BLOCHO'S TACOS

Being gluten-free made college really hard.  Every party had beer, everyone drank beer, and beer is full of gluten. Then, I discovered CIDER.  AAJ, Alcoholic Apple Juice, as I call it.  Some ciders taste just like that -- apple juice.  Others have a ferment-y funky taste that I kinda hate and love all at once.  Whatever cider you enjoy, there has been a tremendous boom in new ciders, flavored ciders, and craft and mainstream ciders over the past two years. Today, Tasting Table bring us Cider 101.  Enjoy. Cider 101: Your Ultimate Cider Cheat Sheet Cider found in The Ferry Building in San Francisco Left Beer. Right Cider. @Torst in Greenpoint. My tips for enjoying a cider. Drink it cold. Very cold.  Maybe even pour it over a glass of ice. Be sure to ask for the ice on the side when ordering a draft cider, otherwise you'll only get about half of what you paid for! Don't let people shame you. Cider is delicious. Cider is alcoho...

Clementines were our appetizer! Meals from the Heart Cafe Ordered: Poached Egg and Crab Cake Passion, Cheese Grits, Vegan Power Smoothies. Some great things about this place: It's located in the French Market and there's plenty of seating either at their counter or in an area with lots of tables/chairs. Because the French Market seems to be a bit of a tourist destination, the crowd is buzzy.  This place, however, gets visits from lots of locals! They give you clementines after you order Everything can be made gluten-free I had my first crab cake at Meals from the Heart Cafe and I would return again and again for that crab cake.  It was light.  It was tasty.  It came with a sauce/aioli that was finger-lickin' good.  The cheese grits were delicious, but I needed to add hot sauce to bring out the depth in flavor.  The Vegan Power shake was huge and extremely satisfying. Into one smoothies they pack fruit, walnuts, flaxseeds, almond milk, hemp mi...

In the past 7 years since I've been gluten free, the market has seen a tremendous increase in the number of gluten-free items on the store shelves.  Cookies, pretzels, cereals, breads, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, muffins, crackers...you name it!  Carb-y good ness now comes in all different gluten free shapes and sizes.  It seems like every brand -- from King Arthur Flour to Betty Crocker -- is coming up with a gluten free variation.  I've tried a lot of these products, but if you were to ask me for recommendations, I don't feel super passionate about one over the other.  I tend to grab what is available and have not developed a preference one way or the other.  I would feel OK about this indifference if the items were really the same, but they're not.  Everyone has their own take on gluten free and the blend of flours used typically differ. I made the assumption that the category with the greatest variety in composition and the one where having an op...

May is off to a great start. Sunshine. In honor of May Day, I think it is of utmost importance to highlight some great things about May. According to Big Daddy's , May is National Burger Month! Makes sense that the month that welcomes in summer with memorial Day Weekend BBQs should be devoted to the infamous hamburger. This got me thinking...what else is May? Memorial Day Weekend Cinco de Mayo  (See my previous post for more about my love of this day) Celiac Awareness Month  (Yay! Gluten Free!!) National Bike Month National Salad Month (Yum.) Brother's and Sister's day (May 2) (Hi sis!) Lost Sock Memorial Day (May 9th) (I have a lot of these) Mother's Day  (no offense to the Fathers out there) These are hilarious! Want more? http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/may.htm If you are starting to like May as much as I am, why not hedge your bets and try and WIN a trip to MEXICO.  Oh, did I mention it is...