Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pasta. Show all posts

September 19, 2013

PASTA! Who doesnt like Pasta? Part II

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In January 2011 I posted an opinion article titled "Pasta! Who doesnt like Pasta?" In this article/opinion piece I named Dr. Schar as being the 5+ star winner. Well folks, I have a new one!


I found Jovial at my local Jimbos market and realized I had never tried it. Mind you, this was in 2012 that I found it and now I decided to blog about it :)

Jovial is made of organic brown rice flour and water. That's it! You probably think that it cant be that great, but let me tell you, this is now the only pasta we eat in our house. They have several different brown rice types to choose from...
  • Spaghetti
  • Capellini
  • Penne Rigate
  • Fusilli
  • Caserecce
  • Lasagna
  • Tagliatelle (my favorite when making stroganoff. This is made with Organic brown rice flour and organic eggs)
Texture and taste is amazing. This is another pasta no one call tell is gluten free unless you notice the color. I would always follow the instructions on the box when cooking gluten free pastas. The instructions are there for a reason right?

Again, if you have a gluten free pasta, I didn't mention in this or the other article, that you like, fill me in please. I would love to hear about it.

Mangia bene, vivi felice! Buon appetito!

This is too funny! I was just sitting reading SELF magazine from June 2013 and Jovial was voted the Best Gluten Free Pasta for the 2013 healthy food awards. Pretty cool huh?

Happy eating (gluten free pasta), learning and living! Gluten Free...

January 15, 2011

PASTA! Who doesnt like Pasta?

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I cant believe that I have never posted anything in regards to pasta. I am a pasta LOVER! There are several different brands of Gluten Free pasta on the market, but one dominates ALL the competition. It dominates so much, my family and friends cant even tell its Gluten Free. When your in the search for pasta when you first become gluten free you vividly remember the taste of the glutenous version. You remember just how wonderful it is.

Let me introduce you to a few less superior pastas first...

When I found I was gluten free, that first day, I wanted pasta. Crying, I went to Trader Joes because that was the only place I knew that had gluten free anything. I bought a few boxes of their pasta to make for dinner. All I have to say is, I kept crying when I ate it. It was HORRIBLE! I thought maybe its just this first experience and tried it again. Cried again at how horrible it was. WARNING! Stay away from Trader Joes Gluten Free pasta!!! I give this pasta 0 (zero) stars. Good effort Trader Joes, but try harder PLEASE!
The next pasta I tried was Bionaturae (pronounced bee-oh-na-too-ray). I have to say I felt much better when tasting this pasta. It was definately better than the Trader Joes brand, but still wasn't the taste I wanted. It was definitely edible is all I can say. I give this pasta 3 1/2 stars.
Glutino... made with brown rice. You don't put marinara on rice. I still wasn't pleased, still taste gluten free, but it was a bit better than Trader Joes. I give this pasta 3 stars.
If your looking to make an Asian dish that's gluten free you found your pasta. No really this is another brown rice pasta. It does cook well, but not the taste of REAL pasta. I give this pasta 3 stars.
Now we're getting somewhere. A mixture of flours they have corn and rice pastas available. They cook up nice and actually taste decent with marinara sauce. DeBoles got close, but not close enough. I give them 4 stars.

And now what you have been waiting for! My far SUPERIOR pasta reveal...

Schar (can you hear the horns?) The taste you miss of glutenous pasta exists!

I cant say enough good things about Schar pasta. My friend, Karen Fine, gave me a bag of this pasta to try. That night, of course, we had pasta for dinner. As I was boiling the water and cooking the pasta I took a noodle to my husband to see if its cooked to his liking. He said it was perfect. I went back to the stove, took a noodle out of the pot and as I was about to eat it he yelled at me! He started yelling, "Don't eat it! Its cooked perfect! STOP!" Of course I ate it! He thought it wasn't gluten free. He literally had to come over and look at the package before he believed me. That was proof enough that this would be the pasta we would stick with.

Marinara sauce? FABULOUS! Other sauces? FABULOUS! The thing with Schar pasta is you have to cook it exactly like the directions tell you. Boil the water first... cook and stir... all that. Yes, they do use rice flour in their pasta's and unlike other manufacturers with 2 or 3 types of rice flour they taste nothing like rice. This pasta... I give it 5+ stars!

If you have a gluten free pasta, I didn't mention, that you like... fill me in please. I would love to hear about it.

Mangia bene, vivi felice! Buon appetito!

Happy eating (gluten free pasta), learning and living! Gluten Free...

January 13, 2009

Article from Friend...

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A friend of mine, Karen Fine, sent me this link today and I thought it was worth sharing! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/health/nutrition/12recipehealth.html?_r=2 Enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!
What is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a disease of the small intestine. The small intestine is a 22 foot long tube that begins at the stomach and ends at the large intestine (colon). The first 1-1/2 feet of the small intestine (the part that is attached to the stomach) is called the duodenum, the middle part is called the jejunum, and the last part (the part that is attached to the colon) is called the ileum. Food empties from the stomach into the small intestine where it is digested and absorbed into the body. While food is being digested and absorbed, it is transported by the small intestine to the colon. What enters the colon is primarily undigested food. In celiac disease, there is an immunological (allergic) reaction within the inner lining of the small intestine to (gluten) that are present in wheat, rye, barley and, to a lesser extent, in oats. The immunological reaction causes inflammation that destroys the lining of the small intestine. This reduces the absorption of dietary nutrients and can lead to symptoms and signs of nutritional, vitamin, and mineral deficiencies.

I found this information at the link below.
http://www.medicinenet.com/celiac_disease/article.htm

BTW I dont claim to be an expert or doctor. This is information I have found or what has worked for me.