Chicken, White Bean, and Spinach Stew

• INGREDIENTS:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium coarsely chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• 2 (16-ounce) cans cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 canned plum tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 3 ounces baby spinach leaves (3 packed cups), coarsely chopped
• 2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• Preparation

• 1. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion; cook 5 minutes or until softened, stirring. Add garlic and thyme; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add beans, water, tomatoes, and broth. Increase heat to high until stew begins to bubble. Reduce heat; let simmer 5 minutes, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon. Add more water, if needed.
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• 2. Add spinach, stirring until wilted. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Easy Gluten Free Alcohol List: Because Sometimes You Just Want To Party!

Gluten Free Alcohol List: 

Because Sometimes You Just Want To Party!

So you are all Gluten Free and feeling great and now  now you want to go out for a few drinks or to a party. Which brings up the question. Now what can you drink? Well do not worry, I have searched high and low and I have the info for you. A few things to consider are US labeling laws prohibit beverages that use cereal grains at any point in the manufacturing process from advertising themselves as 'gluten-free.

Unless gluten is added after distillation, all distilled alcohols are free of gluten. But still some people have a problem with anything that is not labeled Gluten Free.

  So, when you do see a 'gluten-free' label on a distilled beverage, it means that no gluten ingredients have been used at any point in the production process.  Always Check Labels and I always follow the saying, “When In Doubt Leave It OUT!” So Personally I will be very careful with spirits that are not labeled “Gluten Free”. This guide is meant to help you but if you are unsure check ingredients and call the manufacturer or do not drink it. Have FUN!!!

Gluten Free Beer:

•  Against the Grain by World Top Brewery
  
• Birra 76 Bi-Aglut by Heineken Italy
• Dragon's Gold by Bard's Tale 
• Element Plasma
• Epic Glutenator
• G-Free, St. Peter's Brewery 
• Green's—Discovery, Endeavour, Endeavour Dubble, Herald, Mission, Pathfinder, Pioneer, Quest, Trailblazer, and Tripel Blonde
• Joseph James Fox Tail
• New Grist by Lakefront Brewery 
• Passover Honey Beer by Ramapo Valley 
• RedBridge by Anheuser-Busch 
• Sorghum Molasses Brown by Outer Banks 
• Sprecher's Gluten Free Beer
• St. Peter's
• Toleration by Hambleton 
• Tread Lightly Ale and 3R Raspberry Ale by New Planet

Gluten-free hard cider brands include:

•  Ace Pear Cider
• Angry Orchard
• Blue Mountain Cider Company
• Blackthorn Cider
• Bulmer's Hard Cider
• Crispin Cider (including Fox Barrel products)
• Gaymer Cider Company
• Harpoon Craft Cider
• J.K. Scrumpy's Organic Hard Cider
• Lazy Jack's Cider
• Magner's Cider
• Newton's Folly Hard Cider
• Original Sin Hard Cider
• Spire Mountain Draft Cider
• Strongbow Cider
• Stella Artois Apple and Pear Hard Cidre
• Woodchuck
• Woodpecker Cider

·         Gluten-Free Wine

·         All wines, including brandy, champagne, cognac, port wine, sherry, and vermouth are Gluten Free.

Gluten-Free Wine Coolers:

The majority of wine coolers are made from barley products. 

Gluten-free versions include: 

• Bartle & James - all EXCEPT malt beverages
• Boones - all EXCEPT their malt beverages

 Gluten-Free Rum:

Distilled from sugar cane, most rums are gluten-free and safe for GF diets. Beware of pre-made drink mixes, such as those intended for piña coladas — many of these contain gluten ingredients as flavoring.

Gluten-free rum brands include:

• Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum
• Bacardi—only Gold, Superior, 151, and flavored
• Bayou Rum
• Bundaberg Rum
• Captain Morgan Rum
• Cruzan Rum
• Malibu Rum
• Mount Gay Rum
• Meyer's Rum
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Gluten-Free Tequila:

Tequila is made from the agave cactus, all tequilas are gluten-free and safe for GF diets.

Look for 100% Agave tequilas. Gluten-free tequila brands include:

• 1519 Tequila
• 1800 Tequila
• Cabo Wabo
• Cazadores
• Chimayo
• Don Julio
• El Jimador
• Herradura
• Hornitos
• Jose Cuervo
• Patron

Gluten-Free Vodka

Vodkas distilled from potatoes, gluten-free grains or other gluten-free ingredients contain no gluten ingredients and can be labeled as gluten-free.

Gluten-free vodka brands include:

• Corn Vodka—Deep Eddy, Nikolai, Rain, Tito's, UV
• Grape Vodka—Bombora, Cooranbong
• Potato Vodka—Boyd & Blair, Cirrus, Chase, Chopin, Cold River Vodka, Cracovia, Grand Teton, Karlsson's, Luksusowa, Monopolowa, Schramm Organic, Zodiac
• Rice Vodka—Kissui
• Sugar Cane—Downunder, DOT AU

Other Gluten-Free Alcoholic Brews, Wines and Spirits Include

• Brandy
• Campari
• Champagne
• Cognac—made from grapes
• Cointreau
• Grappa
• Midori
• Prosecco
• Khalua Coffee Liquer
• Kirschwasser (cherry liqueur)
• Old Deadly Cider
• Sambuca

