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Easy Italian Sausage and Beans recipe
Originally posted on March 2, 2010 as “Weeknight Friendly Gluten-Free Meals: Quick Italian Cassoulet” If you could create a quick meal at home that tastes just as good as a restaurant, would you spend an extra couple of bucks? I recently bought a jarred marinara sauce. Yes, I do buy jarred sauce but only…
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Gluten Free Gnocchi recipe
Originally posted July 13, 2009 I can still remember my Aunt Vincenzina making gnocchi at our house when she was visiting from Rome. I was only 11 years old but can visualize the rolling, cutting and flour, everywhere. I sometimes forget how much I like them. This weekend, I decided I needed a fix…
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Easy Homemade Tomato Sauce recipes
Originally posted on June 11, 2009 I ate a lot of tomato sauce growing up (although I didn’t like it until I was 5 years old). It was a staple in our diet. Some times even I think it’s hard to make or I’m maybe not in the mood. But when I taste fresh…
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Gluten Free Beet Almond Dip recipe
Originally posted June 3, 2009 as “Caviar you can’t beet“ I used to called this delicious recipe “beet caviar”; a friend who tried it gave it that name. This was also called Beeta Ganoosh by Aaron Dinwoody of (back then) Farm Fresh Solutions who shared this recipe with me. I first had it when…
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Roasted Eggplant Dip recipe
Originally posted on April 29, 2009 I always think it’s fun when you have something in your fridge, just looking at you like “So, what are you going to do with me? Any ideas? Please, just don’t throw me away!”. Such was the case with an eggplant I bought recently. When I was growing…
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Gluten Free Shrimp and Chicken Pad Thai recipe
Originally posted on March 12, 2009 as “Time to Try Pad Thai” Think your family won’t eat Thai food? Have you tried Pad Thai? It’s basically noodles in a sweet sauce. At some point, we realized our kids liked it when they tried it in a restaurant. They are not crazy about cilantro (at…
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Gluten Free Pot Roast recipe
Originally posted on October 27, 2008 as “Not my mom’s pot roast” This is easy. My mom didn’t really make pot roast. My memories, growing up in an Italian family on the east coast, were of risotto, bracciole, meatballs and the occasional roast beef. Unfortunately, roasts were not her forte. My dad would always…
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Quick and Easy Gluten Free Dip recipes
Originally posted July 15, 2008 Instead of opening a jar of olive tapenade or a dip from the refrigerated section of the market, consider making your own. If you keep some key ingredients on hand and have a small food processor or blender, you are in business! The olive tapenade is so easy and…
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Easy Hummus Recipe
This post from 2008 was originally titled “Hummus at Pre-School? Really??”. Yes, that’s how old this recipe is! Bottom line, I served it to a group of three to five year olds and it went over very well. My 20 year old recently made it for herself so it is still a popular option.…
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Gluten Free Carrot Muffin recipe
This recipe is very important as it was my first win in my journey as a gluten-free chef. It was posted on January 2, 2008. Dealing with food allergies and sensitivities can be a difficult and frustrating experience, especially if it’s for children. My daughter was diagnosed with a multitude of food sensitivities that…