Fixing Those Cravings!

After going gluten free, our family has creatively found ways to fix our cravings for foods we sometimes miss. We also limit our dairy and are mostly Casein Free also. Hear are some examples of ways we fix those cravings.

Onion Rings and Onion Flower - (The food that was hardest for me to say goodbye) See The recipe on this page for Onion Flower.

"Eggy Sandwich" (basically breakfast sandwich) - gluten free bread lightly toasted with butter or mayo, fried egg, bacon or ham, and sometimes cheese. We usually eat these open faced.

Pizza - Quick fix methods. For crust use Kinnikinnick Pizza Crust, Rice Cracker, or Corn Tortilla baked until crisp. Top anyway you like it. Sometimes we will use BBQ sauce, or pesto sauce.

Corn Dogs - Wrap a cooked hot dog in a corn tortilla. Microwave for 30 seconds.

Mac and Cheese - Annie’s has Gluten Free and Gluten Free/Cuisine Free. Another brand is Road’s End Organics.

Dinner Rolls - Kinnikinnick has some nice English Muffins that I split in half and toast. We use them for dinner rolls.

Donuts - Kinnikinnick has several different donuts you keep in your freezer.

Malt O Meal - The Red Mill Mighty Tasty GF Hot Cereal.

French Toast - We make them with Trader Joe's Rice Bread. I microwave the bread for about 30 seconds to soften it and then soak the bread in the egg. The longer you soak in egg, the better they taste.

Spaghetti - We make with Rice Noodles.

Yogurt - Mountain High? From Safeway. This brand is Gluten Free. This has been a troubled area for us; I suspect fillers, rennet or something that is affecting another food allergy. But this brand has worked well for us.

Quasadias - Use Corn Tortillas or Rice Tortillas. I will use refried beans instead of cheese, but sometimes I will make them with the cheese then the craving is strong.

Rice Crispy Treats - EnviroKids makes a gluten free Rice Crispy.

Cinnamon Rolls - Kinnikinnick has some you keep in the freezer.

What ways have you fixed your families cravings?