Gluten Free Croutons-Juvela Crostini Bites

Tomato soup and Juvela Crostini Bites

Before I was a coeliac, one of my favorite lunches used to be soup with some croutons. The lunch was healthy and filling. After I was diagnosed, I still craved soup and croutons. I could take GF bread to substitute the croutons, but I'm not a fan of GF bread unless it's toasted. So I went bananas looking for a croutons equivalent in the U.K. I didn't have much luck. Whole Foods' Market in the Boston had amazing croutons, but how much of that can my mom send me every year? Postage does get quite expensive.

When Juvela sends out its news letter every month, they tend to give away products from time to time. Well, one newsletter, they gave away their new product, Juvela Crostini Bites. I was quite excited to see this, but wasn't going to get too excited until I actually tried it. Few days later, I received it in the mail. With soups and salads these crostinis were pure bliss! It was exactly what I was looking for. I use crostinis in my soup, salads and even break them up into a crunchy breadcrumb.

I don't usually order gluten free products online, but these crostinis are one exception. It's only £2.39 for a pack and at times Juvela does offer free shipping.  If you haven't tried them yet, you're missing out!

Mrs Crimble's Oven Baked Corn and Potato Bites -- Coming Soon!

I recently received an email from Mrs. Crimble's to taste test some of their new products. Within minutes of the email, I responded and sent in my details. Who does love free samples of things?!

A week or so later, I received a delicious box of corn and potato bites. The flavors ranged from  from sweet chili, cheese and onion, lightly salted and salt vinegar. They were absolutely delicious! They tasted very light and felt a lot healthier than eating normal fried or baked potato chips. If I had to pick a favorite flavor, I don’t think I could. Each had its own unique taste.

I really look forward to these hitting the grocery store shelves. Not sure when they will, but I'll be waiting. And you may wonder where the photo to the right comes from? Well, Mrs. Crimble's also sent some promotional leaflets, so until the real thing is out, the cutouts will have to do!

Warburton's Gluten Free Blueberry & Cranberry Muffins

This is by far my favorite Warburton's Gluten Free item — blueberry and cranberry muffins (you can tell from the photo since there is only one left in a crumbly packing :-) )

In my 1.5 years of being a coeliac, these are the best muffins I've had. They are so fresh and don't leave a powdery after taste. I usually cut in half, spread some butter and warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds. It makes the taste come out even more and is very soft and moist.

I always have a hard time with breakfast at work since I can't toast things. But this is an ideal breakfast for a working morning.

They also have lemon and poppy seeds muffins. With Warburton's products, I always find a variety of their products at Waitrose.

If this is not a product you've tried, I highly recommend it.

Sugargrain Gluten Free Cake Slices

I'm always a bit hesitant to try products that are free of things other than gluten. I think to myself if they don't have gluten, eggs or dairy, what exactly are they using? Then I look at the ingredients and they have everything else under the sun to substitue all that is needed to make something taste somewhat decent.

I miss eating cakes at birthdays and having sweet treats I can just pick up at any grocery story. So a craving hit me and my husband and I were in search for some sweet treats at Whole Foods Market and we came across Sugargrain gluten and dairy free cake slices. They had several different flavors, like stem and ginger, sezy lemon, but carrot cake is the one that caught my eye. Carrot cake is my absolute favorite. My husband bought it and I left it in my fridge for days thinking I wouldn't like it. Gluten and dairy free. Eventually I did try it.

It was amazing! It actually tasted like cake and did not have powdery after taste. It was moist, sweet and had all the flavors of carrot cake. For a small slice, its £2.99. Not cheap, but its worth a try when you really crave some sort of cake or sweets.

I haven't tried or seen anything else from Sugargrain, but if you do, let me know!