My husband, John, is visiting the blog today with this informative article. ~ Barbara Does the rice you eat contain arsenic? Unfortunately, it does. As it turns out all rice contains some amount of arsenic. Unfortunately, for those on a gluten-free diet, rice is often used as a substitute for wheat. This means that your consumption of arsenic-containing rice…
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Our Summer Garden
Hoooray! Summer is here. Yes, I know it’s not June 21. Yes, I know the Memorial Day holiday doesn’t officially signal the start of summer. Yes, I know it was 52˚ yesterday here in New York. But over the last two weeks we have been harvesting our organically homegrown vegetables. That’s how I know summer is…
5 Essential Steps to Prevent Gluten Cross Contamination In Your Kitchen
When I found out that my husband John and two of my sons had non-celiac gluten sensitivity, it meant completely transforming our lifestyle. However, two of my children were still eating wheat, so my kitchen was not a 100% gluten-free zone. Research shows that it can take as little as 1/64 of a teaspoon of gluten…
FREE Gluten Free Recipe Book App
Dear readers, To celebrate the holidays, I am offering you a special gift: a FREE download of my Gluten Free Recipe book app. Get it Now (For Free) If you have an iPhone® and/or an iPod touch®, you can now have instant access to our collection of 65 quick, easy, and delicious gluten free recipes on…
Gluten Free Living: Battling Cross Contamination
Why is gluten free living so tricky? Today my dear husband, John, is visiting the blog with an article about the issue of cross contamination especially with gluten containing products manufactured on shared equipment. Everyone who suffers from celiac disease has at one time or another feared that they might have ingested some gluten through cross…
Free Download: 10 Kid Approved Gluten Free Recipes
I’m excited to release a new recipe book today! It’s called 10 Kid Approved Gluten Free Recipes and you can get it for free today. This book is a collection of my kids’ ten favorite gluten free recipes. I actually had them rate their favorite choices out of all my recipes, and these were the winning results….
4 Week Gluten Free Weekday Dinner Plan
Having a large family and being constantly on the go, I know how hard it can be planning meals for the day, let alone, for the month. I always find it useful to have a handy meal plan at my finger tips. Here is my new FREE 4 week weekday dinner plan that I…
Gluten Free Italian Sausage With Peppers at Citi Field
Go ahead, it’s gluten free! One warm evening this past summer, my husband surprised our family with last minute tickets to a Mets baseball game. Don’t you just love surprises? We all scrambled to get ready so that we could get there early and tour Citi Field (we hadn’t been to a Met game since…
See What’s Growing In Our Garden (Kale Recipe)
As fall arrives this week, our organic vegetable garden’s summer season is winding down. We enjoyed homegrown vegetables all summer long (more about our garden here). Picking fresh vegetables from the garden is as fresh as it gets. Here are some pictures from the summer that I incidentally never got around to posting. Please enjoy. The perennial…
Celebrating 100 Facebook Likes!
Today The Gluten Free Homestead Facebook page reached 100 likes! I love to hear from you when you comment on my recipes, give a shout on Twitter, follow me on Pinterest or post on my new Facebook wall. Do you have a gluten free story to share, a meal that you have adapted for food allergies,…
2013: Celebrating a Year of Good Food
The Gluten Free Homestead was founded in 2010 as a place where I could share my gluten free recipes with friends and family. 2013, however, has been a very special year, as I have devoted it to taking the Homestead to the next level. I wanted to reach a wider audience and encourage more people…
Gluten Free Recipe Book App Update
We have just updated the Gluten Free Recipe Book app! Our brand new update includes a new dessert category and a side dish category plus 20 new recipes for a total of over 65 delicious recipes. I appreciate your comments and ratings so please leave a comment about this app below and on the App…
Announcing Gluten Free Recipe Book Updates
In July, I launched my Gluten Free Recipe Book app, and today I’m happy to bring you my first major app update to my Gluten Free Recipe Book app. My brand new update includes a new appetizer category and over 20 new recipes, including 7 more delicious smoothies. Gluten Free Recipe Book App My tech…
Gluten Free at the Ballgame
Recently, my family and I went to a New York Yankees baseball game. It was our first time visiting the new stadium. Of course, it’s no longer the actual house that Ruth built, but we were still impressed. Especially when we discovered the gluten free hot dog stand, we were truly satisfied. Hotdogs are undoubtedly…
8 Life Lessons from Cooking Gluten Free
Do you remember the day you found out you had to change your way of cooking to adjust for food allergies or medical condition? It seemed so daunting. When I found out John and 2 of my sons had non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), it was challenging to change the way I cooked. What would life…