Bob's Red Mill Cornbread Mix

        

 I made a batch of Bob's Red Mill Cornbread Mix to go with our chili for lunch today. It was surprisingly good! I was afraid it would be dry, or it would taste obviously like a gluten free food item, or it would be gritty like some of my cornbreads have been lately (I've only been able to find coarse grain gluten free cornmeal).  It was none of the above!  It was moist, it was good, and the cornmeal grain was fine.  I may have put a little too much liquid in it (or something?) because mine took an extra 10 minutes to cook. Right when it came out of the oven, I drizzled agave nectar all over the top of it, which added a nice sweetness!  I meant to serve it with honey butter, but forgot--and it wasn't missed. This cornbread was truly moist enough and tasty enough all on it's own!  

GF Frozen Foods Review

Ian's alphabet fries, gluten free. $2.69 for a bag that seemed pretty small...Let's see, it was: 12 oz.  They were ok. The kids liked them. I thought they were a bit mushy inside.  They're easy and convenient kid food, but really, how much is a whole bag of potatoes, and how many potatoes would it take to make 12 oz of homemade french fries?

Ian's Chicken Nuggets~~these cost a ridiculous $4.99 for 10--yes TEN chicken nuggets!  Not only that, they weren't even good.  Karry asked if there was any meat inside them (supposedly it's all white-meat chicken, but the texture was funky).  Isaac liked them, but nobody else did.  I will not be buying these again.  

GF Cereal Reviews

I got two kinds of gluten free cereals at Whole Foods the other day:

Gorilla Munch. This one cost $2.39 for 10 oz, and I'm pretty sure it was on sale. It looks like Kix. I can't eat any because it is made in a facility that contains nuts (that is the hardest thing about this GF diet--many recipes include nut flours and packaged products are made around or with nuts). The kids ate this, and they liked it a lot.  This one was the favorite of the kids. Ingredients: organic corn meal, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt. Very basic. That's the kind of product I like!

Perky O's--these cost $3.99 for 1 10.4 oz box.  These are supposed to be like Frosted Cheerios.  First taste, I wasn't sure.  After a few bites, I like them.  I can eat these ones, they're made in a nut-free facility! :)  They also do not contain any soy, which is always a plus in my book!  The kids like these, except for Ruby. She's our pickiest eater.  They're a little lighter in texture than regular Cheerios (I'm sure it's the flours). If you're trying to stay away from sugar & sugar cereals, this isn't a good fit for you. It contains powdered sugar and evaporated cane juice.  But hey, no corn syrup!!  That's something to say hooray about! :)