Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Cake Reported Gluten-Free
July 31st, 2010

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In one of the most anticipated weddings of the year, Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky have been making headlines in the foodie world. According to various sources their $11,000, likely NYC based Babycakes or Lulu’s Cake Boutique, wedding cake is gluten-free. It’s also stated that their menu is heavily vegan and gluten-free and the only meat is grass-fed beef. Go Clinton’s for being so bold and showing their guests how it can be done to eat well and go big.

Some articles if you want to read more.

MSNBC Chelsea Clinton: Let them eat gluten-free cake

MNN Chelsea Clinton’s gluten-free vegan wedding cake: Is Babycakes making it?

Cafe Mariposa Bakeshop Sweet Sweet Gluten-Free
November 25th, 2009

Cafe Mariposa Bakeshop Sweet Sweet Gluten-Free

Chocalate chip and nutmeal cookies from Cafe Mariposa. I want more!

In a rare find I was taken to Cafe Mariposa, a gluten-free bakeshop in Oakland, California. What, a bakery with gluten-free breads, desserts, bagels, cookies and pizza??! How is this so? This bakeshop was in a brick flanked building in a quiet neighborhood. What seemed quiet on the outside with an excess of hybrid and bio diesel vehicles, became a busy and bustling little bakeshop cafe on the inside.

I felt like I found a lost treasure. I was so excited I bought cookies, a slice of pizza, frozen bagels and frozen pizza crust. I went a little crazy. The cookies purchased were the chocolate chip and nutmeal cookies. In comparison to regular flour cookies, I really couldn’t tell the difference. Good chewy soft texture with nice sweetness are still in my mind. Ahhhh. The pizza was good too, the crust was a rice flour and didn’t crisp the way a regular pizza does but the cheese and toppings were flavorful and satisfying. Remember the lumpy one from Pizza Amore and Conte’s slightly better version. This one was cooked fresh at noon and the cheese was real cheese.

I still have the bagels and the pizza crust to try at home. If you’re in the neighborhood whether you’re gluten-free or not stop by and pick up a dessert. I have heard rave reviews of their flourless cake from non-gluten free (wheat loving) people.

5427 Telegraph Ave
Ste D3
(at 55th St)
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 595-0955

www.mariposabaking.com

Me Want Cookie, Pamela’s Old Fashioned
October 26th, 2009

Me Want Cookie, Pamela’s Old Fashioned

Soft and chewy. Just right.

Since being in New York I’ve been in need of a real cookie. After searching Whole Foods the other day, I found something good. The brand is Pamela’s Old Fashioned Raisin Walnut Cookies. WF is great at posting which products are gluten-free with a green tag, so finding these were a cinch. These little cookies, aren’t very big but are hearty and have a good texture. Ingredients include rice and tapioca starch and fruit juices rather than regular sugar to maintain a sweet hint. I’m starting to think that fruit sweetners are even tastier than regular sugar. This package only has 9 cookies and cost about $3.00. They’re good and tasty, but I probably won’t be eating too many sweets since lots of sugar makes me weird and this is from Whole Paycheck.