gluten free flour blends i use

i do a lot of baking around here so i definetly need to be able to have what ever it is i make. the blends i use are easy & pretty economical. i also found them in a couple real good magazines i love. Delight gluten free & Living without. both are awesome reads. ok, so heres the first Vanessas all purpose gf flour
2 cups brown ( or white) rice flour
3/4 cup corn starch
2 tblsp tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
combine all. mix well.i make up a bunch of batches & put it in an airtight container & put it in a freezer. i use it just like i would reg flour. i buy the rice, tapioca flours & corn starch in bulk from WinCo in the bulk section (of course) excellent pricing. the xanthan gum ( pronounced zanthan) i also buy in bulk but at marlines in federal way. its very expensive in the little container otherwise. im not certain if the one here on 38th has it in bulk. price wise tho... WinCo for the other stuff. i use this mix for my scones, breads, that sorta stuff. i dont use it as a thickener. for that i use cornstarch or sweet rice flour. its sold in a white box in the asian section of stores. the second one i have can also be used for scones, cakes, muffins. just work with them. the rice is a big sucker of fluids & ive found that i might need to add a small bit more of water.
self rising gf flour blend
1 1/4 cup sorghum flour
1 1/4 cup rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 tsp xanthan gum
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
same as with the other flour. mix well. again, i make a few batches & freeze it till i need it. the sorghum flour i get at any store by Bobs Redmill. hes got some pretty good stuff. when baking or cooking, remember, take all ingredeants out & let them all reach room temp unless like with scones the recipe tells you different.i prefer the first flour mix the best myself. but, play with them & find out for yourself. & remember, you can use these flour mixes just like reg flour. even in reg recipes. you have my permission to play with your food!!! its ok!! & if it doesnt turn out, well, try it a different way then. i still cant do cookies on my own.
another thing. i dont remember if i ever told you, these flours are not wheat flour. dont expect them to ever be like wheat flour. the taste, texture, how they work, nothing like wheat. i have found that once i got that into my brain, it all worked out for me. they remind me of something gourmet that i would find at say, pike place. its different here, but not unabtainable. & they are good tasting too. different but good.
farwell friends!! let me know how your doing with your newfound flours. like, hate, no opinion.... i dont care, just let me know.

im trying something else new, recipes!!!

crust popovers
pre heat oven 425. put muffin pan in oven. very important you do this. 4 eggs, 1 cup milk. pulsate in a blender. 1/3 cup tapioca flour, 2/3 cup rice flour, dash of salt. add all this to blender & pulsate some more. take pan from oven, spray with non stick spray, fill cups about 3/4 way full. should make 12. bake for 25-28 mins. DONT OPEN OVEN TO PEEK!!!! take them out & eat them all. now, they might be a bit doughy in the middle. thats fine. soppose to be that way.
ok, where did i get this stuff??!!! win co has a fab bulk section. they have the white rice flour & the tapioca flour. great prices too!!! you can also find corn starch & different kinds of sugars. be sure to check how the bins are at win co, one of mine has over head bins. these are great. less likely to have contamination. the other win co has floor bins. these are fine except that they are placed under over head bins with bread crumbs. some people just dont know, ya know? ok, anyways, enjoy!!!

getting to eat pizza!!

ive been able to have pizza but to be able to have great pizza at my fav place? well thats just priceless!! casa mia in lakewood has introduced gf pizza! our fav is the chicken & 3 cheese pizza with cashews! over the top! my husband was in heaven tonight as he enjoyed his reg pizza crust & i also rolled my eyes a time or two being able to have the same pizza but gf. owners gerald & jamie have it goin on! im tellin you! safety & my well being are the priority here! jamie is talking about getting gf deserts from granny lala in. the chocolate gnache is incredable i hear. havent had that one yet & im looking forward to being able to. this isnt our first time in. we got to go at the beginning of summer i guess when we first heard about the new crust. we facebooked them a couple times & i guess we are referred to as the face book couple. thats kinda cool! the best part for me is being able to once again thank the Lord above for giving me another choice to eat & have fun. this is one happy princess;)

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i did it!

yep! i can now do this from my phone! im excited. well, much has been going on. ill tell you about the last great thing. i had mexican food!! but not just any mexican food. gf mexican food made just for me at a wonderful place called Santiagos Gourmet Mexican Restaurant in yakima, wash. the owner, Jar, made my dinner himself. it was so great.he switched the normal glutenfull sauce out for a roasted red pepper white sauce. he gets this gf thing. he does the best he can & it shows. no side effects!!! he understands the cross thing. doing all in his power. go! this place is great!!

