite the dessert. So go treat yourself.

Pamela's Bread

Holy smokes people this bread is amazing. Yes it's a "mix" but who cares really? It's so delicious! That's what I just ate for lunch (and I added some more later because it's that good!) It didn't come out crumbly like that, I just separated it when it I put bread on it. It's moist & dense, flavorful and thick. It doesn't crumble which is the best part.

On the back are tons of other ways to use the bread..like rolls and stuff. Also, this big packet does NOT come with yeast packets...so go buy some GF yeast packets at the market. BUT the little-r packets do come with yeast. 

TIP: I first tried it in California.. and I followed the instructions perfectly and it came out perfectly. Now I'm back in Utah so I figured out how to change the instructions because of the high altitude, and it says to not add the last 2 tbsp of water if you're in high altitudes.

You can read all about Pamela's products here and here is her bread mix. If you can't find some in local stores (I found mine at Stella Lucy's in SC), go to Amazon to purchase the bread in bulk. You will not regret it!

GF Bakery in Sandy, UT

I just got an email about a GF bakery opening August 21 in Sandy, UT. Your joking right? This is going to make everyone's lives so much easier. There are those times when we finally bake something amazing with only GF ingredients, or we search for the kind that are naturally GF, but it's hard. Atleast for me it is. I miss not being able to go to a cupcake shop and find the tastiest one there is. Or going to a birthday party and having to eat ice cream only.

Anyways, I am very excited about this and will definitely be there the opening day to try everything out..

here's the email:
"A new gluten free bakery is opening in Sandy called Eleanor's Bake Shop! The grand opening is this Saturday, August 21. Go for free samples and goodies!  The bakery is being opened by the family of Jamie Turley, one of our own Celiac Club members. Click here for directions."

Gluten-Free Teacher

This is a comment I got from Traci. I just simply copied it.

"I'm Traci from HealthyDealsNSteals.com. I teach people how to save money at health and natural food stores. I post our local online ads and show you how to save more off the sale price ads.

I also teach classes at Sunflower Market and will be teaching a gluten free class on Wednesday night. Here is the information on it.

A gluten free diet can be expensive! Come learn ways to save money every month on your grocery bill and make gluten free products more affordable!

Also--we're learning to bake with gluten free products. We're making:

* Gluten Free Sandwich Bread with Raspberry Butter (No Kneading Required and it Tastes Delicious!!)
* Moist Coconut Cake Made with Almond Flour
* And Delicious Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies

**Be Prepared to come Hungry. You get to eat EVERYTHING I make!!**

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
6pm-7pm
Sunflower Market, Orem
Deli Area
1375 South State, Orem

Kids are welcome to come and listen and taste, however there are no toys or entertainment provided.

Please let anyone you know about it and hope to see you there!"

Betty Crocker's GF Brownies

I hope you guys have all become aware of Betty's GF line. They have cookies, cakes and brownies. So far I have tried the cookies, baked the brownies and love them both! I can't wait to try the cake sometime soon. What I love about her recipes & mixes are how moist they are (sorry for using that word, I know it's a universally hated term) but it's very true and quite hard to avoid the dry, grainy taste of GF food & treats. I took them to a dinner party the other night, and some people didn't even know they were GF ! They seriously taste identical.

ps. My first own brownie mix encounter was with Red Mill company and seriously died I hated it so much. I had to eat it with tons of ice cream & even added chocolate chips after trying the raw mix.

ps2. I have heard that sometimes on Amazon.com, they have promotions for GF products or maybe just Betty's entire line all together. But if you sign up for something, you get 30% off whatever you order, and I think what you order is 4 of one of the above (4 boxes of the GF chocolate chip cookies). So if you have GF friends/neighbors/family/church friends, maybe you can do a trade and have them all go in on it, so it's like you get 4 boxes, 1 of each instead of 4 of the same mix.

Charlotte's Bakery

Charlotte's Bakery has quite the treats. They are based out of SLC ( I think) but have products in California, Utah and Idaho markets. Any Good Earth you can find it. The photo pictured about is of this delicious loaf of cinnamon raisin rice bread. HOLY SMOKES it is so good and so dense. It's been a struggle for me to find quality bread and luckily, I have the greatest friends who are always on the look out for me, and bought me a loaf! Since I don't have the time to make home-made bread, and can't stand the thought of store-bought bread, I usually don't buy store-bought bread. But this is one I will have to keep in my pantry.

I've already had like 4 pieces (I want to savor them) and today I tried it toasted with butter. Then I was convinced I had died and gone to heaven. I probably didn't need to put the butter on the pieces because it's so flavorful as it is, but sometimes you forget how good it is.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1 slice
14 slices in bag
Calories 110
fat calories 25


(i am clearly blocking my unorganized shelf/storage with the loaf of bread....:)