Showing posts with label gluten-free. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gluten-free. Show all posts
Gluten-Free beer at Redbay Brewery
Vanessa Pike-Russell
One of the many things I had to give up, or limit myself with, was beer. I love beer, always have. I guess I am not alone.

When I heard that RedBay Microbrewery in Cleveland offered Gluten-Free beer I was overjoyed. I had purchased some gluten-free beers through ebay and online but they were fairly expensive.

In December I attended a RedBay Tasting event which I found as an online deal. Normally $100, my husband and I paid $45 each for a two hour tour and tasting of cider, beer and ginger beer. We then were allowed to bottle, cap and box a carton each. My husband wasn't feeling well so we decided to collect our beer after the new year.

I am happy to say that two days ago Redbay returned my calls and with the help of my Aunt and Uncle we bottled a carton of Gluten-Free beer and a carton of Knight's First - Redbay Brewery's take on Newcastle Brown. Both beers were full-bodied and it is great to know that there are no chemicals or preservatives. It means you have to drink them in a timely fashion but I am sure that won't be  a problem ;)




Red Bay Micro-Brewery

7/77 Shore st West
Cleveland Qld. 4163

Ph 07) 3488 2739
Fx 07) 3488 2740

mybeer@redbaybrewery.com.au

TRADING HOURS
Tuesday 11am — 6:30pm
Wednesday 11am — 6:30pm
Thursday 11am — 7pm
Friday 11am — 7pm
Saturday 8am — 3:30pm

CLOSED –Sunday and Monday     



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A book review, Babycakes
Vanessa Pike-Russell
I have been cooking with gluten-free flour of late and decided to do some research into baking the gluten free way. I have a young friend (Siobhan) who due to cancer has had to remove gluten and most types of flour from her diet. It makes baking particularly difficult when she visits. Last time I winged it with a buckwheat and pear cake. There weren't many recipes which included buckwheat flour so I just mixed up the pancake mix as per the directions, added the diced pear and organic apple juice and hoped for the best. It wasn't ideal but she was just happy to be baking and have something sweet to eat.

Now that I have a copy of BabyCakes the next time she comes to stay we can make some of the recipes out of this cookbook with my new cupcake trays and pretty patty papers. The book looks great, with scrumptious looking photos of the cakes making me crave them; that's definitely different from the last time Siobhan and I baked together :)
BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery

BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery
By Erin McKenna

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Forget everything you’ve heard about health-conscious baking.

Simply, BabyCakes is your key to an enlightened, indulgent, sweets-filled future. This is important news not only for parents whose children have allergies, for vegans, and for others who struggle with food sensitivities, but also for all you sugar-loving traditionalists. The recipes in these pages prove that there is a healthy alternative to recklessly made desserts, one that doesn't sacrifice taste or texture. Tweet This
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