Product Test - The Really Great Food Company

The Really Great Food Company is based out of St. James, NY which is close to home, here on Long Island. Since 1991, The Really Great Food Company has produced the highest quality baking mixes for people with special dietary needs,including gluten free, wheat free, soy free, dairy free and casein free baking mixes.

We recently got to try two of their products which came with a catalog of all they carry for future orders. They are also available online and you can click their banner at the bottom of this post to view their site. 

The first product we tried was The Really Great Food Company Classic Pancake Mix. 

The directions were easy to follow, and there is even the option of using soy or rice milk in the mixture to keep it gluten free. We have tried other brands of Gluten Free Pancake mixes, but the was the best so far. The pancakes were fluffy and golden brown, and absolutely delicious. In the "sneak" test on the children, they had no Idea it was Gluten Free. 

The next product we tried was The Really Great Food Company Brownie Mix. Like the pancakes, the finished product did not disappoint at all! The brownies were perfectly moist and and were gone in a flash as soon as everybody got a taste. 

We would definitely recommend  The Really Great Food Company for all of your Gluten Free needs, and their online ordering makes it easy to enjoy many  different gluten free products that may not be found in your neighborhood grocery store. 

The Really Great Food Company

Product Test - Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Chip Cookies

Another Hit!!

We've tried "Store Bought" Gluten Free Cookies, but they lacked that homemade taste. We decided to give Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix. Once again, the directions were very easy to follow, and the final results were amazing!! If I didn't tell you they were Gluten Free, you wouldn't know! I  didn't tell my son they were Gluten Free and I found myself hiding the remainder of the batch so he didn't eat the rest of them. As with the other Gluten Free mixes available from Bob's Red Mill, I would highly recommend their Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix!! It is the closed to homemade that I have tried so far!

Product Test - Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Cake Mix

Over the next few weeks, we will be testing 4 of Bob's Red Mill Mixes, and we chose to start with the Chocolate Cake Mix. All I have to say is Wow!!! Since we have been Gluten Free, this has been the best cake we have tasted. The instructions were super simple to follow, and didn't require any special ingredients such as buttermilk as others did, and no extra steps such as stand time before baking. Aside from the the packaging, this was the closest thing to conventional "glutenous" cake mix. I didn't have 2 eight inch cake pans, so I used 1 ten inch round deep cake pan. The cake was done at exactly in the time  the instructions called for. For the icing you could use a Betty Crocker pre-made, but I decided to step out of my comfort zone and make homemade. I used the recipe on the back of the Hershey's Cocoa. Here it is:

1 Stick of Butter

2/3 Cup Hershey's Cocoa

3 Cups Powdered Sugar

1/3 Cup Milk

1 Tsp Vanilla (Pure)

1. Melt Butter. Stir in Cocoa. 
2. Alternately add powdered Sugar and Milk, beating on med speed to spreading consistency. Add more Milk if needed. Stir in Vanilla. 

It was Absolutely Delicious!! Liz even had 2 pieces and she doesn't have a sweet tooth. To repeat an earlier post, Gluten Free does not have to be difficult. You don't have to make sacrifices, only substitutions. The key is to make the right substitutions, and we hit the Bull's Eye With this one!!

Bob's Red Mill products are available at most supermarkets, or online at the link below:

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Product Test - Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix

Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix


This was our first time trying a G Free cake mix. I decided to use this mix to make a pineapple upside down bundt cake. As per the directions, I made it with one extra egg for a "Lighter Fluffier" cake. I greased a stone bundt pan, covered the bottom with pineapple rings, and maraschino cherries. Then I sprinkled the top of the fruit with dark brown sugar and the prepared cake mix. I did have to add 10 minutes to the timer, but that's not unusual since I was using a stone pan. After cooling slightly, it came out of the pan nicely. 

After letting it cool completely, it was time to taste. This was our first taste of G Free cake, but it was not bad. The cake was however quite dense, which made me wonder what the texture would have been like if were made the standard way as on the package directions. Overall, I have to say that it was quite tasty, and a nice treat when trying to follow a gluten free diet. I just wish it was a little fluffier as the package stated. 

Product Test - Betty Crocker GF Brownie Mix

I'm one who loves to make my recipes from scratch, but every now and then, it is nice to have a Gluten Free back up snack in a pinch. The Betty Crocker Gluten Free Brownie Mix, was no disappointment. It was a little more costly than conventional brownies, but it was very easy to make, and quite delicious. It only required adding 1/2 stick of melted butter, and 2 eggs. I did have to add 10 extra minutes to the timer, but that's to be expected on occasion. After they were cooled, cut, and plated, even those who are not gluten free would not be able to tell the difference. The taste and texture were spot on to those I would have eaten before my Gluten Free Lifestyle!! I would Definitely recommend this Product to Anybody!!