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Velvet Cactus

5 Apr

Mexican food is typically easy for those on a GF diet, so we tried out Velvet Cactus while we were in New Orleans. This restaurant had a really appealing ambiance with cool artwork all over the place. Lo and behold, they had a written GF menu on the wall near their kitchen! Unfortunately, their chips are fried in contaminated oil so those were off limits. My celiac brother and I shared the Island Jerk Skewers to start.

There were incredibly tender and served with a honey lime sour cream that was quite good. For my main dish, I ordered the shrimp burrito “naked style”. This basically meant I got the fillings of a burrito in a bowl.

It consisted of grilled shrimp, pico de gallo, roasted corn, black beans, green onion, cabbage and rice. I ordered some corn tortillas on the side so that I could make tacos out of the dish. This was both filling and tasty.

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Fat Hen Grocery

4 Apr

One of the things I enjoyed about New Orleans was the availability of grits wherever we went. We tried a place called Fat Hen Grocery where I ordered the Eggs Creole. It consisted of three poached eggs in a creole tomato sauce, served over cheesy grits. I loved the combination of the creole sauce and the grits. If you do go here, expect to smell like barbeque for the rest of the day!

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Theo’s

4 Apr

I was in New Orleans this past weekend for the Final Four so I was able to see how gluten-free the area was. We had a great meal at a place called Theo’s which is located on the really appealing Magazine Street. They have gluten-free pizza available and take all of the necessary precautions to make sure it stays GF. My brother that has celiac was there as well which meant I had someone to split two pizzas with! I ordered Doc’s Margarita. He ordered the Big Dave’s Buffalo Chicken Pizza.

They were both good, however I would probably add garlic to mine next time to give it more bite. This was a great find in New Orleans!

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Wahso

13 Dec

For our last night in Utah, we decided to walk around Park City and then get dinner on Historic Main Street. We ended up going to Wahso – An Asian Grille. While my husband and father-in-law were served wontons with a dipping sauce, the waiter brought out potato chips and sliced carrots for me along with my own mustard dipping sauce. The sauce was so good. I then ordered the Tokyo Twist Tar Tar as an appetizer.

It included Wagyu Beef, Hamachi Tuna, Osetra Caviar and Sake Crème Fraîche. The waiter let me hold on to that tasty mustard sauce which came in handy since I got more potato chips with my appetizer. For my main course, I got the Coconut Infused Tofu Pad Thai. When I asked if it was prepared with soy sauce, the waiter explained to me how the only soy sauce that they use is gluten-free. I thought that was pretty impressive.

We really had a great time in Utah. With all of the GF options that we found, I will be sure to return as soon as I can fit in my skinny jeans again.

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Deer Valley

13 Dec

On the day that we skied Deer Valley, we had lunch at their Snow Park Restaurant in the Snow Park Lodge. There are different stations that you can order food from. While looking at the Hot Specialties Station, I noticed that they had a little symbol which meant that an item was gluten-free. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the very tasty Baked Potato I had. I chose to have it topped with cheese, salsa and sour cream.

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Malawi’s Pizza

13 Dec

We had an errand to run in Provo, Utah, and I saw a place called Malawi’s Pizza. I thought I would try my luck and call them to see if they had GF pizza. It turns out they did! We got two pizzas to split. The first was the Santa Fe Pizza which is pictured above. It had lime salsa, chicken, black beans, chilis, onions, peppers, avocado and tomatoes, but we got it without the chicken. The other pizza we got was the Classic Cheese Pizza, which we added garlic to.

I preferred the cheese pizza with the garlic because they did not skimp on the garlic. The GF crust they had was unbelievable. As my husband and I were eating it, we were almost certain I was going to have a reaction because it was that good (no reaction other than being in a food coma ensued). If that wasn’t enough, this place tries to do something good for the world with their business. For every meal that is purchased, they donate a nutritious meal to a child in Malawi, Africa. How great is that? Eating GF pizza just got a whole lot more charitable.

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Blue Boar Restaurant

13 Dec

The Blue Boar Restaurant is located in the Blue Boar Inn in Midway. You have to see this place. It has a charming, old European feel to it in a sort of romantic way. The room is furnished with antiques from all over the world. Our waitress even brought me a printed sheet detailing where all of the items came from. Now on to the food. I started with the French Onion Grantinee which they prepared for me without the bread. I love french onion soup and this was no exception. I then had the Blue Boar Salad which the waitress recommended. This consisted of mixed greens, tomatoes and manchego cheese with a white balsamic vinaigrette. I thought it was the perfect amount of dressing and the big shreds of cheese on top certainly were appreciated. For my main, I had the Butternut Squash Risotto.

In it was radicchio, asparagus, manchego cheese and truffle oil. It was very good and it would have been the perfect end to my very filling meal. But then when the waitress was saying that their Creme Brulee was voted best in the state, I decided to continue eating. It was pretty straightforward as far as Creme Brulees go. There were no big surprises, but it was VERY good. The only problem was that I managed to eat so much at dinner that I felt a bit ill at the end of the night. I definitely want to return and eat a more appropriate amount.

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Tree Room at Sundance Resort

13 Dec

One of the days we were in Utah, we skied at Sundance Resort which is close to the home we were staying at. During the day, my husband and I had Kind Bars for lunch. When it was time for dinner, we were hungry. We went to the Tree Room at Sundance. First, there was an amuse bouche that was served. Since they couldn’t verify if it was GF, they gave me strawberries with balsamic that were good. I then had the special soup which was a corn soup with some chives and other tasty ingredients that I don’t remember.

This was particularly good, especially since we had been out in the cold all day. For my main dish, I had the duck. To be honest, I don’t think I have ever ordered duck before in my life. I just saw that it was served with risotto which sounded really appealing that night.

This was served with butternut squash, pecan risotto, brussels sprouts, cranberry and a molasses glaze. Consider me a duck fan.

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Tarahumara

13 Dec

You would think that after eating an entire pizza, I would be full for the day. Clearly, you do not know me well. For dinner on our first night in Utah, we went to Tarahumara. I had the shrimp tacos with corn tortillas. These were awesome. They came with a generous side of rice and beans. One of the best features of this restaurant is their salsa bar. It features over 20 made-fresh-daily salsas. Yum.

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Cafe Galleria

13 Dec

For the past five days, we were in Utah skiing which is why things have been a little quiet here. Within those days, we found some gluten-free friendly places that were great. On the day we got in, we went to lunch at Cafe Galleria in Midway, Utah. I had the Goat Cheese with Roasted Peppers GF Pizza. It included goat cheese, roasted bell peppers, mozzarella, caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes and oregano. This pizza was really good. Between the tasty toppings and the crust which was a little meatier than the typical GF crust, I ended up eating the whole thing. So much for self control.

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