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Taste Test: Gluten-Free, Vegan-Friendly Shirataki Noodles
Gluten free pasta is most certainly not wheat pasta but when you must follow a celiac diet they are an acceptable substitution. I will definitely NOT try tofu shirataki but do have success with rice noodles. Rizoptia and and other Canadian manufactured rice pasta, both white and brown, should be cooked in boiling water on the stove and as per instructions on packages boiled for 7-10 minutes. Test pasta often and remove from the heat when they test al dente and haven't become 'gummy'. Immediately drain while rinsing with cold water and pat dry well with a clean dish cloth. If combining with sauce, microwave with sauce very briefly in microwave to reheat, There is a resistant, firm quality to G.F. pasta but if cooked properly they are 'pasta salvation' to G.F. diners like me. Note that thin pasta like spaghettini, spaghettini and linguine are more like the 'real deal' than are shapes, e.g., ziti, large macaroni, penne, etc.
Long Flights - BYOF?
I have a routine for carrying my own food everywhere when I'm travelling. I can't eat gluten or gluten by-products and so pack a roll or slices of bread, piece of fruit, small bag of vegetables, slice of cheese when travelling by air. I also spirit in a roll or slices of bread to restaurants. I've explained said presence to waitstaff and no one is perturbed. Few establishments have gluten-free crackers or bread products. Eating gluten-free is a creative process!
Perfect picnic food
A picnic set up and eaten on the beach in a dense fog. I actually did this once and it was hilarious - a novel ambiance rarely attainable, made even more challenging as all the picnic items were finger foods. The wine was particularly difficult to open - easy, though after we located the utensils case containing the corkscrew. Then we had to find the wineglasses.....etc., etc.......
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What an interesting background story and luscious looking graphic! What about the tried and true theory that a cooking wine should be as good as a drinking wine? I understand the wine is diluted but..... I'm intrigued to try it and will do so with a bit of good wine. Any advice?