Business booming for gluten-free products

For a great gluten free cookie, I discovered Apple's Bakery in Peoria, Illinois.

There is a place called Pacheco's Market in Fall River that makes and sells gluten free linguica and chourico.  Delicious!

Great Story.. both my wife (44) and daughter (11) have Celiac disease. My wife has turned into a gourmet chef ( ok.. she was always a gourmet chef!). She is now making her own gluten free yogurt (its great) and my daughter is cooking her own food all the time.    Its obvious that its a tough diet to follow.. the toughest substitute to find so far is bread. 

Apples Northside Bakery in Peoria recently expanded their specialty baking to include gluten free kitchen and products.  Mary has been baking the best "from scratch" cookies, breads, pie's, and rolls for years and is well known in Peoria in terms of outstanding taste and quality.  Now she has extended that same passion for baking to include the gluten free line for those with specific dietary needs!   I know she ships all over the U.S. during the Holiday's and probably is able to ship year round. 

I am the owner and distiller of Cirrus Vodka (www.cirrusvodka.com).  Because we are a 100 % all natural, additive free and "gluten free" premium potato vodka we have a great number of customers that are affected by celiac's disease that enjoy us.

For the best gluten-free baking, I use Jules' Nearly Normal Flour.  It's an all-purpose flour and can be used 1-1 ratio to replace wheat flour (no extra xanthan gum or other speciality products needed).  It's great to be able to still make your favorite recipes (mine are tollhouse chocolate chip cookies) and this flour works in breads, cakes, cookies, and anything else (soups, gravies).  The baked goods taste better, have a longer shelf life, and are not crumbly!  Check it out at www.nearlynormalkitchen.com--my family (5 of 6 eat gf) always have some on-hand.