Looking to adopt a gluten-free diet? We’ve compiled a basic list of products and ingredients to avoid.

1. Grains: Gluten is found in barley, rye, wheat, and any mixture of these grains. Gluten-free grains include corn, millet, rice, wild rice and quinoa.
2. Cereals: Any cereal that has barley malt and/or sweetener listed on its ingredients label contains gluten.
3. Pastas: Avoid pastas that are made from wheat or semolina, both of which contain gluten.
4. Baked Goods: Many breads, bagels, cookies, cakes, sandwich or hot dog buns, pizza crust, and other baked goods are prepared using wheat contain gluten.
5. Pre-cooked or processed poultry or meat: Although meat and poultry are gluten-free in their natural state, gluten is usually added as these foods are prepared. Any time a food is breaded or fried, gluten is added. Also be wary of products like hot dogs, which sometimes utilize gluten as a binding agent.
6. Sauces and soups: Avoid soups or sauces made with wheat-flour or ones that contain barley or pastas that aren’t gluten-free.
7. Spices: Spices that contain wheat starch or wheat flour aren’t considered gluten-free.
8. Products containing triticale: Triticale is a cross between rye and barley that contains gluten.
9. Wheat starch: While most products contain corn starch, which is considered gluten-free, check a product’s label to make sure it doesn’t contain wheat starch, which contains gluten.
10. Beer and other fermented beverages: Wheat and malted barley are commonly used in preparing beer and other fermented beverages. Gluten-free beers like New Planet Beer are an easy-to-locate, delicious alternative.

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St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. Have you figured out what you’ll be serving for dinner alongside your favorite flavor of New Planet Beer? Check out this delicious, quick and easy recipe for gluten-free beer-battered fish.

Gluten-Free New Planet Beer-Battered Fish

Ingredients:

• Peanut oil, coconut oil , or any oil designed for high heat frying
• 2 lbs fresh fish fillets
• 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour mix
• 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cayenne powder
• 1 tsp gluten-free garlic powder
• 1 tsp gluten-free onion powder
• 1 12-oz bottle New Planet Beer or 12 oz club soda

Directions:

Combine gluten-free all-purpose flour, gluten-free baking powder, sugar, salt, cornstarch, cayenne pepper, sugar, gluten-free garlic powder, and gluten-free onion powder in a large, plastic zip lock bag. Shake bag in order to throughly mix all dry ingredients. Pour mixture into a medium-sized bowl. Add New Planet Beer or club soda, then mix until batter is smooth and not too thick or too thin. If batter is too thick, add more liquid. Next, dip fish fillets in batter so that both sides are coated, then hold above bowl in order to let excess batter drip off. Fry fish fillets in hot oil until golden brown. Add your favorite vegetables as a side dish.

Adapted from About.com Gluten-Free Cooking.

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On it’s most basic level, maintaining a gluten-free diet means cutting out grains like wheat, barley, and rye, and any mixture of these grains. But eating gluten-free doesn’t have to be as difficult or unhealthy as one may think! Here’s a  breakdown of twenty foods that are naturally gluten-free. Share this with someone who recently discovered their gluten intolerance or who’s experimenting with a gluten-free diet.

1. Butter
2. Eggs
3. Water
4. Fresh fruits
5. Fresh vegetables
6. Juices made of 100% fruits or vegetables
7. Lentils
8. Peanuts
9. Seeds (such as flax seeds)
10. Tree nuts (such as almonds)
11. Corn
12. Fresh fish
13. Fresh shellfish
14. Honey
15. Milk that isn’t flavored using ingredients like malt, which contains gluten
16. Soy
17. Plain rice (glutinous or sticky/sweet, black, polished white, long-grained basmati, or whole-grain brown rices).
18. Gluten-free flours made from rice, soy, corn, potatoes, or beans
19. Raw Quinoa
20. Tapioca

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Looking for more food to pair with New Planet Beer and serve at your football party? Here are two more game day pizza recipes that The Gluten Free Bistro shared with us.

