GF Cinnamon Coffee Cake

I made this for myself Sunday morning, mainly to avoid reading Ulysses, and I am blogging about it now, mainly to avoid writing a paper (ok, thinking about writing a paper) about Ulysses. Also - and more importantly - because I love myself a nice GF breakfast treat!

I bought the mix, made by The Cravings Place, from The Gluten-Free Mall - this is a FANTASTIC resource. You order things online and within a few days gluten-free goodness is delivered to your door. This mix had a lot of good reviews so I decided to go for it. It's pretty yummy! The cake itself is a bit dry and gummy (it is gluten-free after all) but the crumble topping covers that right up. I added an extra tablespoon of butter and about 1/3 cup of brown sugar to the crumble topping recipe - there was no way that wasn't going to taste good. It was nice and easy to make and I've already eaten half of it by myself! It's best fresh out of the oven.

:) The Celiac Seal

John's of 12th Street

This was a surprise discovery! Those are the BEST! I went here for my wonderful friend Jenna's birthday last night. I checked out the menu online and expected to be eating a salad - this place is a good old fashioned New York Italian restaurant, meaning there is a LOT of gluten involved. But, when we got there Jenna told me she read online that they had gluten-free pasta, and although it wasn't advertised anywhere (except for on the very bottom of the vegan menu where it says "gluten-free options available upon request"), they did in fact have it. Of course I was jumping up and down. I had a delicious penne carbonara and was in heaven. Thank you John's of 12th Street for your unsuspected providing of gluten-free goodness. This secret spot is on 12th street between 1st and 2nd ave, just off of 2nd. Right near my house, perfection.

:) The Celiac Seal