New Cassava-Based Flour Boost for Gluten Free Bakers

A cassava-based wheat flour replacement will appeal to bakery manufacturers keen to develop a wide selection of gluten-free products when it becomes available later this year, claims the US ingredient supplier, American Key Food Products (AKFP). The company’s newly developed King Lion Premium Cassava Flour is made from the root of the cassava plant, which is [...]

Gluten Free Flour Mixes

I’ve  been meaning to mention this for quite some time… finally I remembered! One of the things that is a bit tedious about many gluten-free recipes is the increased number of ingredients. When I ran across these ‘make-ahead’ flour mixes, I was thrilled! Though it obviously takes some time to make the mixes, once you’ve [...]

Free Range Cookies

Free Range Cookies in Ferguson, MO (near St. Louis) handcrafts gluten free breads, cookies, and other bakery delights using high quality, whole grain wheat free ingredients. The owner of Free Range Cookies, Linda Daniels, has celiac disease and can’t eat foods that contain gluten (found in wheat, rye, and barley), so she understands only too [...]

What is the Gluten-Free Diet?

The health claims are popping up everywhere: lose weight, feel more energized. Grocery stores and restaurant chains are hopping on the bandwagon, too. But, what is the real story behind a gluten-free diet? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and sometimes found in oats. Registered dietician Lona Sandon said, even though only one [...]

Harvey, North Dakota Organic Flour Plant Celebrates Expansion

More than 75 people, including federal, state and local officials, were on hand the last week of October to celebrate the new $11 million, 18,953-square-foot expansion to the Dakota Prairie Organic Flour processing plant in Harvey, North Dakota. The facility processes organic soft and hard red and white wheat, durum, spelt and rye among others [...]

Bakery on Main, Glastonbury, Connecticut

It all started in the bakery of a natural foods market on Main Street in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where for over ten years they have taken the highest quality premium natural and organic ingredients and crafted them with care into culinary marvels for their friends and customers. Their passion for great taste and commitment to your [...]