Carol's Culinary Cues October 2007

(c) Carol Fenster, Ph.D. - President, Savory Palate, Inc.

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ISSN 14244

 


IN THIS ISSUE:


New Gluten-Free Products

This entire issue is devoted to the new gluten-free products I saw unveiled at the Natural Products Expo East this year in Baltimore, MD. Open only to businesses, many of your favorite gluten-free companies were there.

Pamela's has a new white cake, which would make a lovely wedding cake (www.pamelasproducts.com).

 

Bob's Red Mill unveiled its new gluten-free rolled oats and steel-cut oats (see photo) and they offer a recipe for the steel-cut oats at www.bobsredmill.com. Farm Pure (www.farmpure.com) also introduced a variety of gluten-free oat products.

 

Ener-G Foods has a tasty new onion cracker (which traveled extensively with me throughout Spain) (www.ener-g.com). 

Gluten-free oats products introduced at Expo East by

Bob's Red Mill

Enjly Life Foods (www.enjoylifefoods.com) now offers Sunflower Crunch snack bar, which I took to Spain and often ate for breakfast. They also added a new flavor of trail mix: called Beach Bash Not Nuts  I took these to Spain as well. The beauty of these products is that they are not only gluten-free, but nut-free as well.

 

Arico Foods (www.aricofoods.com) offers new chips made from cassava. They are somewhat like potato chips and I will definitely keep these on hand for snacks.

 

Farm Pure offers pure, uncontaminated gluten-free oats in various forms (rolled, steel-cut, etc.) at www.farmpure.com. They sell them under the brand name, Only Oats. They have a marvelous flavor.

 

Soyatoo (www.soyatoo.com/us) is a vegan whipped topping that is not hydrogenated now offers its product in a box, which you can whip yourself. Recall that last year's new offering was the aerosol version, which doesn't always work well. I learned that if you let the aerosol can sit at room temperature for 20 minutes the dispenser will work better. This same company, based in Germany, now offers vegan cream cheese as well.

 

Glutino (Gluten-Free Pantry) www.glutino.com now offers frozen chicken entrees. which are great for those nights when you need a meal right away. They would also work great to take to work and microwave for lunch.

 

Heartland's Finest Ingredients now offers lasagna noodles (www.heartlandsfinest.com) made from their bean flours.

 

Cherrybrook Kitchen (www.cherrybrookkitchen.com) has new brownie mix  (www.cherrybrookfarms.com) and Foods by George (www.foodsbygeorge.com) has a terrific pizza that I sampled many times during the show.

 

Hol-Grain (www.conradricemill.com) has a new chicken coating mix to be used when you fry chicken.

 

I sampled a wonderful artisan French bread by Against the Grain Gourmet, but it is only distributed thus far in the Eastern United States. Check it out at www.againstthegraingourmet.com)

 

The first quinoa-based drink was unveiled by Quinoa Gold in three flavors: Pina Colada, Berry and Mango – that are 100% organic www.quinoagold.com. Also made from quinoa are the new Cacoa Nibbles (www.cacoanibble.com)  which include a blend of quinoa along, dark chocolate, and dried fruit.


Food for Thought

“To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world--that I am able to change it in positive ways”---Maxine Hong Kingston, professor emeritus and writer

 


Where in the World is Carol?

October was the month for extensive travel to Baltimore for the Natural Products Expo East, Philadelphia for the American Dietetics Association, and Spain (for my husband's birthday). Read about my adventures in Spain in the November issue as well as a summary of the tips I offered to dietitians for getting more whole grains into the diet of their gluten-free clients.