*All recipes and text on this site are the original creations and property of Brittany Angell. If you make a recipe from this website and would like to share it, this may be done by sharing photo’s and including a direct link to this website. Duplication of recipe text, or “adaptions” containing less than 4 major changes to the recipe is strictly forbidden *
Brittany Angell is the Author of The Essential Gluten Free Baking Guides Part 1 & 2 published by Triumph Dining and is founder of this fast growing allergy free food blog. Brittany has created over 300 diverse and delicious recipes that are primarily gluten & dairy free. However, she strives to serve the entire allergy free consumer by developing creative, unique and hard to find recipes that are also soy, egg, corn, sugar and grain free.
As a worldwide leader in food allergy awareness, Brittany is a sought after Author, Speaker and Consultant to corporations and restaurants seeking to capitalize on the expanding gluten and allergy free market.
Brittany’s foray into the food allergy world began in January 2010 after many months of unsuccessfully solving her health issues through traditional means. Once she took her health into her own hands through education and research, she was lead to several specialists and was diagnosed with Hashimotos disease accompanied with various food allergies and intolerances. Her ultimate goal is to connect, engage and understand the needs of others and to guide them through their journey to health through education, support and recipe development.
Brittany resides in Rochester, NY with her husband and two rescued rat terriors.
(Clyde and Chloe- Brittany’s Kitchen Assistants!)
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A friend sent me your website. Great info, and wonderful recipes! I immediately sent this on to my daughter. She has 2 young boys with Celiac, and she herself developed it after the birth of her second daughter. She almost lost her son because of missed diagnosis, and she researched until she found out what he suffered from- a very scary time. Since her husband, and her 2 daughters do not have Celiac, it makes it very challenging to make meals that cater to a strict Celiac diet, and are pallatable for them. This website is a wonderful addition to her arsenal for meal preparation! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Nancy- Thank you SO much for this sweet comment. I understand not knowing what is wrong- as I went through that myself. Im glad my recipes are helpful!
So excited to find your site today! There's so many gluten-free or dairy-free sites, but not many that are both. I'm looking forward to exploring your site… and trying the recipes!
Thank you,
Alahnna
I agree Alahnna- There are not many combining both! (though there is a growing number which is exciting!)
Hope my recipes are helpful and bring lots of happiness to your home!
-Brittany-
Hi, Brittany!
I'm so excited and impressed with your recipes and website. Your mom sent my mom (Aunt Priscilla) the link after the big Thanksgiving get-together at Geneva on the Lake. Then my mom sent it on to me. Your dad is my cousin and believe it or not I babysat for you a couple of times when you were about a year old! Both my mom and I have had to eat gluten-free because of Hashimoto disease of the thyroid. I plan on trying two of the recipes this week. I think my husband will love the Cashew Chicken Curry. I'm not sure if my 4 children will but I'm going to try it out on them anyways!
Great job on the website!
Hi Melissa! So cool- Ill ask my dad to show me a picture and point you out!
Thanks so much for your kind words. and The Cashew Curry Chicken is a GOOD choice. Its up there as one of my all time favorite recipes- it has a very smooth comforting taste- I think you will have good luck with the kids. I have to also suggest the recently posted Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns and an older recipe- Butternut Squash Pot Pie. I have had several friend's kids devour it despite the vegetables it contains 
Hope to meet you again one day! -Brittany-
When are you going to publish a cookbook? I want to try just about all your recipes and it’ll be easier than clicking through webpages.
and Glad you figured out what Mimiccream is. I LOVE it. But- if you do not have an issue with Dairy you could just use Regular Heavy cream if you wanted too (though mimiccream is far healthier
Hi Brittany,
Thanks for your message! I am enjoying your site as well, and am adding you to my gluten free blog list.
Megan.
P.S. Your dogs are cute!
Hi,
Just a note to let you know how much I am enjoying your blog! I added you to my blog roll
Amy
Awww thanks Amy!!!
me too me too! just today– I just LOVE all your recipes they are exactly the kind of stuff I love to eat!
can I get my picture on your site?
thx.
John
HAHAAHAH! Ill get that taken care of Asap.
Hi, I'm writing to make sure I found the right blog! A friend/classmate, Nicole, told me to check out her friends blog about gluten-free cooking…is this the right one?! haha…either way, I love it already!!!
Hi Lacey!
I'm the only gluten free blog with a title like Real Sustenance- so I'm guessing this is the site (I hope it is anyways
Happy Friday!! -Brittany-
Ps. I have a best friend – Nicole going to school to be a dietician- wondering if that's the same one you are referring to?
