The other day I was at the Carrefour in Big Thumb Plaza and saw this brand of chicken broth in the import section. Imagine organic free range chicken broth is gluten-free, preservative free, MSG free, AND organic! This is the first chicken broth I’ve seen in China that is both gluten and MSG free! I can’t remember the price now but it was somewhere around 30-40 RMB.
Ingredients: organic chicken broth (filtered water, organic chicken), organic onions, organic celery, organic carrots, sea salt, natural chicken flavor, organic spices, organic expeller pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil.
Over the years, I’ve acquired a few gluten-free recipe books. I haven’t tried most of the recipes yet, but whenever I have time, I flip through the books and find something interesting to try. The ones that turn out really well, I’ll be posting the recipes here on this blog. Gluten-Free Quick & Easy by [...]
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Here’s a quick list of grains and starches you can eat instead of wheat.
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I made some garlic bread tonight and they turned out wonderful! I had been experimenting with all the different things I can make with gluten-free bread now that I can make them quite easily. I’ve made croutons so far and they were quite easy and tasty. Garlic bread is pretty similar. This is what I [...]
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My husband was 8 years old when he was diagnosed with allergies to wheat, tomatoes, and milk/dairy. That was the last time he had pizza or Italian food. The man is allergic to EVERYTHING in a pizza. Last summer, we were in New York City and visited a gluten-free Italian restaurant. We figured, the chef [...]
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Sorghum, or 高梁 in Chinese, is a type of grain that is often used in gluten-free baking. Chinese people use sorghum to make rice wine. Sorghum grain is native to Asia so you can find sorghum easily at many supermarkets in Shanghai. I’ve seen them at Carrefour and organic/import shops here. My favorite gluten-free bread [...]
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It’s not easy finding all the right ingredients for gluten-free baking, or even, baking in general. Living in China makes it even more difficult! Import stores usually carry most items but they are very expensive. If you know enough Chinese, you can find some local brands at local supermarkets for a fraction of the import [...]
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I’ve been making gluten-free bread twice a week now that I’ve got all the right ingredients including the sourdough starter (Mr. Googly). With whatever leftover bread, I can make croutons and bread crumbs. Here’s a recipe for making gluten-free croutons with leftover bread. Ingredients: 4 cups cubed gluten-free bread 1/2 cup olive oil 1 1/2 [...]
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