Jules Shepard - Gluten Free Thanksgiving Class 10-29-10 @ Raleigh Earth Fare (and more...)

Want to host a perfect Gluten Free Thanksgiving?

Just wanted to let you all know about an upcoming wonderful opportunity - Jules Shepard will return to Raleigh on Friday, October 29th, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm for another Gluten Free cooking class.

much more after the jump...

Reminder: Jules Shepard GF Thanksgiving Class This Weekend

Just a quick reminder that the Gluten Free Thanksgiving cooking class being taught by Jules Shepard is fast approaching! The class will be held this weekend (Sunday 11/15/09) at Earth Fare in Brier Creek from 2pm - 4:30pm. There will also be some other Gluten Free activities going on at Earth Fare during this time. See my previous post for more details. Be sure to sign up soon as spots are sure to fill up quickly with only a few days remaining to register. This class will help you have an excellent GF holiday!

You can sign up by calling Earth Fare or visiting Jules' Web site.

Jules Shepard Gluten Free Thanksgiving Cooking Class @ Earth Fare

I've written numerous times about Celiac expert and Gluten Free cooking guru Jules Shepard before on this blog. Jules currently resides in Baltimore but has North Carolina ties and stops in for a visit every few months. Each time she stops in we are very lucky! I have had the pleasure of organizing 2 previous cooking classes with Jules (February & July) and she stopped by for another one in August. I have great news to report, Jules will again be back in Raleigh, this time for a timely Gluten Free Thanksgiving themed cooking demonstration. Thanksgiving can be like navigating a Gluten minefield, this class will be the perfect way to have a great GF feast.

See below for more information. I encourage you to sign up soon as space is limited and Jules' classes are in very high demand. As always, portion of the proceeds will go toward Celiac Disease research.

GF Thanksgiving With Jules Shepard
Earth Fare Raleigh
Sunday Nov. 15, 2-4:30pm

Jules Shepard returns to Earth Fare Raleigh to get us all ready for a delicious gluten-free Thanksgiving! Come experience firsthand how knowledgeable, entertaining and encouraging North Carolina native and gluten-free cooking expert Jules Shepard can be, at this in-person demonstration with the focus on Thanksgiving! Learn how simple it can be to prepare amazing gluten-free meals everyone in your family will enjoy this holiday season.

Dishes like gluten-free and dairy-free homemade casseroles, pie crusts, pumpkin pie, dinner rolls and stuffing! Sample a wide variety of goodies, ask questions and have Jules sign one of her two books at this limited-space class. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.

As a special bonus, registrants in this Thanksgiving class will each get Jules' brand new 34 page Thanksgiving E-book full of recipes and tips for a great holiday (a $12.95 value)! See you there!

Class Fee is $40 (a portion of this registration fee will be donated to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research)

To register, visit JulesGlutenFree.com or call (433-1390)/visit Earth Fare.

My First Gluten Free Thanksgiving

Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! I've been out of commission for a few days on a turkey hangover but am trying to get caught up on all the latest Celiac Disease/Gluten Free News. More to come!

My First Gluten Free Thanksgiving
I had a pretty great first GF Thanksgiving. I had both Whole Foods and Butterball turkeys and both were yummy. Mashed potatoes were easy and naturally gluten free. I also had sweet potatoes, cranberries and butternut squash side dishes - all gluten free. I ordered several items from Rosie's Plate and was extremely satisfied. The items were green been casserole, stuffing, gravy and pumpkin pie - all items that normally would contain gluten. Also, we used a GF frozen pie crust from the Whole Foods Bakery to make an apple pie and thought it was very good as well.

Feel free to provide your experiences about your Gluten Free Thanksgiving here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a great GLUTEN FREE Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Here is a list of a ton of Thanksgiving related GF articles & blog posts.

This ought to keep you busy for a while!

1. Previous Gluten Free Raleigh posts
   
2. http://celiacdisease.about.com/b/2008/11/22/35-gluten-free-thanksgiving-recipes.htm
3. http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/desserts/a/PieCrusts.htm?r=9F
4. http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/desserts/a/PumpkinPies.htm?r=9F
5. http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/faqs/f/TurkeyStuffing.htm?r=9F
6. http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=154
7. http://www.befreeforme.com/blog/?p=145
8. http://celiac-disease.com/gluten-free-pumpkin-tarlets-recipe/
9. http://celiac-disease.com/gluten-free-sausage-apple-stuffing-recipe/
10. http://celiac-disease.com/tips-for-a-gluten-free-thanksgiving/
11. http://www.celiac.com/articles/21705/1/Favorite-Fall-Stuffing-Gluten-Free/Page1.html
12. http://www.celiac.com/articles/21690/1/Gluten-Free-Thanksgiving-Planner/Page1.html
13. http://www.celiac.com/articles/21672/1/Tips-for-a-Gluten-Free-Thanksgiving-and-Safe-Holiday-Season/Page1.html
14. http://glutenfreeda.blogspot.com/2008/11/two-perfect-turkeys.html
15. http://glutenfreeda.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-dinner-game-plan.html
16. http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/11/24/a-gluten-free-and-dairy-free-thanksgiving/
17. http://thesavvyceliac.com/2008/11/05/thanksgiving-coming-heres-a-gluten-free-stuffing-idea/
18. http://thesavvyceliac.com/2008/11/05/get-ready-for-your-gluten-free-thanksgiving/

Rosie's Plate - Thanksgiving Order Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that today (11/20) is the last day to order Thanksgiving items from Rosie's Plate.

