GRIT Recipe Box: September/October 2010

By Jean Teller
Published on August 11, 2010

September/October 2010 Recipe Box Recipes:
Zucchini Lasagna
Whole Grain Pizza
Funnel Cakes
Makes-Its-Own-Crust Coconut Pie
Impossible Pie
Streusel Concord Grape Pie
Grape Pie

Amid the requests for sweets and desserts – funnel cakes and coconut and grape pies – are two for items considered a bit more healthful: zucchini lasagna and oatmeal pizza crust.

Substituting zucchini for lasagna noodles is one way to lower your gluten intake, an important step for those with gluten sensitivity or the devastating celiac disease. Up to 35 percent of Americans may suffer from gluten sensitivity, and continued consumption of gluten can lead to celiac’s, an auto-immune disorder that destroys the small intestine’s ability to absorb nutrients. The disease affects about 1 in 133 people in the United States; if a person has a first-degree relative with the disorder, the odds go up.

Gluten sensitivity has also been linked to other disorders such as fibromyalgia, dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and  diabetes.

Only one of our recipes in this issue is suitable for those with celiac’s or gluten sensitivity. And whether the request is for a recipe to help combat a health issue, a sweet treat, a remembered favorite from Grandma’s Sunday dinner table, or a dish from a restaurant’s menu, Recipe Box is here to help. It’s a fairly simply process, although it does take time.

Send your request by mail or e-mail, include as many details about the recipe as you remember (name, ingredients, how it was cooked, perhaps the region where it comes from, ethnic origin, etc.), and add your full mailing address and phone number. When we publish the request we include only your name, city and state.

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