Here are four of my noted favourites.

1. Tortilla Crumbs by The SoyNut Company.

What I LOVE about these tiny little morsels of greatness, is that they make a great coating for everything. Crunchy coated chicken, crispy casserole topping, binding in a hamburger – it does it all! And it does it well. Yummy yummy.

2. French’s Worcestershire Sauce.

Oh the greatness of ‘woster sauce’ (that’s what we call it because no one can really pronounce it!). We have not been able to find a GF woster sauce in Canada. And after some research, I discovered that the best GF woster sauce is French’s out of the US. First reaction: well isn’t that dandy. Second reaction: How do I get my hands on this.

Mom, to the rescue, she found it. Fiance was close to tears when he saw this little bottle in the basket. Woster really kicks bland food onto another level. Marinades, sauces, BBQ’d anything, just tastes better with woster sauce.

3. Graham Crackers by The Grainless Baker Inc

These are kind of epic. They are moist but crumbly, they are sweet but not sugary, they are just all around great. We’ve used them to make a crumble topping on fruit, I’ve eaten them straight for dessert and I’ve even caught Fiance sneaking one or two when he thinks I’m in the other room! Oh so excellent.

4. Cocoa Pebbles by Post who is actually Kraft.

I first heard about this cereal from The Celiac Husband, he said that it was the best GF cereal. I think he underestimated things, Cocoa Pebbles are the best GF cereal in the whole entire world! My parents brought back two family size boxes for me, and within a week I consumed one in it’s entirety – no sharing of these in this house! If you know anyone going to the US, ask them to bring you a case of these pebbles of greatness.

I love it when people travel and bring me back presents. Who needs a t-shirt when you can have condiments and cereal!

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A: Because, boobs+ponytail+nausea=pregnancy.com was taken.

Glutasticis a term I use to describe foods loaded with gluten that I can no longer have. As Boyfriend and I were adjusting to gluten free living we had many communication situations. Something as simple as a snack became an epic journey into label reading. He once asked if I wanted a snack – hell ya I wanted a snack, I’m not afraid to eat. When he arrived back into the living room he produced for me, nachos and cheese. One of my FAVOURITES.

Boyfriend sat down and began to munch away. In the midst of hoovering the food he looked at me with an expression that read “umm, who are you and what did you do with my girlfriend”. Why, oh why, was I not participating in this feast? I took one look at him and asked: “Hows the food? Is it glutastic?” That’s when it clicked. The chips he was using to shovel the unnatural amounts of salsa into his mouth were packed with gluten goodness. I was not making a statement against his eating habits, just what he was eating. From that time on I used the term glutasticto refer to gluten packed foods that I could no longer indulge in. Yes it’s childish, but I am not above a hissy fit every once and awhile.

I thought long and hard about what to name this site of mine – and in time I decided to turn what I viewed as a negative into something positive. Glutastic no longer had to be synonymous with foods I can no longer eat, Glutastic could be a celebration of being liberated from Gluten. Being free from the things that gluten does to me. I feel better, I’m healthier and I’m adjusting. I’m GLUTASTIC.

Q: Who is Boyfriend?

A: The Threadless wearing, awkward geek with whom I share a habitat.

Boyfriend is my support system, my equal, my love, my friend and my future. I have not given him a name for a number of reasons. Mainly because I don’t share well with others – he’s mine and you can’t have him!  But seriously, Boyfriend is a great representation for the millions of people who live with glutties like you and I. You may all call him Leader if you so wish!

Because Boyfriend chooses to live with me, he is by proxy gluten free himself, whether he wants to be or not. Boyfriend is the one who takes care of me when I have been accidentally poisoned, he is the one that knows as much about reading a food label as I do, and he is the reason that I have not crawled into a ball and given up. I want you to think of boyfriend as the person/people who you share a habitat with. His experiences are that of the ones the people you live with will/have experienced as well. It is through Boyfriend that we can all give a voice to those unfortunate people who choose to love us and therefore choose on many levels to be gluten free by proxy. If you live with your own “Boyfriend” please let them know they are not alone. Please give them a kiss and a hug. They have earned their status as “Boyfriend”!

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A: Because I’m lazy.

There have been lots of times that I have sat down to read recipes and this is what I am faced with:

1 cup white rice flour

1/2 cup sorghum flour

1/2 cup potato starch …

Ya I quit. I quit reading. That’s too much work. That’s too much shopping, to much effort and too much measuring.

I’M LAZY.

When I could eat gluten I could simply scoop flour from the container to the bowl and I refuse to give up that ease just because I’m different. My life these days is all about either modifying from the box or going without.

So, what I will post to you, are modifications you can do to gluten free products that make them taste less “gluten free”. I will post these in the blog as they come, and you too can be lazy with me.

If you’re all about being a Domestic Goddess, then might I suggest checking out glutenfreegirl.com. This woman is a Domestic Goddess and she will show you the way. I will simply show you the short cut!

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