Make your request

Since the Ralphs here in Orange located off of Chapman Ave near the CA-22 doesn't offer gluten-free products, I thought I would check out their website to see what they have to offer.

I mosey on down to ralphs.com and work my way through a bunch of nothing to find the Search section under special orders. I type in Gluten-free. Up pops a listing of Bob's Red Mill products, some McCormick's meatloaf/seasonings mix, and my favorite Tumaro's Tortillas.

Ok FIRST of all, three things? I mean really now, a huge supermarket only offers three things that are "gluten free" on their ONLINE purchasing section?

Second of all, McCormicks and Tumaros are NOT gluten free! I went to their websites to check and Tumaros Tortillas are clearly made of wheat flour and McCormicks warns that they cannot declare any of their seasonings as gluten free.

Not Only is Ralphs failing to deliver GF products. They are LYING!
They say you can special request items by listing the product brand and name of product with a description, but they don't guarantee they will get it.

I'm not asking Ralphs to stock shelf after shelf of gluten-free product, that's why there is Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and smaller health food stores. I'm just asking for some basics, and for them to not lie.











for: Ralphs
love: Me


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Todays Recipe

Crépes w/Chicken, Asparagus & Mushrooms











Recipe and Photo Courtesy of Glutenfreeda.com


Ingredients:
For filling:
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons gf flour
1/2 cup, plus 2 Tablespoons milk
1/3 cup gf chicken stock
2 Tablespoons shallots, chopped
2 large button mushrooms, chopped
1 cup cooked chicken, chopped
1-1/2 Tablespoons dry Sherry
1/2 lb. thin asparagus, trimmed
1 teaspoon unsalted butter

For crépes:
1/2 cup gf flour
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Pinch of salt
Few grates of nutmeg
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter

For topping:
1 large egg yolk
5 Tablespoons chilled heavy cream
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter


Directions:
For filling:
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons gf flour
1/2 cup, plus 2 Tablespoons milk
1/3 cup gf chicken stock
2 Tablespoons shallots, chopped
2 large button mushrooms, chopped
1 cup cooked chicken, chopped
1-1/2 Tablespoons dry Sherry
1/2 lb. thin asparagus, trimmed
1 teaspoon unsalted butter

For crépes:
1/2 cup gf flour
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Pinch of salt
Few grates of nutmeg
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter

For topping:
1 large egg yolk
5 Tablespoons chilled heavy cream
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter

Serves 4

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I think we, the gluten-free community, should work to make our supermarkets cater to us. We need gluten-free items. They need customers

Wheat Gluten: pet killer

My dog is my baby, and she will be my puppy till she passes on. Even though I never see her because she is back in Texas, I want the very best for her. That includes food.
From when they are this big









To this big










isn't she cute? that's mybabies, baby.


I bring pets up (in all their adorableness) because there has been a case of pet food poisoning and killing pets, dogs and cats. I was flipping through the channels today and saw it on FoxNews. I don't typically watch any news station, but when it has to do with pets dying...well I tune in.

Anyhow, the connection between the poisoning and my blog topic are very close. According to MSNBC.com there is a huge recall of over 100 brands of the "cuts and gravy" pet food. So what's the culprit that has caused the death of cats and dogs? The FDA thinks it might be Wheat Gluten. The food manufacturing companies, based in New Jersey and Kansas, use wheat to thicken the gravy sauce.


So there we have it! Gluten isn't meant for humans, so it sure as hell isn't made for pets. How are they possibly meant to eat such a thing in nature? Cut down the stalk of wheat with their claws?


I think it's time more places offer gluten-free foods for humans and pets, because frankly whole foods and trader joes type of stores aren't available to everyone. So come on Ralphs, Vons, Publix, Cost-Co, Sam's Club, etc. get with the program and feed your customers and stop denying them their nutrients!!!