Well gluten alergy, intolerance, what have you, has

[nadinbrzezinski]

forced me to try doing some traditional things in a different way.

So today I did a treat for us. I did Turkey cutlets deep fried in breading. My breading was simple, corn flakes I added salt and cayene peppper and this came out very tasty.

I also used the cayenne on the fingerlings I fried.

So yes you too can still have things like that, which are tasty.

Oh and for us it is a rare thing to do things that are fried, and always use good oil to do this.

The point is, food allergies do not mean you have to just do boring stuff.

And tomorrow's left overs (two cuttlets) will go into a good salad, which is what I had for dinner by the way. I will get hubby some bread, and I guess I will have chips

[flamin lib]

1. crushed potato chips or corn chips work also but, and it'a a big but,

you have to make sure the ingredients don't include any wheat product. Depending on how gluten sensitive you are some things like artificial coloring can set you off. Wheat seems to be in everything in one form or another.

All that said, I like pulverized corn chips as a coating. Tater chips work well too. Just do the basic oven fried thing and enjoy.

[Warpy]

2. I'm lactose intolerant and allergic to Vitamin C, of all things

and I have to keep things like flavoring with lemon or lime juice to a minimum and forget orange juice completely, can't do it. I also can't do any fortified fruit juice and most manufacturers think they're doing us a big favor by loading up their products with Vitamin C.

However, there are always work arounds, no matter what cockamamie allergy you've got. Pulverized oatmeal used to make cream soups creamy for me until powdered soy milk became available. Light white wines could substitute for citrus in a lot of recipes.

Likewise, for the gluten intolerant, rice flour can be used very successfully to thicken gravies and it has the added benefit of never lumping.

And yes, cold leftover proteins are great thinly sliced over a salad.

The secret to coping with any food allergy is learning how to cook. Once you do that, it's smooth sailing.

[TuxedoKat]

3. Sweet Potato flour

is good for coating things before frying. Asian grocery stores often have these no-gluten flours much cheaper than health food or grocery stores too.