Leprechauns, Sunbutter Greenies, and Authentic Foods Gluten Free Classical Blend
It’s Saint Patty’s day, and I’m part Irish, so I broke out the holiday spirit! My boys believe in Leprechauns, and I believe in cookies, so I baked the Leprechauns some Sunbutter Greenies. (You know if a Leprechaun has been in your house if your house is messy, by the way. My son Monte informed me that we’d clearly had a visit). These cookies are from my new cookbook and are a really fun treat. They’re a chocolate chip cookie (Enjoy Life Chips, of course!) made with maple syrup and sunbutter, and the combo has a magical chemical reaction, creating a green center in the cookie. Don’t believe me? Look below. (the Leprechaun ate the other half…)
But the best part of today was unpacking my new package of goodies from Authentic Foods. The news I am about to share is truly the most exciting discovery I have made all year. Authentic Foods is now selling a product called GLUTEN FREE CLASSICAL BLEND. This product is THE EXACT SAME THING AS MY BASIC GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR MIX. This is the mixture I use in the vast majority of my recipes. So now, you don’t have to make it up yourself. No more buying three flours. Just buy one product, pre-mixed from Authentic Foods, and save yourself the hassle. It’s a combo of their superfine brown rice flour (which as many already know, I’m sort of in love with), potato starch, and tapioca starch. The proportions are all the same as my mix, so use it one-for-one, cup-for-cup. These Sunbutter Greenies were baked today with this fabulous new product, and you can bet your booties, I’m totally sold. Thank you, Authentic Foods, and most importantly, hats off to Annalise Roberts (author of the incredible Gluten Free Baking Classics) and the late Bette Hagman, for trailblazing this flour combo in the first place!
If you want this product in your local Whole Foods, or Wegmans, or local health food store, ask them to stock it. My local Whole Foods doesn’t yet, and I’m going down there tomorrow to shake my cookies at them. Here’s the link for more info GF CLASSICAL BLEND
I’ll be testing out lots of other new products in the weeks to come, so please check back soon for new reviews, musings, and some brand new “FREE-TO-EAT SWEETS” that I’m about to launch.
Happy Saint Patty’s Day!
Cybele
More New Press….
NEW REVIEWS, MENTIONS, AND RECIPE EXCERPTS FROM THE ALLERGEN-FREE BAKER’S HANDBOOK
Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook
“No Gluten? No Problem!”
Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook
“All the allergens are out! The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook by Cybele Pascal explains how to bake without gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and sesame, thereby handling most of the main allergens, and then some. There are 100 baking recipes, some for standard items but others for things that might be considered unusual in terms of home baking. Included are graham crackers and matzos. In addition, you’ll find lists, resources and helpful hints that will help make your kitchen comfortable despite whatever no-no’s you have to deal with”. (p.53)
ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC GAZETTE
GEORGIA FAMILY
ATLANTA PARENT
GOOD MORNING AMERICA HEALTH – ABC NEWS NOW
THE VIEW FROM THE BAY – ABC SAN FRANCISCO
CELIAC-DISEASE.COM Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook
(by Tiffany Janes, author of “The Essential Gluten-free Blog“ on triumphdining.com)
“Thank goodness for Cybele Pascal… (who) doesn’t think anyone should have to eat ‘weird’ food and went to great lengths to figure out how to make allergen free foods that anyone can enjoy.”
MALLERGIES.COM Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook“…delicious treats and recipes…”
ALLERGYSENSE.COM Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook plus recipes and book giveaway contest“Whoever said people with food allergies didn’t have choices?”
FOODALLERGYBUZZ.COM Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook“It’s well-written, actually fun to read, mouthwatering, and easy to follow.”
EMAXHEALTH.COM Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook“The book not only offers recipes and pantry stocking tips, but also provides suggestions for modifying other favorite recipes with non-allergenic ingredients.”
THE GASTRONOMER’S BOOKSHELF Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook“Year-end Countdown”
SERIOUS EATS Review: The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook
“This is a lovely book, filled with recipes that work, without too many complicated ingredients, and lavish photographs.”
READING WITH ROBIN PODCAST of interview about Allergen-Free Baking and living Allergy-Freeclick here to listen to: reading with robin
FOR MORE RECENT PRESS PLEASE CLICK HERE!
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MORE PRESS, COMING SOON…
Allergic Living Magazine (March)
Cookbook Digest (May/June)
Baker’s Journal (March)
Nutrition Health Review
United Media Syndicates “Eat In and Save” (running in 500 national newspapers)
Vitamin Retailer Magazine (February)
Today’s Diet and Nutrition (March)
Tott’s Magazine
Taste for Life (aka Publix Market, Greenwise, Wegman’s “Nature’s Market Place”, etc) (May)
Living Without Magazine (August/September)
THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW (March 1st)
NPR’S CHEF’S TABLE (March)
KABC-THE FOOD COACH, ABC Los Angeles
The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook gets starred review on Library Journal 5 years after publication!
Dear Readers:
Five years ago, I published my first cookbook, The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook. I am happy to report that Library Journal has just given it a brand spanking new starred review, and listed it as one of the three essential allergy cookbooks to keep in your collection!
I am thrilled by this news, as it speaks to the enduring helpfulness of this title. And it should serve as an inspiration to all you out there who’ve ever been told, “no”. This book was rejected by every major publisher. I was told repeatedly that there was no need for a comprehensive allergy cookbook. But I knew differently, so I persevered, and finally found a tiny health publisher who believed in the necessity of such a cookbook. Lo-and-behold, this little “useless” book went on to become a bestseller, is in its 4th printing, has a new revised addition, and is being called “Essential” by one of the most important trades in publishing. Thank you to all who have bought this book, used this book, and recommended this book to others. I am so extremely grateful to Vital Health Publishing who originally published the book in 2005, and to Square One Publishers, who bought the book from Vital Health and have now published the revised copy.
In celebration of this new review of my old book, I will be giving away copies of The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook and The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook. Just leave a comment about the recipe or dish you would most like converted to “Allergen-free”. I’ll choose the two winners through Random.org at the end of this week.