Updated Pantry List

I'm addicted! I keep trying anything gluten free to see if its any good. I have had great success with some and not so great with others. Anyhow my pantry list has changed so I thought I would update it:

Here is what I stock in my pantry now: (All of it gluten free)

Flours: Potato starch/flour, cornstarch, cornmeal, Pamela's baking mix, and Tom Sawyer Flour (I have to mail order this)

Fats: 0 Trans fat Shortening, vegetable or corn oil depending on whats on sale when I need it, butter, Smart Balance, and non stick spray-no alcohol! *I don't use margarine at all.

Sugars: white sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, agave nectar, honey, maple syrup, and molasses

Leavening: Baking powder (you do need to read labels on baking powder some have flour added to them), baking soda, yeast

Stabilizers/ Gums: Cream of tartar, xanthan gum, guar gum, carrageenan (when I can find it) and Karaya gum

Flavorings: Vanilla Flavoring, Lemon Flavoring, and almond flavoring (check with the companies to make sure the alcohol used is gluten free I've never found any that contain gluten)

Nuts and other stuff: cocoa, unsweetened chocolate, coconut, semi sweet chocolate chips, food colorings, peanut butter, cashew butter, and pine nuts.

Spices/herbs: salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, sage, oregano, rosemary, bay leaf, basil, seasoned salt, pepper, red pepper, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, coriander, tumeric, cumin, and cardamom (I have a ton of them...too many to list but all of them are whole spices so they are completely gluten free)

Whole Grains: rice, buckwheat (yes this is gluten free despite the name), Quinoa (seriously one of the best products out there) I use both the traditional and the Inca red kinds, and Flax Seed (not sure if its a grain but I don know where else to put this)

Vinegars: white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, and Balsamic Vinegar

Wine: I always have a dry white, a desert wine, and a Merlot on hand

Canned stuff: Applesauce, pumpkin, pineapple, jelly/jam, refried beans, Bushes baked beans, chicken broth, canned chicken, evaporate milk, sweetened condensed milk, tomato paste, pasta sauce, black beans and Chickpeas

Baking Mixes: Pamela's brownie mix, gluten free pancake mix, Gluten Free Pantry corn bread mix (the best out there as good as or better than Marie Calanders gluteny kind), occasionally I'll get a cake mix but I typically make mine from scratch now and think they taste better.)

Pastas: Annies Gluten free Mac and Cheese, Gluten free spirals, Gluten free penne, and gluten free spaghetti (occasionally I get Lasagna noodles but not often) The best tasting GF pasta out there is Quinoa pasta! Its blended with corn but I like the taste better than wheat pasta and so does my picky husband!

Cereal: Perky'0, Gorilla Munch, Bobs Red Mill hot GF cereal, Dora Stars, and Crispy Brown Rice (careful they make one with barley malt too so read your lables)

Snack bars: GF breakfast bars, and Lara bars, Smart Monkey bars, Fruitabu roll ups, and Jello Pudding

Here is what I have in my fridge (not including leftovers)

Diary: Milk whole and 1%, butter milk (not all the time I get this 1 time a month) cottage cheese, heavy cream (I'm making our ice cream now), cream cheese, unflavored yogurt, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, sour cream, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese

Juice: Lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice (in the freezer for cooking) to drink cranberry or blueberry juice

Eggs (large)

Meats: I buy in bulk so I always have this stuff on hand.... roast beef, ground beef, smoked sausage, Italian sausage, ham, chicken, pork lion, pork chops, steak, flank steak and fish at least once a week

Fresh or frozen fruits and veggies (if in season I get fresh if not I get frozen or if its cheaper to get frozen I do that too): apples, bananas, peaches, raisins, craisins, blue berries, strawberries, orange, cranberries, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, peas, broccoli, corn, Otter pops (because its summer), and ice cream (I'm making it instead of purchasing it so we can have things like cookies and cream ice cream... its great!)

Sauces: BBQ Sauce (Rudy's Country BBQ has a gluten free sauce and Austins Own is also gluten free), Wheat free Soy Sauce, salad dressing, ketchup, Mayo, mustard, and tobasco (Because my husband eats gluteny bread at lunch we have 2 of anything that requires putting a knife into... I just makes sure to mark one Gluten free with a sharpie!)

I've found that I can just about make ANYTHING from a regular cookbook using these ingredients... I use the Tom Sawyer Flour only for baking cookies and thickening gravy.

Long time No post

I'm not really sure how many people are actually keeping up with my blog but I know it has been AGES since my latest post.

I am happy to report that Otter pops are indeed gluten free! One more thing to add to my summer time treat list!