Football Pizza for a glorious gluten-free Super Bowl

Ingredients:

•  The Gluten Free Bistro Dough
• Muir Glen Pizza Sauce
• Pepperoni
• Thick Shredded Mozzerella
• String Cheese

Directions:
Before you start cooking, pick up a Gluten Free Bistro Frozen Dough Ball at your local Whole Foods Market in the Rocky Mountain Region; it’s delicious and whole grain. Next, be sure to watch The Gluten Free Bistro’s dough handling video. The Dough can be sticky so you will want to watch for quick tips.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using olive oil, oil your hands and the baking sheet like in the video. Cut the dough ball in half, and shape each half into a football shape directly onto the baking sheet, with the longest part of the football being about 10 inches across. Bake the football crusts, without any toppings, for 6 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from oven and add toppings, adding the pepperoni last.  Reserve the string cheese for later. Place back in oven on baking sheet or slide onto your pizza stone, then bake for 12-15 minutes.

For the laces: On a piece of parchment paper, use the string cheese to shape the laces of the football, then bake on parchment for 3 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool before placing on the pizza.

Mexican Pizza

Ingredients:

• 1 Pizza Crust from The Gluten Free Bistro (available at select Whole Foods, Lucky’s and Alfalfas’s Market) www.theglutenfreebistro.com
• 1/2  of yellow onion
• 5 mini peppers
• 1 can green chilis
• 1/2 can refried pinto beans
• 1/4 can enchilada sauce
• Shredded mozzarella and monterey jack cheese

Directions:
Chop yellow onion and a handful of mini peppers. Saute onion and peppers in olive oil until onion becomes translucent. Top frozen crust with red enchilada sauce (beware that most enchilada sauces contain wheat. Frontera is a good gluten-free sauce). Add organic vegetarian refried pinto beans over the enchilada sauce. Spread shredded cheddar and monterey jack cheese mix over the sauce and beans, then add 1 can of green diced chilis and saute mix of onions and peppers over the cheese. Sprinkle with oregano and pepper, then place on a warm grill set at low to medium heat for 7-9 minutes. When it’s done, the bottom should be crisp with grill marks. Remove from grill, slice and enjoy with a BIG BOMBER of New Planet’s 3R Raspberry Ale and hope your team wins!

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Looking for another easy-to-prepare, yummy appetizer for your the Big Game this weekend? Try out this Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Flatbread recipe that The Gluten-Free Bistro shared with us. Serve it with any New Planet Beer and you and  your guests will be all set to watch all the tackles and touchdowns!

Gluten-Free Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Flatbread

Ingredients:

• 10″ Gluten Free Bistro pizza crust OR 1 Gluten Free Bistro dough ball, rolled out and par-baked (according to package instructions). For information, visit www.theglutenfreebistro.com.
• 7 garlic cloves chopped
• 3 tbs. olive oil
• 6 cups of spinach, add more as needed.
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 – 1 cup feta cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sauté garlic cloves in olive oil for 3 minutes. Add spinach and chopped mushrooms, then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Drizzle olive oil on 1 10” Gluten Free Bistro pizza crust. Add the garlic, mushroom and spinach mix on top of the gluten-free pizza crust. Add the feta cheese, then bake in the oven right on the rack or use a pizza stone for about 12-15 minutes. Use a pizza cutter to cut into square appetizer size pieces, then serve with a New Plant Tread Lightly Ale Beer.

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Do you have any parties planned for the 2012 Super Bowl? The Gluten-Free Bistro shared one of their pizza favorites – perfect for game day. Pair it with any New Planet Beer and your guests will thank you for the touchdown!

Gluten-Free Mediterranean Pesto Pizza

Ingredients:

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Are you looking for a gluten-free recipe that will warm you up on a cold winter day? Whip up one of these gluten-free chilis, grab a New Planet Beer, and you’re all set for a relaxing night in.

Two Bean Beef Crock Pot Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 cans precooked beans, drained
• 3 to 4 cans diced canned tomatoes with liquid (or plain tomato sauce, or mixture of both)
• 1 large white onion, diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Cumin, approximately 2 teaspoons or to taste
• Chili powder to taste, approximately 1/4 cup
• 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
• Garlic powder to taste
• Garlic salt, optional
• Cayenne pepper, approximately 1/2 teaspoon or to taste

Directions:

1. In a nonstick skillet, cook onions in olive oil until softened; add to crock pot. Please note that it’s important to cook down onions before adding in tomatoes, which could hamper cooking.
2. Add in all other ingredients, then break beef up with spoon. Cook on medium-high for 4 to 6 hours or until beef is cooked thoroughly. Stir every so often. Makes approximately 8-12 servings.

Adapted from Jenn’s Menu and Lifestyle Blog.

