Mmm...delicious! That's all I have to say about these gluten free chicken quesadilla's at Claim Jumper's restaurant.

Corn tortillas, chicken, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, black beans and yummy goodness!
My hubby also enjoyed his gluten-full garlic cheesebread, cornbread croutons on his salad, and a delectable trip tip!! Yum yum!!!

Do be forewarned, while I enjoyed the quesadilla, the gluten free selection here is very limited. Besides what I ordered, you can pretty much just get steak or salad.

There are no appetizers available and only one salad dressing, a citrus vinaigrette, which I liked but it did have a peculiar taste that some may not enjoy. It's sweet, kinda like biting into a mandarin orange, but then it has a strong vinegar aftertaste that's quite strong.

So if you're a steak and potato kind of person, this is your place. Or if you just came off a flight from Texas and are hungry, it's great too!! :-)

Another note, our wait staff wasn't too knowledgable with what is or isn't gluten free, (other than slapping a gluten free menu in your lap), but they were willing to find out for us.

It is the afternoon and I am hungry!  It is also over 90 degrees, so naturally my first inclination to satiate my hunger is ice cream!

In our house, ice cream is a regular part of our weekly menu.  Now, of course, it doesn't end up written on the actual menu, yet it is not rare for my husband to follow dinner with, "Do you want an ice cream cone?"  He makes the best ice cream cones!  He really could be considered an ice cream artist! :)  You know what I mean, just the perfect amount of ice cream inside the cone before placing a small scoop on top!  Perfectly delicious!

We've had ice cream 1-2 times a week for the past few weeks and we have yet to tire of it.  This leads me to believe that ice cream is just like pizza...it never gets old!  Such an interesting phenomenon about these food items.  Now back to the item at hand, the ice cream & it's cone.

My cone (pictured):

• Edward & Sons "Let's do...Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones"
• So Delicious Organic Chocolate Velvet Soy Ice Cream
• Trader Joe's French Vanilla Ice Cream

Crosby's (my husband) cone:

• Let's Do...Organic "Organic Sugar Cones"
• Trader Joe's French Vanilla Ice Cream

These ice cream cones never disappoint, but for my choice this afternoon I wanted something quick and a little extra chocolaty.  

Thanks to my lovely mother, I had these chocolate covered vanilla raspberry ice cream bars in the freezer.  Ciao Bella's Gelato Dips are gluten free and they are tasty!!  Now, they are also quite rich, so be prepared for that.  Nonetheless, they were just what the doctor ordered this Wednesday afternoon.  Look, even our dog seems interested!! :)

Gluten Free Saver is a new website that will be launching it's first set of savings in just a few days! :)

This service is a website that promises to be sending their first set of gluten-free coupons via email on October 3rd.  You can sign up for free on their site and they're boasting savings from 37-80%!  I have no idea how handy or effective this website will be, but it's making big promises and I'm willing to give it a try.

Try it yourself and let us know what you think.
They have a website: glutenfreesaver.com.  The website is down at the moment, so you can also access them at
Gluten Free Saver Facebook Page.

Also, if you have found coupons for gluten-free products on other sites, please let us know.  We'll check them out and post our findings on here. 

Happy Savings!!

This is the most delicious banana bread EVER!  Trust me, you won't be disappointed!
*Recipe adapted from Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour.


Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup Canola or Coconut Oil (I prefer Coconut)
• 2/3 cup Brown Sugar, packed
• 2 large Eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour (or any all purpose flour)
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tsp. Xanthan Gum
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 1/2 cups Banana, mashed
• 1/2 cup Walnuts (I chose chocolate chips instead!)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease 9x5 non-stick loaf pan (funny how we have to grease non-stick pans!).
Cream oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add flour, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.  Mix in bananas.  Beat until smooth, then stir in nuts or chocolate chips.  Pour into pan.
Bake for 1 hour.
Let cool for about 10 minutes.  Slice and serve with butter while still hot!

Enjoy!  Please let us know what you think and any variations that you like!

Alright so it's my turn to write a post regarding those things that are not food, but still considered gluten free.

I have chosen bendy straws, well Rachel did, but I get to write about it.

Now these things are amazing. I'm not just saying that because Bendy straws create something that is so surreal that one would have to travel to the moon to partake of the wonderfulness that is the, "Bendy."

I'm saying that, if I could go back in time and create these magnificent things, I would change its name to the Crozbend. I mean seriously, how awesome would that be. "Yo, you checked out the new Crozbends, these things are off the chain... for real..."

Anywho... I've got nothing really exciting to share regarding the bendy straws, but the fact that they make drinking anything that much cooler, you should get some. Plus they're Gluten Free!