M.A.G.

Living without gluten, casein, soy, eggs and peanuts. Living with ASD and ADHD. Life is good!

About the recipes

All the recipes on my blog are free of gluten, casein, soy and peanut. I've been baking without gluten and casein since January 2005, and I've been baking without eggs (gluten free and vegan) since June 2010. Many other recipes are corn free, nut free, yeast free and vegan. There's probably a little something for everyone here!

About Me

Erin: I am a gluten, casein and soy free ADHD mom to two lovely girls who are the lights of my life. My girls are gluten, casein, egg, soy and peanut free. My chef crush is Rick Bayless and my movie star crush is Gary Oldman. The music I'm really digging right now is Departure Songs by Hammock.

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I blog gluten-free

About the other stuff (My Amazing Girls)

Sometimes I write about living with a little girl who has ASD and her fierce and brave younger sister who has ADHD. They've opened my mind and my heart more than I ever could have imagined.

Favorite Lyrics

"There's only one thing that I know
how to do well
And I've often been told that you only can do
what you know how to do well
And that's be you,
Be what you're like,
Be like yourself..."
They Might be Giants, Whistling in the Dark

New to Being Gluten Free?

Read all about gluten free flours here, and read about making your own gluten free flour blends here. You can also find information on xanthan gum here and information on the different starch flours here.

Favorite Quote

“Sometimes you do something because it's difficult and because it's different from everyone else around you.” Matthew Butson, Getty Images’ Hulton Archive (source)

About Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum

Want to use guar gum instead of xanthan gum? Use 50% more guar gum than the xanthan gum called for in a recipe. So if a recipe calls for 1 tsp. xanthan gum, use 1 1/2 tsp. guar gum instead. This works great for everything except sandwich bread, in which case double the guar gum and expect your loaf to be flat as guar gum seems to inhibit yeast growth.

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Inspiration and Information

Book of Yum
Buzzle.com
Dungeons and Kitchens
Food Geeks
Food Renegade
Gluten Free Delightfully Delicious
Gluten Free Fox
Gluten Free Gobsmacked
Gluten Free Goddess
Gluten Website Glossary
Heal, Balance, Live
Life with Aspergers
Living Without
Look Me in the Eye
OChef
Raw Recipes and Ramblings
The Cook's Thesaurus
The Gluten File
The Post Punk Kitchen