The new economy affects us all, especially people living gluten free. Gluten free food is getting easier to find and much tastier. But affording food is another issue. The blog “Gluten Free on a Shoestring” tackles that problem head-on and has many great suggestions. Their subtitle “home cooking in the new economy” summarizes their approach.
I enjoyed the article “More Bread, Less Dough” stresses that we must reject the idea that those $7-$10 loaves of bread that we all splurge on occasionally are the only way to thrive as a celiac. The article includes recipes, baking tips, clear directions, and gentle humor that encourages and enable us to bake for ourselves.
There is also a recipe for gluten free cheese snack crackers that are superior in every way to the ones I occasionally splurge on and can be prepared at home for small fraction of the price. The blog will also tell you where to buy all-purpose gluten free flour for much less than the “regular” price.
For more information, click on my Power Page “Gluten Free on a Budget“.
Updated 9/15/10
Another source of gluten free “flours” are ethnic stores where rice, garbanzo bean, tapioca, corn flours and others are much less expensive then places like Whole Food etc. For those who are not completely organic yet – it can be an acceptable source. NOTE: A great suggestion, but remember that most ethnic stores are Americanized to someextent. Be vigilent.
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