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If you are like me, you LOVE Asian food.

Here are five delicious gluten-free Asian entrees to add to your cooking repertoire.

Enjoy!

Beef & Broccoli {Take-Out-At-Home}

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Asian Chicken Meatballs over Sesame Noodles

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Whip Up a Healthy Gluten Free Meal with some Asian Lettuce Wraps

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Gluten-Free Asian Pot Sticker Recipe

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Gluten-free Orange Sesame Beef Stir Fry Recipe

The Gluten Free Works Treatment Guide contains a Dictionary with over 700 medical terms, to help you understand and get the most from the guide.

Watch this video to see John and Cleo discuss it and show you how it works.

These 5 tips will help you stay gluten-free at the times when it is toughest.

Restaurants: Talk to the Manager.

Restaurants can be a minefield. Talking to the manager before you eat, even before you visit, can guarantee a safe meal. Why the manager? The manager has a vested interest in making sure you have a great experience. He or she often knows what is in the meals, usually understands gluten if the restaurant claims a gluten-free menu, and has quick access to ingredient labels. The other staff, even including cooks, may be new hires or less educated when it comes to gluten.

Family Events: Bring it. Hide it.

Family parties and get togethers are great, fun, boisterous times! Unless you know the host is making a gluten-free meal with lots of options, it is best to bring your food, even if it is “just in case.” Why hide it? When the cousins see your delicious gluten-free cookies or meatballs or bbq chicken, they are going to eat it. All of it. Cross contamination is also an issue. We’ve all seen people use the same spoons to scoop up different dishes. Bring it. Hide it. At least hide some of it.

Grocery Shopping: Choose Whole Foods over Processed.

Most processed foods contain multiple ingredients. Some are easy to figure out. Others might as well be a different language. Choosing whole foods makes it easy to shop gluten-free. Whole foods include eggs, meats, vegetables, nuts, fish, fruits…basically ingredients. While preparation might take a little longer, lots of times the meals we make are more nutritious and delicious. Especially when made with gluten-free love.

Don’t Chance It. When in Doubt, Toss it Out.

I once asked my mother whether a leftover in the refrigerator was still good. “When in doubt, toss it out,” she said. The idea is that it isn’t worth getting sick over. This logic applies to gluten-free. If you’re not sure about a food or meal, don’t risk it. Eating that particular food or dish isn’t worth being sick for hours or days. Also, your instincts are generally right.

Snacks Save.

“I……am…….starving!” We’ve all been there. Skipped breakfast. Worked through lunch. Whatever the reason, now we are starving and judgment is out the window. This is exactly the situation we want to avoid because being hungry makes it exponentially harder to make good decisions. Carrying snacks is so important and can be a live saver. Find a few shelf stable snacks you like and keep them in your glove compartment or in a desk drawer for those times when you need ANYTHING to eat.

I am SUPER EXCITED!

While on the Gluten Free – Celiac Disease Support Group on FB, I noticed this recipe by Frederick Betancourt for Big Mac sauce. He gave me permission to bring it to you! Thanks, Frederick!

I haven’t had a Big Mac in 17 years, but the drought is over. I’m making this tonight. Try it and let me know what you think in the comments below!

Big Mac Gluten Free Sauce:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 heaping tbsp French salad dressing
• 1/2 tbsp sweet relish
• 2 heaping tsp dill pickle relish
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp dried minced onion
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp ketchup
• 1/8 tsp salt

Preparation: Just mix all that together and you can add anything else you want to the burger.

Making cookies is a great stress reducer during this hectic time of year.

Eating them works even better!

Here are five gluten-free cookie recipes to get you through the Holiday Season.

Decorated Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Recipe

Decorated gluten-free sugar cookies are fast and easy to make using a food processor to mix the cookie dough. 

Everyone loves decorating cookies. And eating them too!

Make these traditional holiday cookies with the kids!

Gluten-Free Chocolate Bar Cookies (An Experiment)

This makes more of a dense, soft cookie that doesn’t spread when baked.

“I’m the kind of person who usually wants something sweet after dinner, and chocolate should be involved somehow. When I don’t have a healthier alternative, I eat junk. I decided to stop buying junk earlier this year, so I make this recipe all the time.”

Gluten Free Recipe: Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who doesn’t dream of a really good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie?

The kind you used to make when you were a kid?

This is a very easy and quite tasty recipe from Chef Sunshine Best of Your Safe Kitchen in Chicago, IL. 

Try these cookies today. You’ll be happy you did!

Gluten-Free Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

These delicious, easy-to-make (gluten-free, cane sugar-free, dairy-free) cookies were a sensation when they were first introduced as — peanut butter kisses.