Yep…thats her! I am in the same program! I was telling her, the other day, that I was recently diagnosed with Celiac (and I have Graves Disease as well). Thankfully, I have a masters in public health that is focused on chronic and autoimmune diseases so I already had a pretty thorough understanding of Celiac/autoimmune diseases, but had never had to live/cook/eat gluten-free…and i love cooking and baking has always been a love of mine.
Anyway, Nicole told me to check out your blog! I'm so excited to try your recipes and love looking at your pictures (photos are another love of mine, I spend too many hours in photoshop
I'm set on making some delicious pizza and wings, I'm from south of Buffalo so going 3 months now without them has left days like the Superbowl feeling empty (no pun intended haha).
You'll have to stay in touch…I'm a personal trainer and am going to be starting a blog for athletes with Celiac disease. A training diet, in and of itself, can be difficult to manage let alone ensuring that its gluten-free and yet still FUN and something that people can enjoy and look forward to eating!!! Your creative gluten-free food expert input would be wonderful when I start designing different training diets.
I'm so sorry for writing such a lengthy note! I'm just excited to find another gluten-free girl interested in cooking and baking…its the simple things, right?!
Looking forward to following your blog!
Lacey
Here's my recipe for breaded "fried" Chicken. Chex mix is an easy answer to breading
Its incredibly crispy.
http://realsustenance.com/recipe/breaded-drumstic…
For a great pizza crust try my friend Iris's recipe (She has a fantastic blog!) http://www.thedailydietribe.com/2010/03/pizza-ple…
You are so lucky to know as much as you do going into this! I know for some people it is overwhelming to say the least! Like you Im obviously crazy about cooking and baking and LOVE the fact that a whole new world of amazing flours has been opened up to me. Given the chance to be able to eat Gluten again and use regular white flour- I wouldn't do it.
I think you will find that the new challenge will be enthralling for you as it has been for me (Not that you won't experience many MAJOR flops- there is no way around that
Would love to help you! My husband is a runner and we were just talking last night about the ideal diet for an athlete!
Feel free to email me any time- (Realsustenance@gmail.com)
Great connecting! Tell my sweet best friend- thank you for sharing my site! xo, Brittany
Here is the coveted: Stylish Blog Award! You may find here: http://isabelleathome.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/st… (or hop on over to my blog)
Congratulations
Have a lovely day,
Isabelle
AKA: Isabelle at home
I just came across your website and I am already excited about trying your recipes! The Twix recipe definitely caught my eye! I follow the Paleo lifestyle and am always looking for new recipes to try.
Also love the picture of your rat terriers! I have a very spoiled one myself
Aww!! Love meeting other people with a rattie
they are the best aren’t they?
Brittany, I found your blog through Daily Dietribe, gluten-free but vegan, tho there are def some recipes I can use here. I applied to Alfred many years ago, didn’t get accepted but did at RIT entering the A&D school and after switched to the Printing School. It was a great place to go to school, and a nice distance from home in NE Vermont. I’d love to go back to Art school, but would only prob take classes. My main medium ended up being quilting, painting with fabric I call it. Always an artist!
Enjoying perusing your recipes. I noticed your entry from August about Hashimoto’s. I’m happy to report that, despite what most doctors might indicate, it is possible to kick. After barely functioning 8 years ago, I now work full time and am full of energy all day long. My markers have been in the normal range for four years. I only started eating GF last year so I’m excited every day to see even more improvements. Thanks for the website and your enthusiasm for learning!
Hi im usingmy tablet and lost the part of recommending a carind doctor who goesabove a beyond. Ihope u dont mind me posting it here. His name is dr craig rubenstein. He is a chiropractor also specializing in kinseology.he is located in medford, ny 631-696-2039. He goes way beyond any professional i hve used.hes caring and takes his time to offer all the time needed to find andfix your health naturally. I was dizzy for three years. Once dr rubenstein started treating mei have been dizzy free for fouryears!!!! God bless doctors like him. He also can be found on facebook at alternative medford chiropractic.thankyou.
Wow, what a great and much needed idea with the recipes and it serves many food problems so well. I have an intolerance for onions. It is a great problem since they are hidden in so many unexpected places as in mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, gravies, sauces, salsa, bouillon, soups, salads etc. I have learned to make basic recipes for most of these things or to avoid the brands that have onions in them and use only those that do not list onions in the ingredient list. Since I live in Louisiana, it is a problem eating out with the ” holy trinity ” (onions, celery and bell pepper) being a main item in lots of food. There are reataurants that will give me special attention when I tell them I react rather quickly and it will make an unpleasant mess on their table but I dislike being forced to have to say it aloud in a restaurant. I just wanted to say thank you for your help to so many people, at this later stage of my life, I know the importance of the gift you are giving to all of us.
