Gluten Free Cocktail Sauce

I know, it has been a while. School. School. School. But, I have been working diligently (to an extreme) on a Celiac disease documentary. Lately, I have been eating, breathing, and dreaming documentary. It will all be worthwhile in the long run.

Tonight my mother made the world's best shrimp, and I searched the refrigerator for cocktail sauce. To be on the safe side, I began reading the ingredients, and low and behold, there was the dreaded "natural flavoring" in distinct, chuckling, black letters.

Dialing the company, I hoped for the best, yet prepared for the worst. After several minutes on hold, the woman on the other end stated they could not guarantee the product in question was gluten free.

I wanted cocktail shrimp, and I was going to have my cocktail shrimp.

I decided to make my own. If it was not the best I have ever had, it was surprisingly close. Then again, I am biased.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Hienz Ketchup

1 tablespoon of Gold's Prepared Horseradish

1/4 teaspoon of Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce

1/8 of a lemon wedge juice

Mix it all together. Let it sit in the refrigerator for a couple hours. Enjoy!

Remember, always read the ingredients! Although I found them to be gluten free, companies can change production and ingredients quickly. Always be on the safe side.