We took Kyle to Hershey Chocolate World and bought lots of chocolate, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate and most Hershey Kisses are gluten free. Check out the website here.

While in Hershey visited a fantastic Italian restaurant Piazza Sorrento which I found when searching the internet. The restaurant has a completely separate and extensive gluten free menu including pizza’s and pasta. All the meals come served with slip of paper letting you know the meal is gluten free.

I had the Chicken and Penne Pasta that came with grilled chicken, spinach, sun dried tomato, mushrooms, onions, garlic and olive oil. The pasta came with a lovely soft bread roll and I order a side salad with the house dressing which was gluten free. I also tried the Red Bridge gluten free beer which was based on sorghum and was good though I prefer an ale and not found a good gluten free one yet.

Finished off the meal with some gluten free Tiramisu which used gluten free sponge fingers infused with Kahlua and coffee and layered with a rich cheese filling and topped with shaved chocolate. The service was fantastic, thank you to Kevin for looking after us! Check out their website and menu here.

Traveled into Baltimore today and made a detour to Sweet Sin a gluten free cafe I found online here. It is cupcake heaven! The cafe itself is nothing to write home about but the cupcakes where delicious including red velvet, chocolate cappuccino, caramel apple and chocolate cheesecake. Think I might have bought too many but at least they are very tasty so others can eat them and save me some calories!

Last time we came to USA discovered Chipolte and love it as everything except the flour tortillas are gluten free. My favourite is the crispy tacos with shredded beef, salsa and guacamole. Check out their website here.

A great gluten free brand in USA is Udi’s. Had some choc chip gluten free cookies with vanilla bean ice cream. Also found in the supermarket the gluten free granola with certified gluten free oats. Check out their website here.

Arrived in USA so will be blogging on my gluten free adventures. Flights to USA on Qantas and United Airlines had gluten free meals. Qantas even offers Wallaby super bars on the flights as snacks to all passengers. Check out the Wallaby website here.

On arrival in LA headed to Starbucks to get myself a Caramel Machiato and glad to see Starbucks offers gluten free snack bars made by Kind, check out the website here.

Made the Vitarium gluten free fruit cake on the weekend.   Was easy to mix and bake in a loaf tin.   It has been cold and wintery so served it warm with delicious homemade  Thermomix custard.   Fruit cake was moist and rich and had good flavour.   I quite enjoyed it even though not a huge fan of fruit cake even when could eat gluten.    Check out the Vitarium product range here.   Might have to find where can buy the crumpet mix as they look delicious!

I sampled a Silly Yak gluten free chicken, leek and mushroom pie for dinner tonight.   It heated up from frozen very well nice browned top complete with poppy seeds.   The pastry is delicious with good texture and tasted.   The filling was also tasty with lots of chicken.   I am not usually a pie fan but this one is an exception!   Had it with a side salad and it made for an easy dinner when I don’t feel like cooking!   Check out Silly Yak website here and hopefully local store Rusticana might be stocking this product soon.

Silly Yak Pie!

I went into local produce store Rusticana today, check out the website here and was very excited as they have Bob’s Red Mill products in stock!   When I was diagnosed with Coeliac over 2 years ago Aubrey and I travelled to USA to spend time with his parents.   I discovered Bob’s Red Mill flours there and Nancy made me lots of gluten free goodies using the flours.   I also ate the uncontaminated wheat free oats which of course there is controversy over whether Coeliacs can tolerate oats or not.   It is hard to get uncontaminated oats in Australia and even then Coeliacs should take care as some still can not tolerate oats even if gluten free.   Check out the Bob’s Red Mill product range here.

GF rolled oats

Bought Melinda’s Choc Fudge Brownie mix as well as 20% off with Coeliac Society card at Coles, check out website here.   Made the brownie mix and as suggested sprinkled some chopped Toblerone on top of the mix before baking and bake for 35 minutes.  Tasted delicious with crunch bits and soft fudge like centre.

Choc Brownies!

Wintery weather today so made some Apple Crumbles Melinda’s mix, check it out here.   I followed the recipe on the back of the pack but added some sultanas in with the fruit mix.   I then added some ground up almonds and pecans to the crumble mix and topped it with some pecans.   Served up with some Thermomix creme patisserie (custard) made with 4 eggs and lemon zest for flavour and colour.

Apple & Rhubarb Pecan Crumbles