Welcome back to Gluten-Free Wednesdays (GFW)! GFW is the weekly blog carnival event that I co-host with my friends Linda of Gluten-Free Homemaker (unfortunately, this site is no longer active) and Lynn of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. All gluten-free food-related posts are welcome for this event, so GFW is a great opportunity to learn about living gluten free and find really terrific recipes to make whether you’re “just gluten free” or gluten free and “more free.” Last week we had a total of 64 recipes and other gluten-free food related links shared.
Be sure to check out all the links throughout the event and link up your gluten-free food posts if you’re a blogger. Link up to just one of our blogs, but remember your post(s) will show up on all three.
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. It’s such a special time for paying honor to our fallen heroes in the U.S. and a lovely way to unofficially kick off summer. The kiddos are still in school, so it can’t be an official kickoff quite yet, right? But, still, the arrival of warm sunny days is something to celebrate everywhere I think!
My Highlights from GFE
~ Friday Ramblings: Are You a Celiac Snob? I Could Have Been a Celiac Snob ~ Have you ever felt like our gluten-free labels (and I’m not talking about the ones on products) deceive, divide, and do little good? If you’re not a gold-standard diagnosed celiac, have you felt looked down upon by those who are? If you’re a “bonafide” celiac, do you consider others who eat gluten free for health reasons to have a less serious condition? Do you dismiss them? What’s your gluten-free story? Click on the link and join the discussion in comments.
~ Carrot Colada ~ This recipe is made from only four ingredients and should make almost every single person reading happy! It’s naturally gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan, raw, and paleo! It also helps me clear out the glut of bananas in my freezer. I tell you ripe bananas seem to be like rabbits as far as proliferation!
The Most Popular Post on Gluten-Free Wednesdays Last Week
~ Cinnamon Sugar Baked Doughnuts from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ It didn’t surprise me that Michelle’s scrumptious doughnuts were most popular last week. I bet several of you rushed to purchase a doughnut pan (or two!) just so you could make her recipe. She made hers for a gluten-free teacher friend and even presented them in a bakery box—way cool! I wish she’d taken a photo to show how delighted her friend was when she received those goodies!
My GFW Post “Pick” from Last Week
~ 10 Tips: How to Handle Children with Emotional Fits/Tantrums Due to Gluten Exposure from Allergy Free Alaska ~ I can’t speak highly enough about Megan’s willingness to share her family’s story on the emotional ramifications of getting “glutened.” Her tips on how to handle children when they are experiencing uncontrolled emotions are incredibly helpful. While Megan is sharing her youngest daughter’s experiences primarily, so much of this post applies to both children and adults. You’ll want to print out her tips and keep them at hand for when you’re overwhelmed by the situation and are unable to figure out what to do next.
The Carnival
What you need to know before linking up:
~ Your link must be related to the gluten-free diet.
~ If you’re new, please read the guidelines.
~ Leave a link back to this blog or one of the co-hosts. We do not highlight or share any recipes that do not link back. (If you’ve never linked up to a carnival before, you can see how I like to link back in the last line of my gfe post(s) above.)
~ We appreciate you joining in!
Note: Linking up indicates you are giving permission for us to share your submitted photo and your link via social media or in next week’s post if it is selected as the most popular post for the week or featured as a highlight.
Originally published May 27, 2014; updated February 28, 2022.
Betty Rawker says
Thanks so much for featuring the crunch bars!! My husband and I were just enjoying them tonight after dinner.
Cheers to Gluten & Dairy Free Living!
xoxo
Andrea
Shirley says
Andrea–I’m still desperately wanting your amazing crunch bars! Cheers to gluten-free and dairy-free living indeed! 😉 I need a popsicle maker …
xoxo,
Shirley
Megan | Allergy Free Alaska says
Hi Shirley,
Thank you so much for featuring Abbi’s story. I just hate to think that other families are also struggling with the same issues but don’t have a clue to think of gluten (or other allergens) as a possibility. 🙁
This week I’m sharing 2 older posts, my Everything Guide to GF Bread – Including Troubleshooting Tips, and my Perfect GF Flaky Pie Crust. 😉 Thanks for the party!
Lots of love,
xo,
Megan
Shirley says
Megan–I know what you mean. I really hope that a gazillion folks read Abbi’s story and they consider what gluten and other allergens do to their bodies, especially their brains, because that connection so often gets overlooked.
Yay for those two posts you shared this week! They’re two of your bests, and that’s saying something. 🙂
xoxo,
Shirley
Phyllis Shustak says
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and featuring my “Baked Onion Rings ” recipe on your social media! Really love your blog and so happy to have found the “Gluten Free Wednesday” linky party!
Best,
Phyllis
Shirley says
Your Baked Onion Rings have everyone excited, Phyllis! Had to share those for sure. 😉 Thanks for linking up to GFW!
Shirley
Diane Eblin says
So I open my mail and there is this box of amazing looking GF doughnuts there. Such a tease to only get the picture. I wish Michelle would just ship me a batch of those. They look divine! Looks like you have tons of great recipes in this week too.
Shirley says
Hehe, Diane! I’m sure that you are not the only one who feels that way about Michelle’s donuts. 😉 Every week we have a terrific number of amazing recipes! Thanks for stopping by, dear!
Shirley
Lynne L says
Oh my gosh! Everything looks so amazing! I’m not baking anything right now, sadly, due to trying to lose weight for daughter’s wedding (in Dec). Although, I COULD make some of these to share at work & then I would have to taste test one first before I took them in LOL!!! Of course! However, thanks so much for doing the GF Wed & to Shirley who sends me the lovely emails…I am stacking up recipes to make in a baking/cooking frenzy when this is over & I’m sure I can adapt a lot of them to suit the current eating style (I refuse to say “diet”)!! Thanks again!
Shirley says
Hey Lynne–Well, your strategy sounds good! Let me know how it turns out if you try it. 😉 Your daughter’s December wedding sounds very, very special. Best of luck on all and thanks for the very kind words, dear! 🙂
Shirley
Audrey @ Gluten-Free Vegan Love says
Those seeded vegan buns have my name on them 🙂
Shirley says
Audrey–They look phenomenal, don’t they?!!
Shirley
Tia @ Glugle Gluten-Free says
Can’t remember what I said before, but I do remember thanking you for doing the gluten-free Wednesdays. And everything else you do. You are such a big help and part of the gluten-free community and have been for so long. I just really appreciate you being here/there.
xoxo,
Tia
Shirley says
Hey Tia–So sorry your previous comments went into spam—blech. I appreciate you commenting again so I could retrieve your comment. Hopefully, there will be no more issues! Your comment is super sweet—thank you so much! Remember we’re all in this together and all doing our part though. 😉
xoxo,
Shirley