09Nov

Why timing is everything

Take a minute and think about our beautiful natural world and how everything tends to follow a kind of order; where trees change according to seasons, the sun rises and sets at a specific but changing time each day, and the birds know that winter is coming and begin to migrate south.  All of these things define many moments in our lives and give a resting place to know that at least something in life is following a specific timing.

Our lives in the city and as humans usually aren’t this simple.  Add in raising a child or two and expect any kind of time table you have to fall of your map.  Things simply don’t get done at the time you may have expected or wanted them to.  And if they do, it may appear to be a miracle of your day.

When it comes to cooking though, timing is a huge part of how a dish is going to turn out.  And although I believe there is definitely room for error or even personal taste, timing is simply one of those rules you don’t want to mess with too much.

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28Oct

Where to Buy Gluten-Free Ingredients

You might be surprised when you start looking for the flours and gluten-free ingredients needed to make gluten-free breads and treats.  It is very possible that the grocery store you go to already has a gluten-free section for baking and will contain many if not all of the ingredients called for in the recipes I publish in the menu planners.  If you live near a health food store, your chances are even greater that you will find what you are looking for.

If, however, you don’t live near a grocery store that supplies these ingredients, there are many suppliers whom you can order them from.  There are many different ones that you can find by searching the Internet, but I will list a few here.  I will say that it pays to shop around because the prices can vary quite a bit.

Ancient Harvest Quinoa: (whole-grain quinoa, quinoa flour, quinoa flakes and pastas).  www.quinoa.net

Authentic Foods:
(baking mixes, Garfava flour, Bette’s Four Flour Blend, brown and white rice flours, tapioca starch, potato starch and flour, and other GF flours and baking ingredients).  www.authenticfoods.com or www.glutenfree-supermarket.com

Ener-G-Foods, Inc.: (ready-made GF products plus gluten-free flours for baking including Egg Replacer and dough enhancer).  www.ener-g.com

The Teff Company
:  (fine-milled teff flours and whole grain).  www.teffco.com

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