Strawberries, asparagus, potatoes, and even mangos, claim spring as their season to shine. They also help to add a lot of flavor to food, keeping a lighter, brighter feeling to meals; a welcome change after a winter of hearty feasting. Cooking with fruits and vegetables that are in season will save you money because a variety of seasonal produce should be readily available locally.

1-2-3 Gluten-Free All Purpose Fortified Gluten-Free Flour Mix This multi-purpose flour mix can be used cup-for-cup for wheat-based flour in most of your family recipes. Contains rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, niacin (Vitamin B3), reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (Vitamin B1), riboflavin (Vitamin B2), folic acid (Vitamin B9). Available in 1.5 pound packages.

Basket Case: Gluten-Free Gifts for Special Delivery! By Ellen Wilcox, Delight Contributor Who doesn’t enjoy getting a special gift of yummy treats delivered to their doors? It’s a great way to say “thank you” or “congratulations” to someone special.

The Summer 2011 Fancy Foods Show was a spectacular display of gluten-free goodness. Our Delight Gluten-Free Magazine team was lucky enough to meet with over 200 food manufacturers proudly displaying the gluten-free label. We will continue to write about these companies over the next several months, but wanted to go ahead and send out our first round up of new awesome products!