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Playing With Food

Glutton for gluten-free?

By Fr. Ian Delinger
Published July 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM PDT
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The selection of gluten-free bagels, fresh out of the oven.
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The selection of gluten-free bagels, fresh out of the oven.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The other gluten-free delights: blueberry muffins, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate crinkle cookies.
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The other gluten-free delights: blueberry muffins, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate crinkle cookies.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Portion dough for bagels.
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Portion dough for bagels.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The gluten-free dough shaped into bagels.
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The gluten-free dough shaped into bagels.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Chocolate chip cookies and banana bread straight out of the oven ... both gluten-free!
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Chocolate chip cookies and banana bread straight out of the oven ... both gluten-free!
Fr. Ian Delinger
Getting ready to prepare and eat the Jalapeño Cheese Bagel.
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Getting ready to prepare and eat the Jalapeño Cheese Bagel.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The gluten-free Jalapeño Cheese Bagel has the taste and the texture of a proper bagel!
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The gluten-free Jalapeño Cheese Bagel has the taste and the texture of a proper bagel!
Fr. Ian Delinger

Do you think gluten-free baked goods taste horrible? That they are dry and crumbly, hard to swallow, and generally unpleasant? Well, there are people out there who – very much like the sourdough-crazed pandemic bakers – are feverishly working toward tasty gluten-free products.

Playing With Food
Fr. Ian Delinger
Fr. Ian Delinger hosts "Playing with Food," a monthly segment on "Issues & Ideas" that explores unique ways of looking at and preparing everyday foods on the California Central Coast.
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