Front Burner: Gluten-free Q&A with a Botetourt native
Carrie Forbes, originally of Botetourt County. Courtesy photo.
Carrie Forbes was raised in Botetourt County, where her mom and dad (retired Roanoke Times reporter Cody Lowe) instilled in her a love of good food. But she never knew how much she enjoyed cooking until she grew up and moved to North Carolina.
There, the James River High School graduate also decided to start a blog about her attempt to switch to a gluten-free diet, which eventually would relieve her of some miserable health problems. It happened that Forbes’ switch to the gluten-free lifestyle came as more and more Americans were making the same choice.
Forbes’ blog caught the attention of a publisher, who asked her to write a cookbook. “The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook” was released in October.
I asked Forbes to tell us more about her experience and share a couple of her favorite recipes.
To read the Q & A with Forbes, click here.
Click the links for these gluten-free slow cooker recipes:
Peruvian Roast Chicken with Red Potatoes
March 5, 2013 - 6:35 PM
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This is pretty cool…I’ll have to give it a look. We’ve found that most of our pre-gluten free cookbooks are hardly ever opened now, because so many of the recipes need such heavy modification to work, that we usually just whip something random together. For a couple, we’ve gone through the trouble of working out an alternative recipe and keep that in the recipe box on the counter. But in many cases, we simply freelance cook.
I thought about you when I worked on this story, Other John. I think you and your wife would really like this cookbook.
Carrie’s cookbook is a wonderful resource! Thanks so much for highlighting her fantastic work.
Lindsey, while I have read your column often, I am new to your blog and as the cook here, I plan to visit regularly.
Off subject, but I have to start somewhere…we have noticed a problem in our kitchen in the last couple of years…opening cans! Why such a simple and universal act has become such a problem is beyond me. While we have bought several can openers in the last two years after using the same one for a decade or so without problems, we still cannot consistently open cans these days without problems. Electric ones, hand operated ones, cheap or expensive, all give us fits. Have the manufacturers of canned goods changed something? I am sorry to butt in on another subject, but I am at a loss and figured I’d give you a shot. If I’m off target and just unlucky, could you recommend a brand or type of opener that you feel comfortable with? Am I the only one who has noticed this?
Thanks for your patience, I appreciate any help you can give me.
Welcome to the Fridge Magnet blog, Perch. Thanks for stopping by.
No problem starting a new topic. I might post your query as a blog entry later today so it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle. It’s an interesting question.
Check back!
Thanks, Lindsey, for keeping gluten-free cooking on the front burner. I am very interested in checking out Carrie’s book. It was great timing for this article as the Southwest Virginia Gluten-Free Expo is coming up on April 13. There is a local community that supports gluten-free living, and this community continues to grow. I’d love to have Carrie participate in the Expo and showcase her cookbook!
I’ll check the brand of can opener I use, when I get home today, because it works great. It’s hand operated, but is really comfortable to use.
We’ll definitely be looking the book up this evening, Lindsey!
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We got our can opener at Bed Bath & Beyond…works better than the previous several I’ve had:
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http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=14332316&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CNrT-fTT6LUCFSbNOgodvx8AWg
I have a hand-operated one I got at TJ’s that’s Swiss (?), and cuts off the lid in such a way that there aren’t the sharp edges. I love it, and I really dislike electric openers because I feel like they get nasty fast.
Thanks one and all. I am grateful for the suggestions. I will let you know what I do and if it dispells the hex.