GIFTS - Gluten Intolerant Families Teamwork and Suppport, Portland

February 19 will be the first meeting of GIFTS, a support group for gluten intolerant kids and their families. 
The meetings will be held every other month on the third Saturday and will have an activity for the kids as well as speakers from various backgrounds.

Where:
The meetings will be held from 2 to 4 PM at Wendy Cohan's house.
6108 NE 45th Ave, Portland OR 97218.  This is 1 block East of Fernhill Park, on 45th between Ainsworth and Holman.  (This is also the location that we held our January GIG meeting).

More on GIFTS:
Wendy has an exciting schedule in the works with fun themes and activities.  Check out the GIFTS website for the tenative schedule for 2011 and more information at http://www.gifts-pdx.org/


Topic:
The speaker of the February meeting will be Krista Anderson-Ross, ND. Her topic will be Nutritional Deficiencies in Gluten-Free Kids.  Krista Anderson-Ross, ND, will present information about what symptoms to look out for and practical strategies for treating nutritional deficiencies in children, particularly those who are gluten intolerant. She’ll also give advice on how to plan ahead and deal successfully with: birthday parties, school and community events, holidays, etc.. 
Krista Anderson Ross ND is a licensed naturopathic physician with a fam

ily practice at Heartspace Center for Healing in Lake Os

wego.  Dr. Krista is also a blogger, lecturer and mother of three gluten-free children.

 

http://wholefoodmatters.net  and http://wholefoodmatters.net/blog

Save the Date...

The Gluten Free Food Fair has a date: Saturday May 7, 2011.

This year it will be in the gym at All Saints Church on 39th and Glisan.  The gym will allow us more space for the growing number of vendors and food tasters.

Watch for more information in the coming months!

Gluten smelling dog featured on USA Today

Elias Mes Yeux Vigilants RN is AKC Grand Champion Beauceron and an amazing service dog.  He accompanies his owner, Hollie Scott, 22 around the University of Missouri campus.  His purpose - to detect gluten, even small amounts, in Hollie's meals.


The dog spent weeks in Slovenia completing gluten-detection training late last year (he and Scott returned at the very end of November, then rested a couple of days before heading out for the Long Beach competition), and now he can detect and warn her away from anything containing gluten, hot or cold, in all its many manifestations.


Check out the article here.

Betty Crocker Recipe Collection

At our last meeting in January, we mentioned the Gluten Free Recipe Collection by Betty Crocker. These are recipes that use Betty Crocker mixes to make many yummy items.  The cookbook is available in grocery stores in the magazine area. In case you can’t find it, here is a link to that recipe collection for purchase online.

http://bettycrocker.k-online.biz/?loadItem=MRB206

Ian's Voluntary Recall

Ian’s Voluntarily Recalls Two GF Products Due to Risk of Contamination by Listeria Bacteria

January 24, 2011 by Nancy

Specific Lot Numbers of Wheat Free, Gluten Free Mac and No Cheese and Wheat Free, Gluten Free French Bread Pizza Affected

LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Ian’s is voluntarily recalling specific lot numbers of two products due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
The following two products with the specific use-by dates and UPC codes listed are being recalled because they may have been distributed to retailers nationwide and sold in the frozen foods section of the supermarket:

• 8-ounce boxes of Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free Mac and No Cheese with a use-by date
of 26Aug2011 and UPC code 7-49512-43670-8 (372 packages impacted)
• 8-ounce boxes of Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free French Bread Pizza with a use-by date
of 28Aug2011 and UPC code 7-49512-91572-2 (120 packages impacted)

A total of 492 individual boxes are potentially affected.
Consumers who purchased the above products with the specific use-by dates and UPC codes listed are asked to return the products to the place of purchase to receive a full refund. Products that do not contain the specific use-by dates and UPC codes listed are not affected by the recall, and can be used by consumers.

Consumers with questions can contact Ian’s at 1-800-543-6637 twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, or at customerservice@iansnaturalfoods.com.

Hidden Gem in Portland

Check out this hidden Gem in Southwest Portland.  CCP or Corbet Coffee Plant, placed on Corbett Ave just next to the Corbett Fish House.  CCP bakes yummy pastries, cakes and sandwich bread in a 100% gluten-free bakery.  They also have quite the selection of lunch options from soups to wraps to quiche.  Try a new place and have a cup of coffee and yummy GF treat!

Check out their website at http://www.ccpgf.com/

They also have a recipe sharing and conversion notebook in the back of the bakery.  You can ask the pro's to help you convert grandma's favorite cookies to gluten-free.

Cookbook book signing

Anne Byrn, author of The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free will be signing her books February 2nd at 7:30PM at Powell's Bookstore on Burnside.

For more information check out Powell's website
And Anne's site http://www.cakemixdoctor.com/

Anne Byrn takes cake mixes and adds a twist to make all kinds of creations like the one above. (The picture was taken from her website).  This is a great way to get started in baking gluten-free or to try something a little different.

about The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free

Thirty million Americans are gluten-intolerant or have a gluten sensitivity, eliminating it from their diets because gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley—has been implicated in health issues ranging from respiratory problems and abdominal discomfort to anemia, anxiety, and infertility. The food industry has bullishly taken notice. Gluten-free baking products, including cake mixes from Betty Crocker, King Arthur, Whole Foods, and others, have increased sevenfold on grocery shelves in recent years, and the number of other gluten-free products has grown as well—832 were introduced in 2008 alone.  And gluten-free options are on the menu of national restaurants like Boston Market, Chili’s, Ruby Tuesday, Outback Steakhouse, and others.

Now comes even sweeter news for people looking to cut gluten from their diets: Anne Byrn shows how to transform gluten-free cake mixes into 76 rich, decadent, easy-to-make, impossible-to-resist desserts. Performing the magic that’s made her a bestselling baking author with over 33 million copies of her books in print, she doctors mixes with additions like almond extract, fresh berries, cocoa powder, grated coconut, cinnamon, lime zest, and more—naturally, all gluten-free ingredients—and voilà: Tres Leches Cake with Whipped Cream and Summer Berries, Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake, Chocolate Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Ganache, Caramel Melted Ice Cream Cake, Warm Tarte Tatin Apple Cake, plus brownies, bars, muffins, and cookies. Dessert is back on the menu.   

Reminder:

Our monthly meeting is this coming Saturday, 1/8/11 from 10am to noon.


One change for this month only, the meeting will be held at 6108 NE 45th Ave, Portland OR.

Speakers for this month will be Ed O’Hanlon, CPA of Bottaini, Galluci and O’Hanlon.  See the right hand column for more information on the location and the speaker.

Hope to see you there!

Rudi’s Gluten Free Bakery will be in Portland

Rudi’s gluten free bakery will be visiting various Costco stores around the Pacific Northwest on January 7 -9, 2011.

They will also be in several Seattle Costco stores the following weekend, January 14-16.

Store 692 Hillsboro	1255 NE 48th Ave, Hillsboro OR
Store 97 Clackamas	13130 SE 84th Ave, Clackamas OR
Store 111 Tigard	7850 SW Dartmouth Rd, Tigard OR
Store 17 Eugene	2828 Chad Dr, Eugene OR
Store 1086 East Vancouver	19610 SE 1st St, Camas WA

The Club Hours are:

Friday 10:00AM – 8:30PM

Saturday 9:30AM – 6:00PM

Sunday 10:00AM – 6:00PM

For more information about Rudi's bakery visit http://www.rudisbakery.com/