Gluten Free and Vegan Tortellini

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Steve

I found an online seller offering GF and vegan tortellini and ordered a six pack. The product is frozen and ships in a cooler pack with dry ice. It arrived yesterday and since the kids were going out for Fast Food Wednesday I cooked a batch for myself.

Taste Republic sells their GF vegan tortellini with vegan cheese or vegan sausage filling. I ordered the cheese. It felt great to be able to eat tortellini again after over 25 years without. After boiling it for about 2 and a half minutes it was slightly al dente, but I ate the whole package with about a half jar of Carbone Roasted Garlic tomato sauce (Albertsons). I quite liked it and will likely cook two packs of it for family dinner on Friday.

With shipping I paid about 60 dollars for 6 packages. Will buy again and try the vegan sausage variety.

Taste Republic https://tasterepublic.com/collections/vegan-gluten-free-pasta/products/fresh-vegan-gluten-free-plant-based-cheese-tortelloni-6-pack

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GF and Vegan Pasta Night

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Steve

On Fridays it is my turn to cook dinner for the family. Recently I’ve been preparing a pasta dish with corn on the cob because the kids will eat it. I create a meat sauce with meatballs.

I start with an onion and garlic, of course. Then some Impossible ground, imported Italian pasta sauce, Italian tomato paste, Impossible meatballs, and some home grown oregano. For pasta this week I used Tinkyada gluten free penne, a brand we have enjoyed for many years.

The corn on the cob is baked without husking it first at 375 degrees for half an hour. I put the ears directly on the oven rack. It is very easy to remove the husk and silk after it has been baked.

Our small person has been doing a great job with the corn on the cob. It is a popular item with the whole family.

Except for the GF pasta, this dinner includes ingredients found in our local Albertsons supermarket.

Tinkyada pasta is available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tinkyada-Organic-Gluten-Free-Variety-Bundle/dp/B07H9DK2Q7/ref=sr_1_6?

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Happy Campers Toast with Peanut Butter

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Steve

With the New Cascadia bread gone I’m back to my usual breakfast of toasted Happy Campers bread, toasted, and covered with peanut butter. I sprinkle it with a crushed B12 tablet, and enjoy fresh fruit on the side.

Today it was their Buckwheat Molasses bread which is very nice, I’ve also had their Hemp Hemp Hooray bread which tastes a little bit better but is more prone to voids. All in all I think the Happy Campers bread is the best GF and vegan bread I’ve ever had. It is certified GF. It is also organic which in my opinion is not a benefit, but I don’t mind.

Both varieties of this bread I have tried offer a unique and pleasant flavor.

Because they use whole grains it is probably more nutritious than most other GF breads because it includes fiber and more nutrients. Many other GF breads are mostly refined starch.

You can read my review on their website.

Happy Campers GF bread https://happycampersgf.com/

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Beyond Meat Burger on O’Doughs Thins Sandwich Roll

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Steve

For months now my most eaten lunch has been a Beyond Meat burger patty on an O’Doughs Thins sandwich roll. I love the O’Doughs products, they are the best GF baked goods I’ve had in over 25 years.

O’Doughs makes bagels, hamburger buns (which I don’t like as much) and a product they call Thins, often listed as Sandwich Bread, that I dee diddly love. I separate the top from the bottom by gently running my finger between them. This is needed because they are moist and get a bit stuck together in shipping. Once toasted they are still soft and uniquely delicious.

Recently I’ve been adding sliced pickles or pickle relish. This makes a complete lunch for me.

Beyond Meat burgers are widely available in supermarkets. You can buy O’Doughs products from Amazon, Gluten Free Palace or Gluten Free Mall. They are made in Canada so thanks to Big Brother the prices may be going up soon.

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Amazon https://www.amazon.com/ODoughs-Original-Sandwich-Source-Cholesterol/dp/B07VXL5X1W/

Gluten-Free Mall https://glutenfreemall.com/odoughs-thins-vegan-multigrain-sandwich/

Gluten Free Palace https://glutenfreepalace.com/products/odough-thins-gluten-free-sandwich-bread

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A Vegan and GF Breakfast

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Steve

For many years my breakfast consisted of two toaster waffles covered with peanut butter and some fresh fruit. When my favorite toaster waffles from Trader Joe’s became unavailable I suffered with the vastly inferior Vans GF waffles for a while, but eventually switched to toasted bread instead.

Because of my Celiac disease I need to supplement Calcium, D3 and B12. My gut rejects B12 tablets but if I crush them and mix with peanut butter it’s all good.

This morning I used New Cascadia bread, I often use Happy Campers bread too.

This is a typical breakfast, with navel orange for the fresh fruit component.

New Cascadia https://shipglutenfree.com/
Happy Campers https://happycampersgf.com/

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New Cascadia Traditional and Plant Provisions Hoagie

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Steve

Call it a grinder, a hoagie or a submarine sandwich, who doesn’t love them?

I was missing having a hoagie recently so when I stumbled across the website for New Cascadia Traditional baked goods I was very curious. I had previously had some Plant Provisions GF and vegan lunch “meat” and it occurred to me to put them together.

The New Cascadia roll was much more like a short baguette than a traditional sub roll. It has a hard outer crust and inside it is much like a wheat based baguette, with no voids and a slightly off white color. The Plant Provisions fake meat is delicious. It is sliced very thinly so you’ll likely want to use a few slices.

It made a fairly satisfying and very filling lunch, I liked the flavor and would rate the assembled meal at about an 8 on a scale of 10.

I ordered the hoagie rolls online https://newcascadiatraditional.com/ and the Plant Provisions veggie slices are available at Sprouts or online https://plantprovisions.com/ .

New Cascadia also offers bread at $8 a loaf, more about that next time.

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Gluten Free and Vegan

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Steve

Welcome to a new WordPress blog. Our mission is to provide information and promote discussion for people suffering from Celiac Disease or any other condition, or people who just have a preference for a gluten free and vegan diet.

I’m Steve Rider, I’ve been gluten free and vegan for over 25 years. I’ll be offering reviews of GF and vegan food products and occasionally posting my thoughts on the GF + vegan diet.

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