Living Gluten Free in the Sacramento Area. Restaurants, Bakeries, Support Groups, and Things to Do in the Sacramento Area. Brought to you by the Gluten Free Specialty Market.
What's Going on in Sacramento?
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
New to the Gluten Free World?
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Celiac Support Meeting Sept 11
Wheat and Gluten Free Cooking/Eating!
Our speaker will be Trudy Scott, an expert in the field of nutrition and anxiety. Trudy specializes in “Food for Mood” resources. She will discuss poor digestion and food in tolerances, nutritional deficiencies and lifestyle changes that can help us reduce stress, sleep well and improve our moods. Her presentation will include information on how what we eat, what we don’t eat, and what time we eat are related to worry, fear, and anxiety. She also has information on ending sugar and carb cravings.
The meeting will be held at Federated Church: Placerville,1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Contact Information: Kathleen Hughes 530 672-1104
There will also be time for additional questions, comments, and support for those who are newly diagnosed.Experienced Celiacs are urged to bring healthy g-f snacks to share. Please include copies of the recipe for homemade items, or packaging materials for store-bought.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Woodchuck Fan Commerical Contest
Woodchuck doesn't advertise but if they did… What would it look like? Chance to win $2000, $1500, or $1000.
Check out all the rules HERE!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
FREE Gluten Free Cooking Class
Santa Rosa Celiac Support Meeting
Information on her Gluten-Free Cooking Club is on our Bulletin Board under North Bay.
Jennifer Iscol
Santa Rosa support group meetings location: We meet in Conference Room D at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital at 1165 Montgomery Drive. Directions. Enter the building by the main hospital entrance, walk down the hall that is to the right of the welcome desk; the conference rooms will be on your left through the doors to the cafeteria. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Summer Movies for $5 or Less
Movie on the Big Screen Selection are shown at The Guild 2828 35th St, Sacramento. Upcoming movies include:
Sunday, August 14, 2011 7:00pm Admission: $5.00 suggested donation
End of the Line

Panel discussion (participants TBA) will follow.
Sound the global alarm. Scientists predict that if we continue fishing at the current rate, the planet will run out of seafood by 2048 with catastrophic consequences. Based on the book by Charles Clover, "The End of the Line" explores the devastating effect that overfishing is having on fish stocks and the health of our oceans. With Clover as his guide, filmmaker Rupert Murray crisscrosses the globe, examining what is causing the dilemma and what can be done to solve it. Industrial fishing began in the 1950s. High-tech fisheries now trawl the oceans with nets the size of football fields. Species cannot survive at the rate they are being removed from the sea. Add in cofactors of decades of bad science, corporate greed, small-minded governments, and escalating consumer demand, and we're left with a crisis of epic proportions. Ninety percent of the big fish in our oceans are now gone. Murray interweaves glorious footage from both underwater and above with scientific testimony to paint a vivid and alarming profile of the state of the sea.
Sunday, August 21, 2011 7:30pm Admission: $5.00
Back to School Night at MOBS: The Sex and Violence Edition

Advance Tickets Available Here
Sunday, August 28, 2011 7:30pm Admission: $5.00
The Red Machine
"Two thumbs up! A lean, intense thriller... Here's a film with an elegant simplicity. It may remind you of a 40's B crime movie, and I mean that as a compliment." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
"Intriguing... plot turns climaxing in a caper-flick triple cross" - Variety
"Delightfully intelligent, delectably subversive and highly entertaining" - Huffington Post
Sunday, September 11, 2011 7:30pm Admission: Free!
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

The year is 2306... Twelve years have passed since Captain James Kirk was swept away by the Nexus while saving the crew of the Enterprise-B. Sadly, one year later, Commander Montgomery Scott was reported missing along with the passengers and crew of the USS Jenolen, and to this day has not been found. The remaining crewmembers of the USS Enterprise have gone their separate ways. Captain Spock and Doctor McCoy have spent the last several years on Khitomer, continuing their work to establish peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, though it is wondered if they will ever establish peace between themselves. Captain Hikaru Sulu and his Excelsior crew are on an extended mission beyond the outer reaches of the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Pavel Chekov, although serving a high post in Starfleet Security, feels his career has stalled, leaving him to thoughts of retirement. Captain Nyota Uhura has been serving as Director of Starfleet Linguistics, a post she finds extremely interesting, though she feels there may be something missing in her life. Now, forty years after their first mission, Chekov and Uhura, along with John Harriman, former Captain of the Enterprise-B, come together for the dedication of a very special ship. However, their reunion is cut short when they receive a distress call from an all-too-familiar planet, where they meet up with an almost-forgotten face, and in an instant something happens that presses the three friends to embark on a mission that will forever change their lives...
With Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Tim Russ, Alan Ruck, Chase Masterson, Garrett Wang, and many more from the Star Trek universe! Directed by Tim Russ.
Screen on the Green Movies are FREE for all and include:
Aug 13 Shrek Forever After
August 20 Secretarist
August 27 Toy Story
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Addicting Gluten Free Almond Crescent Cookies
Did you know that Elizabeth for Pure Pantry is coming to Sacramento in October? She's cranking out the recipes and had to share this recipe....

