Gluten free, from me to you!

Welcome!
My name is Laura Hill, I was diagnosed with celiac disease ten years ago. Like many others, it was like pulling teeth to get a diagnosis! When my doctor had performed numerous tests and prescribed a vareity of medication with no cure, I requested he test me for celiac disease by the recommendation of a friend and he refused. He told me I could not live the rest of my life without gluten. He also suggested I was making myself sick. I finally decided to seek a second opinion. The next doctor performed the blood work and the results came back confirmed celiac disease. Starting the gluten free diet totally changed my life. The condition I was in before the diagnosis was scary, without the gluten free diet I am not sure I would be here today! From my experience with celiac disease over the years, I have a desire to help others with the condition.

It can be daunting starting the diet and changing over to the gluten free lifestyle. This inspired me to become a dietitian, in order to help those make dietary changes. I just graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition and I am currently a dietetic intern. I enjoy researching celiac disease, recipes, and the correlation between diet and disease. In this blog I want to share recipes and general information to help you navigate the gluten free diet, in the gluten filled world.


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Gluten Free Sun Dried Tomato, Feta Turkey Meatloaf

Giada De Laurentiis was making this unique meat loaf the other day as I was watching Food Network (which I could watch all day). The flavors seemed like they would go well together and I love to make meat loaf with ground turkey, to make it a lighter more healthy meal. I served this with a great broccoli artichoke casserole and mashed potatoes. But try this recipe for a new twist on meat loaf. I made a few tweaks from the original recipe. Obviously replacing the bread crumbs with gluten free bread. Here is the original recipe.

Turkey Meatloaf with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

Ingredients

1/2 cup gluten free bread crumbs ( I used Udi's gluten free bread)
1/2 cup thawed frozen spinach
1/4 cup marinated sun dried tomatoes, chopped
2 cloves of minced garlic
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup feta cheese ( you can add more if you love it)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 pound ground turkey

1. Preheat oven 375
2. Grease 9x5 inch loaf pan
3. In a large bowl combine bread crumbs, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, eggs, milk, cheese, salt and pepper.
4. Add the ground turkey and work mixture until blended but do not over mix.
5. Put turkey mixture into prepared pan.
6. Bake for 45 minutes at 375, let rest for 5 minutes out of the oven.
7. Slice and serve

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