Monday, May 21, 2012

Glutino

In the past I've talked about Glutino Pretzels (which I love!!!) a new product that I just picked up is the Glution Bagel Chips.

WOW!

They are great. Crunchy, seasoned and great tasting. They go well with Brie and are a great little snack.
I'm going to try it with Bruschetta next.

The next time your in the supermarket or Wal-Mart (which is where I got mine) look for them. They are yummy.

They apparently come in three different flavors, but the only one that they had at Wal-Mart was the original flavor.

Pearl's Cupcake Shoppe



Pearl's Cupcake Shoppe (5812 Grove Avenue) in Richmond, Virginia is a cupcakery that caters to an upscale clientele seeking 'gourmet' cupcakes. Or crazy, gluten free people with sweet tooths that will drive an hour to get something sweet (me).

They have regular glutinous cupcakes in something like 156 flavors. (For full details on those, go to the link above and they are listed on the website.)

Carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins
and cream cheese icing.
 It was yummy!
This is the vanilla version pictured,
 but I had the chocolate version.
I didn't get a picture of it.
Chocolate batter with mini reese's pieces
chocolate icing, with peanut
butter and a peanut cup
mini to top it off.

For us non-gluten eating customers, they have two to three daily flavors that they rotate daily. Last week when I was there the option were Carrot Cake and Peanut Butter Pandemonium.

The bakers at Pearl's stated to me that they are able to do all of their flavors gluten free. They also cater, deliver and make other gluten free baked goods.

They are a little pricey, but absolutely worth it. The cupcakes average about $2.50 a piece, or roughly $30.00 a dozen.
The only downside is that with an hour drive home, and no
cooler, they kind of melt.

Anyone in the area should try them! They are worth the drive and the price!



Going Gluten Free in Disney World

My family and I went to Disney World in March.
Having made Advanced Dining Reservations for before we left, I had an idea of all the places that we were going to eat at and had looked at all the menus.

I also followed the directions on the Disney website and notified the Special Diets department of my needs.

I only have a few pictures of the food that I had, but all of it was wonderful.
The first one:
"My Disney Girl Tea". This event needs to be booked 180 days in advance. It is a magical experience for your child and the Princess Featured is Aurora. My daughter loves Aurora. It is held at the Garden View Tea Room in the Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa.
The downside is that it's not cheap. For myself and my daughter is was a little under $300. Luckily, it was a present from my aunt, so I didn't have to pay for it. Or we wouldn't have gone.

This was the brunch plate.
Crab salad sandwich, chicken salad sandwich and several cheese varieties.
Also grapes and strawberries.



This was dessert.
It was three little chocolate cakes covered with whip cream.
Raspberry syrup and covered with a strawberry.
Totally yummy.