I asked the Gluten Free Edmonton Facebook Support Group about some of their favourite downtown lunch spots to eat gluten free at.

It did not take long to compile a decent list of everyone's favourite gluten free lunch spots downtown in Edmonton!

In no particular order!

• Louisiana Purchase
• Allegro Italian Kitchen
• Chopped Leaf
• Freshii
• Oodle Noodle - Menu items listed with a G can be made gluten free
• Nook Cafe - It was recommended to have their gf grilled cheese
• Tres Carneles
• Kelly's Pub - It was recommended to have their gluten free hamburger!
• Remedy Cafe - Amazing gluten free butter chicken wraps
• DeDutch - Check out their gluten free menu online!
• CRAFT Beer Market

This is an amazing gluten free Sloppy Joe recipe you can make from scratch that we adapted from a a freezer to table recipe we found.

The recipe is delicious and an absolute hit with the kids.  Goes great with Udi's buns from Ben's Meats or dinner rolls from the Kinnikinnick Fresh store!

Ingredients

3 tsp olive oil
1 lbs beef
2 tsp of steak seasoning (check ingredients - we use Club House.  The package we have does not contain gluten ingredients)
2 tbsp maple syrup (you'll need 2x 1tbsp)
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 tbsp apple or white vinegar (we use apple)
1 tbsp Worcestershire (We use French's.  It does not contain gluten ingredients)
Approx 16 oz of Tomato Sauce (depends on how sloppy you want it!)
2 tbsp tomato paste


Directions

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil with ground beef.  Cook for 2 minutes.  Add steak seasoning and 1 tbsp of maple syrup.  Cook until beef is no longer pink.  Remove from pan and strain fat

2. Wipe skillet clean and heat 2 tbsp of olive oil.  Add carrots, onion, garlic, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.  Cook until tender.


 3. Add cooked meat, tomato sauce, and tomato paste plus the left over tbsp of maple syrup.  Reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes depending on how sloppy you want your sauce!


Serve on your favourite toasted gluten free bun!  Open faced or sloppy sandwich.

Let's start 2019 off right!

If you haven't heard yet, there is a new gluten free diner in Edmonton! Nan's Gluten Free Diner is located in Edmonton's North end.

Yup that is right, a fully dedicated diner to gluten free dining!  From the reviews I hear from others, most people don't even know it is a gluten free diner!

The owner Evelyn emailed me over the winter break with some photos of some of their dishes.







Some of the customer favorites are the hot beef, the hot cakes, artichoke dip, the pies, and always the bread!   Evelyn is selling her bread by the loaf, as long as they have extras.  Psst, you can probably just call ahead and order some!

So this is not actually a topic we talk about much on our blog.  But it is relevant and a personal choice for some people to only use gluten free cosmetics and lotions.

So why would someone choose to do this?

Well, I know it sounds silly but there can be accidental consumption.  If cross contamination in a deep fryer would cause harm, is it fair to say that lipstick containing gluten could accidentally be digested?  Or eating a finger food after using a lotion that contains gluten?

In my opinion, it really isn't a far stretch.

After starting the Gluten Free Edmonton Support group on Facebook, it didn't take long for someone to ask this?

I think I made good use of the newly created Gluten Free Edmonton Support Group this week!  It turned out to be a great tool to source some information for this post!

I put the question out there, what gluten free holiday treats for Christmas can you find this year?...  and the messages started flowing in!


Click here to see all the amazing gluten free holiday treats shared by group members.  You will need to log into Facebook and join the group to contribute and see additional items.

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