Butternut Squash and Turkey Chili

Ingredients:

• 2/3 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 onions, chopped
• 2/3 clove garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 lb turkey breast, ground
• 1/3 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch dice
• 1/6 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/2 oz green chilis, chopped
• 9 2/3 oz petite tomatoes, diced
• 5 oz kidney beans with liquid
• 5 1/6 oz white hominy, drained
• 2 2/3 oz canned tomatoes, sauce
• 1/3 tbsp chili powder
• 1/3 tbsp ground cumin
• 1/3 tsp garlic salt

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir for 3 minutes.
2. Add in turkey, then stir until crumbly and no longer pink.
3. Add in butternut squash, chicken broth, tomatoes, green chilies, tomato sauce, hominy and kidney beans, then season with chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and allow chili to simmer for about 20 minutes, or until squash is tender. Makes approximately 4 servings.

Adapted from Yummly.

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Are you still looking for the perfect Holiday gift for a gluten-free friend? Here’s what New Plant is enjoying during this holiday season.

Gluten Free Chex Mix

• 4 ½ cups Corn Chex Cereal
• 4 ½ cups Rice Chex Cereal
• 1 cup Mixed Nuts
• 1 cup Wasabi Roasted Peas
• 1 cup Glutino’s GF Pretzel Twists or Bite-Size Pretzels
• 6 Tbs. Earth Balance Buttery Spread Butter
• 2 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce (Lea and Perrin is GF)
• 1 1/2 tsp. Seasoned Salt
• 3/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp. Onion Powder

Preparation Instructions 

1. In a large bowl mix cereal, nuts, pretzels, etc., and set aside.
2. In a separate microwave-safe bowl, melt butter, margarine or dairy-free substitute, on high until melted.  Stir in seasonings. Pour over cereal mixture and stir until evenly coated.
3. Heat oven to 250° F.
4. Spread the uncooked Chex Mix evenly on a large ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
6. Spread out on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes more.
7. Store in an airtight container.

Happy Holidays!

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New Planet enjoyed a beer dinner with fans, graciously hosted by Restaurant 4580 in North Boulder. Featuring all three of our ales paired side by side with the three-course dinner, the event was a rousing success.  Well attended by friends, family, and fans, (some of whom traveled from over an hour away!) the dinner featured a 100% gluten-free menu crafted by one of Boulder’s premiere gluten-free kitchens.  The progressive pairings of food and beer delighted the palettes of all in attendance and showcased an ever expanding range of what can be done with New Planet’s beers.

Many thanks to Martin and our friends at 4580 for their participation as well to all our fans who came out to support us!

Check out all the event photos on our flickr steam.

Interested in having a New Planet beer dinner in your home town? Have a favorite gluten-free conscious restaurant that you think may want to host? Let us know! Organizing the event is both easy and fun and we’d love to help YOU arrange it!

Shoot Matt an email at matt@newplanetbeer.com if you’d like to learn more.

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What are the two best things about summer, aside from the phenomenal weather?  Barbecuing outback and drinking cold beer with your friends and family has to be at the top of the list. So in the spirit of the last remaining weeks of summer, here’s another BBQ idea.

First and foremost when planning a gluten-free barbeque you need to be sure to have appetizers and dips to keep your guests occupied while you’re busy grilling. This summer time guacamole recipe is the perfect party starter.

Ingredients

• 3-4 ripe avocados peeled and pitted
• 1 garlic clove crushed and chopped
• ½ onion finely diced (depending on how little or how much onion you prefer)
• 2-3 Jalapeños finely diced
• 1 small jar of salsa (Pace Chunky Salsa, medium is a good one)
• 1 lime

Directions

• Using a fork or potato masher, mash up the avocado until it’s at a consistency of your liking, add in all the ingredients in a large bowl, and finally squeeze the juice from the lime and mix it all together. It’s as easy as that!

If you’re feeling especially enthusiastic, or just happen to have some gluten-free tortillas lying around, you can make your own chips as well.

Ingredients

• All you really need is some extra light olive oil and gluten-free tortillas (Food for Life has some good ones)

Directions

• Cut or rip the tortillas into chip like shapes and put them aside.
• In a skillet pour about ½ inch of oil and heat it up over medium heat.
• Once the oil is hot, drop in the tortilla and let them cook for a few minutes.
• Once they look done, using a spatula or tongs take them out and dab the excess oil off using a paper towel.

Now all you need is your ice cold Tread Lightly Ale and you’re good to go!

For more great gluten-free appetizer recipes check out: http://www.glutenfreely.com/recipes/appetizers

Photo credits: Sharon Drummond

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