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Fare Exchange: In search of restaurants, bakeries, recipes for gluten-free bread

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Welcome to the tail end of the month of May – or might we call it the dessert of the delicious meal that is the month of May? We have a couple of requests from a former Chattanoogan returning home. CCL had breakfast at Two Sons Kitchen and Market on M.L. King Boulevard and hopes someone can provide the recipe for their Honey Hot Sauce.

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She also reported, “In my current home in Illinois, it is pretty easy to eat gluten-free at restaurants. I didn’t find universal availability of gluten-free bread, though a couple of places graciously offered to replace bread with a lettuce wrap for a sandwich. I would like to know what local restaurants and bakeries have gluten-free bread and also what is the best gluten-free bread you can buy at a grocery.” She added, “Who has a really tasty recipe for this bread made at home?” We think you can solve every one of those dilemmas.

We’ll pass on to you the compliment from Dan Cobb of Soddy-Daisy, since you are the ones who provide what he complimented. “Thank you once again for publishing some terrific tips and recipes.”

BEAN SALADS

Next, of course, came a recipe. “I noticed today you asked for bean salad suggestions, so here is mine. I have a friend who alleges that his grandmother makes the best bean salad. I have not found that to be true, along with the fact that my grandma’s bean salad was awful, to be generous. So I made some adjustments to a recipe I thought to be the least boring, and it turned out better than I expected. It is pretty simple as well.”