Without Wheat

The Do’s and Don’ts of Accommodating Dietary Restrictions at Dinner Parties

Dawn Wentzell — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:25 +0000

This article passed through my Twitter stream today, via foodie and fellow SEO, Graywolf: Dos and Don’ts: Accommodating Dietary Needs at Dinner Parties Obivously this is something readers of this site will be familiar with, but it’s becoming a more common issue for regular folk as the occurrances of all dietary restrictions seems to increase. [...]

Dish Freely: Find Gluten-Free Dishes at Restaurants

Dawn Wentzell — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:30:32 +0000

Dish Freely is a new iPhone app I just found out about that helps those eating gluten-free find dishes at nearby restaurants that they are able to eat. Users can also add new restaurants and dishes, and rate the ones they’ve tried. I cannot tell you how awesome an idea I think this is. I’m [...]

Pizza Crust Comparison: Topper’s vs. Pizzaville

Dawn Wentzell — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:55:57 +0000

In my first gluten-free pizza crust comparison, I looked at Pizza Pizza and Pizza Nova. With more and more pizza chains coming out with gluten-free crusts, I’ve been able to test out a few more. This time, I’m comparing Topper’s and Pizzaville. Topper’s Gluten-free Crust The toppers.ca website doesn’t say much about their gluten-free crust; [...]

Guelph Student Cookbook

Dawn Wentzell — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:35:25 +0000

Apparently this has been available for some time, but I recently found out about the Guelph Student Cookbook, created by the University of Guelph’s Central Student Association. The cookbook supports the CSA foodbank, which is operated by and for students at the university. From the introduction, The goal of this cookbook is to provide food [...]

Caesar’s Gluten Free Vegetable Lasagna

Dawn Wentzell — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:30:53 +0000

One of the things I miss is the convenience of frozen meals. I know they’re typically not the best nutritionally, and they often cost a lot, but on days when you just don’t feel like cooking they’re better than fast food. But they’re filled with additives that contain gluten. While gluten-free frozen meals do exist, [...]

Bountiful Pantry Country Corn Chowder

Dawn Wentzell — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:05:05 +0000

On a trip to Vermont this past winter, I came across Bountiful Pantry soups at several shops. Several of their soups are labeled gluten-free. I love corn chowder and decided to try it. All of Bountiful Pantry soups are packaged, dried ingredients, and preparation is merely adding liquid like stock, milk or water. Ingredients are [...]

San Zenone Organic Corn Pasta

Dawn Wentzell — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:00:12 +0000

I normally eat brown rice pasta, but decided to try a new brand of corn pasta I saw on the shelves at my grocery store – San Zenone’s 100% organic corn pasta from Prairie Harvest. Corn pasta tends to be a bit more expensive than brown rice pasta, but it tastes less “nutty” than rice [...]

Wendy’s Joins the Ranks

Dawn Wentzell — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:27:41 +0000

Yup, that’s right, Wendy’s has now joined the ranks of fast food restaurants publishing gluten information on their websites. As of February 2011, they published a list of regular menu items that contain no wheat, barley, oats or rye. You can see the complete list in this PDF: Canadian Menu Items without Gluten. Some surprises [...]

Taco Bell: Not so gluten-free

Dawn Wentzell — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:46:08 +0000

Being unable to eat gluten makes eating fast food difficult. Those types of restaurants only succeed by serving a limited variety of foods to the largest number of people; they simply can’t deal with food sensitivities or allergies. The one fast food restaurant I usually felt comfortable with was Taco Bell, because afterall – tortillas [...]

Boulder Canyon Rice & Adzuki Bean Chips

Dawn Wentzell — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:35:09 +0000

I’ve always loved tortilla chips, but since going gluten-free they’ve become my go-to snack. But plain ol’ tortillas can get a little boring sometimes, so I decided to give these chips by Boulder Canyon Natural Foods a try. I had no idea what an adzuki bean was – turns out it’s common in China and [...]