Meet Our Sponsors: Viva Labs Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

Remember when no one had heard of coconut oil? Those days are long gone, thankfully. We’re crazy about coconut oil around here.

Of course, coconut oil is great in curries, since it complements all the flavors of ginger, turmeric, cumin, and garlic so well. (I love this Madhur Jaffrey lentil curry, but I use coconut oil in place of the canola oil.) But it’s also great as the oil for popping popcorn. Once I popped corn with coconut oil, I’ve never used another fat for it. (Try that popcorn with finely chopped fresh rosmary, a tiny of bit of lavender, and sea salt.) A friend of mine insists that her sweet tooth is sated by sucking on frozen coconut oil (it actually tastes like white chocolate); she puts it in ice cube trays so she can have a couple a day for a week. Some folks use coconut oil as a moisturizer, a shaving cream, and a topical ointment for other beauty and medical concerns.

Take a look at this fascinating piece about the great cookbook author, Paula Wolfert, who is trying to fight her Alzheimers’ with her consciously chosen diet. She drinks Bulletproof coffee, a combination of coconut oil and grass-fed butter. “The butter and oil in the coffee fill me up until lunchtime. And my doctors explain that your brain is 75 to 80% fat, and what you want to do is get energy from fat rather than from sugar.” (I love the Kickstarter to raise funds to create a biographical cookbook of Wolfert.)

My favorite use for coconut oil? Making gluten-free cakes. We’re going to start telling you more and more about our upcoming cookbook, Gluten-Free Girl: American Classics Reinvented, starting on the 4th of July. But I’ll give you a sneak peek: coconut oil is much better than butter in gluten-free cakes. Its unctuousness makes those cakes delicious and fluffy. You’ll want to stock up on coconut oil soon.

However, not all coconut oil is the same. Some taste flat. Some taste a little cheap. And some taste rancid. You don’t want that.

We’d like to announce our latest sponsor, Viva Labs Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. This is our very favorite coconut oil.

The coconut oil from Viva Labs is organic and cold-pressed to maintain its quality. It has no bleach, deodorizers, or secret ingredients. And it tastes richly of coconut oil.

So many gluten-free folks find they have to be dairy-free as well.  Viva Labs Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is a gift for those who have to be dairy-free. We use it all the time and we don’t miss the butter when we do.

Today and tomorrow, Viva Labs is offering a 24% discount on their 16-ounce package of coconut oil for readers of this site. Simply click on this link on Amazon (Viva Labs Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil) and enter the promo code GFGPROMO. You’ll receive 24% off your purchase.

This offer is only good through Monday evening so act now!

Great gluten-free cake awaits you.

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