Prompt: What's New?

[runpunkrun]

Have you recently learned something that makes gluten-free living easier? Tried a new recipe? Perfected an old one? Finally gave that weird new snack at the store a try? This prompt is for new things, even if it's only new to you.

To fill this prompt, you can:

1. Slide into the comments of this post and share a link to a recipe, product, or resource and why you like it.
2. Write up a favorite recipe and post it to the comm.
3. Post a review of a related product or cookbook to the comm.
4. Try someone's recipe and reply to their post (or comment) with any changes you made and how it turned out.

This prompt lasts all month, but it's only for inspiration and not a requirement. You can post anything you like during this time as long as it meets the community guidelines.

Here's what's going on in the comments:

• Olina's brand fig and sunflower seed crackers from fred_mouse
• Love Corn snacks from runpunkrun
• Bob’s Red Mill GF Oat Crackers from jesse_the_k
• keto-friendly salad from mific

Comments

[fred_mouse]

I opened a packet of Olina's brand fig and sunflower seed crackers (https://gourmetfood.com.au/product/no-gluten-fig-sunflower-seed-crackers/) tonight, and they are so, so, tasty. And they went really well with chicken liver pate, which was not what I was expecting (I was down to 'what is left in the cupboard')

[runpunkrun]

A win!

Love Corn

[runpunkrun]

I recently bought a bag of Love Corn crunchy corn snacks, think Corn Nuts, but light and crunchy, not dense and frightening.

I got the vegan cheesy flavor, and it tastes like cheese as long as you keep eating them. If you pause, the cheese flavor wears off real quick. I might try the salt & vinegar or sea salt flavors if I see them again. They're a nice option for something salty and crunchy.

A+ Snacking from Bob’s Red Mill GF Oat Crackers

[jesse_the_k]

Bob's Red Mill has been packaging flours for decades. I was delighted to stumble on their brand new GF oat crackers line last month.

The thin and crispy oat crackers with sesame seeds fill the snack chasm left when I had to give up Nabisco's "Wheat Thins." Bob’s oat crackers are crunchy, sturdy, and gratifying. One 50-cracker box cost $3.69 at our local warehouse.

The "classic" (plain) was too bland for me, while the "Jalapeño" and "rosemary" are not to my taste (and yes, there’s rosemary in the sesame, but I couldn’t detect it).

Sesame Ingredients

whole grain oats, white rice flour, brown rice flour (brown rice flour, rice bran), whole grain oats, almond flour, sunflower oil, tapioca starch, brown sugar, sesame seeds, quinoa flour, flaxseed meal, salt, poppy seeds, flaxseeds, rosemary extract (canola oil, rosemary extract).

Re: A+ Snacking from Bob’s Red Mill GF Oat Crackers

[runpunkrun]

I didn't know Bob's had a new cracker out! I'll have to give those a try. Thanks for including the ingredients.

A new keto-friendly salad

[mific]

I want to eat more spinach, but I find it a bit floppy as a salad by itself. So I've taken to combining it 50:50 with fine-sliced cabbage, plus whatever else I like (chopped tomato, green onion, herbs, red capsicum etc). It's much more interesting, mixed in with the cabbage.
And a great dressing is the pure cream one: 1/3 cup cream, 1/2 tsp wet mustard, S&P, 1/2 tsp sweetener, and a dash of apple cider or wine vinegar to taste. The vinegar thickens the cream and the whole thing's keto-friendly.

Re: A new keto-friendly salad

[runpunkrun]

I just this week learned about using vinegar to thicken cream dressings! Makes sense, though, it's like a quick sour cream.