Wednesday
My First Online Gluten Free Order
Today I received my gluten free order from the Hospital for Sick Children's Speciality Food Shop. Not only is shipping FREE for Ontario, but my order showed up in only 3 days! They offer a wide selection of Gluten Free products to choose from. So much so that they gained a new loyal customer. I was also really happy to read that ALL of the purchase proceeds directly support patient care and research at the hospital.
As you can see, I ordered a lot from the Simply Good Line. I stumbled across it on Amazon.com but was disappointed to find out they don't ship it to Canada. So I did some research and came across a review of the cupcake mix by Celiac Baby!. This made me want to order it even more. She let me know that Nut'N Gluten in Vaughan carries the cupcake mix. Unfortunately I probably won't get out that way anytime soon. Always good to know for future reference though! No giving up here. I e-mailed Simply Good (known as Well & Good in the lines Australian home). The response was awesome. I was informed that the line is available through The Healthy Planet in Pickering Ontario and online at the Specialty Food Shop (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto).
Friday
Celiac Cure In Our Future?
There has been chatter lately of a scientific breakthrough regarding Celiac Disease. Researchers at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne Australia have been working on a vaccine. One that is showing favorable results! The first phase of this clinical trial is now complete. Essentially the vaccines goal is to desensitise the bodies reaction to gluten, thus avoiding toxic rejection.
Photo by dzingeek available under CC (by-nc-nd) |
Key Points to remember
- Phase 1 studies show that the vaccine is safe and well tolerated
- This vaccine could treat up to 90% of people with Celiac Disease
- Phase 2 trials to take place within the next 10 months
- Vaccine name : Nexvax2
Would YOU take this vaccine?
Feelings seem fairly mixed. I'm not sure if it's just people who are against vaccines in general or if some people really feel that a GF diet is sufficient. I have thought deeply about this. For me personally, maintaining a strict GF diet is not and should not be the end of the road. I WANT A CURE! Following a GF diet is difficult and costly at the best of times. Even with caution, slip ups happen. It is virtually impossible to live a 100% Gluten Free life. I read every label but manufactures change ingredients without notice from time to time. Cross contamination does happen in restaurant's even with GF menus. It sucks but its part of life.
We deserve a cure. Right? Perhaps we need an advocate for Celiac Disease. Someone with the power to be heard. Someone who will campaign for us and make the issue a household name.
We deserve a cure. Right? Perhaps we need an advocate for Celiac Disease. Someone with the power to be heard. Someone who will campaign for us and make the issue a household name.
Top to bottom: Coated in bread crumbs, frying in the pan, and ready to eat =) |
I made chicken nuggets from scratch recently. This is not normally something I crave but I figured what the heck and gave it a try. In all honesty, I don't normally work with raw meat so I was a bit nervous. I'm pretty happy I put my fear aside as they turned out to be quite moist and yummy! The only thing I would like to play around with is the bread crumbs. Although tasty, they did need more seasoning.
Ingredients you will need
- 3 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 1 Cup of GF flour
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon of your favourite Herb Seasoning or Garlic Powder
- 1 Egg & 1/4 Cup of Vegetable Oil, whisked together
- 1/2 Cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4 of Vegetable Oil for pan frying.
Prep
- Tenderise chicken if you like. I placed the chicken breasts in between 2 sheets of wax paper and used mallet to pound them.
- With a sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts into the nugget size of you choosing
- Now you will need 3 separate shallow containers ( I used Tupperware ). For container one, combine GF flour, salt, pepper and seasonings. In container 2 whisk together egg and vegetable oil. In container combine GF bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
- Place the chicken strips in flour mixture and coat evenly. Next, dip chicken into the egg/vege oil mixture and finally coat the chicken with the bread crumb mixture in container 3.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper and place chicken strips on top. Then place in fridge for 30-40 min before frying.
- Heat vegetable oil on med high heat. and add chicken strips. Cook each side until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
As you will see from the photo, I paired my chicken nuggets with steamed veggies, a warm Queijo and some apple butter dipping sauce. The left over nuggets that we didn't eat went into the freezer for a future meal.
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