Pamela's shortbread cookies

Pamela's has come out with a new shortbread cookie. My sister found this at her local grocer. It said it was "gently sweetened with agave"

Still gluten free.

But the agave did have a slight flavor that I was unfamiliar with.
Not bad, just unfamiliar.

It appears the Blue box is the only one to change. But others might be coming.

Agave is a plant. Looks a little like Aloe. So in that sense it is "natural sweetener".
And it's not new to the grocery store. People make tequila with it.

My tummy has it's own independent issues right now so I can't tell you how I handled it. But I would love to know what other people think.

WTF Kozy Shack pudding

Sometimes a Dairy on an empty stomach does not set well with me.
So I do go Soy for my yogurt and puddings. When I can.

Then this conundrum came to my attention. First time I bought the Soy Pudding from Kozy Shak I ate one and then realized the ingredients contained "organic wheat starch" So I tossed the rest of the puddings. That was about a year or so ago.

NOW the label even says "Gluten free" but notice that * after gluten free? Yah, that because there is still organic wheat starch in the mix.
Kozy Shak's web sight said:"When wheat starch (the carbohydrate fraction) is processed, it is separated from the protein fraction, which is where the gluten is contained. The protein fraction is discharged and we only use the carbohydrate part that does not contain gluten. This results in less than 10ppm of gluten per serving which is more stringent than the FDA’s proposed regulations for a “Gluten Free” claim (which is less than 20ppm)"
 
Not sure I how I feel about that.
I don't get Wheat grass in my smoothies either. Not worth the risk.

Gluten Freeda Instant Oatmeal

These were pretty good.
I picked up the variety box at the local Safeway, for about seven dollars. So that is a little over a dollar per packet.

It's nice to have a warm breakfast now that the weather has turned cold.
I took the box to work and just add hot water from the coffee maker.

The texture is excellent. But the flavors are very mild.
I think the "apple Cinnamon" had maybe two minuscule pieces of dried apple in it. Same story with the Banana.
I think I would get them again, from Amazon where it's cheaper, and then add fresh Banana or apple sauce to give them more flavor.
I hope they come up with a blueberry. That was always my favorite flavor in my Pre GF oatmeal days...

Nana's cookies

There are a couple of GF flavors.
I'm not to impressed.
I needed a class of milk badly.
Very dence and very dry.

It was more like a big, crumbly brownie.

Amy's Lasagna

Contestant #2. Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna made with Organic rice pasta and vegetables.
With a BIG Gluten free label across the whole top.

It has become Fall her rather rapidly, so having a hot lunch was nice.
It actually reminded me of childhood school lunches.

It was good.
It has lots of vegetables and sauce. And there was a reasonable sized portion of food.
There appeared to only be one layer of noodle, and it was rather soft.
Not very hearty.
290 calories.
I could have used some Italian sausage, and more cheese. But I would suppose that would increase the calories and fat.
I liked the Caesar's gluten free Italian dinners better, but there quite a lot more calories/fat.

Amy's Bowls: brown rice and Vegatables

Hubby picked up a few new frozen dinners for me to try.

Our first contestant: Amy's Bowls: brown rice and Vegetables

It was good. Several large pieces of tofu. Good amount of vegetables to rice. Reasonable sized portion.

The ingredients had "grain vinegar" which usually means Malt vinegar, which is Barley, which is bad.
But the Frount of the box said "No gluten ingredients" so I trusted that. It seams like an odd way to say it. Instead of "gluten Free" just "no gluten ingredients" We will see how I feel in 4 hours...
Not something I could not have made myself, and If I had, there would have been some chicken in it....

Canyons Ribs

Lately I have had a craving for ribs.
Normally I'm not a fussy food fan. I don't like to pick around bones.
NOT a Buffalo ing fan.
And not normally a rig fan.
But Canyons, a local restaurant franchise told be they had GF barbecue sauce so I have the ribs. They wer good.
We went back about a month later and I had them again.
The third time I went back it was a hot day.
I think it broke some record in the Seattle area.
The restaurant was full so we decided to get our ribs to go.
I was glad of that, as I sat in the foyer waiting for my  order.
Three waitresses went by us wearing nothing more then black spekety strap tank tops and black tight shorts.
They looked like they should be going to the yoga studio across the parking lot, not waiting tables.
The restaurant had AC! So they could not have been THAT hot. (And if they were, then might there bare ams drip sweat on to the plates they are handeling?!?)
I don't want anyone wearing that little near my food.
No thanks. It's not sanitary.
They only thigh I want to see at a restaurant is on a chicken.
And we have not been back since. I lost my taste for ribs.
But maybe this winter, if it's cold, we might try again...

W.o.w. (With Out Wheat) cookie dough

I'm surprised at me for not posting this one sooner. The local Co-Op I us-to live hear has had the frozen dough and the pre-baked cookies for over 5 years. I also see them as Fredmeyers and PCC.
I prefer to get the frozen dough, as I prefer my cookies soft baked. And it's cheaper per cookie.
The only draw back it that the tub of dough comes as a frozen brick.
You have to let the dough get soft, and then scope the dough into portions and then bake.
So if like me, you are the only GF in the house, your not going to need a whole tub of cookies all to your self.
Usually by the time I get the tub home for the store, it's soft enough to make dough balls, before I re-freeze it.
I'ts wonderful.
I can pull out a ball or two, and bake them up in my toaster oven.
Convenient and simple.
Only dirty dish is the cookie sheet, which fits in the dishwasher.
No mixing or measuring.

I looks like you can't order cookie dough from amazon or from the W.O.W. home page, due to perishability. But try to get your local GF store to stock it.
I think it is the Best frozen GF cookie dough I have found.

Bumble bee

I embroidered these Bumble bees on an outfit for my sister in law.

The Darker fabric is a pair of shorts, and the lighter fabric is a top.

I think they turned out supper cute.

I hope that she will like them and that they will fit.

Since I have embroidered them, she can't take them back...

Frilly apron

This apron is just a lap apron.

The patterned fabric are apples.

Golden delicious I think.

The pattern for this apron was retro, and I thought it was cute.

The lower panel is ruffled and gathered slightly. I think in the future I might make the uper section longer, and make the ruffle a little shorter. Half and Half like that just does not seem right...