Carol Kicinski is a gluten-free advocate, TV chef, magazine founder and editor-in-chief, gluten-free recipe developer, cookbook author, and food writer.[1] She is the founder of Simply Gluten Free Omnimedia, Inc. Kicinski is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Simply Gluten Free magazine.[2] She presents monthly episodes as a gluten-free TV chef on Daytime, a nationally syndicated morning television show produced by NBC-based WFLA-Tampa Bay. She has been gluten-free for more than 20 years. In 2018, Kicinski launched a gluten-free mineral make-up line, Beauté Minerals.
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Kicinski has been charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 while wearing a blue "TRUMP" hat. [3]
In November 2012, Kicinski launched Simply Gluten Free magazine,[4] a national lifestyle magazine for gluten and allergen-free living. The magazine is written by gluten- and allergen-free writers as well as medical doctors and professionals. The magazine is published by Edgewater Park Media, Inc., a media company based in Dunedin, Florida, owned by Simply Gluten Free Omnimedia. The magazine is distributed in the US and Canada by Ingram Content Group.[5]
In December 2013, Simply Gluten Free magazine received the "Hottest Launches of the Year" award by Media Industry News,[6] an industry source on consumer and business-to-business magazine business.
In 2015, the magazine began producing special collector's editions focused on specific topics, like baking and holiday favorites.[7]
In 2009, Kicinski started doing television cooking segments on the NBC-based WFLA-Tampa Bay's Daytime TV show. The show is nationally syndicated to 140 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Tampa,[8] reaching 80 million households monthly.
Kicinski has written cookbooks including Simply Gluten Free Desserts (2011),[9] Simply Gluten Free Quick Meals (2012),[10] Simply Gluten Free Cupcakes (2013) and Simply Gluten Free 5 Ingredient Cookbook (2016).[11]
She has also written ten eBooks. She has contributed recipes to The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook. Kicinski was a monthly recipe contributor to Martha Stewart's Whole Living from 2011 to 2013.[citation needed]
The website and blog, Simply Gluten Free, was Kicinski's first platform for sharing gluten-free recipes, starting in 2007.[12] The purpose of the website is to educate, entertain and inspire those with celiac disease or sensitivity to gluten and other food allergens to live a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their families.
In 2010, Kicinski started the Gluten-free Global Community, putting more than 340 gluten-free bloggers worldwide in communication with each other. In 2012, she started the Celiac Support Groups Community with more than 280 groups represented worldwide.[citation needed]
Kicinski began developing gluten-free recipes for herself and her family more than 20 years ago when she learned she was gluten sensitive. She now does recipe development for gluten-free companies.[13] Kicinski also developed Carol's Gluten Free All Purpose Flour.
Kicinski attends conventions, expos, events and celiac group meetings to speak about gluten-free living. She was an educational speaker at the Southeast Natural Products Expo in December 2012.[14] She is a presenter at gluten-free and allergen-free events.[15]