I know I’m echoing some folks above, but thank you for posting so many recipes that are ‘free’ of so many common allergens. I too have Hashimoto’s and some food intolerances and it has been very tough staying away from wheat, gluten, etc. etc. Please let us know when your cook book comes out! Curious–have you had success managing your thyroid with diet changes or do you also take Synthroid? Thank you again!
Brittany, I’m trying to subscribe to your site but it’s not working! HELP!! Thank you!
Hi Sharon! I know and am sorry! Will get this fixed as soon as I am able.
Brittany,
You mention that you use the English Muffin Rings all the time for Burger Buns, but I notice you don’t have a recipe on your site, or I am missing it. Do you have one you can share on your site?
Thanks
Hi- I don’t think I ever posted a recipe no. My buns thus far have been more like rolls and not spot on texture wise to a bun. Which is why I have yet to post..
Yep- I know this.
I like to list all options so that almost anyone can take the recipe and run with it. I listed the recipe as dairy free as there are dairy free options in
my ingredient list.
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that you have encouraged me that I can still eat normal and actually enjoy what I am eating with many food sensitivities. I’m sixteen years old and have been struggling with sensitivities for three years now, and just not found your website! I’m excited to get back in the kitchen and create some wonderful, delicious treats that you have come up with! Thank you so much for what you do! -Elizabeth
HI Elizabeth! 16.. is much too young! But just think how much ahead you will be (and already are I’m sure) in understanding healthy eating! You will come to find that wonderful food can be made no matter what allergy you have! Best of luck to you!! If you ever get stuck trying to find a recipe- feel free to message me! xo
Brittany,
Do you have a good recipe for biscuits? Just plain biscuits. I am looking for vegan and gluten-free. Thanks for any help, and thank you for this website! It’s one of the best recipe sites I’ve come across so far
Rachel
Hi Rachel! THank you!! I just came out with two baking books.. and I have a fabulous biscuit recipe in Part 1 that is gluten free vegan! (http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Gluten-Free-Baking-Guide-Part/dp/0977611140/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1)
Thank you so much for the website…I was recently diagnosed with Crohns and Celiac disease and my doctor put me on a no gluten/dairy/sugar/peanut butter/corn/chocolate/caffeine/happiness diet. I’ve never had to think about this kind of eating before and it’s difficult to know what to do and what i CAN eat…your website is helping a lot, especially since i’ve been craving sweets…
Youre a godsend! Thanks and hope you stay well
Omigosh…a friend just told me about your site and I am SO excited! I have Hashimoto’s, too – I diagnosed myself in 1998 and I was officially diagnosed in 2003. I learned of the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease in October 2011 and I’ve been mostly gluten free ever since (there were a couple of mistakes with things I thought were gluten free and a couple of all-out “I don’t care I’m going to eat it anyway” episodes). In the last few days the things I’ve been reading seem to lean toward needing to cut out eggs, dairy (casein anyway) and nightshade vegetables. I was wondering…are you on Synthroid or other thyroid replacement? I have this glimmer of hope that I might someday be able to get off of the medication. Anyway, I am so excited to dig in to your blog, buy your cookbooks and start cooking!
Hi Andrea! Nice to ” meet” you!
I take armour and I’ll be on it for life as my thyroid is partially dead. ( this is the case for most people) once the damage to the thyroid is done it doesn’t really come back to life. But I’m working on moving in the direction of a symptom and attack free life
I am so excited, found your site earlier this afternoon and your cookbooks are on the way from amazon. The butternut squash pot pie is AMAZING the filling all by itself is so flavorful, thank you for understanding food and making life both tastier and healthier.
Thanks you so much Val!! Hope you enjoy the cookbooks
Hi Brittany,
Hi, I love your grain free recipes so much. Thank you for sharing your gift! I’m gluten sensitive and my reaction to Corn is even worse, so I need to avoid corn as much as possible. Even traces of Corn gets me sick and effects me for weeks. I wanted to purchase almond flour from nuts online but I was hesitant to because they process corn flour also. So I called them and they do manufacture the GF products/flours on the same line as the corn. I thought I would let you know because I do see you recommend nuts online and you also say that some of your recipes are Corn free. I do know that it is each individuals responsibility to check for these things on their own. I also thought it would hurt to put this out here. Thank you again for all the yummy recipes!
Diedre
Hello Brittany,
I just found your website today from Elana’s Pantry post. I am excited to see some wonderful new recipes and another set of cookbooks to add to my collection. I love sharing with others at the MBS Wellness Center in Killeen. I am blessed to have Dr. Chung and am able to have her do the NRT (nutritional response testing). I can take in a sample of a flour,grain, or finished product and she can tell me if will affect my body. I have learned not all things labeled organic and non-gmo are….! Sincerely, Rose
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