About Becky Excell | Author, Food Writer and Gluten-free Recipe Creator (2024)

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Who is gluten-free Chef Helen? ›

Helen Tzouganatos is a gluten free cookbook author, television presenter, recipe developer and busy mum of 3 kids from Sydney, Australia. She discovered she was a coeliac 13 years ago during IVF treatment and was advised by her doctor to eliminate gluten from her diet to heal the inflammation in her body.

How to Make Anything Gluten-Free is the first cookbook that shows you how to unlock all the food you truly miss eating – but nothing tastes or looks "gluten-free". Becky Excell has spent years developing delicious dishes and sharing them with her followers on Instagram.

All regular, plain tea – whether it's black, green, white, loose, or in a bag – is gluten free, provided no cross contamination has occurred.

Shauna Ahern gave up her blog, Gluten-Free Girl, in 2017. She made a good go of it for 12 years and her blog lives on online. Now, instead of food blogging, she works full-time as head writer at ChefsSteps. Her husband Danny stays home with her two kids, and everyone gets health insurance.

Pioneer in the gluten free diet: Willem-Karel Dicke 1905-1962, over 50 years of gluten free diet.

Avoid foods that list gluten-containing ingredients such as ale, barley, beer, bleached flour, bran, bread flour, brewer's yeast, brown flour, brown rice syrup (unless the food is labeled gluten-free), bulgur, couscous, dextrin (unless the source is gluten-free), durum, farina, farro, hydrolyzed vegetable (wheat) ...

One of the main challenges in making gluten-free bread is achieving the same texture and rise as traditional wheat bread.

Surprisingly, a gluten-free diet is similar to a traditionally healthy diet—few fancy foods are required. "Fill up your plate with naturally wholesome gluten-free foods, such as vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, seeds, fish and lean meat," says Begun.

Plain coffee from freshly roasted beans is 100% gluten-free. In many cases, store-bought coffee grounds are as well, though there's always some potential for cross-contamination. What you really need to keep an eye on are coffee additives and flavored coffees. Powdered coffee creamer, for example, may contain gluten.

Are potatoes gluten-free? ›

The simple answer is yes — potatoes are gluten-free. Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and other grains. Potatoes aren't grains, they're a type of starchy vegetable. That's good news for people who can't tolerate gluten because they have celiac disease or gluten intolerance.

Distilled spirits: Brandy, rum, and tequila are naturally gluten-free. Chopin and Tito's vodkas, Cold River Gin or Schramm Organic Gin, and Queen Jennie Whiskey are gluten-free. Liqueurs: Chartreuse, Cointreau, Disaronno, Grand Marnier, Hennessy, Kahlúa, Sambuca, and Martini are gluten-free.

It's important to know that peanuts, peanut butter, peanut flour and peanut oil are considered naturally gluten-free foods. Gluten is a form of protein found in wheat, barley and rye (2).

Yes, pure, uncontaminated oats are gluten-free. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration considers oats a gluten-free grain under its gluten-free labeling regulations and only requires that packaged products with oats as an ingredient contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten overall.

Portman is a coeliac, which is revealed in The Last Resort. 47 can poison Portman by placing food on a tray and removing the gluten-free placard, causing him to head to the medical hut.

Melanie Persson was on MasterChef Australia 2022 and was the first contestant to compete as a gluten-free cook.

Raised Gluten Free was founded in 2011 by Rosa Dixon and Milia Lando, two childhood best friends who became passionate about providing delicious treats for families with food restrictions. The inspiration for starting the company was personal. Rosa's daughter, Solea, was diagnosed with Celiac Disease at 18 months old.

Answer. No, it is not required to have a completely gluten-free kitchen. Some have an all gluten-free kitchen, others have some gluten-containing items for other family members.