BWD: Creamiest Lime Meringue Pie

This week Baking with Dorie was my selection! WOOT! The idea of a lime meringue pie just sounded perfect. Somehow I selected this recipe before I really read the recipe (sorry fellow Baking with Dorie members!). I didn't realize that the filling was nearly identical to "The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart" that we'd already made. Eep!

Salted Caramel Brownies (A Baking with Dorie Post)

It's that time again! Time to Bake with Dorie! This week's recipe was chosen by the fabulous woman who founded "Baking with Dorie", Grapefruit. 

When she selected the recipe, she asked if I was allergic to peanuts. I was touched that she asked and the answer was "Yes, peanuts are fine!" It often surprises people that my long list of allergies doesn't include peanuts. But it doesn't. However, as I was putting this recipe together, I was thinking about the peanut-allergic folks that read my blog. Hmm....Dorie had created a wonderful peanut topping that you can either find in her book or on Grapefruit's blog. Wouldn't it be neat if I made the brownies gluten-free and peanut-free? I agreed with myself--as I am wont to do.

Living the Food Allergic Life

Two things happened in the last two days that reminded me that I am a food allergic person. Don't get me wrong, it isn't like I forget that I have food allergies! It's just after dealing with them for a lifetime, my coping skills are pretty good. Yet there are times when I am reminded that my food allergies make me, um, different.

Last night I went to get ice cream with a friend. Fun right? Well it should have been. I'd eaten at this little ice cream shop several times. Each time they were good about changing the scoop and double-checking ingredient lists for me. Not last night. Nope.

I walked in with the allergen list I'd printed from their website. Since I have multiple food allergies, printing the list is just easier. I'd only gotten my allergy spiel halfway out of my mouth when the woman working the counter said, "How bad are your allergies?" When I told her that they were severe, she said, "Well, then we'd prefer it if you didn't eat here."

Fancy Food Show 2010

To say the Fancy Food show has a lot of food is like saying there is a lot of water in the ocean.

Yesterday I visited the show and, as always, came away overwhelmed. There were 2,400 vendors and samples of everything.

I am happy to report that Gluten-Free was proudly on display this year! Last year I meet the folks from Udi's. This year? I met several new gluten-free vendors, including Jill from Glow.

Below are just a handful of photos from the show. I can't wait until the 2011 show!

Baking with Dorie--Blueberry Galette

 

This week's pick for the Baking with Dorie challenge was my pick! (Woot!) Since it's summer, I thought the "Summer Fruit Galette" on page 366 would be a good choice. It might have had something to do with the word summer in the title. I don't know...

Anyway, Dorie suggested using apricots, peaches or rhubarb in the galette. My problem? None of these fruits looked all that good at the market. And by the time I got to the farmers' market this week, the rhubarb was gone. What's a baker to do? Not use under ripe fruit, that's what!

Woodman's Seafood or Elizabeth Eats a Pile of Fried Food

A few weeks (months?) ago, a reader told me about Woodman's. She'd just been to this little seafood restaurant in Essex, MA that served fried gluten-free seafood and insisted I must try it. After a few failed attempts to get there, I finally made the four hour trek.  (Funny thing, after mentioning Woodman's on Facebook, I found out LOTS of people that I know have eaten there and none of them are gluten-free! They just love the place!)

How could I not go? Gluten-free fried seafood. Yes please! 

Albany Gluten-Free Food Fest!

Last night I attended the annual Gluten-Free Food Festival hosted by the Albany Celiac Support Group. There were hundreds of gluten-free folks in attendance! They enjoyed lots of samples from local and national gluten-free vendors. Here are a few photos from the event. (Links to gluten-free businesses are provided!)

Thanks to all the volunteers and businesses that made this event so fantastic! I can't wait for next year!