This past weekend my friend and I were able to visit Des Moines and attend the Gluten and Allergen Free Expo. We had a wonderful time and learned lots. If you are anywhere near Chicago and are interested in learning more about gluten and allergy free products and tips I encourage you to check out the Chicago show on April 20-21st. Click here for more information. The show included classes with recipes, tips, and tricks for cooking and baking gluten free. The first class we attended was done by Mary Capone and she gave tips and tricks for breads, rolls, and flatbreads. She made an amazing focaccia bread and served us samples with the traditional olive oil dip--yummy! Carol Field Dahlstrom led the afternoon class and gave tips and tricks for gluten free cooking and baking. She made her version of tabouli using cooked quinoa instead of the traditional wheat or couscous. I thought it needed more flavor so I'm hoping to use her recipe as an idea and spice mine up a bit--it will make a great salad for the summertime.
Unfortunately my brain wasn't attached enough to think about taking pictures of the expo. There were a number of vendors, from Hy-Vee grocery store to Udi's to little local bakeries that were making gluten free products and selling them. I discovered a new gluten free magazine called "Delight Gluten Free" that looked very interesting--reminded me of my other favorite GF magazine, Living Without. So, my top three favorite vendors were "Enjoy Life," "Simply Sprouted Way Better Snacks," and "San-J." "Enjoy Life" was the first company I found that I could sample their chocolate chip cookie because it was dairy free! I was surprised at how many vendors had very little to offer those with both a gluten and a dairy allergy even though there are many celiac people who can't have dairy. "Simply Sprouted Way Better Snacks" had some AMAZING tortilla chips made with sprouted flax seeds, sprouted quinoa, sprouted brown rice flour, sprouted radish seeds, sprouted chia seeds, and sprouted broccoli seeds. They had several flavors but my favorite was the "simply sunny multi-grain" with "simply so sweet chili" a close second. So the last of my number three is "San-J"--the producers of soy sauces and various flavors of marinades and dipping sauces. The guy at the booth (whose name I unfortunately can't remember) was fun and jumped in to help my friend convince me that these sauces were the best. They had samples of their sauces and he told me that if I liked the sauce I tried he would give me a whole bottle of it for free....but if I didn't then I had to buy the bottle myself. :o) I tried the Thai Peanut sauce first and it was great--a little bit of a spicy kick with a nice peanut flavor at the end. As promised he gave me a whole bottle for free...but then I had to try the teriyaki sauce as well. It was so good that I had to stop at the grocery store on the way home to pick up a bottle and then made teriyaki chicken the next day for lunch--YUMMY!!! Thought you might enjoy the recipe I used (which is SO EASY!).
Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki
1 pound chicken, cut up into cubes
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
Combine everything together in a crock pot.
Cook on low 4-6 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
Serve over hot cooked rice.
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