Happy Celiac Awareness Month

May is national Celiac Awareness Month, and I can't think of a better way to kick off the celebration than to attend the Atlanta Gluten Free Allergy Free Wellness Expo this Sunday at  the

Gwinnett Center

6400 Sugarloaf Parkwy

Duluth, Georgia

REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

I'll be live tweeting the event and posting about the new products i DISCOVER.  I hope I'll see you there!

Here's the website:
http://www.echoglutenfreeinfo.blogspot.com/

And here are the vendors;

• Against The Grain Gourmet
• American Gra-Frutti
• Bakery On Main
• Bard's Beer
• Blue Diamond
• Blue Ribbon Foods
• Brunehaut Beers
• Camp Weekaneatit
• Cheenies
• Crunchies Food
• Delight Gluten Free Magazine
• Earth Balance
• Eat Perfect Foods
• Edward & Sons
• El's Kitchen
• Enjoy Life Foods
• Europa Sports
• FARE
• Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta
• Frannie's Gluten Free
• FreeCuisine.com
• Front Porch Sweets
• Full Flavor Foods
• Gluten Free Cutie
• Gluten-Free PA
• Glutino
• Graw Foods
• Happy Family Brand
• I'm A Celiac
• Juice Plus
• Jules Gluten Free
• Kinnikinnick
• Living Without Magazine
• Luce's Gluten Free Artisan Bread
• Mama Bakes Safe Cakes
• Mina's Purely Divine
• Moon Rabbit Foods
• Namaste Foods
• New Planet Beer
• Noah's Pantry
• NuSkin
• PASCHA Chocolate
• Penta Water
• Pure Knead
• Reliv International
• Sally's Gluten Free Bakery
• Simply Gluten Free Magazine
• Smooze
• Sugar & Spice Market
• Surf Sweets
• Taste of Gluten Free
• Triumph Dining
• Udi's Gluten Free Foods
• Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint
• Virtuous Living
• Wayfare

Donation Vendors

• Adam's Gluten Free Surprise!
• Allerbling
• Allergy Free Passport
• Celiac and the Beast
• Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels
• Lovebean Fudge Cream
• Nature's Path
• Schar
• Sophie's Kitchen

Have you tried the #GF @consciousbox? CONTEST!

A few weeks ago I got this notice for Conscious Box, a subscription box service that is green and provides an assortment of new products in a neat package each month.

When I saw they had an exclusive gluten-free package, I signed up immediately and subscribed for a year.  My first package arrived last weekend, and it had a great assortment of goodies in it -- all green, fresh, and gluten free!

Here's how it works!

So here is the fun part!

Conscious Box has authorized me to offer you this great deal on a  3-month Conscious Box subscription – that's a $59 value! AND they'd also like to offer you readers a 25% OFF discount for any Conscious Box subscription. Use code: LOVELIFE

Here's what you do:

Head to ConsciousBox.com and create a profile! This is totally free!

Head to Facebook.com/ConsciousBox and like our page! Leave a comment about your blog. We'll be shouting out blogs who send us the most people!

Share our page with your friends!

To enter my giveaway: TWEET me at April 25 at 5 p.m. est.

Have fun!

Ging

Save the date! May 5, 2013: Atlanta Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event @GFAFWellness

I am excited about The Atlanta Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event scheduled May 5 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Gwinnett Center outside Atlanta.

I haven't been healthy enough to travel to any gluten-free events since 2011, and I've honestly missed finding out more about the growing gluten-free community.

There are so many changes in gluten-free foods since I was first diagnosed with Celiac disease in 2007.  As I approach my anniversary, I'm thankful for events like this.  There is something absolutely THRILLING about going to an exhibition hall full of food and knowing you can safely enjoy it all!  

I hope I'll see many friends at the expo! This event is going to be awesome! Check out this press release from the organizers!

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Atlanta Welcomes

Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event

Many of the hottest and newest gluten-free foods, including products from more than 25 metro Atlanta vendors, will fill the exhibit hall at the Gwinnett Center on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event. 

