a cake for Grandpa and Vincent.

From Kristin: Vincent and his grandpa celebrated their birthdays together this year. Grandpa turned 83 and Vincent turned 11!

To celebrate I made a gluten-free cake that I found here. It is a Lemon Ricotta Almond Cake and it is so easy and so yummy that I wanted to share it here. Vincent loved it. Even the gluten-free skeptics liked it. For the recipe details visit the glutenfreebay blog. Oh, and I added the toasted almonds and strawberries for decoration, but they are really the only thing I would add to the recipe.


Happy Birthday Vincent and Vince!

birthday dinner.

Today is my birthday and my mom made me a special dinner. Well, this dinner doesn't really have any special gluten-free items, but it's all gluten-free. 

The dinner had mashed potatoes, steak and artichokes. It is one of my favorite combinations. 

Then for dessert, we had gluten-free brownies with ice cream. That's it! There's my gluten-free birthday dinner.

disney gluten-free.

Ninth and tenth stop. This review is really two in one. The first stop is Storytellers Cafe inside the California Grand Disney Resort, right next to Disneyland. 

But before I get to the food, I just wanted to say that the hotel way really nice and the pool had a water slide. We stayed there for free (well not really) my dad had to go there for his work and he took me, my mom and my sister. 

Well now, onto the food. Ok. First the service at Storytellers Cafe was really nice. Once the waiter knew I was gluten-free he brought me my own plate of bread to eat while I waited for my food. I ordered the cheeseburger and it was probably the best gluten-free cheeseburger ever. The bun was kinda small, but it was good (repeat, there was a bun!) and the burger was cooked just right. 

I was so happy we went there one more night. I ordered the gluten-free pizza. But, it was just ok. The crust was grainy and kinda undercooked. Storytellers Cafe, please cook the crust a little more. (Tell me what you think of their crust if you go there.)

The next stop was across from the hotel in Downtown Disney. The restaurant was called Naples and it was Italian food. I ordered the gluten-free pasta and it was good. The pizza looked good too, but it is not gluten-free. 

The rest of the time I spent hanging out in the pool and going to Disneyland. Oh, and I got to go to the Lego Store!

woodstock's pizza.

Eighth stop. This stop is a pizza place in San Diego called Woodstock's Pizza. It has really good gluten-free crust, a little different than I've had before. It was nice and chewy, and the sauce and cheese were also good. 

Too bad you can only order it in large! So you'll need a whole family to eat it, but I think they will like it. Even my sister (who is not gluten-free) liked it. So if you are in the mood for pizza go check it out here. 

Oh, and I am not really a big salad fan, but I liked the antipasto!

And they were playing the homerun derby that night...nice!

I am still searching for the perfect crust to replace the old Sammy's Woodfired Pizza crust, but Woodstock's you are almost there!

guest review.

Meet Owen, one of my very best friends. We've been friends since we were three! I am happy that he is our first guest and has written a great review. (Owen has Celiac Disease and eats gluten-free, as well!) Take it away, Owen....

Cups is a cupcake bar in La Jolla. A small cupcake is $2.00 and it's $4.00 for the large cupcake. They have many gluten-free flavors but they only put two per day.

There is a cupcake called "Bottom's Up" with this whipped cream cheese frosting and the cupcake part is chocolate. It tasted really good. The cupcake was moist but firm.

Another gluten free cupcake is called the "Hummingbird Cup". The cupcake is pineapple-banana with walnuts. It is also really good.

The best part is they have karaoke and if you sing, you get one free small cupcake. It doesn't matter if you mess up. You can do it again and again!!! I recommend going to Cups for dessert.

Photos by Hannah Wilder

For more information, check out Cups here.

happy 4th of july.

dear sammy's woodfired pizza.

Dear Sammy's, 
Your new [gluten-free] crust was good but not as good at your other one. The old one was thinner and chewier. The new one is kinda grainy and uncooked. (My friend Owen agrees.) Sammy's if you could bring back the old crust that would be great. 
Vincent


What do you think of the new gluten-free pizza crust at Sammy's?