Rudi’s makes a Savory Herb Stuffing which is very good. I found it at Heinen’s in Brecksville. I was never one to use a quick stuffing before I went gluten-free but, this one is really great. To make it you add boiling water and butter and let it sit for 5 minutes. I added boiling chicken stock in place of the water, butter, and added a handful of dried cranberries and it was really good. I think you could serve it and people wouldn’t know you were using a gluten free mix.
Category: Products
Marshmallow Dream Bar – Starbucks
Found the Marshmallow Dream Bar at Starbucks today. Individually wrapped rice krispie – type treat located in the case with all the gluten filled options. $2.25 – but used a treat receipt after 2pm for $1.
Against The Grain Baguettes and Bagels
My go to bread is the gluten-free frozen baguettes made by Against The Grain. It is frozen and if you defrost it for about 15-20 seconds you can slice off a sandwich size piece and refreeze the rest. You then toast it and it has a wonderful crust like a “real” baguette. It also worked to toast it in the morning and eat it as a sandwich at lunchtime.
Recently I tried Against The Grain Bagels and was pleased with the taste and texture which is very similar to their baguette. It’s not quite a real bagel but, really nice compared to some other gluten-free bagels and breads I’ve purchased only to be totally disappointed. These bagels are also frozen need only to be defrosted for 15 seconds and then toasted. The website for both bread products is www.againstthegraingourmet.com
Chex Oatmeal
From Joan:
Chex Gluten Free Oatmeal is available at Marc’s – 2/$5.
Diane adds:
The packaging is labeled “gluten free” but the ingredient listing just says “whole grain oats”.
So, I was unsure whether pure gluten free oats were used in this product.
A statement on the company’s facebook page is reassuring:
The oats used for the oats & oatmeal products are sourced from a vertically integrated gluten free oat source. We also validate our cleaning and changeover methods at the plants for any system/line that will run a gluten free product. Ongoing verification gluten testing is performed at the finished product level. As such, any General Mills product that contains a “gluten free” claim meets the safety and regulatory definition of less than 20 ppm. While there are many “gluten free” certification bodies, General Mills’ standards meet and/or exceed the qualifications defined by these organizations. Therefore, you can be confident that our “gluten free” products are safe and meet global certification and regulatory standards.
Have you tried it? Have you seen it in other stores?
NOTE by Diane 9/30/15:
Gluten Free Chex Oatmeal has been discontinued.
Bob’s Red Mill
Local Grocers and Manufacturer’s Website
Available from local grocers and direct via manufacturer’s website
Mariann writes:
The BRM line has many options for the gluten-free cook and baker including Rice flours, Tapioca, Almond, Corn, etc.
Recently I purchased a bag of BRM corn flour. When I got it home I noticed that it did not have a gluten-free statement on the package so I contacted the company. According to their representative, BRM has two separate manufacturing facilities – one for traditional processing and another dedicated to gluten-free processing.
It is important if you are purchasing BRM that the package contain the BRM symbol for gluten-free – that symbol will only appear on packages processed in the dedicated facility – the symbol is a red circle with a chaff of wheat in the middle and a slash mark through it to indicate ‘no wheat’.
If there is no symbol then the grain was processed in the traditional facility and cannot be considered gluten-free.