What are your favorite gluten free recipes?

hipsdontlie1
hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
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Hi everyone,
I have just started my first day of my gluten-free lifestyle today. I have been having a lot of weird symptoms which correlate with celiac disease which runs in my family. So while I'm waiting to get tested I've decided to start making these changes to my diet to see if it will help in the meantime. I would love to hear from you guys about which gluten free foods you love! Please feel free to share any recipes or even just products that you love. I really didn't even know where to start so I picked up a lot of fresh produce, meat and eggs.. along with some gluten-free pastas, snacks, condiments, etc...

Thank you so much! :)

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  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    In for replies.

    I've been gluten free the past fortnight as it triggers my IBS. Still feeling my way round gluten free though. It seems everything contains it *sigh*


    NB: OP just a word of warning to perform conclusive tests you will probably be asked to reintroduce gluten into your diet. They will need you to do that so they can confirm if your small intestine is irritated or not.
  • mkcmurphy
    mkcmurphy Posts: 438 Member
    Looking for recipies, too!
  • oxsarahhxo
    oxsarahhxo Posts: 51
    DO NOT STOP eating gluten until you've had the celiac blood tests, or your results will be inaccurate! For accurate celiac bloods, you need to have gluten in your diet every day for 6 weeks prior to the test!
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    That's insane I probably won't even get a test then! I won't go through 6 weeks of torture just to test positive.. if the symptoms go away then I will just believe I have it regardless.. if they don't then that can't be it.
  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
    Curried quinoa lentil soup, I have it at least once a week:)
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    That sounds so delious! I'm a huge curry fan. Thank you!
  • AlexLeeAS
    AlexLeeAS Posts: 33 Member
    so far I love everything I have tried on donteatwheat.com! I have tried the banana bread, quick rolls/hamburger buns, and the pumpkin bread. SOOOO GOOD. she has sooo many recipes. I am not celiac, just gluten inolerant. It makes me nauseous for days :(. good luck!
  • djp5235
    djp5235 Posts: 4 Member
    My girlfriend is a Celiac and I have started collecting gluten free recipes. Some of our favorites include

    Black bean brownies
    Chicken Parmesan using gf chex instead of bread crumbs
    And pretty much anything on the Betty Crocker website under gluten free (especially the coffee cake and banana bread)

    If I were you, next time I went to the store I would grab a box of GF Bisquick and a box of GF chex.

    The most important thing I have learned about GF cooking, is that there is always a work around. You can make most recipes GF just by substituting gluten free alternatives. If a bunch of recipes that you love, just find other GF ingredients that you can substitute for ones with gluten in them.

    Hope this helps!
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    I made the black bean brownies the other night!! They are SO delicious. I will definitely be making those again when I get sweet cravings. I also love chicken parm so I will check that out... I was wondering what I could use in replace of bread crumbs. Thank you so much!
  • funkygas
    funkygas Posts: 191 Member
    Also for crumbing you can use gluten free oats, or even corn chips - just process them finely and season as per a normal bread crumb mix.
  • sunandskies
    sunandskies Posts: 25 Member
    If you have a Trader Joe's in your area they have a lot of great gluten free options. But ff you go for their pasta avoid the corn stuff, it has always turned into a pile of yellow mush for me, and watch it like a damn hawk because it goes from a little too crunchy to mushy in about a minute.
    As for breadcrumbs smashed up Chex work great, but I've also started saving any "weird" pieces of bread from for Udi's loaf (best affordable bread I've found) and running them through my food processor then toasting when I have enough to make a decent batch.
    As for recipies I've had both of these recently and highly recommend them:
    Amazing risotto: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/11/alexs-restaurant/
    Apple zucchini bread, the moisture in the fruits and veggies really helps counteract the dry/crumbly-ness that can sometimes happen with gluten free baking. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/gluten-free-zucchini-apple-bread/5a6bf9e3-3586-4d26-aa11-96ac1cef8d22&ei=ZwkfU9yYIIazrgezx4DICQ&usg=AFQjCNEDYG1pG4HhHzRUuBDMpP9g6tzegg&bvm=bv.62788935,d.bmk
  • felicitykicksbutt
    felicitykicksbutt Posts: 16
    I was diagnosed with Celiac disease in July 2011! One of absolute best things I've ever made are pancakes. It's 1 banana. 2 eggs and 1/4 cup of gluten free flour (I prefer quinoa flour for them). I also love stuffed peppers with extra lean ground turkey, quinoa and my favourite vegetables :)
  • releasingitforgood
    releasingitforgood Posts: 11 Member
    I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in November, 1999. One of my favorite sites for healthy and gluten-free recipes (the two don't always seem to go hand in hand) is http://www.skinnytaste.com The whole site is healthy recipes and she has a section that's all gluten-free. Some other recipes can be easily modified. I just adore her avocado egg salad and the tomato and balsamic flank steak recipes.
  • siqiniq
    siqiniq Posts: 237 Member
    I realize that some people have real issues with gluten, and need to stay away from it. I don't have issues, and I will not give up eating gluten, and I would discourage others from doing so, unless it's for medical reasons. Gluten contains important nutrients that are difficult to get from other foods. For optimum health, I eat gluten.
  • dot1212
    dot1212 Posts: 73 Member
    It is a tough diet to follow and your best bet is having an accurate diagnosis. My daughter is celiac and she has a confirmed diagnosis. If we are not extremely careful she has severe symptons within a few hours. Further there is the issue with cross contamination which eliminates most eating out. My advice is see a good gastroenterology doc who knows about Celiac before you self treat.
  • funkygas
    funkygas Posts: 191 Member
    I have non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and have pretty strong reactions within about 10-15 mins of eating something containing gluten. But I LOVE cooking and have tried lots of different recipes.

