PRODUCT: Omission Gluten Free Beer

Omission beer is gluten-free and delicious. Photo courtesy Omission Beer.   Beer drinkers with gluten sensitivities—or anyone looking to cut back on gluten—have an early holiday gift: Omission Beer. Gluten is found in many common cereal grains including barley and wheat—typical beer ingredients. On a mission to make a great-tasting beer without the gluten, the…
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PRODUCT: Inka Corn Snack

Where would we be without Peru, birthplace of corn (maize) [also, the birthplace of peanuts, potatoes and tomatoes]? While summer corn has faded from markets, you can get plenty of Inka Corn: a roasted Peruvian corn snack. According to the manufacturer, this is the same “imperial snack” that Inka rulers used to reward their warrior…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Angel Food Cake Day

  Calling all cake lovers: October 10th is National Angel Food Cake. An angel food cake is a light, flourless affair made with sugar, a dozen or so egg whites, cream of tartar (which increases the heat tolerance and volume of the egg whites) plus vanilla or almond extract and salt. It is also a…
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COOKING VIDEO: Make Homemade Crackers

  Impress your family and friends with these homemade crackers. This easy recipe produces a gourmet cracker, fragrant with rosemary. Made with almond flour instead of wheat flour, the crackers are also gluten free. Serve them with cheese, hummus or other favorite dip or spread, salad or soup. Most people don’t think of baking their…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Garden Lites Vegetable Soufflés

It’s always exciting to discover a new “favorite food” that’s good for you. When we received a generous shipment of Garden Lites frozen vegetable soufflés from the manufacturer, we liked them. But as we ate soufflé after veggie soufflé, we grew to really like them. We became so accustomed to eating one a day as…
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