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| - Over the years, I've come to enjoy some homemade gluten-free dishes. Not because I have an intolerance, but rather I have a best friend with an intolerance. One year I even went so far as to bake her a gluten-free birthday cake (which she reminded of the other day. It tasted really good the day of, but somehow it turned to mush over the course of the weekend. I don't think it's supposed to do that!)
Anyway, at the time, gluten friendly places were hard to come by round these parts. But now, it's getting pretty easy to find options for the wheatless... like Big Star Bakehouse!
I popped in this afternoon to see what this place is all about. While there aren't rows upon rows of goods, there was at least variety in what I could choose from a couple of different kinds of cupcakes and cookies to loaves of bread and and even individual coffee cakes.
I came out with a bag of gingersnaps and two cupcakes. See, the best friend just moved to Calgary AND started a new job. I think she deserves a treat that won't revert back to mush. I may have already eaten one of the gingersnaps and a cupcake. Shhh... don't tell! She doesn't need to know I couldn't wait. :p.
I hear many a-person talking about how bought gluten-free things generally aren't very good. Mind you, these comments generally come from folks who've had the allergy awhile and long since given up on commercial GF food. I think I should start bringing them cookies from Big Star. And cupcakes. They're not cheap ($5.00 for 4 cookies and $4.00 per cupcake), but I'd totally eat those again.
Next, I'm testing out the bread.
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