They remain a standby today. Instead of topping the dough with a milk chocolate candy, this recipe incorporates unsweetened chocolate into the dough.

It also uses fructose for those of us who do not eat sugar. 

Gluten Free Pizzelle Recipe

Pizzelles are by far one of my favorite “cookies” in the world. 

I can remember being little and my Grandma Lu would always make these for the holidays.

As soon as I received this pizzelles maker, I started searching for recipes right away and found a few.  The first one I tried is AMAZING, tastes just like my gram’s recipe and I don’t plan on trying another one.

Shivani Sales, Inc. is recalling Shivani Bhatura Atta and Missa Atta in Canada.

These items were sold in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	UPC	Code(s) on Product
Shivani	Bhatura Atta	500 g	8 46072 02219 5	Best Before APR 2021
Shivani	Missi Atta	500 g	8 46072 02220 1	Best Before APR 2021

Purchasers should throw away the items or take them back to stores for a full refund.

Try these five great gluten-free recipes to make your Christmas merry and bright!

Cookies are supposed to come after the meal, but we’re starting out with them…cause, well, I can’t helping snacking on cookies before Christmas dinner.

Decorated Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Recipe

My family loves decorating cookies.

Here is the perfect go to recipe for making reindeer, Christmas trees, snowmen or stars!

About 4 dozen 2-inch cookies / more or less depending on the size of the cookie cutters you use.

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Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men Recipe

What holiday would be complete without Ginger Bread Men?

Try this yummy recipe that the kids (of all ages) will love!

Looking for more cookies?

You’ll find dozens of recipes and products in our Cookies category!

Let’s look at some yummy side dishes…

Gluten-free Holiday Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Nothing says Holiday Meal like cranberry sauce.

The bright red hue adds a splash of color to the table and your plate.

This one uses less sugar than the canned kind.

It also has options for agave nectar and sucanut if you can’t have regular sugar.

Tip: If you don’t think you’ll use all of the cranberries, cut the recipe in half and use the berries in a muffin or loaf.

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Gluten-Free Mango Cashew Cornbread Stuffing

This yummy cornbread recipe is both gluten and dairy free.

Make this cashew cornbread a new tradition in your house.

The hearty flavor and texture make this the perfect side dish for your holiday dinner.

And it is SO EASY to make!

Just make sure you have enough for everyone, because it goes fast!

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Gluten Free Stuffing and Croutons from Amy the Family Chef

It’s stuffing time! Nom. Nom.

If you’re like me, stuffing is the best part of the meal.

And I always make a double batch so there will be lots of leftovers.

Chef Amy Fothergill brings us this wonderful and easy to make stuffing recipe.

There’s also a crouton recipe…cause we all love croutons – check it out!

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Oops. I lied.

I said 5 recipes.

You’re getting a BONUS!

I said five recipes, but I have one more that I KNOW you’re going to love.

Vegan Eggnog Coffee Creamer + Light Dairy-free Eggnog Recipes

Make yourself the perfect Christmas Latte with this gluten-free and dairy-free holiday eggnog creamer.

There’s actually ANOTHER recipe too!

Don’t miss the light version.

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Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that has many functions within the body.

One of these functions is immune regulation in fighting infection.

Covid 19 is a virus. It is an infection.

In this video, Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN explains the relationship between vitamin D and covid 19 so you know what you need to do to protect yourself.

Learn more about vitamin D including symptoms of deficiency, foods to eat, foods to avoid, medication interactions and supplementation in our Gluten Free Works Treatment Guide.

Canyon Bakehouse is recalling certain products sold in specific states in the United States.

Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White Bread UPC: 8-53584-00200-3 Lot: 032220323
Canyon Bakehouse Everything Bagels UPC: 8-53584-00221-8 Lot: 032220316

Products were sold in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Consumers should discard affected product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may call Flowers’ Consumer Relations Center at 1-866-245-8921. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. Consumers also may contact the center via e-mail by visiting www.flowersfoods.com/contact/consumers

You can now find us on the new social media platform, MeWe!

MeWe is set up like Facebook, but actually allows fans to see your posts.

What do I mean?

Well, our GlutenFreeWorks fan page on Facebook has over 120,000 followers.

We raised all those followers organically, from people who loved our tips and posts.

At one point, our posts reached 4 million people per week.

Facebook decided that was no good.

You see, Facebook wants money to show your posts to people who like and follow you.

Lots of money.

Then, they still throttle your reach.

Now, our posts only reach several hundred.

Sometimes a really good one that people love and like and comment on reaches a thousand…out of 120,000 followers.

MeWe says it doesn’t stop you from reaching your followers.

Another thing.

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Yay! (We hate spyware.)

We have tons of new videos, articles and exciting things coming up.

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