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An elegant dish for one.
1 medium pear, not quite ripe (a little firm)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter (thin pat)
Baked in:
microwave-safe mug
1. Peel pear. Cut off blossom end to make a stable base.
2. Leaving stem intact, cut pear in half from stem to blossom end.
3. Use spoon to remove seeds.
4. Place in microwave-safe mug.
5. Sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, and bits of butter over pear.
6. Cover with plastic wrap. Pierce several holes in the plastic wrap to vent.
7. Microwave on high for 1 or 2 minutes, until pear is soft.
8. Place pear upright on serving plate and pour sauce over top.
Raspberry Cobbler
(brown rice flour) SERVES 2
This is a traditional cobbler chock- full of berries that sink into a soft
cake-like base. The bottom of the cobbler is almost creamy, but not quite.
1 egg
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons applesauce
teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown rice flour
2 tablespoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon vanilla
½ cup fresh raspberries
Baked in:
2-cup ramekin or other straight-sided microwave-safe bowl
1. In small bowl or cup, briefly beat egg until almost uniform in color.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except raspberries, and mix well to combine.
3. Spray 2-cup ramekin with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Pour batter into ramekin and tap base to level batter.
5. Sprinkle raspberries on top.
6. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
7. Serve warm or cool.
Rice Pudding
(cornstarch) SERVES 2
This recipe is so easy, it makes me wonder why
I don’t make nice homemade desserts more often!
1 egg
⅓ cup milk
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon raisins
pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon vanilla
½ cup cooked rice
½ teaspoon cornstarch
Baked in:
microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl
Served in:
2-cup ramekin or two 1-cup ramekins
1. In microwave-safe bowl or large measuring cup (2 cups), briefly beat egg until almost uniform in color.
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well to combine.
3. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
4. Continue to microwave for 10-second intervals until mixture is almost boiling. (Do not boil because custard will curdle.)
5. Place into ramekin(s) and refrigerate. Pudding will thicken upon cooling.
Scalloped Apples
SERVES 2
Nothing is better than a side dish of scalloped apples!
1 large Golden Delicious or other sweet apple, peeled, cored, and sliced thick (2 cups)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
Baked in:
2-cup ramekin or other microwave-safe bowl
1. Place all ingredients in ramekin.
2. Stir well.
3. Cover with plastic wrap. Pierce several holes in the plastic wrap to vent.
4. Microwave on high for between 4 and 5 minutes. The bowl will be very hot!
5. Stir well.
6. Serve hot or cold.
Note:
To make chunky applesauce, add one additional tablespoon of water and increase cooking time by approximately 2 minutes. Smash apples with tines of fork. Serve hot or cold.
APPENDIX
Gluten-Free Resources
NATIONAL GLUTEN-FREE SUPPORT GROUPS
 
American Celiac Society
PO Box 23455
New Orleans, LA 70183
504-737-3293
 
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Boulevard, #1
Studio City, CA 91604
818-990-2354
 
Celiac Sprue Association/ USA Inc.
PO Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131
877-CSA-4CSA
(877-272-4272)
 
The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
31214 124th Avenue SE
Seattle, WA 98092
253-833-6655
 
LOCAL CELIAC SUPPORT GROUPS
Scroll down the home page to locate index, then click on support groups.
 
GLUTEN-FREE MAIL ORDER SUPPLIERS
In this book, only a handful of specialty items are necessary. All of the ingredients used should be readily available to you at your local market or health food
store. Listed below are places to order the few items that may not be available locally, as well as some sources of gluten-free supplies. Note, Rumford baking powder is available from Clabber Girl, detailed below.
 
Allergy Grocer.com (also known as Miss Roben’s)
Offers a variety of gluten-free baking supplies and mixes.
 
Amazon is a surprising home for many gluten-free foods and baking supplies, including toaster bags and the sometimes elusive square glass microwave-safe dishes for baking the bread recipes in this book! Savings are available when ordering in quantity, but be sure you like the item be fore you order in bulk. Many books about living gluten-free can be ordered quite reasonably there as well.
 
Bob’s Red Mill
Offers a large variety of gluten-free baking supplies and flours.
 
Home to the “Gluten-Free Mall,” which includes numerous suppliers of gluten-free foods, books, personal care products, and more.
 
Clabber Girl
Purchase Rumford baking powder right from the source.
 
The Gluten-Free Pantry
PO Box 840
Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-633-3826
Shop this site for tons of premade,
gluten-free products, condiments, pas-
tas, and baking supplies and mixes.
 
Ener-G Foods
PO Box 84487
5960 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98124
800-331-5222
This site boasts “Over 150 Gluten-
Free, Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-
Free, and Kosher-Certified Products!”
It also offers monthly specials.
 
LorAnn Oils
4518 Aurelius Road
Lansing, Michigan 48909
517-882-0215
These gluten-free flavorings (including
the butterscotch used in this book) are
3 to 4 times stronger than grocery store
extracts, so be sure when substituting
that you use only ¼ to ½ teaspoon for
1 teaspoon of grocery-store extract!
 
MANUFACTURERS OF SAFE OATS
 
Gifts of Nature, Inc.
810 7th Street E, #17
Polson, MT 59860
888-275-0003
 
Cream Hill Estates
9633 rue Clément
LaSalle, Québec
Canada H8R 4B4
514-363-2066
866-727-3628
 
Gluten Free Oats
578 Lane 9
Powell, WY 82435
307-754-2058
 
MY FAVORITE GLUTEN-FREE LIVING BOOK
Celiac Disease, A Hidden Epidemic
by Dr. Peter Green. Dr. Green takes the reader through the sometimes complicated and intimidating world of gluten-free living. The serious medical content of this book is softened by Dr. Green’s straightforward, down-to-earth writing style. The questions and struggles of real patients peppered throughout the work put a human face on celiac disease.
 
MY FAVORITE GLUTEN-FREE MAGAZINE
Living Without
PO Box 2126
Northbrook, IL 60065
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE GLUTEN-FREE COMMUNITY
In addition to the national and local support groups,
www.celiac.com
is a wonderful resource for medical studies, recipes, diagnosis steps, and more.
 
My favorite on-line discussion board is
http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac
. Very importantly, they have
adopted a “zero-tolerance” policy for inclusion of any gluten in the diet (i.e., picking croutons off a salad is not safe!). It is a great place to talk with other individuals who live the gluten-free diet every day. There is no fee for basic membership. Join in! Sometimes you will find me there!

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