12,000 Fans and PatsyPie Giveaway!

The Gluten-Free Ontario Facebook Fan Page has reached 12,000 fans and I've decided to team up with PatsyPie to celebrate!


One lucky winner will receive a prize pack filled with yummy PatsyPie goodies - muffins, brownies, cookies an biscotti!

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Book Review and Giveaway!

I have been admiring The Baking Beauties for well over a year now.  Jeanine (the owner) even has a quickly growing Facebook Fan Page.  I have spent countless hours drooling over pictures of her creations.

Now she has her very own book called The Everything Guide to Living Gluten Free.

If you are new to the gluten-free lifestyle, this book is a must have.  Heck, even if you are a Celiac veteran this would be a welcome addition to your cookbook collection.  Plus, you will learn facts about gluten and Celiac Disease that you never knew before.

The book starts out with tips on how to go about starting your gluten-free diet.  Every topic you can imagine is covered here -how to stock your gluten-free kitchen, dining out, hidden sources of gluten, how to handle social gatherings and so on.

The second half of the book features 100 recipes.  All of the recipes sound delightful - slow cooker Spicy Vegetarian Chili, Twice Baked Greek Potatoes, Lemon Poppyseed Muffins, Strawberry Mango Salsa, Cream Puffs, Pina Colada Parfait (I could go on) and for you meat-eaters out there, Sloppy Joes, Baked Chicken Fingers and Meatballs.

My only disappointment about the book is that it does not feature any pictures of her recipes.  I always like to flip through a cookbook and let pictures give me inspiration for what I want to make.  But that's okay... I can get my picture fix over at her website: www.thebakingbeauties.com

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Do you want your own copy of Jeanine's book?!

You can buy a copy on amazon.ca...

Or you can win one below!

You can get a total of seven entries ;)  So get to it!
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Gluten-Free Vegetarian Chili

Gluten-Free Veggie Chili

Gluten-Free Vegetarian Chili

Choice of Ingredients (1/2 to 1 cup of each):

Chopped onions
Chopped celery
Chopped red peppers
Chopped green peppers
Sliced carrots

Heat 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and add your choice of veggies.  Saute gently for about 20 minutes.

Add:
3 crushed garlic cloves
1 large can diced tomato
1 can tomato paste and 1 can water
1 can (more or less) of red kidney beans
1 package Old El Paso Chili Seasoning (double check to make sure ingredients are gluten-free or use seasonings of your choice)

Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 30 more minutes.  Enjoy with rice or gluten-free bread.

Optional - Add:
1/2 cube of Baker's unsweetened chocolate and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
OR
1/2 cube of Semi-Sweet Baker's Chocolate

The addition of the chocolate adds a rich flavour and nice texture to the chili but is not mandatory.

If you are not vegetarian, you can add half a pound of cooked ground beef.