    Check out http://cookathome.info/ for some ideas - especially the cookies, slices and cakes!
  • MissGamerGirl
    MissGamerGirl Posts: 187 Member
    DO NOT STOP eating gluten until you've had the celiac blood tests, or your results will be inaccurate! For accurate celiac bloods, you need to have gluten in your diet every day for 6 weeks prior to the test!

    No.

    Celiac is most accurately confirmed through a biopsy and doing it through blood test is discouraged. This is the very reason you see a GI specialist and NOT a general doctor for diagnosis. They put you under anesthesia, they take a sample of your intestinal tissue, and they send it into the lab to take a look at your microscopic villi and other indicators. It is true that they tell you to still eat gluten a couple of days before your biopsy but never 6 weeks. That's just asinine.

    To the OP...it will make your life simpler to keep all the regular cookbooks you own and just tweak the gluten ingredients for gluten free ones.

    Example: a casserole calls for a can of Campbell's cream of chicken soup. Replace it with Pacific Foods organic cream of chicken soup. A gravy calls for two tablespoons of flour. Use two tablespoons of Gluten Free Pantry All Purpose Flour.

    It may seem like a death sentence diet at first but truly, as you get used to it it's not difficult to follow at all. There is still SO MUCH I can have: meat, dairy (some Celiacs are sensitive to this as well but thankfully I am not), produce, rice, corn, chocolate, wine...

    You will be fine. :)
  • carmelgirl23
    carmelgirl23 Posts: 1 Member
    I love her recipes...

    http://www.glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/

    For my daughter I do the sunbutter cookies(doesn't require any flour), but there are lots of ideas on this blog site. We can't do eggs/nuts/coconut/dairy so we have gotten used to being flexible and substituting ingredients. If there is something you want to make just search for it and you can usually find a recipe. Some of my fave recipes I even find on the gluten free flour packaging or just from experimenting. We do a potato bread that I like (no eggs required) and I have been dying to try it with sweet potatoes and cinnamon.

    Blessings!
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    Thank you guys! I'm going to talk to my GP this weekend so I will see what she says. So far I am feeling great and a lot of the symptoms I was having have dissaperred since going gluten free and it's only been about a week. Thanks for the recipe recommendations :)
  • oxsarahhxo
    oxsarahhxo Posts: 51
    MISSGAMERGIRL. In the UK, you have the BLOODS first - for which you need to have gluten in your diet. Then presence of the Ttg would mean that they send you for a duodenal biopsy for definitive confirmation of the diagnosis. Bloods are NOT discouraged, they are actually a first line, non-invasive diagnostic tool which should always be used before jumping straight down someone's throat with a camera.

    Dont doubt me
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    KristenCook2 Posts: 57 Member
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