Jens Gluten Free Blog

You’re living gluten-free and loving it but you still can’t get over the fact that your favorite beer is now considered (gasp) dangerous drink! What’s a gal (or guy) to do?

Why does smell play such a strong role in recalling a memory? as most of us have experienced, a smell can bring on a flood of memories, influence moods and powerful responses. That said – when I smell oatmeal cookies baking I am immediately brought back to the kitchen table of my youth, waiting expectantly in our warm, cozy (green and orange floral!) kitchen, for my mom’s oatmeal chocolate chip raisin cookies to come out of the oven.

Chocolate pudding cake is – well – a heavenly, rich, chocolaty experience and if you haven’t already tried it get into your kitchen right now and put on your apron! And yes, this gluten-free recipe happens to be a favorite. It’s very simple to bake (and even simpler to eat) and comes out of the oven oozing with chocolate pudding. Eat it while it’s warm.

You know you’ve gone from niche to mainstream when the Los Angeles Times does a story on packaging claims (see: Those healthy claims on packages: we love them!) and gluten-free makes the top ten list.

With only two weeks until Valentine’s Day I’m digging up romantic themed recipes that my family will not only appreciate eating but will also participate in creating. Of course as a certified chocoholic I look for chocolate themed recipes and I love this gluten-free chocolate candy recipe most for its simplicity.

This is the time of year when I solemnly declare that I’ve had ENOUGH of winter. Of course, it’s only January and I’m still dressing my kids in layers and layers of clothes, but at least we’re a couple of months closer to warm weather, spring training and chili dogs! While winter doesn’t seem to care what I think I’m not going to accept my frozen state sitting down – I’m going to make chili!

Celiac disease can severely limit a person’s food choices, but I always say the most important food item generally remains untouched by the celiac diagnosis: chocolate. Thank God for chocolate!

Sometimes I feel like the Cat in the Hat with a fish and a rake on the top of my hat as I hop on a ball. Juggling my family’s multiple food allergies can be quite a circus trick. Today we have a guest blogger who can empathize with my situation and has some fantastic tips for dealing with multiple food allergies as well as gluten-free living. She also provides links to some very useful websites that I for one intend to make use of.

I just read about an astounding study about the effects of gluten. Dr. Mark Hyman writes about it in the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/gluten-what-you-dont-know_b_379089.html). Dr. Hyman reports that according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association people with diagnosed celiac disease, undiagnosed celiac disease, and gluten sensitivities have a higher risk of death than the average person.

We all love cake, but there is only one kind of cake whose heavy creamy texture relentlessly visits me in my dreams night after hungry night until I finally break down screaming “all right I’ll make some! I promise!”: Cheesecake, of course! (I know, I need help.)

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