Pasta with Roasted Broccoli and Almond-Tomato Sauce.

I got this recipe from the Food Network Magazine June 2012. I copied it exactly except I used gluten free noodles. Directions are copied from the recipe in the magazine. This recipe is dairy free and gluten free.

• Salt
• 1/2 cup blanched almonds (I used whole raw almonds)
• 1 head broccoli florets
• 12 oz gluten free spaghetti noodles (I used DeBoles Angel Hair Pasta)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil
• 1 28 oz can whole San Marzano tomatoes 

1. Preheat the oven to 450. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Put 2 pieces of foil side by side on a baking sheet. Put the almonds on one piece of foil and broccoli on the other. Transfer to the oven; roast until the almonds are lightly toasted about 7 minutes. Remove the foil with the almonds. Continue roasting the broccoli until it is tender, about 7 more minutes. Season the broccoli with salt and pepper and transfer to a large bowl. 

2. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as directed on the label. Meanwhile, pulse the almonds in a food processor until finely chopped; with the motor running, add the garlic and process until finely chopped. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until blended. Add the basil and pulse until smooth; transfer to the bowl with the broccoli. 

3. Put the tomatoes and half of their juice (about 1 cup) in the food processor and pulse until pureed. Add to the bowl with the broccoli mixture and stir to combine. Add 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce. 

GLUTINO ~ Gluten Free Table Crackers

If you are not feeling well, these crackers are a perfect substitution for those crackers you used to eat before going gluten-free. I found them today at Sunflower Market for $3.59. My husband thinks they taste like Ritz Crackers and I think they taste like Club Crackers.

Ingredients: Corn Starch, Palm Oil, Soy Flour, Invert Sugar, Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Caramelized Sugar, Yeast Extract, Sodium Pyrophosphate.

Bolthouse Farms ~ Olive Oil Vinaigrette Raspberry Merlot

I needed a salad dressing for the huge amount of romaine lettuce I bought from Costco. I am not much of a salad eater but this dressing looked amazing. It even says gluten free on the bottle. At Winco it cost $3.98, a little more money than other salad dressings but I think it was worth it. It has 30 calories in 2 tablespoons and is full of flavor.

Gluten Free Pasta ~ Quinoa Ancient Harvest

I was never a huge fan of spaghetti or noodles because they never made me feel good....now I know why....Celiac Disease! But my kids love noodles and I wanted to eat noodles with them. I tried some brown rice pasta ones that did not taste very good but I found these gluten free spiral noodles made from quinoa, corn, and spinach flour and dried beet and red bell pepper. The texture is amazing, not mushy at all. I topped the noodles with RAGU chunky vegetable spaghetti sauce. According the the RAGU website, their spaghetti sauces are gluten free.

Gluten Free Granola ~ Bakery on Main

I bought this Gluten Free Granola at Against the Grain located on 2292 West 5400 South in Taylorsville, Utah. I just bought it today and I think I ate half the bag. It is very good with a great crunch and sweet, but not too sweet, taste. It tastes similar to the Trader Joe's Granola. I posted pictures of ingredients if you can read them at a side angle :-) 

I bought it for $9.89 for 22 oz. I went online to the company's website www.bakeryonmain.com and found it for $6.49 for 12 oz. 

Crunchy Maple Sunrise

I bought this as Costco and it is amazing!  It has a good maple crunch and is full of flavor!

Gluten Free Multi-Grain Crackers ~ Crunchmaster

I picked these crackers up at Costco yesterday and they are so yummy. There are 7 grains: brown rice, sorghum, Quinoa, Sesame, Millet, Flax & Amaranth. Other ingredients include potato starch, safflower oil, and sea salt.

Gluten Free Toothpaste

I know my blog's name has the word cheap in it, but I had to buy toothpaste for $5.49 at Whole Foods. I am still having symptoms so I decided I would try out a certified gluten free toothpaste. Other toothpastes that are much cheaper state their toothpastes are gluten free but are not "certified gluten free."

After I had my endoscopy, the GI doctor who performed the scope, told me to make sure everything was gluten free, including toothpaste and shampoo & conditioner. I thought that was a crazy idea. Even though you are not ingesting the gluten from these products, your skin still absorbs it and can cause problems.

The toothpaste is called Himalaya Herbal Healthcare by BOTANIQUE.  It is a 5.29oz tube.

Also check out this interesting review of gluten free toothpaste
http://aglutenfreeveganmomwhoknows.blogspot.com/2011/07/gluten-in-dental-products-toothpaste.html

Mary's Gone Crackers: Sticks and Twigs

A teacher at Matt's school bought these for me. Not a huge fan but they are good when you want to snack on something and there is nothing else to eat. I would not go out and buy because they are too much of a crunch and I think I may break a tooth if I kept eating these.

Gluten Free "Fruit Loops"

Freedom Foods: Tropico's (gluten free, wheat free & nut free). All natural colors and no artificial colors. It does not say dairy & egg & soy free but when I read the list, I do not see these items listed in any form. I bought this product because my son Aiden is also on a gluten free diet. He did not like them but he is also a kid that does not like normal kid food. The only cereal he ever liked was regular fruit loops. My girls love these and so do my husband & I. A good gluten free alternative to fruit loops. I bought them on www.amazon.com

I paid $20.54 for 5 boxes. Not exactly cheap per box but to try to find something your kid will eat on the way to school for breakfast when you do not have any time is worth it to me.

Bob's Red Mill: Gluten Free Pizza Crust

The whole family loves this pizza crust. I have yet to make my own from scratch. I keep telling myself, "One gluten free thing at a time" or I will stress myself out trying to be supermom. Follow the directions and when the directions say "use wet hands" they mean "use wet hands" and in my experience you have to keep wetting your hands to get the dough to spread over the pizza stone or pan.