Alternative to Soy Sauce

Chinese night at home can be hard when the soy sauce in your pantry is made with wheat.  Even if your soy sauce doesn't have wheat it most likely has caramel color, which may or may not have a gluten derivative.  What is a mom or dad to do?

The solution for our household is Liquid Aminos.  Liquid Aminos is derived from soy protein.  The Bragg brand of liquid aminos is gluten free.  I find this amazing product at my local Fred Meyer.  Most health food stores should carry one brand or another.  I don't only use this for my stir fry but for marinades as well.  In fact marinading chicken in just the liquid aminos is a delicious way to break up the monotony of another chicken meal. 

Now it is time to bring stir fry night back! 

Cook Book For Beginners (or Experts)

It goes without saying that I love to bake.  It was very hard for me not to be able to bake when I found out that my daughter had a wheat intolerance.  That is when I started this journey.  The only problem was that I found most recipes in books and online were not on par with taste or texture.  I spent a lot of money before I found Bette Hagman's books.  Bette Hagman is the author of The Gluten-Free Gourmet book line.  It is wonderful!  The instructions are easy and the product actually tastes like it is supposed to taste.  So if you are in the market for a great gluten free book look no farther. 
Note: When she calls for corn starch just substitute for potato starch.

I got my books off of Half.com.  It is a bit less expensive then the retail stores.  Enjoy!

Smokey Mountain Pizza and Pasta

Well, I haven't been here for over a week!  Life really got busy.  So busy that I took my kids out to lunch, which we rarely do.  This week we went to Smokey Mountain Pizza and Pasta.  They have gluten free pizza.  The size is 10.5 inches and you pay the medium, 12 in, price on any pizza.  The crust is nothing fabulous.  It is like any other crust that you would buy.  It is a rice based dough with corn in it. (check with your server to make sure of the complete ingredients, they can change at any time).  Yet for a fun time out with a child who has to shun normal pizza it is pretty good.  They are also selling gluten free pasta options as well.  So enjoy a slice!