Sister’s Three Gluten Free Bread Mix

Nancy from Sisters Three asked me to try their new gluten free bread mix.  Their website says “If you can bake a cake from a mix you can make our  bread.”  They were right, too. This bread is so simple and easy to make, a beginner cook could do it.

You put the mix in a bowl, add 1/4 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cups warm water and a teaspoon of cider vinegar. Mix well, and pour into a greased loaf pan. Cover, and let it rise until it is about an inch or so over the top of the pan. Place in the oven and bake for 65 minutes. And you have bread.

This bread is soft, and tastes really good. I loved it hot from the oven with butter, and made into sandwiches. I made some french toast with it, too. All in all, a very good loaf of gluten free bread!

Ingredients:   Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour, Sugar, Xanthan gum, Salt

The website says you can use egg replacer and Spectrum shortening to make this egg and soy free if you want.

Mmmm, this was very good bread:

Sisters Three White Bread Mix is not available for sale online yet–until it is, you can buy it at these locations:

Bi-Lo 4^th North Ave, Indiana, PA

County Market 201 Hampton Ave, Punxsutawney, PA

Yoder’s Carfts & Gift Shop 14342 Route 36, Punxsutawney, PA,

Shop ‘n Save 200 Commons Drive,  Dubois, PA

Wholesome Fare 1780 Pine Hollow Blvd. Hermitage, PA

Mary’s Love Cookies Giveaway Winners

There were 72 comments to enter this giveaway. I used the Random Number Generator to pick two winners:

Commenter #1: Tara M. said:

“I think we would really like the GF choc. chip flavor. It’s difficult to find the gluten fre brand that tastes like the real thing.”

Commenter #46: Brian said:

“I’d love to try the chocolate chip ones.”

I have emailed both of them to let them know they are the winners. Thanks to everyone who played.

Mary’s Love Cookies Give Away

I’ve been a fan of Mary’s Gone Crackers snacks since I started eating gluten free. They have been some of my favorites, so when I read that they were introducing cookies, I had to have some! The folks over at Mary’s sent me some of each of their three flavors: Chocolate Chip, Ginger Snap, and “N,Oatmeal” Raisin.

Since Ginger Snaps were  always one of my favorite cookies, I tried those first. I wasn’t disappointed, either. These cookies had a great flavor, and the same hardness I have always enjoyed in ginger snaps. They taste great by themselves, with peanut butter, and with cream cheese.

The Chocolate Chip cookies have a good flavor, and just the right amount of chocolate chips. They are good with a bowl of ice cream or with milk. And the “N’Oatmeal Raisin tasted good, and were nice and chewy.

Mary’s Love Cookies are all organic, kosher, Non-GMO, wheat-free, gluten-free, vegan and dairy free. They are made with low glycemic sweeteners and chia seeds, and have no hydrogenated oils and no trans-fats.

Ingredients:

Chocolate Chip: Organic gluten free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, organic tapioca flour, organic potato flour, organic potato starch, organic amaranth flour), organic palm sugar, organic dark chocolate chips (organic cane sugar, organic cocoa paste, organic cocoa butter, soy lecithin (non gmo), organic vanilla), organic palm fruit shortening (palm oil), organic tapioca syrup, water, organic yellow split pea flour, organic ramon seed powder, organic coconut oil, organic prune extract, organic chia seeds, organic vanilla extract, sea salt, baking soda, xanthan gum, organic roasted carob powder, organic rice bran extract.

“N’Oatmeal” Raisin: Organic quinoa flakes, organic seedless raisins, organic gluten-free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, organic tapioca flour, organic potato flour, organic potato starch, organic amaranth flour), organic tapioca syrup, organic palm sugar, organic palm fruit shortening (palm oil), water, organic prune extract, organic coconut oil, organic chia seeds, organic vanilla extract, sea salt, baking soda, xanthan gum, organic rice bran extract.

Ginger Snaps: Organic gluten free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, organic tapioca flour, organic potato flour, organic potato starch, organic amaranth flour), organic palm sugar, organic palm fruit shortening (palm oil), organic tapioca syrup, organic blackstrap molasses, organic yellow split pea flour, organic coconut oil, organic ginger root, organic prune extract, water, organic spices, baking soda, organic vanilla extract, organic chia seeds, sea salt, xanthan gum, organic black pepper, organic rice bran extract.

