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Contaminated in your kitchen

avoiding cross contamination

 
Don't forget that you can get cross contamination from the toaster, butter plate, and your peanut butter and jelly. Any thing that is used by multiple people and dipped into again and again. To keep from getting sick have our own toaster, butter, ect...
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Game Day Ideas

How to feed the masses at your next party!

 
As moms we love football at our house. Not because of the game, but the food. We get to pull out all of the stops for gluten free party food. Kinda like Christmas but without having to buy presents for everyone. We use bowl time to get together with family and friends in a much more laid back atmosphere than other holidays. No sharing with the In-Laws. February 5, 2012 is the...
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Gluten Free Fall

New Fall Food Options

 
I love fall. It is my favorite season. The colors are so warm and inviting. The changing leaves thrill me. And the chill is in the air. Best of all the fall veggies bring a whole new variety to the gluten free menu.It is a great time to return to the kitchen for some great gluten free cooking and baking.Pumpkins, cabbage, carrots, winter squash just to name a few. I...
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Pound Cake Alternative

another way to use this mix

 
I made the pound cake using 8 mini spring form pans. Bake only 25 to 30 minutes. Thought I would share. Thanks for great mixes. Renae Thanks Renae for the wonderful information, what a great...
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Gluten Free Mike

Review

 
Just had to pass this along! We are so excited to get such a review from someone that has tasted every gluten free product out there. To read the review from Gluten Free Mike visit his website at http://www.glutenfreemike.com/?p=3609. Thanks...
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Don't get stuck without a meal

Lesson Learned

 
We  had to run out of the house the other day and we ended up not having lunch. It was hard to find something that was filling, yet tasted good while we where out. So from now on I will keep a cup o soup and cup in my bag and some in my car. Lesson learned the hard way. A cup o soup is great. Just add hot water...
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Menu's and Monthly Cooking

Menus can help get things done

 
   Now that I have had my 5th baby and spring is around the corner here. It is time to get my self in gear and start following my menu again. I love my menu because it takes the chaos out of meals. Regular meals are hard enough, but throw in gluten-free cooking and it can become a headache. So I make my menu for 2 weeks at a time. ( I don't know about...
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Winter is not quite over

Try this for a busy day

 
Winter is almost but not quite over. The cold weather is still hanging on here in Idaho. It is 24 degrees here today. I love relying on my crockpot to get dinner done with all of the running I do. Taking kids to music lessons, seminary, riding horses at the arena; some days it feels like I am never home. So it is nice to walk in and have dinner...
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Mom's Place Grand Opening

Help us celebrate the grand opening of Mom's Place Gluten-free

 
We are so excited to announce the Grand Opening of Mom's Place Gluten Free, A place where moms mentor moms. Here at Mom's Place we are striving to make cooking gluten free easier and less expensive for you and your family. We are active women with children of our own and we understand the need to get dinner on the table in a timely manner as well as one...
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General Gluten-free Food Tips

General tips for working with gluten-free foods.

 
Don't sample doughs made from bean flour. Most gluten-free doughs made from bean flour don't taste good in an uncooked form. Taste does improve with cooking. Keep cookies, pancakes and other gluten-free items that are portioned out before cooking small. Smaller portions hold together better during...
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Avoiding Cross-Contamination

Preventing even the slightest hint of gluten from entering your gluten-free foods.

 
What is Cross-contamination? Cross contamination can occur anywhere from the field to the kitchen. It happens when a gluten-free food comes in contact with a food containing gluten. This can happen when a grain is harvested or milled on machinery that also processes wheat. Also, when a food is processed alongside the same machinery as a product containing gluten. In the kitchen: when a food comes in contact with crumbs, utensils...
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