Four Seasons Aviara Gluten Free Buffet

I was reading through some of my favorite Gluten Free blogs and at the top of the Gluten Free in San Diego Blog was a post on the Four Seasons Aviara.

The Four Seasons Aviara is now having a monthly gluten free buffet for $29. It is on the first Saturday of every month. The buffet includes an appetizer bar, a salad area, hot entrees, cold entrees and a fabulous dessert bar. EVERYTHING is gluten free (unless marked otherwise). When I went, there were just a couple of sandwiches that were marked as containing gluten, otherwise, everything else was gluten-free. The dessert bar must have had about twenty items on it ranging from flourless chocolate cake, to all kinds of cookies, to chocolate-covered strawberries, to creme brulee and more! Go and bring your appetite, but not your thirst. A small bottle of coke will run you $5 with no refills!

Buffet Hours are from 11:30pm - 2:30pm. The Four Seasons offers a Gluten Free menu everyday upon request. Who wants just a menu when you can have a BUFFET!!!!

• Take I-5 to Carlsbad
• Exit at Poinsettia Lane/Aviara Parkway
• Head (east) at Poinsettia Lane
• Turn right (south) at Aviara Parkway
• Turn right (west) at Four Seasons Point and follow signs to Hotel entrance.

Free Parking and Shuttle 7447 Batiquitos Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92011

• Take I-5 to Carlsbad
• Exit at Poinsettia Lane/Aviara Parkway
• Head (east) at Poinsettia Lane
• Turn right (south) at Batiquitos Drive follow signs to Golf Course entrance.

Four Seasons Aviara 7100 Four Seasons Point - the California Grill Carlsbad, CA 92011 (760) 603-6800 http://www.fourseasons.com/aviara/

Happy eating, learning and living! Gluten Free...

I know I will the first Saturday in Feb for my B-Day weekend!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year to all you Anti-Glutites!

Did you happen to set a New Years Resolution? I did! I am going on a search for the best Gluten Free doughnut recipe. 

I already started my search and came upon what the blogger, Going Gluten-Free, calls a "Punkin". These lil' Punkin's are such a fabulous little treat. To me they taste like a the funnel cakes you would get at a fair or amusement park. I'm going to try to make them again tonight and top them with with some kind of jam to see how they taste (all the ones from my batch have been eaten!)

 

Mine for some reason look alot different than the ones from the blog where I got the recipe. Maybe I needed to thin the batter out or maybe it was the Pamelas Mix... either way they were DELICIOUS!

 

Gluten Free Punkins (with my ingredients)

 

Ingredients

1½ cup Pamela's Baking and Pancake Mix (Original recipe called for Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour Mix)

¼ cup Corn Starch

2 tsp Xanthan Gum

2 tsp Baking Powder

¼ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Cinnamon (I rounded this scoop)

½ cup Sugar (a little more is okay, but don't overdo or they'll be too sweet)

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3 - Eggs

½ cup Milk (take out 2 tbsp and reserve just incase you need to thin it a little)

¼ tsp Vanilla

Oil for frying Powdered Sugar for coating

Directions

Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl.

 

Using an electric mixer beat together milk and eggs until fluffy.

 

Add dry ingredients and mix very well.

 

Allow dough to rest for 20 minutes.

 

In a deep fryer (Was excited to use my deep fryer I got for Christmas!!!) or deep sauté pan heat 1" of oil to 375 degrees.

 

After dough has rested, drop by tablespoons full into hot oil. Holes might flip to the next side when first side is complete. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes per side.

 

BE CAREFUL that your oil is not too hot...if it is the outside will burn before the inside gets cooked.

 

COOL COMPLETELY.

 

Shake in powdered sugar, or powdered sugar mixed with cinnamon to coat the outsides.

 

Serve with tea or coffee and feel normal. Be careful, they are very addicting.

Happy eating, learning and living! Gluten Free...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Wow... its been a while since I've posted. That means I have nothing to complain about =o) I do, however, have something to rave about! I am on day number 13 of eating Gluten Free Oatmeal. I seriously cant get enough! I forgot how wonderful oatmeal was. I get full and than binge on the last 1/4 of the bowl because I don't want to waste it.

Do you eat Gluten Free Oatmeal? How do you eat it? I mix 1/2 cup oatmeal with 3/4+ cup water, make 2 circles with maple syrup and sprinkle brown sugar on top. I then place it in the microwave for 2 minutes and let it sit about 10-15 minutes. SO SIMPLE and SO DELICIOUS!

Im not going to say Happy Holidays because I celebrate Christmas... SO...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope its as Gluten free as mine!

Happy eating, learning and living! Gluten Free...

San Diego Wellness Fair

A friend of mine (http://www.jackshouse.org) is speaking at this Wellness Fair. If you are interested in being on the panel please message me.
  
http://www.henrysmarkets.com/h/San_Diego_Wellness_Fair_Agenda/

   

11am - 12am
September 12, 2009

Mission Valley Scottish Rite Center
   
Karen Fine
Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free 101
Location: Heald Suite
  
Learn why so many people are discovering the healthy benefits of wheat-free, gluten-free living and enthusiastically embracing a new lifestyle.
Discover:

What is gluten?
What are the benefits of eating gluten-free?
How do I tell which foods are gluten-free?

Karen is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Gluten-Free Foundation. To help her celiac child, she has devoted years to the art of gluten-free living. Gluten-free, herself, she authors children's books and writes about her "simple solutions for busy families living gluten-free" on her blog.
 

San Diego Celiacs

Hey all you Anti-Glutites in San Diego!!!! I created a Facebook Group to hopefully be filled with discussions and such.

Check it out!

Happy eating, learning and living! Gluten Free...