Calories in serving:

Chocolate chip (2 cookies)  130

“N’Oatmeal” Raisin (2 cookies) 120

Ginger Snaps  (3 cookies) 140

Carbohydrates in a serving:

Chocolate chip: 19 grams

“N’Oatmeal”: 20 grams

Ginger Snaps: 23 grams

Want to win a box?  Mary’s Loves Cookies is giving away two boxes, one box of your choice of flavor to each of two winners. To enter, leave a comment telling me what your favorite flavor is. I’ll pick a winner at random from all the comments on April 26. Good Luck!

Kozy Shack Puddings

Kozy Shack has been making their puddings since 1967, using real ingredients and no preservatives to create some really good desserts. They sent me some last week. These puddings are gluten free, and taste really good. FabGrandpa and I loved them all. He said the Original Rice flavor tasted home made.

My favorite was the Simplywell Dark Chocolate. It was so smooth and had a wonderful chocolately flavor. The Simplywell line is a good source of Vitamin D and antioxidant Vitamin E, and also supply natural fier to help maintain digestive health.

Kozy Shack Puddings come in a variety of flavors, including Original Rice, Chocolate, Banana, and Tapioca. The Simplywell line has some delicious sounding ones like Lemon Ginger, French Vanilla, and Mangosteen Pear as well as the Dark Chocolate that I tried.  They come in a several sizes, too, so there should be one that fits your needs.

Ingredients:

Original Rice Pudding: Milk, rice, sugar, eggs, salt, natural flavors.

Calories per 1/2 cup serving: 130  Carbohydrate per 1/2 cup serving: 22 grams

Simplywell Dark Chocolate: Low fat milk (vitamin A and D), sugar, modified tapioca starch, breakfast cocoa processed with alkali, inulin (natural dietary fiber), natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juice blend (color), salt, cocoa extract, carageenan, vitamin E acetate.

Calories per 4 oz serving: 100  Carbohydrate per 4 oz serving: 17 grams.

For more information on Kozy Shack products, visit their website.

Tiki Tiki Rimbo

Robert Damm was just a teenager when he enlisted in the army during World War II. His autobiography recounts his experiences in the South Pacific, in particular the battles in New Guinea and The Phillipines.

Parts of the book are funny, parts are tragic, but through it all he keeps his faith in God.  Mr. Damm tells about having out of body experiences, and about an angel who saved his life during a battle.  I read the whole thing in one day–it kept my attention and I couldn’t put it down until I was finished.

For a glimpse into the life of a young soldier in World War II, it is a very good story, one you’ll want to read.

For more information and where to purchase a copy of Tiki Tiki Rimbo, go to the Authorhouse website.

Beanitos Gluten Free Snack Chips

As a Celiac and type II diabetic, I am always looking for foods that I can eat without getting sick from the gluten, and that don’t have too much sugar. These chips fit that description.  The things that make Beanitos so healthy and delicious are real ingredients, nutritious calories, and beans. Beans are naturally loaded with health benefits such as vitamins and minerals.  Doug and Dave Foreman,  the owners of Bean Brand Foods, say “Beanitos is a nutritional powerhouse: a corn free, gluten free, low glycemic, 100% whole bean snack chip packed with Omega 3’s, protein and fiber.”   They are also high in fiber and contain 2 1/2 times the protein of corn or potato chips. I say, they are quite tasty and filling as a snack.

Beanitos come in two varieties: Black Bean and Pinto Bean with Flax Seeds. The Black Bean flavor has 5 grams of fiber and 140 calories in a 10 chip serving.  To get the same amount of fiber from potato chips, you would 75 chips with 750 calories. And potato chips offer no Omega 3’s at all!

I tried the Black Bean flavor by itself as a between meal snack. The recommended serving size of 10 chips was plenty to fill me up and satisfy my hunger. They have a very pleasing flavor, and I think they would be good with cheese dip or as nachos.

Beanitos suggested retail price is $3.99 for a 6 oz. b and can be found in many stores nationwide, including H-E-B and Whole Foods.  If you can’t find them at your favorite local store, visit the Beanitos website to download a product fact sheet to give the manager nex time you go.  Order them online at Snack Warehouse.

Ingredients: Whole black beans, whole grain rice (brown and/or long grain white, pure vegetable oil (one of the following: canola, sunflower, safflower), guar bean gum, sea salt.

Calories per serving: 140    Carbohydrate content: 15 grams  Protein: 4 grams

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