Do you know Video Jug? They’ve got “How-To” videos on just about everything on the planet, and I just came across one from Elana of Elana’s Pantry!

See “How to Make GF-Chocolate Chip Cookies“! (Under 2 minutes.)

Folks, these are not just gluten-free, they’re vegan, low-carb, low-sugar (sweetened with agave), and grain-free (Specific Carbohydrate Diet-Friendly!) {Wait, no, scrap that, see Kevin’s comment, below.} {But they can be adapted – Vittoria of Deliciously Gluten-Free tells us how in a further comment – thanks, Vittoria! ’tis an honor to have you visit.}

If you don’t know where to get any of the ingredients, they’re all available (even the organic chocolate chips) over at Elana’s Pantry Store on Amazon. Enjoy!

The most comprehensive list I’ve ever found for gluten-free-friendly restaurants in LA is from the Los_Angeles_Celiac listserve (it’s a Yahoo! Group.)

Out-of-towners are always asking us at the bakery if we can recommend a place to eat. Here’s a pdf version of the LA & Westside GF-Friendly Dining List. Thanks to the Westside chapter of the CDF for creating it!

When did this go up? And why was I not informed?!?

Check out California Gluten Free on Gluten Free: The Celiac Site.
VERY COMPREHENSIVE — I’ll have to explore more after my Sabbath, but I’m a sucker for anything with a GF-Humor category.

Triumph Gluten Free! is a new blog produced by the team behind Triumph Dining, the people who publish The Essential Gluten Free Restaurant Guide, The Essential Gluten Free Grocery Guide, and (my personal favorite,) Triumph Dining Gluten Free Dining Cards.

[Little tidbit about the cards: Some of our team members speak English only as a second language, and as much as we try to train new hires about gluten and the dangers of bringing your lunch from home, sometimes I'm just not sure I'm getting through. When our Triumph Dining Cards arrived, I photocopied & enlarged the one for Mexican food, in Spanish, and hung it on the "bulletin board" / refrigerator.

And then I stepped back and secretly watched as EVERY Spanish-speaking person in the establishment - even ones who speak perfect English and I was sure "got" the gluten issue - all read the sheet with great interest and with looks of growing comprehension and even enlightenment on their faces as they began to feel like they "owned" the gluten issue.

That's what handing people the information in their own language, referencing items from their own experience, can do.

Of course, it helps that the information is crystal-clear and distilled so that even in English it has that effect on me. They say it takes a busy chef less than a minute to read one of these and understand it.

The cards - not to sound like a commercial, but I really like them, they're well made and like I said, effective - anyway there are TEN of them, for ten different languages and cuisines, and that means they open up TEN different worlds for the gluten-sensitive. That's less than, like, $2 a world.]

Anyway, this post is supposed to be about the new blog, which has tips for dining out, new product reviews, and other gf-news, but I’ve bored you long enough. I listed it in the blogroll – you’ll have much more fun if you go there yourself and check it out!