Passover Product Watch 2009: Frank's Mini Eclairs

Plus: A Gluten-Free Passover Cookbook













Days ago, the ShopRite at Morton Village in Plainview, Long Island, received what was probably its last delivery of Passover products—including the return of frozen Mini Eclairs from Frank's Gourmet Bakery! Even if you set aside the gluten-free pastry dough made from potato and tapioca starch, these little treats would still not be "classic" eclairs in the sense that the filling isn't made with dairy products. But Frank's version—thawed or frozen—is still good enough for gluten-free me. I'm glad to see them back.

But why, oh why, is it so hard to find the rest of the gluten-free product line from Frank's Gourmet Bakery?

In other news, Gluten Free Bay is excited over Tamar Ansh's kosher gluten-free cookbook Pesach~Anything's Possible!.

MEETING: WESTCHESTER SUPPORT GROUP

I'm not just an admirer of the Westchester Celiac Sprue Support Group (WCSSG)—I'm a member of the group, too.

WCSSG kicks off its 2007-2008 season from 2-4 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2007 with guest speaker Beth Hillson, founder of glutenfree.com and President of the American Celiac Disease Alliance.

Try to get there on the early side, because the vendors include Joan's GF Great Bakes as well as Enjoy Life Foods, Maxwell's Kitchen, and WCSSG member Annalise Roberts with her cookbook Gluten-Free Baking Classics.

The meeting takes place at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center at 701 North Broadway at the intersection of Routes 9 and 117 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. You can get there by taxi from the Metro-North station in Tarrytown, but if you're reasonably fit you can also walk there (give yourself at least 45 minutes and check a map in advance) from the Philipse Manor Station.

In other news, the WCSSG-sponsored GFRAP restaurant Frascati now offers gluten-free pizza with crusts from Still Riding Pizza. There's a change in ownership at Frascati, but it looks like the restaurant will remain in GFRAP.

And, judging from the WCSSG member newsletter, it seems that one or two area restaurants will soon join the roster of GFRAP, which still welcomes volunteers. For volunteer information, contact area coordinator Liz Lebo.