Everyone loves pizza these days. I
feel like every time I’m on social media, I see all these memes about people who
love to eat pizza. So this week I decided to write about pizza because I
personally love it so much. Since going Gluten Free, finding good pizza has
been a huge struggle. Not all pizzerias
carry Gluten Free pizza or if they do the pizza is not good. Gluten Free pizza
can taste like cardboard or a soggy cracker and I’m not joking. I even wrote a
post about a Gluten Free pizza place a few years ago and I thought that pizza
was delicious but I’ve found an even better pizza place. Last year while my parents were visiting me
in Philly, my mom was looking online for a good Gluten Free restaurant and she
found the Tomato Bistro in Manayunk. At first we ate upstairs for the longest
time because it was nicer and had a few more options than the Couch Tomato Café
downstairs, like Gluten Free sliders. One Saturday we were going to dine
upstairs but they had a party going on so we ate downstairs instead and our taste
buds exploded with great delight. The pizza was the best tasting pizza I
have ever tasted. It had the right amount of sauce and cheese and the crust was
nice and crispy (made fresh from a secret recipe), just how I like it. Not only
do they have Gluten Free pizza but they have gluten free soups and salads with
Gluten free dressings too. Every time my parents visit we get pizza there. My
dad is not Gluten Free but he still likes the pizza from this place! I give
this restaurant a 5 out of 5 stars because the pizza is fabulous! They also have a
rewards program. I have gone so much, my next pizza is free!
Some people have been asking for low carb desserts, so here is
one I really like. I call them Vegan Chocolate Crunch Bars with peanut butter
drizzle! They are low carb, vegan, soy free, no bake and even Gluten Free.
These are probably one of my favorite chocolate desserts because they are tasty
and easy to make!
Ingredients
- ½ cup of coconut oil
- ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons liquid sweetener (maple syrup, agave, honey,
etc.) or to taste
- pinch of fine grain sea salt
- 1-teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup of crisp cereal (more cups if you want them to have
less chocolate on them)
Peanut Butter Drizzle
- 2 tablespoons of all natural peanut butter (or any nut/seed
butter of choice)
- 1.5-2 tablespoons of coconut oil, as needed to thin out
- 1 teaspoon of liquid sweetener
Directions
- For the crunch bar: line a 9X5 inch loaf pan
with two pieces of parchment paper, going each way.
- In a pot over low heat, gently melt the coconut
oil and then whisk in the rest of the crunch bar ingredients (except the rice
crisp) to taste.
- Once mixture is smooth remove from heat and sir
in the rice crisp cereal.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan, smooth out and
then freeze for 10-15 minutes, or until the chocolate is solid.
- For the Peanut Butter Drizzle
- 1Melt coconut oil and then whisk in the peanut
butter and liquid sweetener
- Adjust to taste if desired and scoop into a
plastic bag and drizzle the PB mixture on the bars. (you could also drizzle
with a spoon).
- Return bars to freezer until PB drizzle is
solid, about 5 minutes.
- Serve right from the freezer. Bars will melt slightly
at room temperature so do not keep out too long.
- Store leftovers in the fridge or freezer.
These crunch bars are a great healthy dessert, but be
careful, if you are like me don’t eat the whole batch!! They are that good! So
make these bars for a mid afternoon snack or dessert after dinner and enjoy!
Please continue to follow my Gluten Free Path!
Is there
anything better than ice cream on a hot summer day? Having one, two or even
three scoops of your favorite ice cream on a sugar, cake or waffle cone! But
when you are Gluten Free unfortunately you cannot have one of those delicious
cones, you have to devour your ice cream in a boring cup. An ice cream cup
isn’t too bad but I just like having ice cream on a cone during the summer.
Well today I am here to tell you that if you’re Gluten Free you can have your
ice cream and eat it on a cone too! JOY, the popular ice cream cone company
makes not only one, but two kinds of Gluten Free ice cream cones. They make both cake
and sugar cones. When I got home this past weekend, my mom surprised me with the sugar cones!! Whenever we get ice cream, we
just bring our cones with us and the ice cream parlor is more than happy to put
the ice cream on top of our Gluten Free cones! These cones are so delicious; I can’t tell
the difference between a regular cone and a Gluten Free cone. I was so excited
about these cones because it’s been a long time since I had ice cream on a
cone! I give Joy sugar cones 5 stars out of 5 stars! I will try the cake cones
soon and let everyone know how they are! 
To
continue with the Gluten Free dessert theme, my best friend is working at the new
Cheesecake Factory in Center City, Philadelphia. She was eager to let me know
they have a separate Gluten Free menu! I already knew they had a Gluten Free
menu because a Gluten Free menu at a restaurant does not get passed my Mom!!
The Cheesecake Factory’s Gluten Free menu has over 50 items on it and I have never
consumed a bad dish on the menu! My Mom and I were obviously excited about the
Gluten Free menu but we were even more excited about the Gluten Free cheesecake
on their menu. If you like chocolate than you will love the Godiva Chocolate
cheesecake, so rich and creamy and don’t forget the whipped cream!! DIVINE!! I give the Cheesecake Factory’s Gluten Free
Menu 5 Stars out of 5 Stars, not only because it’s my favorite chain restaurant
but because of all the diverse tasty options they serve. 
