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Next Up for GLEE! April Appearance in Old Saybrook, CT

Shoreline Gluten-Free Association (SGFA) Conference:

"Beyond Gluten: Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit"

Date: Saturday April 17, 2010 - The Pavilion at Saybrook Point, CT

Time: 10am -3pm


(Excerpted from SGFA Spring Newsletter)

Get ready, get set, get healthy! The
2010 SGFA Annual Conference is
Beyond Gluten: Healing the Mind,
Body & Spirit. It will be held
Saturday, April 17 from 10 am to 3
pm at the Pavilion at Saybrook Point.

The three main speakers will be well
known author of Glee!, Elizabeth
Atkinson; local advocate Laurencia
Ciprus; and Shaman / Healer Gail
Sack. There will be other
speakers, lots of goodies and a few
surprises.

Lunch will be catered by La Piastra.
Reservations are necessary and
should be mailed to Sybil Nassau by
April 14 or contact shoreglutenfree@sbcglobal.net for more info.

The cost for the day: SGFA
members $25; non-members $40; and
students $20. For your convenience, a
registration form is on page three to
print out and return with your check.

Next GLEE! Appearance this Sunday MARCH 7th

Sunday, March 7th
(2 - 4 pm)

The Boston Children's Hospital Celiac Disease Support Group SPRING EVENT
Flashner Conference Room
BC Hospital
9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453
$5 members/ $7 non-members

Featuring: Dr.Alan Leichtner/ College Workshop/ Vendor Fair

http://www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site2166/mainpageS2166P0.html

Old-Fashioned Cocoa FUDGE GLEE! (Gluten-free) Brownies

This has been my family's favorite fail-proof brownies recipe for years... mouthwatering!
Adapted from Gourmet Magazine (circa 1986):

Preheat oven to: 350F
(grease and GF flour a 9 x 9" pan)

In a bowl beat until creamy:
3/4 cups soft butter or margerine
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teas vanilla

Add to above mixture and beat until fluffy:
2 large eggs (one at a time)

Sift into above mixture and stir gently until just combined:
3/4 c gluten-free baking flour (I prefer "Pamela's")
1/2 c dark unsweetened cocoa powder
dash of salt

Stir in (just a few strokes):
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (most are GF but check ingredients)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Spread into greased/flour pan and bake 30 mins at 350F.
Cool, cut, and enjoy!

Perfect GLEE (gluten-free) Muffin Recipe

Adapted from the Joy of Cooking: a delicious, light muffin recipe to which you can add any fruit or chopped nuts or chocolate chips!

Preheat over to 400F

Sift in a bowl:
1 3/4 cup gluten-free baking flour
1 teas baking powder (2 teas if baking powder is not included in the gf flour mix)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teas salt

Beat in another bowl:
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
3/4 milk

Pour:
Wet ingredients over dry ingredients and fold gently until blended.

Fold in:
1 cup fruit and/or nuts (i.e., blueberries, chopped strawberries, bananas, dates, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips, etc)

Fill:
greased muffin tins (or paper lined muffin tins) about 2/3 of the way.

Bake:
22 minutes

Yields:
approx 15 muffins

My Gfree daughter's favorite breakfast!

Scrumptious GLEE (gfree) Stuffing

I made this gluten-free stuffing at Thanksgiving and it was everyone's favorite (even the wheat-eaters')!! The key is good gluten-free bread.

Melt in pan:
-1/3 c butter or marg

Add and saute until tender:
-1 c chopped celery
-1 c sliced mushrooms
-1/4 c diced onion

Remove from heat and add:
-seasonings such as sage or tarragon or basil or rosemary (or whatever you like)
-salt/pepper

In bowl combine:
-6 c cubed gluten-free bread (I use one Against the Grain Gourmet gf baguette)
-1/2 chopped pecans
-1/2 cup dried cranberries
-the sauteed veggies & butter above
-3/4 c chick broth or water

Bake stuffing inside roast turkey or chicken or cook separately at 325F for 25 mins covered with foil, then remove foil and bake another 15 mins until slightly crispy.

Even better the next day!