Gluten Free Adventure in Portland
Deprivation?
I think not! On a recent adventure up to Portland for a speaking engagement, The Gluten Free RN, her daughter and her assistant decided to stop at as many gluten free eateries as their stomachs would allow in one day.
First on the list was New Cascadia (www.newcascadiatraditional.com). Here they had gluten free cinnamon rolls, seeded bread, quiche, cupcakes, cookies and even crunchy biscottis. It is easy to see why Nadine could not wait!
Next the three headed to Corbett’s Fish House (www.corbettfishhouse.com/)- a gluten free Nirvana with fish and chips, hamburgers on GF buns, french fries, chicken strips, and even a cold Green’s GF beer to wash the whole lot down with. The fish was crunchy and salty, the hamburger buns not the least bit crumbly.
After a short shopping trip to walk off the two previous meals the three headed to Andina’s ( www.andinarestaurant.com/). Several peruvian dishes were offered off of their gluten free menu and since the bread basket was not possible, they were offered yucca with a spicy green dipping sauce as a starter. Their entrees included a scallop dish served on a potato parsnip puree and wilted spinach, a delicious pan roasted chicken dinner complete with a hearty sauce, quail egg and a sweet potato cooked in an unknown fashion, and lastly beef pan fried with vegetables and papas fritas and a (gluten free!) oyster sauce.
The three left the day with their gluten free stomachs full and satisfied dreaming of what the next gluten free adventure would bring.