See my previous post here.

Rosie's Plate Update - Thanksgiving Menu now Available

I received an email from Rosie's Plate about their Thanksgiving Holiday menu which is now available. "You make the TURKEY, let Rosie's Plate do the REST!" is what the email states. Looks like they are offering Side dishes, Pies & Desserts, Soup & Gravy and some yummy extras.

If you attended the Open House and Food Tasting last Friday, you may have sampled some of these items. I was there and everything was really tasty. I plan on ordering Green Been Casserole and Gravy from Rosie's to make things easier this Thanksgiving.

Click here for the menu.

NOTE: Thanksgiving orders must be placed 4 days in advance and must be placed by calling (no online orders) 919-833-0505 by Thursday November 20th.

Pamela's Products - November Newsletter

If you have not signed up for Pamela's Products monthly newsletter, you can go to their Web site to do so. Here is a copy of the newsletter for those of you who have not signed up yet. I especially liked the section which linked to their Thanksgiving meal menu.

Welcome to the
The Pamela's Products Newsletter!
Vol. 1, Issue #5, November 2008
Happy Thanksgiving one and all!

It's that time of year when friends and family gather to create memories and share food. For those of us with special diets, this doesn't need to be a time of isolation. Our hope at Pamela's Products is that we can create an experience of abundance with delicious, healthful food overflowing that everyone can enjoy together! On the Pamela's Products website we're posting our absolutely delicious, gourmet, gluten-free Thanksgiving meal menu with easy to follow recipes. From appetizers to dessert let's celebrate together with joy, abundance and all of the wonderful offerings of the season!

How many of you find yourself stressed out from the holidays? There wasn't enough time for everyday life to begin with and now we want to put all of our holiday planning, prep and enjoyment in there too? In this issue of the Pamela's Products Newsletter we're including some fast and simple time saving and stress relieving tips. We hope you will also find the time to slow down, relax and enjoy!

It seems that cooking dinner can be the biggest hurdle after a day of planning, prep and house guests. As we have suggested previously in this newsletter, one of the best time saving tips is to prepare food when you have time and freeze it for a quick warm up later when you need it fast. Some of our favorite scrumptious and time saving recipes are the Pamela's Crunchy Pizza Crust or the Pamela's Chewy Pizza Crust. Create two or three crusts at one time, par bake and then freeze the unused portions. When you need a quick meal, simply remove from the freezer, decorate with your favorite toppings and bake. Viola, fresh hot pizza in under 10 minutes.

Create one of our Pamela's Products Recipe Contest winning recipes such as Brunch Casserole or Sausage Bites, or one of Pamela's personals favorites such as her Scones or Pamela's Bagels. These can all be made ahead of time, by simply putting these delicious recipes together the night before and storing them in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake. Or, bake them fully and then pull out of the fridge for a quick warm up anytime. The Brunch Casserole makes a delicious meal or hot snack fresh from the oven and the Sausage Bites are a perfect warm treat for newly arrived house guests. All of these recipes are incredibly Fast, Easy & Delicious to make and will fill your home with the wonderful aroma of baked savory delights.

Product of the Month!
Pamela's Wheat-Free Bread Mix! Did you know that it took Pamela over 8 years to develop this mix? Of course if you are going to set out to create gluten-free foods you would offer bread in some way, so why did it take her so long to develop this mix? Pamela wanted to be sure that it would be the most delicious, easy to use, versatile mix available, and she did it! This past summer we hosted the third annual Pamela's Greatest Gluten-free Recipe Contest. Except this year all entries had to use our Pamela's Wheat-Free Bread Mix. We were astounded by the response. The versatility of the recipes are so truly remarkable that we are still baking them to decide the winner. Would you like to try a sample of Pamela's Wheat-Free Bread Mix? We're giving away a free bag to the first 25 people to reply directly to this newsletter. You can just hit your reply key by October 29th and write "Send me the free mix!" in the subject line of your email. Don't forget to send your address (no PO boxes please) or you won't qualify. Sorry, available for USA addresses only. Due to the high volume of responses we are only able to notify the winners. If you do not hear from us by October 30th, you did not win, but we hope you will try again next month.

