A Great Day to Go Shopping....

A great day to go shopping....NOT!  I don't know if it was the weather or just last minute Christmas shopping, but the traffic was insane today on the east side.  About made me drive to the local bar instead of the local Starbucks.  (I did choose the latter of those two, just in case you were wondering.)  My friend and I ate at HuHot (which has gluten free options) and then went to the new Natural Grocers that I talked about in my previous post.  What a wonderful store and a great selection of gluten free items!  And guess what, my wish was granted!  They carry Against the Grain products!  Something I thought I would never see unless I drove down to Dallas or went out east.  I guess they supply to this chain, which is a bonus for all GF friends.  You need to try this line of food.  I also saw that several of the GF items that I buy on a regular basis were cheaper than any other natural food store in the area and also cheaper than Dillons.  So excited for something like this to come to town!

Natural Grocers in Wichita, KS

So excited for the new grocery store, Natural Grocers, to have opened here in Wichita.  There is also one that opened in Lawrence. I believe that this store is a chain that is huge in the Colorado area. A new place to shop for your gluten free items!  Maybe they will have those yummy Against the Grain baguettes that I talked about in a previous post....wishful thinking.  Will definitely be making a trip this week.  I will follow up on what I think :) Here is the link to their website
http://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-info/wichita

Garlic French Bread-A New Type of GF Wonderful

While at the expo\conference in Dallas at the beginning of the month, I had the opportunity to talk to the bakers of this product, Against the Grain GF Baguettes.  These were absolutely fabulous.  The sad thing was is that this company, based out of Vermont, does not ship to individuals. They only ship to stores, many of them Whole Foods in the Dallas, TX area.  So guess where I made my husband go before we left, you got it, Whole Foods.  You get two long baguettes for about $5.00 frozen. Totally worth the cost, these are fluffy and non grainy. I had the chance to try there pizza also and it was great.  Hopefully Against the Grain will be shipped to Kansas real soon.  :)  I made them last night with a garlic butter spread and I fell in love all over again with bread......Here is their websitehttp://www.againstthegraingourmet.com/