Organized by ECHO Event Solutions (ECHO), the event is sponsored by Udi’s Gluten Free, Glutino Food Group, Enjoy Life Foods, Ingles Markets, and Penta Water.  This is the first event in Atlanta organized by ECHO, but it marks the sixth time Atlanta has hosted a gluten-free event. 

The event is open to the community, and it caters to those who avoid multiple allergens, such as gluten, dairy, soy, nuts, grains, etc.  The event features an Allergen Free Zone sponsored by Enjoy Life Foods, where all products will be free of nuts.  Companies with Kosher/gluten-free products will also be in attendance as this is the first year the event is being held on Sunday. 

Admission is $10 per adult; kids 13 and under are free.  Tickets can be purchased online.  Those who purchase their tickets in advance are automatically entered into a drawing for a gift basket from one of the event’s sponsors.

Sampling of gluten-free/allergen-free foods begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. with guest speakers and cooking demonstrations rounding out the day. Products will also be available for sale, so attendees should come prepared to take advantage of show prices.

The event features lectures from Dr. Cynthia Rudert M.D., F.A.C.P., a Board Certified Gastroenterologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease, Carol Kicinski, American’s Gluten Free Voice, and Founder & Editor in Chief of Simply Gluten Free Magazine, Leah McGrath, Ingles Markets dietitian, and Brandy Wendler, Mrs. Northwest.

Cooking demonstrations are being taught by Jules Shepard of Jules Gluten Free, Charles and Julie Mayfield of Paleo Comfort Foods, Chef Sue Snape of Café Jonah, Chef Tracey Bloom of FreeCuisine.com, and Roben Ryberg, noted food writer. 

2013 vendors from metro Atlanta include but are not limited to: American Gra-Frutti, Camp Weekaneatit, Ethan & Collier Popcorn, Frannie’s Gluten Free, Front Porch Sweets, Gluten Free Cutie, Good Grub Subs, Mama Bakes Safe Cakes, Mina’s Purely Divine, Pure Knead, Premade Paleo, Sally’s Gluten Free Bakery, and Taste of Gluten Free.  

National vendors attending the event include but are not limited to: Against the Grain Gourmet, Bakery on Main, Blue Diamond Growers, Delight Gluten Free Magazine, Earth Balance, Kinnikinnick Foods, Living Without Magazine, New Planet Beer, Nogii, Rudi’s Gluten Free Bakery, Simply Gluten Free Magazine, and Surf Sweets.  A complete list of participating vendors can be found on their website. 

A percentage of the proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to local gluten and allergen-free support efforts.  The 2013 Atlanta Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event will be held at the Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA. 30097.  For more information visit the website at http://www.echoglutenfreeinfo.blogspot.com/, or for directions to the event contact the Gwinnett Center at 770-813-7500.

ECHO Event Solutions plans and executes Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Events across the United States to support and connect communities with the best options available and to build brand awareness for businesses.  Nikki Everett is the Directing Coordinator of ECHO Event Solutions. Nikki has been organizing gluten/allergen-free expos and educational events in the southeast for the last five years.  Jennifer Harris is the Co-Directing Coordinator of ECHO Event Solutions.  Jennifer has been organizing gluten-free expos and educational events in the Atlanta market for the last five years and she has experience as a gluten-free buyer, product specialist, and consultant.  The combination of both of their years of experience results in professionally organized events that put companies face-to-face with their target audience. 

A complete list of participating vendors and show sponsors can be located on the event website at: http://atlantaglutenfreeexpo.blogspot.com/  Other info on Twitter is at @GFAFWellness

I'll be there -- I hope you will be, too!

