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10 Things You May Not Know about Celiac Disease
Originally posted May 1, 2014 May is Celiac Disease Awareness month. You probably hear a lot about celiac disease but how much do you know? Do you think gluten-free is blown out of proportion? Are some people eating this way as a fad? Maybe. But the reality is not many people understand what celiac…
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The Best Gluten Free Chicken Tenders recipe
Originally posted April 2, 2014 Without a doubt, these are better than anything I or my children have ever had in a restaurant! Well, in my humble opinion, that is. When I make these, I make a double batch. We use half for the meal and I either freeze the rest or use it…
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Gluten Free and Vegan Polenta with Roasted Pepper Sauce recipe
Originally posted March 19, 2014 I wanted to tackle making a flavorful polenta without dairy. I was getting ready for a party with at least one guest who could not tolerate any dairy. That means no butter, cream, milk or cheese. Olive oil gives the polenta a great texture but it also needs flavor.…
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Dairy Free Cooking Tips and Substitutions
Originally posted March 7, 2014 (that’s when the photo was taken!) Whether you eat dairy-free out of choice or necessity, you’ll find different substitutes out there based on what you’re making. I cook and bake gluten and dairy-free for my family and I. While I refer to the substitutions as dairy-free, it’s actually casein…
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Gluten Free Rolled Sugar Cookies recipe
Originally posted February 11, 2014 Whether or not you are a kid, a rolled sugar cookie in some fun shape with colored sprinkles always seems fun. Rolled sugar cookies can be made any time during the year. Don’t be intimidated when you see those fancy looking pre-made cookies in the store; this recipe is…
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Gluten Free Italian Knot Cookies recipe
Originally posted December 26, 2013 Shown above, Italian Knot Cookies and Pie Crust Thumbprints (a happy mistake). Every year I feel like I take on a new challenge in my gluten-free kitchen. This holiday season it was trying to make gluten-free Italian knot cookies. Just the smell of these brings back memories of being…
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Gluten Free Falafel recipe
Originally posted December 8, 2013 I’m embarrassed that I don’t have that beautiful, focused in the foreground-blurry in the background photo of my completed falafel. We got so caught up in the making/eating, we forgot! I promise they looked just like what you would expect; crispy brown on the outside and greenish-flecked on the…
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Gluten Free Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe
Originally posted November 20, 2013 It’s hard enough to be gluten-free but throw in dairy-free too and it can be hard to convert recipes or find substitutes. I’ve been looking for a good gluten-free noodle to use for casseroles but had not found one. I really wanted to make a tuna noodle casserole. However,…
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Scones recipe
Originally posted October 30, 2013 I don’t know about you but I often look at things longingly in bakeries. Lately it’s been pumpkin almost anything that I can’t eat because it’s always filled with gluten. Well I finally found a recipe that I was able to translate really well to gluten-free. I made mine…
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How to Make Arepas recipe
Originally posted September 27, 2013 Arepas (ah-ray-pahs) are a corn pocket which can be found on many street corners in Venezuela. I first became familiar with them when I met Adriana Lopez Vermut from Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen at the Gluten-Free Spree in San Francisco in 2009. At the time, she only had a…