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just trying out the new mail to blog settings. be patient with me.

im seeing if i did this right

im trying to get use to techy stuff. i hope im blogging from my phone. lets see;)

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why do i take so stinking long to write??!!!!

well, here i am. i think im lazy. nope!!! im pretty sure of it!!! ok. moving on. when last i wrote there was this carb fast thing going on & i pretty much blew at that. i dont think i made 10 days. i did try though. clearly not very hard. again..... moving on!! this was the summer of firsts for me being gluten free. as ive stated in earlier posts im self diagnosed gluten intolerant. by removing these glutens from my diet my love level of my body & life has greatly increased. my husband & i have learned how to cook differently, look at food & boxes differently,& look at our loves together differently. our loves consist of outings, fairs, carnivals, trips, stuff like that. our first was folklife fest @ the seattle center in may. i was quite agitated to say the least. first off, i forgot to take my pills before we left. rained. drove around for ( & im not joking!!!) 1 hr looking for parking. in all the years we've been going up there, we have never had to do that. Praise God we kept a good sense of humor about the whole thing:) finally parked. i was pretty set on not being able to eat a darn thing!! my husband was determined otherwise. he asked what i wanted. & he went from there. we found two places,a thai & an indian place. incredible offerings i must say. can i remember the names??!! of course not!! my hunny does & he will tell me so i can tell you. i cried, i could have something. fast forward....a couple amazing things have happened .ive found some cool places to eat safely, things to buy to eat safely & have learned that some people have the craziest ideas as to what can be or not be done with gluten. a couple cool burger places.... im sure ive told you about "friesenburgers "here in tacoma? the best by far!! oh my goodness!!! to this i add respectfully..." the counter" in ballard. a build your own burger joint for adults. i highly recommend the 50-50 fries. half french fries, half sweet potato fries. shoestring, crispy, yummmy!!!!! a bit pricey to build your own but oh so worth it. you can down load an allergy list from their web site thecounterburger.com. every thing is there for a safe & fun experience. now, the web site for this next place said that nutritionists came in & taught the chefs how to be safe in cooking the gf ways. that , i thought was awesome. everyday the gf menu would change to meet the days offerings. how exciting is that??!!! we went to celebrate my beloveds 40th birthday. the manager, eric, greeted us enthusiastically!! i greeted back the same way. great seats outside on deck,(didnt realize the sun was setting behind trees 10 mins later... we froze) i had my special menu. they had theirs. (hubby & my mom) i ordered the 8oz sirloin with garlic mash taters. thats not what i got. oh, im sure the steak was great but the fries looked nothing like the mashed potatoes i had envisioned.we called the waitress over, she was already a mess ,the poor thing, from dropping the spoon in my hunnies clam chowder, dumping some all over him. the bus boy aleksy had to assure her we didnt hate her. so, here we are calling her back. "i cant have this." " why not?" its been deep fried with the fish & chips, right?" "yes, but it should still be fine." " i cant eat any of this. its all contaminated." " um. i can have the chef take the fries off...." " no, i cant eat any of this." she leaves & comes back with eric, the manager. "so, whats the problem?" "i cant eat any of this. its been deep fried in the same oil as the fish & i need a whole new dinner." " but we get our fryers up to 250 degrees & that kills the gluten." with a straight face he says this. i feel like ferris bueller, looking into the camera with a raised eyebrow. " no, it doesnt" says both me & my husband. " i need a whole new meal" he complies. we look at each other saying what the heck!!! when you dont know, you dont know. eric comes back a moment later , profusely apologising for his error in thinking. it seems the waitress didnt hit the allergy button so the chef put on plate what goes on that plate. had she hit the other button, bells & whistles would have alerted the chef somethings up, need different items. eric also relayed that we were right, gluten doesnt NOT get killed in oil thats heated to 250 degrees. im thinkin if thats the case im so having the fish & chips. it seems the kitchen had the talk & no one else did. the waitress, the manager had no clue. they knew that the disease is getting worse, & they know we arent going away any time soon, they were good with that, they just were not as informed as they should have been. eric said he was gong to go home & do some studying on this. i think it scared him to have given me information that was so far from the truth, that if i had been an uneducated gi or cd, i could have gotten VERY sick. i later told him that i was glad it happened with us. we have a great sense of humor, we have to. we want to teach, not yell. well, i think ive said enough for now. i will be writing more frequently. i have to, ive so much more to say.