There's more to the holidays than dinner!
Such as breakfast with family and guests... cinnamon buns, crepes, waffles and more. With so much focus on the dinner meal, we sometimes forget that we can enjoy breakfast and brunch with our family and friends. Here are some of our picks for a great holiday breakfast... anytime!
Simply click on the recipe you want and print it out for easy instructions.
Something Special
- Cinnamon Swirls
- Buttery Coffee Cake
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake
- Brunch Casserole (2006 Recipe Contest Winning Recipe!)
- Savory Pancakes (2007 Recipe Contest Winning Recipe!)
Traditional Tastes
- Pamela's Pancakes
- Pamela's Crepes
- Waffles
- Chocolate Waffles

Final Notes:
Do you have a suggestion for us? Is there something we could do better? Is there a product you'd like to see us offer? Let us know, we want to hear from you. You can reply to this newsletter or send an email to info@pamelasproducts.com. And remember, if you can't find your favorite Pamela's Product in your local store, we suggest that you bring the packaging in to your grocer and let them know what you'd like on the shelves. Many times that's the best way for your local retailer to know what you want.

Enjoy & Celebrate Your Food,
Pamela's Products

ENJOY!

Useful Resources: Thanksgiving - Gluten Free Turkey

I thought I would begin writing about Thanksgiving (even though Halloween hasn't happened yet). If you look at retailers as an example, it's really never too early to talk about Holidays. The main course of most Thanksgiving meals is the Turkey! Here are the results of some research I have done. As always, please comment if you have any experience with Turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Turkey Choices

Butterball - butterball.com | 1-800-288-8372
-Frozen Whole Turkey (10-32 lbs)
Ingredients: Turkey, Water, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphates, Natural Flavorings
Gluten Free: Yes - had to call to verify, not listed on Web site. Their natural flavorings are Rosemary extract.
Available at: Food Lion, Kroger

-Fresh Whole Turkey (10-32 lbs)
Ingredients: Turkey
Gluten Free: Yes - had to call to verify, not listed on Web site
Available at: Kroger

Honeysuckle White - honeysucklewhite.com | 1-800-532-5756
The majority of Honeysuckle White® products do not contain Gluten. However, the following list of products do contain Gluten:
-Asian Grill Marinated Turkey Strips
-Teriyaki Flavor Turkey Breast Tenderloin
-Frozen Italian Style Meatballs
-Fresh Italian Style Turkey Meatballs

-All Natural Whole Turkey - Vegetarian fed and minimally processed. It contains no added hormones, no antibiotics ever and no additives, artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Ingredients: Turkey
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site
Available at: Information not available

-Fresh Whole Turkey
Ingredients: Turkey, Turkey Broth, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Flavoring
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site
Available at: Information not available

-Frozen Whole Turkey
Ingredients: Turkey, Turkey Broth, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Flavoring
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site
Available at: Information not available

Perdue - perdue.com | 1-800-473-7383
Check out Perdue's GF Product list here.

-Fresh Whole Turkey
Ingredients: Turkey, Turkey Broth
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site in FAQ section.
Available at: Information not available

Jennie-O - jennieo.com | No phone listed
-Natural Choice Prime Young Turkey (Frozen) - A juicy, delicious and 100 percent natural bird with no artificial Ingredients or preservatives.
Ingredients: Not listed
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site
Available at: Information not available

-Premium Basted Young Turkey (Frozen) - A moist and delicious whole bird available in two sizes: 12-14 pounds and 16-18 pounds.
Ingredients: Not listed
Gluten Free: Yes for the Turkey, No for the gravy packet- indicated on Web site.
Available at: Information not available

Fresh Young Turkey (Fresh) - A fantastic whole bird available in two sizes for your convenience: 10-16 pounds and 16-20 pounds.
Ingredients: Not listed
Gluten Free: Yes for the Turkey, No for the gravy packet- indicated on Web site.
Available at: Information not available

Shady Brook Farms - shadybrookfarms.com | 1-800-532-5756
-Fresh Whole Turkey - is all-natural, minimally processed with no additives or preservatives.
Ingredients: Turkey
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site and on product label.
Available at: Information not available

-Frozen Whole Turkey - features an all-natural basting solution.
Ingredients: Turkey, Turkey Broth, Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavoring
Gluten Free: Yes - indicated on Web site and on product label.
Available at: Information not available

Whole Foods - wholefoodsmarket.com | Raleigh (828.5805) | Cary (816.8830)
I spoke with the folks at the Raleigh store earlier this week. They do offer Gluten Free Turkeys but will not be taking any orders in the store until after Halloween. You can pick up the Turkeys as early as 3 days before Thanksgiving if need be. More to come on this.

Earth Fare - earthfare.com | Raleigh (433-1390)
This store located in Brier Creek will be offering 2 choices for Turkeys. Organic versions for $2.99 per lb and All Natural versions for $1.99 per lb. The organic turkeys only come in 10-14 lb. sizes while the All Natural turkeys are available in 10-14 lb. size through 20-24 lb. size. They are currently taking orders now and you will be able to pick up Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. All their Turkeys are Gluten Free.

The Fresh Market - thefreshmarket.com | Raleigh (872.8501) | Cary (481.2865 )
The Fresh Market had no information when I called the Raleigh store this week. They said they would be ready for Turkey orders in a week or so. I have gotten meat from them in the past and was pleased so I imagine they will also have GF Turkeys available as well. More to come.

Hope this helps.