Ingredients
1 package The Pure Pantry Organic Sugar Cookies Mix
1 cup (128 g) organic almond flour
1 cup (226 g) unsalted organic butter (or butter substitute)
1 large organic egg
1 tsp. (5 ml) vanilla
2 tsps. (10 mls.) almond extract
1 pound confectioners’ sugar for dusting cookies
Instructions
Using electric mixer, cream together butter (or butter substitute) and egg (or egg replacer) until well blended. Mix in vanilla and almond extracts. Add contents of package and almond flour. Mix until all ingredients are combined and dough forms into a ball.
Remove dough ball from bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350˚F Grease two cookie sheets or cover with parchment paper.
Remove dough from refrigerator and remove plastic wrap. On work surface covered with gluten free flour (rice flour or cornstarch work well) roll dough into long log. Using a knife, cut log into ½ inch (12 mm) slices (about 1 tablespoon dough each). Using your hands, roll each dough slice into a crescent shape and place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove cookies from oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes. Place half the confectioners sugar in a 9 x 12” (23 x 30 cm) baking pan. Place slightly cooled cookies in the pan and pour remaining confectioners sugar over cookies. Roll each cookie around in the sugar to coat. Let cool in sugar for at least 30 minutes. Remove cookies, shake off excess sugar and store in air-tight container.
Find more recipes on ThePurePantry.com
Monday, August 8, 2011
GF Specialty has Full Fall Line Up
Enjoy Life Gifeaway! Between July 25 and August 8, for all customers who make more than a $33 dollar purchase, they will be automatically entered for a chance to receive an Enjoy Life sample cookies, water bottle, coupons, and a reusable grocery bag.
Simpli Giftbag! Between August 8 and August 21, for all customers who make more than a $53 dollar purchase, they will be automatically entered for a chance to receive a Simpli Giftbag that includes 2 boxes of certified oats and 2 boxes of apricot oatmeal, and of course the fabric reusable grocery bag.
Virgil’s T-shirt Customer Appreciation Giveaway! Between August 22 and September 4 two people will be randomly selected to receive a Virgil’s t-shirt. All black or psychedelic.
Sun Flour Cookie Giveaway! Between September 5 and September 18 for all customers who make more than a $43 dollar purchase, they will be automatically entered for a chance to receive a Sun Flour Baking Company Cookie Gift basket.
Gluten Free Mama Giveaway! Between September 19 and October 2 for all customers who make more than a $73 dollar purchase, they will be automatically entered for a chance to receive a Gluten Free Mama goody bag which includes 4 GFM mixes, a cute notepad, and of course, a nice reusable bag
Demo’s & Special Events
***Please note Gluten Free Specialty offers store tours every Thursday from 2:30-4pm. Open to all. No rsvp required. Suggested for those new to the gluten free diet, teachers, and & health care professionals alike.***
Namaste Brownie Sampling. September 2 1-7pm or while supplies last.
Grab a taste and enter your name into the bowl for a chance to win a reuseable grocery bag and/or the Namaste Cookbook.
Zico Coconut Water Demo September 3 Time to be announced.
Frosting Queens September 3 12-3pm
Come have a taste of a locally produced gluten free frosting, ready to spread. *does contain dairy.
Labor Day at GFS: The store will be open limited hours this holiday from 12-4pm.
Gluten Free for Beginners with Meghan O’Hara Wed September 21 from 6-7pm.
Limited space. Preregistration and payment required.
Fancy Gluten Free Cupcake Sampling.October 1 Time TBA
Come support a new local bakery.
Book Signing with Elizabeth Kaplan from The Pure Pantry.Saturday, October 8 at 12:30pm
Meet the woman behind The Pure Pantry product line and pick up her new cookbook.
Gluten Free Specialty is located at 2612 J Street Sacramento, CA 95816. 916-442-5241
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
New to Gluten Free? Live in Sacramento?
If you are new to Gluten Free living or looking for more great food opportunities The Gluten Free Specialty Market will host weekly store tours every Thursday at 2:30pm. No pre-registration is required.
Making food selections should not be a chore. If you are new to gluten free living we know how daunting the task can be. It typically takes six months to learn how to read labels. We offer thousands of products, and with everything in the store being thoroughly researched to be gluten free you so you can feel safe in knowing what you are eating is gluten free. Find your way to a Healthier You by knowing that your food is gluten free.
Looking for more options? We have the largest selection of quality gluten free products available. We are staffed by people like you – gluten sensitive and celiac. We know what’s good and can share tips with you.
Need expert advice? The Gluten Free Specialty dream team knows all about symptoms and can offer great advice from technical talk to great cooking tips. We also specialize in many other allergen food products like dairy free, soy free and nut free.
Tours will last approximately 15 minutes with a question answer session at the end. In store individual assistance always provided as store customer load level and time permits. For more information call (916) 442-5241.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Celiac Support in August
Downtown Support Meeting, Wednesday August 10, 7:00-8:00ish pm
This month we’ll discuss our celiac complications (those things that linger despite our gluten-free diet) and our solutions. Join us at SMUD’s Customer Service Center, 6301 S Street, Room 3 (S Street is immediately north of Highway 50, straight across from the 65th Street exit intersection for those who traveled west on 50). Gluten-free snacks always welcome.
Given our successful dinner outing here 10 months ago, it’s time to share with the lunch bunch! Gluten-free luncheon menu at http://www.starginger.com/files/gf_LUNCH_web_all%20pages.pdf. Please join us at 601 Munroe Street (just north of Loehmann’s Plaza). Please RSVP (so restaurant can arrange to seat us) by return email (dcraig101@hotmail.com), by Monday 8/15.
Sacramento Support Meeting, Sunday, August 21, 1:30-4:00 pm
Our speaker, Trudy Scott, CN, is a Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, speaker and author of The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood & End Cravings (June 2011, New Harbinger). Trudy has a nutrition practice with a focus on Food, Mood and Women’s Health. She is President of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals and is a member of Alliance for Addiction Solutions and Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Trudy’s topic is Gluten Elimination: One of 9 steps to Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Mood & End Cravings. Don’t miss this inspiring meeting!
Everyone, please bring one new-to-you information item (product, restaurant, recipe, vendor, resource, research, or personal health milestone). Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share, together with recipe and/or ingredients for those with additional food sensitivities.