Gluten Free Trini

For my birthday a few days ago, I bought a lot of desserts so I here is a review of one of them, the daiya New York Cheezecake which I bought from Be Free Foods Organic Grocery .

Recently, I visited the Dominican Republic for a week vacation and to attend my cousin’s wedding. This was my first time travelling to a different country since being on a gluten free and dairy free diet I was mostly worried about the food, of course. I was also travelling to a country where Spanish is the primary language and I wasn’t fluent.

I recently bought the Daiya Dairy free Cheddar Cheese block at Be Free Foods to test it out. I was so excited that I didn’t care about the cost. I had to try it. It has been 6 years since I had dairy. I had to cut out all forms of dairy from my diet a long time ago due to allergies. I made something simple with the cheese so I would be able to get a better taste of it. I didn’t want the food to be overpowered by other flavours. So I made, the classic Mac and Cheese.

Yesterday, I attended the first official Gluten Free Baking Class at Moy’s Gluten Free Kitchen . It was a great experience. I received a lot of great tips and felt more motivated to bake. Each participant baked a loaf and did adaptations to the recipe. We made a non-vegan and a vegan version (without eggs). Both versions of the bread came out great. We also learnt how to bake cookies and muffins.  

Hey guys! I've been getting some requests lately for some Roti recipes but I don't have any and I also have no experience with making gluten-free roti. So I need some help.

I decided to make black cake (fruit cake) for the Christmas season. It did not come out very dark. I think I would need to add more browning or fruits. The cake tasted great though. It did not come out grainy and it also held it's shape well.

Here is a document created by the Gluten Intolerance Group with tips on how to read Product Labels to find safe food. Also check out the Gluten Intolerance Group of Port of Spain Facebook Page for any updates on Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet.