Last weekend I had the opportunity to try the new gluten-free pizza crust now being served at Mellow Mushroom. The new pizza crust is not just gluten-free, it is vegan, too!

Ingredients:

Mellow Mushroom’s original gluten-free pizza wasn’t bad, but it was made with bean flour, which many people don’t care for. The new gluten-free pizza doesn’t have bean flour in it; it’s made with Smart Flour. Smart Flour is a gluten-free flour blend that contains tapioca flour, sorghum flour, amaranth flour and teff flour.

There are many different gluten-free pizza options, including a vegan cheese (Daiya). I chose the Veg Out pizza and was thrilled with the flavor and texture of the new crust.

The staff at Mellow Mushroom goes to great lengths reduce the risk of cross-contamination. The staff changes their gloves and aprons, the pizzas are prepared in a separate area and then cooked on a screen so the pizza will never have contact with the pizza stone.

Have you tried the new gluten-free crust at Mellow Mushroom? 

*The food mentioned in this post was provided to me free of charge for review purposes. The thoughts and opinions shared here are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything.

Time flies. As Jon’s high school graduation approached, in addition to trying to figure out what happened to my kindergartener, I began to search for a bakery to make a custom gluten-free cake for the occasion. The last thing I wanted to have to worry about was baking a cake.

It was a good thing that I was able to find Soodles Bake Shop, as I was running around the day before graduation paying unpaid parking tickets and exchanging a graduation gown that was meant for someone an entire foot shorter than Jon.

Soodles Bake Shop bakes a wide variety of gluten-free products, including customized cakes. The facility/products are free of gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, fish/shellfish and peanuts. The customized cakes are available in several different sizes and two different flavors. We went with the 1/4 sheet cake (double layer) for $42. Half the cake was chocolate, the other half was vanilla. 

The cake was a huge hit and disappeared quickly. I had small pieces of each variety and while they were both very good, I fell in love with the chocolate. That really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, as I haven’t met a lot of chocolate things I don’t like. 

Soodles Bake Shop was founded by Amy McCrea after she determined gluten, dairy, egg and soy were triggers for her digestive and eczema issues. Read more about Amy and Soodles Bake Shop here.  Thanks Amy for making our day even greater! 

Welcome to the 5th of May! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the lean (and gluten-free) with Jennie-O. Save time with pre-seasoned taco meat…it really doesn’t get much easier than this!

Taco Seasoned Ground Turkey (no gluten), Wholly Guacamole and Herdez Salsa.

If you are looking for some recipes to inspire you, check out these yummy recipes:

• Turkey Tacos with Lime Crema Yogurt
• Mexican Turkey Potato Skins
• Turkey Nachos

How will you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

*Products mentioned in this post were sent to me free of charge for the purpose of this post. Thoughts and opinions shared here are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything.

Welcome to May! May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month, so let’s kick the month off with some information, shall we?!

What is Celiac Disease? It is a genetically based autoimmune disease that is triggered by gluten. It is not an allergy.

Who has Celiac Disease? 1 in 133 people in the US are estimated to have Celiac Disease, though the majority are undiagnosed.

Is there a cure for Celiac Disease? The only cure is a gluten-free diet.

There are many different signs and symptoms of Celiac Disease. Check out the NFCA symptom checklist for more information.

GFIL top rated gluten-free product: Udi’s Gluten-Free Bagels.