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A few impromtu taste tests by Garth Riley of Garth Riley TV
Garth Riley likes Astoria Mills light brown bread mix #6 so well he took it on a taste test for his new GarthRileyTV.com show last week. Below are a few clips from Garth's Social Media Live internet TV website.
Gluten Free Taste Test... Astoria Mills vs the sceptic... Astoria WINS.. Marcus Schwarz and www.naturalhealthcare.ca owner and publisher Gisela LOVES it! (Light Brown Bread Mix #6)
Taste of Life, Organic Jamacian Patties Owner OMAR.. Tastes Astoria Mills Light Brown Bread Mix #6
Nutritionist, Jennifer Papaconstantinou and Briana Southward author of The Naked Label, and a Lifestyle Nutritional coach, taste some of Astoria Mills Light Brown Bread Mix #6 at a recent food show.
A Food Critic for www.naturalhealthcare.ca tastes Astoria Mills Gluten Free, Light Brown Bread Mix #6 at a recent taste test by Garth Riley TV ...social media live. All Astoria Mills Mixes are enriched with vitamins and minerals, made in a dedicated gluten free facility and, in answer to the question, yes, they are all soy free.
The mix used in the above taste test is part of a Gluten Free Baking System Mix #6 was tasted in this video clip ...Mix #5 is actually the Italian Breads & Pizza mix, Astoria Mills Pizza is awesome too!
Thank you so much Garth for doing this, I know you have been amazed at our mixes since first tasting my bread and lemon meringue pie on your TV show. Garth is one of those people that have prodded us continually to, "Get those mixes done so we can eat!"
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Jan. 2010
Good morning Trina,
Sorry for the delay in getting this to you but I just had to write and give you a huge thumbs-up for your gluten-free lemon pie recipe. Deb made one for Christmas that was promptly devoured and made another a couple weeks later that disappeared just as fast. Your gf flour mix makes a fabulous pie crust, it wasn’t grainy nor did it become soggy like many pie crusts do. I absolutely loved it…you have a winner. Lemon pie is my absolute favorite desert and I can honestly say there was no way anyone tasting it would have known this was anything other than a traditionally baked lemon pie. Your mixes are great! We’re loving them.
Thanks much,
Wayne…husband of Deb in Michigan
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Trina gives taste test at Celiac Support Group meeting in Oshawa, Ontario
Trina attended a Celiac Support Group meeting at Loblaws in Oshawa, Ontario on November 9th and brought a GFCF Asparagus & Basil pizza made using the new, Astoria Mills Italian Breads & Pizza Mix #5 as well as some miniature broccoli and cream cheese sandwiches on one of Trina's bread recipes in her latest e-book called Victorian Tea Bread.
Everyone loved the pizza and the sandwiches. Catherine of Frugal Freebies and Born to Love was there and has written an article about the evening in her blog. She tells about the event so well, go have a look at Catherine's Frugal Freebies Blog and read what she says.
Thank you Catherine!
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'Gluten Free Trina' receives raves in pre-launch taste tests!
Garth Riley, Host of, 'First Take Live' Channel 12 -A Dan Carter Production, interviewed Trina on May 19th 2009 on his live television program. Trina brought one of her gluten free breads to try and a lemon merinque pie. The program was about 40 minutes long and they discussed the gluten free diet. Garth, known for 'saying it like it is' was not sure if he would find the gluten free bread any different from others he has tried since recently finding out he has a gluten intolerance. Garth was pleasantly surprised and loved the lemon meringue pie as well. Garth and Trina posed for a photograph above, after the show, 'it is so good we don't want to waste a bit!
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Comments from others -most from my cookbooks and the gluten free Trina website previous to this one, or letters.
I found this incredible gluten free fish and chips recipe from the website of a very talented Canadian gluten free chef named Trina Astor-Stewart and it knocked our socks off! What a joy to be able to enjoy fried breaded fish and beer, for the first time in eight months!
Striving Chef - Tasty ... and Gluten Free!
"Hi Trina,
Love your book! I made our favorite "Bubble Loaf" using the dough from your Italian Yeast Bread Mix. Thought I'd tell you about it. Made your bread dough as normal (half a batch). Made golf ball size balls and rolled them in non-instant butterscotch pudding. Put in greased bundt pan layering with chopped pecans. Put the rest of the dry pudding over it. Melted 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar and poured over dough balls. Let rest for 30 minutes and baked for 35 minutes at 350. Covered with foil last 15 minutes. IT TURNED OUT GREAT! My daughter is coming out tonight to try some.
Dawn"
Loved your Gluten Free Trina website.
Samantha Higham Gluten Free Life - UK
I am teary eyed as I write this email because you have no idea how grateful I am to you! I've tried and failed hundreds of recipes that are gf and have given up and just bought the nasty gf mixes. Some of those mixes truly taste like dirt.
I told my hubby (who is deployed in Iraq) that I was miserable on our diet ... that I didn't feel creative anymore in the kitchen and that makes me miserable. Food is such an important part of our lives and has always brought out my creative side. In a desperate search I found your site. I have now made the WONDERFUL biscuits. I had made a horrible batch the day before I got your ebook and then yesterday we had truly delicious homemade gluten free biscuits thanks to you! We had a party and served homemade pizza! It was WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you a THOUSAND times! Shiloah - Homemaking Cottage
We had a blast the other day making heart-shaped sugar cookies with your recipe. Can't believe how well they turned out. Wish I'd taken more pictures - we just ate them all too fast. Thanks again for the recipes.
Joann
