The last few weeks we have been busy sampling new products. As you will see in our new products section, our list continues to grow!  Thank you to those people who have told us about new gluten free foods they have also discovered.  We always like to hear about new products and we try to get them in where we can.  It is amazing how many manufacturers are producing such delicious gluten free foods these days.

Next month we celebrate our first birthday! We are getting quite excited about reaching this important milestone. Keep an eye out for our newsletter next month for a special offer we are planning to celebrate it.

Keep reading below for our monthly recipes and specials. 

Happy Eating!

Jason & Jodie

www.glutenfreelife.com.au

Gluten Free Expo in Sydney

The NSW Coeliac Society is running its annual gluten free expo this month. If you are in or can get to Sydney, head along to the showground and sample some tasty gluten free food! If you do come across something that is particularly scrumptious, drop us a line at admin@glutenfreelife.com.au.

The show will be held at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park

• Friday 22 August 2008 – 4pm – 8pm
• Saturday 23 August 2008 – 9am to 5pm

More details at www.glutenfreeexpo.com.au 

Recipes

Baked tomatoes

• 1 tsp Massel Vegetable Stock Powder,
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 4 tbsp gluten free crumbs 
• 6 tbsp water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 roma tomatoes

Preheat oven to 180oC.
Holding the halved tomato, squeeze out the seeds. Place it, cut side down on inclined cutting board to shed as much vegetable water as possible.
Combine crumbs, half the stock powder, parsley and garlic.
Place the tomatoes, cut side up in a non-stick over proof container. Sprinkle the inside of each with a tiny dash of sugar.
Dissolve the other half of the stock powder in 3 tablespoons of water.
Fill each tomato with the crumb mix.  Pour 1 tablespoon of the stock gently onto each filled tomato. Then pour remaining stock into the bottom of the container.
Bake 30 mins until the liquid has evaporated and the topping appears golden.

Source: www.massel.com.au

Almond Bread

• 150g F.G. Roberts’ plain flour
• 125g castor sugar 
• 3 egg whites   
• 185g whole roasted almonds

Warm oven to 180C
Grease and base line 8x26cm bar tin.
Beat egg whites in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Add sugar a little at a time and beat until dissolved.
Fold in sifted flour and nuts.

Spread mixture into prepared tin and bake for about 30 minutes until firm to touch.
Turn on to wire rack to cool.

When cooled, wrap in foil and refrigerate for 24 hours (this helps reduce the loaf from crumbling).  Remove from fridge, and slice thinly. Place slices on flat trays in a single layer and bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp.

Source: www.soyproducts.com.au

Sweet pie pastry

• 1¾ cups F.G. Roberts’ plain flour
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 100g chilled butter, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cold water, more if required

Sift the flour and sugar into a bowl.  Add the chopped butter and mix with hands (a crumb like mixture will form).  Mix in the egg slowly.  Add water and continue to mix with hands until mixture just comes together.  Place mixture on a lightly floured board and knead.  Flatten pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll until about 1cm thick or until fits prepared dish.  Put in greased baking dish and refrigerate for at least 30 mins.  Top with your favourite pie filling and bake in a moderate oven for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned.

New products

Daisy Kisses – House of Biskota  

Delicious shortbread type biscuits with a jam centre. Each pack contains six biscuits.
$5.60

Vanilla Cake Mix – Select Foods 

Vanilla flavoured cake mix. Wheat, gluten and yeast free.  Add your own flavouring. 
Only $3.95.

Fruit & Nut Delight snack bars – Go Natural  

Now available in a handy pack of 5 – perfect to keep in the pantry for school or work lunch boxes!
$6.27

Gluten Free Baking Powder – Lotus 

Lotus gluten free baking powder is made without sodium, cereals, gluten, or aluminium. Baking powder can be used instead of self raising flour. In most recipes, 2 – 2.5 level metric teaspoons can be used for each cup of plain flour. 
$4.80 for 150g.

Also coming soon:

Livwell apple pies, Bi-Aglut gnocchi, Carmen’s muesli, and more from the House of Biskota!

Monthly Specials

Amaretti Biscotti – Orgran 

Almond flavoured biscuit from Orgran.
$2.97, save 23 cents

Tortilla Wraps – Empower 

Gluten free lunches made easy – just add your traditional sandwich fillings.
$5.99, save 66 cents

Fried Rice Noodles – Changs

Great addition to salads (see our Crunchy Asian salad recipe from a previous newsletter)
99 cents, that’s a huge 27% off!

Gluten Free Muesli – Soland

$3.50, save $1.30 (limit of 2 packets per customer until sold out)

Popcorn, Original Sweet and Salty – Cobs

Cobs organic popcorn is lightly salted, slightly sweet! Made from Australian grown organic corn, it is cholesterol free, gluten free, free from genetically modified ingredients, and has no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.
$3.85, save 35 cents

Healtheries Simple Indulgence Peanut Crunch bar

Go nuts over Healtheries Simple wheat and gluten free Peanut Crunch! Enjoy the feast of peanuts smothered in delicious milk chocolate. Contains no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners. 
$1.65, save 30 cents