Gluten-free whiskey brands include:

• Queen Jennie Whiskey, by Old Sugar Distillery is made entirely from sorghum

Gluten-Free Drink Mixes

• Club Extra Dry Martini (corn & grape)
• Club Vodka Martini (corn & grape)
• Coco Casa and Coco Lopez Brands: Cream of Coconut
• Jose Cuervo Brand: Margarita Mix and All Jose Cuervo Blenders
• Master of Mixes Brand: Tom Collins, Whiskey Sour, Strawberry Daiquiri, Sweet & Sour Mixer, and Margarita Mix
• Mr. & Mrs. T—Except Bloody Mary Mix
• TGI Friday's Brand: On The Rocks, Long Island Ice Tea, Margarita, Mudslide, Pina Colada, and Strawberry Daiquiri.
• TGI Friday's Club Cocktails including: Gin Martini, Manhattan, Screwdriver, Vodka Martini, and Whiskey Sour mix.

Other Gluten-free Beverages Mixes & Cooking Alcohol

• Club Tom Collins—made with corn
• Diamond Jims Bloody Mary Mystery
• Holland House - all EXCEPT Teriyaki Marinade and Smooth & Spicy Bloody Mary Mixes
• Mead—made from honey
• Mistico: Jose Cuervo Mistico—agave and cane
• Ouzo - made from grapes and anise
• Spice Islands - Cooking Wines - Burgundy, Sherry and White
• Also Godiva products contain gluten as do Smirnoff FMB's, Twisted V, and Smirnoff Ice.

*A great resource for Gluten Free Info is www.celiac.com.

10 Easy Gluten Free snacks made with Rice Cakes.

I love rice cakes! They help me get through times when I just want an easy snack.  You can eat them just out of the bag or top them in as many ways imaginable!

You can easily have any of these on hand and prepare a snack in less than 5 minutes.

Top your Rice Cakes With:

1. Nut butters: spread almond butter and banana slices.

2. Yogurt:

3.  Cream cheese

4. Jelly

5. Sour cream

6. Guacamole

7. Salsa

8. Fresh Fruit Slices

9.”Refried” Beans (I actually just smash them up, no oil.)

10. Humus

Be Creative, try sour cream with tomato slices and salt and pepper. Do not be afraid to try new flavor combinations. Anything that is gluten free and sounds good try it! 

Chicken, White Bean, and Spinach Stew

• INGREDIENTS:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium coarsely chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• 2 (16-ounce) cans cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 canned plum tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 3 ounces baby spinach leaves (3 packed cups), coarsely chopped
• 2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• Preparation

• 1. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion; cook 5 minutes or until softened, stirring. Add garlic and thyme; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add beans, water, tomatoes, and broth. Increase heat to high until stew begins to bubble. Reduce heat; let simmer 5 minutes, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon. Add more water, if needed.

The 3 Best Things You Can Do To Help Alleviate Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia?

Hey, there my name is Cory Martinez. I am 42
years old. I have 4 awesome kids and an amazing

husband!  I live in a wonderful, beautiful, small town, In Northern California. I am so blessed because of this and countless more ways….I AM blessed, but I suffered from Fibromyalgia for about ten years now.  For those who are unfamiliar with the condition, let me describe what it is like for you.  It is waking up every day, with chronic pain over your entire body.  To make it worse, other symptoms are chronic fatigue, memory problems, Focus problems, and more. The emotional aspects are even worse.  Imagine what it is like to feel completely useless.  Imagine how it feels to feel like a prisoner in your own skin! Imagine pain and fatigue hold you back from living how you want to live!  Living with Fibromyalgia is like that every day!  

What are in my opinion the 3 best things you can do to help alleviate symptoms of Fibromyalgia?

1.   Eliminate “Trigger” Foods:  I found that certain foods can trigger pain and inflammation and fatigue.  I now avoid the foods that are my inflammation triggers!  (To see what foods are triggers for me and what I avoid check out The 10 Bad Food Webinar on Eating to Help Fibromyalgia, Click Here!)

2.      Take your supplements!  The human body needs many vitamins and minerals to have optimum health. I cannot state the absolute importance of having all of  the 90 nutrients the body needs to function correctly. 

3.      Get Off Your Prescription Medications!  

 One of the biggest reasons people die in North America is from prescription side effects! Now I understand that these medications may relieve symptoms, but at what cost? Your life? Do not take my word for it, next time you see a commercial for one of these medications to treat Fibromyalgia or auto-immune disorders, look at the side effects!  Death, Lymphoma as in CANCER!  There is a huge list of very serious side effects!    I suggest having a conversation with your doctor. See how you can safely get off your prescriptions. 

In my experience the only way Doctors and Rheumatologist know how to “help” Fibromyalgia is to prescribe toxic medications! The only thing their advice has done for me is almost kill me and cost me money! 

  What has made the difference for me has been: 1. Giving up trigger foods.  2. Proper Supplementation. and 3. Getting off prescription medication.   Some of my most loved foods are triggers for me, but I would be crazy to prefer to take a pill that could possibly kill me just so I can have the pleasure of eating foods that are bad for me.  I think my family deserves better from me!  I think you deserve better than that too! 

If you or anyone you know is Needs Help for Fibromyalgia or other health problems, I encourage you to share this information, Get informed, get better!