Check it out! This place is TINY and totally stocked from floor to ceiling. It was like a gluten-free dream. They had all the brands I've seen before, and lots that I had never heard of, or had only read about online. I grabbed a basket and it was overflowing within minutes. I decided to get mostly new things that I had never tried before, and got a couple things that were screaming my name (Joan's English Muffins, for example).
One of the most exciting new things I found was Conte's Gluten Free Pasta... Ever tried this before? I bought their frozen pierogies, ravioli and gnocchi.... SO EXCITING. I will warn you though, this stuff is not cheap. The 3 packages I purchased ranged in price from $7.99 - $11.99. Yowzah!
I decided to go for the Pierogies first -- these used to be a favorite meal in college for some reason. I think they must have sold them at the shop around the corner, so I was really excited to see these -- and they tasted just like I remembered! I just added a bit of butter on top and ate up the entire bowl in about 2 seconds.
So I had actually gone to this store to find pre-made apple pie crusts, which they were sold out of - but that was OK, I bought some mixes to try... Perhaps you will see that in an upcoming post.
Finally -- the woman working at the store said that the owner wanted to help out those eating gluten free so he is offering 10% off all gluten free items in the store -- which is awesome.
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I'm so glad you had good luck at A New Leaf! I feel lucky to have it as a resource in the Metro West area. I also love the fact that the owner is very willing to special order gluten free foods -- it is a good way to try out foods I've only heard about on line. (And lately, I can't get Whole Foods to ever order something new; everything has to go through "corporate".)
Re the premade pie crusts -- have you tried the Whole Foods Gluten Free pie crusts? They are really tasty -- they are in the frozen section.
How nice to offer the discount. People just don't realize how expensive it is to be gluten free. I bought my son a bag of gf pretzels and they were 7 dollars. It really should not be this way. I love your statement in your profile about being on a mission to find a good bread. Please let me know when you do. I would love a good sandwich! LOL!
So good to know. I am totally making a trip there soon!
That is so sweet of them to offer a discount. The regular grocery store here got BRM brownie mix in and is charing nearly 9 dollars for it. That's nuts! I suppose 10% wouldn't do much to help that price though.
But 10% off your total purchase would be good.
That is so sweet of them to offer a discount. The regular grocery store here got BRM brownie mix in and is charing nearly 9 dollars for it. That's nuts! I suppose 10% wouldn't do much to help that price though.
But 10% off your total purchase would be good.
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