28: Jessica Kapusta and her Superb Sauces

Welcome to season three of the Beyond Celiac podcast, Celiac Straight Talk! We're excited to bring you more stories, research, and news about celiac disease. Our first guest is Jessica Kapusta, an entrepreneur who's putting her experience with celiac disease to good use by developing delicious gluten-free sauces. COVID-19 put a hold on manufacturing, but you can get a sneak peek at the taste with her new cookbook, John + Jane's Sauces (excerpt below). What led her to start her own food business? What were her barriers in getting diagnosed with celiac disease? And what did preliminary taste tests of the sauces reveal? Click the play button and find out! John + Jane's Sauces: Pow Pow Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 cup mayo
• 1 tbsp hot sauce, chili oil, or red pepper flakes. Adjust quantity for heat preference
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
• 2 tsp maple syrup (can substitute honey, another sweetener, or leave out to make sugar-free)

Step 1 and done: whisk all the ingredients together! Where's Jessica? You can find Jessica on Instagram.