xoxo

Much love,

Ging

EASTER Dessert: Warm up a Cold Weather with a Tropical Fruit Parfait

Bring Bright, Sunny Flavors to an Early Easter Holidays come early this Spring, warm up Easter Brunch with a tropical fruit parfait   Spring holidays fall earlier this year and may be much cooler than usual. Warm up the holiday table by incorporating the bright, sunny, refreshing flavors of spring into an Easter Brunch. A tropical fruit parfait will add some sunshine to your celebration. Start with an abundance of fresh tropical fruits, then layer with a sweet, creamy filling scented with Nielsen-Massey Pure Orange Extract (recipe below). Made from the finest oranges, this extract enhances the fruits’ natural flavors. Guests will appreciate the light dessert, which brings a little extra color to what may be a colder than usual holiday.   Tropical Fruit Parfait 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, sifted 2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Orange Extract 4 fruit choices such as finely diced mango, pineapple, grapes, strawberries or whole blueberries Combine the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, milk and orange extract in a mixing bowl and beat using an electric mixer. Alternate layers of the cream cheese mixture and the fruit in a trifle dish or parfait glasses by either spooning the cream cheese mixture or piping with a pastry bag. Note: Approximately 3/4 cup of each fruit choice allows for 2 tablespoons per layer in parfait glasses. Serves 6 About Nielsen-Massey Vanillas Throughout its more than 100 year history, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has earned its reputation as a manufacturer of the finest extracts in the world. The full line of Nielsen-Massey’s Pure Vanilla products include: Vanilla Beans and Extracts from Madagascar, Tahiti and Mexico; sugar and alcohol-free Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder; Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste; Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Sugar, Organic Fairtrade Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract and Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Beans. Nielsen-Massey Vanillas also offers a full line of Pure Flavors: Pure Chocolate Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Pure Orange Extract, Pure Lemon Extract, Pure Coffee Extract, Pure Peppermint Extract, Orange Blossom Water and Rose Water. All Nielsen-Massey products are Allergen-Free and certified Kosher and Gluten-Free. The company is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, with production facilities in Waukegan and Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. # # #

137 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL, 60301

Vote in @triumphdining The Best Of Gluten Free Awards

Burlingame, Calif., March 13, 2013 - Triumph Dining, the publisher of America's best-selling gluten-free product and restaurant guides, has announced that voting is now open in its 2013 Best of Gluten Free Awards.

These awards are designed to provide recognition and thanks to the best gluten-free products on the marketing and let the manufacturers know how much the gluten-free, celiac community appreciates their efforts.

Now in its 3rd year, participants voted in more than 40 categories ranging from Best Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread to Best Gluten-Free Cookbook. Last year just shy of 10,000 people voted for their favorite products.

Voters are eligible for a variety of prizes just for voting. These include Kindle Fires and Triumph Dining European Dining Cards.

Voting is open through March 31, 2013. Manufacturers receive a trophy, bragging rights and a Best of Gluten Free Awards Logo to use with their marketing materials.

Vote by clicking here. See the 2012 winners by clicking here. 

About Triumph Dining

Since 2005, the Triumph Dining team has spent tens of thousands of hours developing the most comprehensive gluten-free restaurant guide in North America, dining cards that help celiacs and people who live a gluten-free lifestyle order gluten-free at restaurants where language barriers can make things even more difficult, and a popular gluten-free grocery guide to help celiacs find the groceries they need — even if they're traveling. Triumph Dining is owned by Bob Stamatatos, and Dave and Leslie Morris, and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

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St Patty's Day at the Greenway Farmers Market

Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day and local food!  Lots of fun activities and great food at the Greenway Farmers Market this month! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Meet Your Vendors: - Babe + Sage Farm - Barker Farms - East Georgia Produce - Elm Street Gardens - Evergreen East Farm - Forest Grove Farm - Fort Creek Farm - The Little Farm - Rag and Frass Farm - Salamander Springs Farm - Sparkleberry Market Garden - Sparta Imperial Mushrooms - Southern Swiss Dairy - Three Centuries Farm Directions to the Greenway: Coming from downtown Milledgeville, take Hancock St/GA Highway 22 east toward Sparta/Sandersville.  Turn right into the gravel driveway (there will be signs) just before the Oconee River bridge.  Follow the driveway to the parking lot, vendors will be set up along the walking trail. Happy St. Patrick's Day! March Greenway Farmers Market Tomorrow, Plus Tons of Exciting Activities!  Saturday's the day you've all been waiting for!  March's Greenway Farmers Market is TOMORROW, Saturday, March 16th from 9 am til noon at the Oconee River Greenway.  Expect all your favorites: sustainably-grown produce, herbs, and mushrooms; pasture-raised eggs; pasture-raised meats; antibiotic- and hormone-free dairy products; artisan breads and baked goods; handcrafted jams, jellies, and preserves; and locally-made crafts. This month's market will also coincide with the Oconee River Greenway's annual St. Patrick's Day at the Greenway!  Beginning at 10 a.m. there will be tons of activities for adults and children!  Yoga!  Gymnastics!  Petting zoo!  Face painting!  Live music! Hotdogs and hamburgers, oh my!  Come, bring the whole family and the whole neighborhood, and enjoy a beautiful day at the Greenway Farmers Market tomorrow! Plant a Spring Garden with Salamander Springs Farm Excited about spring?  Ready to start planting in the garden?  Stop by Salamander Springs Farm's table this weekend and pick up some naturally-grown herb, veggie, and perennial plants for your garden!  Debbie always grows beautiful and interesting plant varieties that you can't find anywhere else, so stop by to get your garden started the right way today! Interested in Volunteering at the Market? If you are interested in learning how to become more involved, be sure to stop by the market table for more info.  We need volunteers to help run the market table, set up and take down signs on the day of the market, help with marketing, fundraising, playing music and other market day activities, and organize activities for kids.  If you love your farmers and want to give back, please stop by the market table to learn how at the market next Saturday!  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Greenway Farmers Market, All rights reserved. You have been invited to join this list. Our mailing address is: Greenway Farmers Market Highway 22 at River Bridge Milledgeville, Ga 31061 Add us to your address book

Don't Miss the Greenway Farmers Market This Saturday!

Come and get some of the freshest sustainably-grown produce, meat, dairy, and baked goods in middle Georgia! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Meet Your Vendors: - Babe + Sage Farm - Barker Farms - East Georgia Produce - Elm Street Gardens - Evergreen East Farm - Forest Grove Farm - Fort Creek Farm - The Little Farm - Rag and Frass Farm - Salamander Springs Farm - Sparkleberry Market Garden - Sparta Imperial Mushrooms - Southern Swiss Dairy - Three Centuries Farm Directions to the Greenway: Coming from downtown Milledgeville, take Hancock St/GA Highway 22 east toward Sparta/Sandersville.  Turn right into the gravel driveway (there will be signs) just before the Oconee River bridge.  Follow the driveway to the parking lot, vendors will be set up along the walking trail. Spring Is On Its Way! And so is the Greenway Farmers Market,  Saturday, March 16th from 9 am til noon Spring is fast approaching in middle Georgia, and all of your favorite farmers and producers are gearing up for an exciting market season!  The Greenway Farmers Market will be this Saturday, March 16th from 9 am til noon.  Your favorite middle Georgia farmers and producers will be there offering the best locally- and sustainably-grown food in town, including: great sustainably-grown produce and mushrooms; pasture-raised beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, and eggs; hormone-free and antibiotic-free dairy products; hearth-baked artisan breads and other baked goods; and handcrafted jams, jellies, and preserves. But there's more. . . starting in April, you can look forward to the Greenway Farmers Market EVERY WEEK at the Oconee River Greenway from 9 am til noon!  The first weekly market will be Saturday, April 6th from 9 am til noon.  You can expect all of our regular vendors, plus seasonal vendors and craft vendors on special occasions, every week from April through November at the Oconee River Greenway. Why Eat Organically-Grown and Local Food? All regular vendors at the Greenway Farmers Market produce everything they sell within 100 miles of Milledgeville.  Also, all produce is grown without synthetic chemicals and animals live on pasture and do not receive regular antibiotics or hormones in their feed.  But why should you eat organically-grown and local food?  Here's six great reasons (and lots more info) from Georgia Organics. Interested in Volunteering at the Market? If you are interested in learning how to become more involved, be sure to stop by the market table for more info.  We need volunteers to help run the market table, set up and take down signs on the day of the market, help with marketing, fundraising, playing music and other market day activities, and organize activities for kids.  If you love your farmers and want to give back, please stop by the market table to learn how at the market next Saturday!  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Greenway Farmers Market, All rights reserved. You have been invited to join this list. Our mailing address is: Greenway Farmers Market Highway 22 at River Bridge Milledgeville, Ga 31061 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences