My oldest child has been requesting banana bread for weeks, and this past Saturday we finally had 5 bananas on hand that were ripe enough for baking. This of course led to a batch of banana bread muffins, an impromptu baking and math lesson for my 6 yr old, and a delicious brunch. I’m sorry [...]
Misconceptions About Measuring Flour
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Since the current special deal on my cooking classes includes a free digital kitchen scale, I wanted to take a few minutes to write a post on why a digital kitchen scale is needed for gluten free baking. I’ve written about why you should weigh your ingredients before, but measuring cups are so ingrained in [...]
Fruit & Yogurt: A High Protein, Gluten Free Breakfast Option
May 2, 2013 by 2 Comments
All three of my kids have been eating more grains and sugar than I would like at breakfast, so I recently did an internet search for no-cook, high protein breakfast options. I was QUITE disappointed. Every single blog and website in the search results had the same suggestions over and over and over. Bleh. We [...]
Gluten Free Orange Peel Chicken – The More Paleo Recipe
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For several years, we’ve been using Sally’s GF Orange Peel Chicken recipe as one of our go-to recipes when we had a Chinese take-out craving. It’s a very yummy recipe. This week, as we were brainstorming meal ideas on the way to the grocery store, one of us remembered Orange Peel Chicken. Once it was [...]
Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I recently grabbed a bottle of San-J Thai Peanut Sauce and used it to make a delicious, vegetable-filled meal that we served al fresco. We had just arrived at a beautiful Virginia state park after a long day of driving and I needed a quick meal. After a brief shopping trip I headed into the [...]
Pepperoni and Olive Baked Chicken
April 16, 2013 by 5 Comments
What to you do when you’re craving pizza, but don’t have the ingredients? I faced this dilemma the other night and the result was a new recipe that we enjoyed so much that John and I ate the leftovers for lunch and had to make the recipe again a few nights later for supper. This [...]
Is the Tax Deduction for Gluten Free Food Worth the Hassle?
April 8, 2013 by
Are you thinking that you’ll save a ton of money by saving all your grocery receipts and deducting the cost of your gluten free food? Before you collect a lot of paper, take a minute to see if the savings are worth the effort. This article was originally published in 2011 and has been updated [...]
Irish Cousin Sandwich Buns – A Gluten Free, Yeast Free Bread
March 22, 2013 by 15 Comments
For many years I would attempt to make Irish Soda Bread on St. Patrick’s day. The results were generally less than spectacular, and didn’t hold much allure after the festivities of the day. To be honest, I found this quite frustrating and I set out on an attempt to see if I’d just been using [...]
All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Mix Recipe
March 20, 2013 by
This is the first post that I wrote for this blog and it was time for an update. I’ve added the weights of the flours and changed a few of the alternative ingredients to reflect the flours I use now. Even six years later, this flour mix is still my first choice when I’m converting [...]
The Beginnings of a Great Birthday Cake: A Recipe for a Two Layer Gluten Free Yellow Cake
March 15, 2013 by 13 Comments
My kids love to browse the boxes of cakes mixes at the grocery store. They know that we can’t eat them, but they still love to look. One of their favorites (to look at) are the cakes mixes that have sprinkles inside the cake. All of my kids LOVE sprinkles. If we have sprinkles at [...]
How Do I Get My High Fiber Cereal Fix on a Gluten Free Diet?
March 7, 2013 by 11 Comments
Are you a high-fiber cereal junkie? I was. Before I started a GF diet I thought the most healthful part of my diet had to be the bowl full of high-fiber cereal and 2% milk that I had every morning. Boy, was I ever wrong! The wheat in the high-fiber cereals was creating chronic back [...]
Why Do Gluten Free Products Cost So Much?
February 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Have you wondered why gluten free products are so expensive? Read today’s guest post from Chris Bekermeier at PacMoore, a certified gluten free food manufacturer, to find out why. Gluten-free is the latest buzz in nutrition circles. The rise of celiac disease has moved the gluten-free concept into the mainstream marketplace, filling retail shelves with [...]
How to Get Your Nutritional Needs Met on a Gluten-Free, Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I get quite a few questions from readers who want to know how a gluten free diet will affect them nutritionally. Since that’s not my area of expertise, I went to my friend Tovah to get an answer for a mom who recently wrote it, concerned about how to give her autistic child a well-balance [...]
Can a Gluten Free Cake Be “The Best Cake That You’ve Ever Eaten”?
February 15, 2013 by 3 Comments
Well. . . the 6 families that taste-tested my latest cake recipes thought so. And they don’t normally eat gluten free food! Here’s what one of the moms posted to her Facebook account: “Mary Frances Pickett, owner of www.glutenfreecookingschool.com and a fellow full-time RVer is KILLING me. She’s FORCING me to give her the the [...]
My Valentine To You – Marble Cake – a new Gluten Free Cake Recipe
February 14, 2013 by 7 Comments
Cake recipes are one of my loves. I’ve been baking cakes for twenty years and getting a cake recipe just right really does warm my heart. I recently pulled out my copy of Joy of Cooking and looked for a cake recipe that would be fun to convert to gluten free. I decided on Marble [...]
Almond Flax Buns: A Gluten Free, Paleo Sandwich Option
February 7, 2013 by 17 Comments
Paleo breads recipes are generally gluten free. That’s a plus. However, paleo breads generally feature nut flours that are obscenely expensive. That’s a minus…..a really big one! Cost is the primary reason that we rarely eat paleo nut breads or any baked goods that use almond and coconut flour. I can’t justify spending $12/lb on [...]
Are You Prepared To Bake Gluten Free Bread When The Sky Falls Down?
January 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
Are you afraid the world as we know it is going to end soon? Or maybe just that you’d like to be prepared for whatever life throws at you? Read these questions from a gluten free mom who wants to be prepared to bake gluten free bread regardless of what the future holds. By the [...]
4 Tips To Getting Back On A Gluten Free Diet After The Holidays
January 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
4 Tips To Getting Back On A Gluten Free Diet After The Holidays Did you stop eating a gluten free diet over the holidays? Are you ready to start feeling better again? Read this! I have a question for you. I have been gluten free for 8 months, it has changed my life – I [...]
How To Start a Gluten Free Diet Without Reading Anything
January 7, 2013 by 5 Comments
This past week a message, similar to the following, showed up in my Facebook news feed: Where can I find a plan (not info) for someone who needs to try gluten free as a trial, but doesn’t have the time to learn all the details at the moment? Go! . Of course, I quickly responded [...]
Answers to Your Questions About Gluten Free Labeling
January 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Trying to figure out whether a food is gluten free is one of the more frustrating challenges of starting a gluten free diet. While labeling rules have certainly improved, reading a label can still be confusing. Today we go straight to the source – a gluten free food manufacturer – to find out more about [...]
Does A Gluten Free Diet Cure Adult Acne?
January 2, 2013 by 5 Comments
I love to talk to people that have quit eating a gluten free diet because I’m curious as to why they stopped. Was it because they didn’t enjoy the food? Was it too much trouble? or something else entirely? One answer that I often hear is that they quit eating gluten free because they weren’t [...]
8 Benefits of a Gluten Free Diet
January 1, 2013 by 10 Comments
Why Gluten Free? 8 Benefits of a Gluten Free Diet Starting a gluten free diet (or restarting a gluten free diet) is no easy challenge. There is much to learn, mental hurdles to be cleared, and new tasks to do. Nevertheless, the benefits of a gluten free diet make this challenge worth the time and [...]
The Definitive Guide To Gluten Free Pie Crusts
November 16, 2012 by 20 Comments
For the past two months I have been on a quest. A quest to develop a really good gluten free pie crust that is easy to make and tastes great. A gluten free pie crust that is hard to mess up. A gluten free pie crust that is not finicky and temperamental. After numerous trials, [...]
Easy Peasy Gluten Free Pie Crust
November 9, 2012 by 36 Comments
For years I’ve felt really bad when someone asked me if I had a gluten free pie crust recipe. I didn’t really shout it from the rooftops, but I’d never even successfully made a pie crust of any sort or seen one made. My attempts at making gluten free pie crusts had been dismal failures, [...]
Gluten Free Scarborough Fair Bread & Pepperoni Cheese Bread
October 30, 2012 by
Today’s guest post is from a reader, Bizzybee, who sent me these recipes way back in 2008. I just found them again when I was going through my old draft posts, and I decided that it was high time to get these published. This recipes will particularly interest those of you who like to use [...]
Gluten Free Vegetarian “Sausage” Balls
October 29, 2012 by
I was going through draft posts and found this recipe that has been languishing for a couple of years due to the lack of a photo. Since we’re not eating vegetarian anymore, it will probably be a while before I make these again so I thought I’d go ahead and post it and see if [...]
Review: Udi’s Gluten Free Hotdog Buns
October 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
Our conversation earlier in the grocery store earlier this week: John: “Look babe, they have Udi’s gluten free hot dog buns! Oh my gosh, do you know how long it’s been since I’ve had a hotdog with real bun? Ten years! TEN YEARS! We’re having hotdogs for lunch on Saturday!” Okay, I guess that wasn’t [...]
Gluten Free Mac & Cheese
October 22, 2012 by 7 Comments
I’m a child of the eighties and I unashamedly confess that I prefer Kraft Mac and Cheese to those heavy, gloppy macaroni and cheese casseroles. Unfortunately, Kraft has not come up with a gluten free version of childhood’s favorite side dish. If I want to make gluten free mac & cheese for my family I [...]
Guest Post: New Mom Saves $93 On Her First Grocery Shopping Trip After Reading With or Without Coupons
September 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
I asked Patti Laurens, author of With or Without Coupons: How To Save 50% or More At The Grocery Store to write a case study of how someone has used With or Without Coupons to save money. Below is a quick story about one of her friend’s first shopping trips after receiving With or Without [...]
Can I Save On Groceries If I am Gluten Free, Egg Free, Corn Free, etc?
September 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Very few people who are gluten free are only gluten free. I know that many of my readers are actively avoiding two or three or fifteen different foods. That sucks! Having to avoid multiple ingredients makes everything about eating more difficult. It’s harder to find groceries, it’s harder to find recipes, it’s harder to eat. [...]
The With or Without Coupons Guarantee
September 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My testing and implementation of the strategies from the ebook, With or Without Coupons, continues. We are headed out of St. Louis tomorrow and will be staying at a rural RV resort for a few weeks. Friends have forewarned us that there are no stores nearby for grocery shopping, so I stocked up today. I [...]
Pork Tacos – Another Delicious Budget Gluten Free Meal
September 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I don’t know why I keep being surprised at how the imposition of limits increases creativity. But I am. My current “limit” is that I have committed to implementing a new strategy that I learned from the ebook With or Without Coupons: How To Save 50% or More At The Grocery Store. My newest strategy [...]
Late Summer Pear Stew and Mish-Mash Ginger Potatoes
September 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The real test of a grocery shopping strategy, at least in my book, is whether it cooks up into delicious meals. So far, our latest strategy for spending less at the grocery store is passing the test with flying colors. The pork steaks that I saw in the weekly circular turned out to be much [...]
How I Saved 43% Without Coupons on Gluten Free Groceries
September 12, 2012 by 14 Comments
I confessed last week that I’m not a good budget grocery shopper. I am a good cook. That’s why my business is all about cooking….not grocery shopping =) Over the past few years, we have seen how graciously God has provided money for our gluten free food purchases. And, although I know He will provide [...]
Make Your Own Gluten Free Sub Sandwich
September 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
Don’t you wish you had one of these? You can! Here’s my favorite gluten free bread recipe, and a tutorial on how to make long gluten free loaves. The middle of our sandwiches include: gluten free turkey, honey ham, and black ham sweet pickles bell pepper lettuce Parmesan cheese balsamic and olive salad dressing green [...]
Gluten Free Groceries for $1/lb
September 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Confession here: I’m not good at budget grocery shopping. However, I do want to be a good steward with our money and our income is variable, so I’ve decided that I need to get some help =) Help for me has come in the form of a grocery shopping coach – Patti Laurens. I had [...]
Gluten Free Thai At Home: Larb
August 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
One of our favorite, favorite restaurants back in Birmingham was a local Thai restaurant called Surin. Unfortunately, finding gluten free Thai fare (or any GF Asian food at all) can be difficult. That’s not going to stop me from eating Thai food though! By no means! Over the past few years, I’ve tried my hand [...]
Gluten Free Monkey Bread
August 28, 2012 by 17 Comments
I was looking through some old notebooks last week and found a forgotten treasure -some notes that I’d made on gluten free Monkey Bread. Monkey Bread!!!!! Okay, yeah, I was excited. Monkey Bread was one of the things that my mom made every Christmas morning. I loved helping her roll the dough in butter and [...]
Quick & Easy Gluten Free Waffles
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One thing that we’ve learned from traveling around the country (or at least the southern section of it) is that the availability of gluten free flours and mixes varies widely. Lately we’ve been in areas where the selection is limited to Gluten Free Bisquick and GF Betty Crocker mixes. I’m thankful that we have those [...]
Getting Ready for Foodball: Georgia and Alabama Gluten Free Cupcakes
August 17, 2012 by 8 Comments
Football season is getting very close, and John and I are getting very excited about watching our favorite college teams. To help get into the spirit of things I made Georgia and Alabama themed cupcakes this past weekend. We’re in an area where the grocery stores do not carry many gluten free flours, and my [...]
Gluten Free Honey Chicken
August 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
I have fond memories of Chinese food: eating Chinese at the mall food course while shopping for back to school clothes with my mom, picking up dinner from the little hole-in-the-wall near the college where John and I met (best Mongolian beef ever), and late night dinners with my fellow tax accounting friends each March. [...]
Three Gluten Free Summer Snack Ideas
August 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
I got an email this week from a reader who wanted gluten free snack ideas, so I thought I’d share our current favorites =) I really wish we weren’t driving today because I could get some hilarious pictures of the kids digging into any three of these options. Maybe later =) 1. Raw Jicama with [...]
Gluten Free Raspberry Chocolate Cake in a Mug
July 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
I have the best readers! Peggy Pickett of Canada has taken the Gluten Free Chocolate Cake in A Mug recipe and made a few revisions to turn it into her very own Gluten Free Raspberry Chocolate Cake in a Mug recipe. Not have a working microwave is getting harder and harder to bear with all [...]
Three Things You Should Think About Before You Host Your Next Dinner Party
July 9, 2012 by 3 Comments
It will be no surprise to anyone reading this that being a gluten free guest in someone else’s home could easily be compared to a minefield. This minefield extends beyond the food to the relationship between the host and guest. A recent article in the New York Times addresses many of the relational issues that [...]
What Can You Eat on a Primal Diet?
June 28, 2012 by 3 Comments
Somehow I managed to forget, until now, to tell you what we can eat on a Primal Diet. Most of what follows this paragraph is excerpted from and based on the notes that John and I made while planning this experiment (on an incredibly long drive through the desert). All of our notes came from [...]
7 Hormonal Issues Related To Gluten Sensitivity and Intolerance
June 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
7 Hormonal Issues Related To Gluten Sensitivity and Intolerance Today’s guest post is from Court Tuttle. Court discovered that gluten was causing a lot of problems in his life – like insomnia, muscle weakness, and erratic energy levels – because it was affecting how his body produced hormones. He mentioned this briefly in his last [...]
More Gluten Free Cake in a Mug…..Gluten Free Ginger Cake!
June 20, 2012 by 5 Comments
One of my dear readers took the Gluten Free Chocolate Cake in a Mug recipe that I posted several weeks ago and created a Gluten Free Ginger Cake in a Mug recipe. How awesome is that? I have to say that it’s a good thing that my microwave in non-operational or our 30 day Primal [...]
Do I Have To Proof My Yeast When I’m Making Bread Using a Gluten Free Bread Mix?
May 17, 2012 by 9 Comments
Hi Mary: I just read your post making my own gluten free bread mix. I’m a little confused. You say that we can put the 2.5 c of flour mix in a qt size bag. Then you say we add the xanthum gum, sugar and yeast to the flour. So, my question is how does [...]
The First Gluten Free Baking Challenge Was A Lot Of Fun!
May 10, 2012 by 5 Comments
The first Bake Gluten Free Challenge ended on May 7th and it was a resounding success! I had so much fun reading the entries and looking at the photos that I’ve compiled a bunch of them here for you to read too. Sahra White is the winner of the Bake Gluten Free Challenge and she’ll [...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake In A Mug!
April 26, 2012 by 8 Comments
Warning! If you read this post, you will learn how to make gluten free chocolate cake in 5 minutes. If it is not in your best interest to be perpetually 5 minutes away from chocolate cake, then stop reading now. You’ve been warned! Okay, now for the fun stuff. Diana G. just emailed me to [...]
Gluten Free Doughnuts: Forget Krispy Kreme; Make These Instead
February 23, 2012 by 18 Comments
Gluten free doughnuts….hot, covered in vanilla glaze, pillowy soft, fluffy, and so delicious you want to swoon when you take the first bite. Yes, you’re reading that right. Hot, yeast-risen doughnuts can be yours on a gluten free diet =) Keep reading… and make you sure you clear your schedule for Friday night and Saturday [...]
Is Chicken Gluten Free? Finding Gluten Free Meats and Beans
February 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Trying to make gluten-free versions of meals that normally contain wheat flour, or another source of gluten, is time-consuming. Personally, it’s not the sort of thing that I generally want to tackle during the week. I want something that can best be described as a quick meal or easy meal. For that reason (and a [...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Eclairs Recipe
February 7, 2012 by 8 Comments
A couple of months ago I woke up at 3 in the morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I was in the mood to bake, so I went into the kitchen and whipped up these beauties – gluten free chocolate eclairs. We had company that weekend, but John and I kept this gluten free [...]
Gluten Free Sausage Balls
December 16, 2011 by 9 Comments
One of my absolute favorite recipes to make with my grandmother was Sausage Balls. I loved to grate the cheese with her Mouli grater, and then mix, and mix, and mix the dough to get all of the flour worked it. A few sausage ball sculpture appeared along the way too. I finally got around [...]
An Amazing Brined Gluten Free Turkey Recipe for Thanksgiving
November 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here’s the last Thanksgiving recipe for this year….and it’s possible that I have left the best for last. This was the absolute best turkey John and I have ever eaten. Hands down, no contest, BEST TURKEY EVER. Now, this turkey does take a little more planning to pull-off, but it’s so very much worth it. [...]
Gluten Free, Casein Free Bread Stuffing for Thanksgiving
November 16, 2011 by 4 Comments
Having grown up on Cornbread Dressing, I had quite a mental block about making Bread Dressing. However, I have to say ,this recipe is quite good and it’s easy to make. So, if you’re still looking for a GF Thanskgiving stuffing/dressing recipe, this is a great option. If you need to be gluten free and [...]
10 Ways to Accidentally Gluten Yourself at Thanksgiving
November 10, 2011 by 10 Comments
Thanksgiving is full of gluten-filled landmines. If this is your first Thanksgiving on a gluten free diet, you might not realize the challenge that awaits you. Read this list and make sure you’re ready to stay gluten free this Thanksgiving. Even if you’re not new to the gluten free diet, a refresher of the potential [...]
Green Bean Casserole (Gluten Free & Casein Free)
November 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
There’s a reason that Green Bean Casserole is on every Thanksgiving table. It’s so easy! It’s not quite as easy when you can’t open up a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, but it’s still not hard. I’ve used toasted pecans as the crunchy topping for my casserole. If you’re really yearning for gluten [...]
Mixed Green Salad with Apples & Pecans, Buttermilk Honey Dressing
November 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Turkey, stuffing and pie may be the stars of the Thanksgiving meal, but you have to get some greens and veggies on the table too. This salad is easy and delicious. For those of you who are gluten free and casein free and have been missing creamy dressings, you’ll love this. Most of the GFCF [...]
Gluten Free, Casein Free Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
November 8, 2011 by 5 Comments
There is much to be said for comfort food. While generally not healthy, sometimes you just need your favorite comfort food to make you feel better. Unfortunately for us gluten-free eaters, many not comfort foods depend on a can of condensed cream soup. While it’s not impossible to find a gluten free condensed cream soup, [...]
Hot, Steamy, Wonderful Gluten Free Yeast Rolls
November 8, 2011 by 17 Comments
Learning to make really good gluten free yeast rolls was a huge challenge for me. I wanted yeast rolls that made you sing when you took you first bit. I wanted them to be hot and light and fluffy. And, I even wanted them to reheat well the next day. That’s asking a lot from [...]
Impossibly Easy Sweet Potato Pie
November 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
A sweet potato pie beats a pumpkin pie any day! My grandmother used to make me sweet potato pie tartlets every time I got A’s on my report card. It was a strong incentive! Because we no longer live near Whole Foods (much harder on me than I thought it would be) and their wonderful [...]
Orange Halloween Cupcakes for Your Gluten Free Dairy Free Trick-or-Treaters
October 21, 2011 by 3 Comments
Gluten free baking mixes have their place, and for me the perfect use of a box of Betty Crocker’s GF Cake Mix is a surprise batch of cupcakes for the kiddos. Last week I whipped up a batch and made a few alterations to the recipe on the back of the box, so that we [...]
Cooking Class FAQ
October 17, 2011 by
If you haven’t taken an class from Gluten Free Cooking School yet, take a few minutes to peruse this FAQ and see what it’s all about. Q: What does Gluten Free Cooking sell? An ebook? Cooking classes?Both? A: Gluten Free Cooking School does sell an ebook and several different virtual/online gluten free cooking classes. That [...]
Am I Gluten Intolerant? How To Find Out
October 7, 2011 by 46 Comments
In last week newsletter I mistakenly said that the only way to know if you are gluten intolerant is to try a gluten free diet. My wonderful newsletter readers wrote back to let me know that I was wrong. Here’s the question that I was responding to, followed by my readers’ responses. Q: My doctor [...]
Gluten Free, Corn Free Flour Mix
September 22, 2011 by 21 Comments
I still love my gluten free AP flour mix that I’ve been using for years, but I’ve started using a new corn free flour mix to test some of my recipes. For those of you out there who are corn free, know you are loved and thought of in this gluten free kitchen! If you [...]
The Gluten Free Casein Free Diet – Butter Substitutions
September 21, 2011 by 2 Comments
Butter, butter, butter. So good for you, and so enjoyable as long as you don’t look at the calorie count and you’re not allergic to it. If you bake a lot, you already know that it’s possible to go through an incredible amount of butter every so quickly. Knowing how to substitute for butter in [...]
Staying On a Gluten Free Diet: Why Am I Not Feeling Better
September 14, 2011 by 12 Comments
I received a lot of encouraging feedback on my post on The 10 Reasons You’re Not Staying On a Gluten Free Diet so I wanted to follow up that up with a moreindepth discussion. I’ll start out with Reason #10 and work my through them as time (and your interest) allows. Here’s an excerpt from [...]
The Gluten Free, Casein Free Diet – Milk Substitutions
September 9, 2011 by 9 Comments
If you have celiac disease and are not experiencing a full recovery on a gluten free diet, then casein, a protein in cow’s milk may be the culprit. Many of you have already figured this out and are already on a gluten free, casein free diet, or at least a casein-reduced diet. For those of [...]
10 Reasons You’re Not Staying on a GF Diet
August 25, 2011 by 32 Comments
The emails that my readers send me tend to go through spurts. Sometimes all of the emails are very encouraging. Sometimes they are filled with questions from the curious. At other times, the emails are filled with whiny complaints and excuses. We’re in one of those phases right now, so here’s some tough love. If [...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Eclairs
July 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
The Gluten Free Ratio Rally challenge for May was Pate a Choux. (I’m just a tad bit late posting this!) Pate a Choux is the dough/batter that is used to make eclairs, cream puffs, profiteroles, gougeres, churros, and beignets. The Sensitive Epicure blog hosted the roundup so check it out to see more of the [...]
“I’m Starting A Gluten Free Diet. When Will I Feel Better?”
May 19, 2011 by 301 Comments
One of the more frequent questions that I see in my email runs something like this: “I’m about to start a gluten free trial because I think it may help with some of the symptoms I’ve been suffering with for years. What I don’t know, and I don’t know who else to ask, is when [...]
Cranberry Orange Quickbread by the Ratio – How a New Recipe is Created
April 6, 2011 by
In my last post I mentioned that I was going to experiment with gluten free ratios and start weighing out my recipes. To hold myself accountable (because we all see how well I’ve done with posting my bread experiments) I decided to join the Gluten Free Ratio Rally that Shauna Ahern of Gluten Free Girl [...]
Why You Should Use Be Measuring Your Gluten Free Recipes By Weight
April 2, 2011 by
When you open up a cookbook or get a recipe off of the internet, how do you know that it will work? How do you know that the brownie recipe that you’re about to make will be a brownie, and not a chocolate cake? Is it even possible to evaluate a recipe without actually cooking [...]
Gluten Free Bread Experiments: Free Form
March 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
Loaf #7: Gluten Free, Soy Free, Corn Free Trial #4: So, the best laid plans all fail when you realize that it’s 2:30 and that you need to be out of the house, with bread in hand, by 5:00. I had planned to make a double loaf of bread today and bake one in the [...]
Gluten Free Bread Experiments: Sunken In and a Little Flat
March 11, 2011 by
Loaf #5 – Gluten Free, Corn Free, Soy Free Perfecting gluten free baking ofter requires several trials. The first two pictures are trial #3 of my new gluten free, soy free, corn free sandwich bread recipe. I think that it’s probably 2 or 3 more trials away from being ready to share with you. So [...]
Gluten Free Bread Experiments – A Loaf of Gluten Free Bread Every Day
March 8, 2011 by
Let me give you a brief sketch of what life is like right now. John and I both work at home. He works on his internet marketing business in the morning. I work on Gluten Free Cooking School in the afternoon. Except for the days that we switch. Whoever is not working is taking care [...]
My Gluten Free Flour Mix Actually Has Nutritional Value!
February 11, 2011 by
I get a lot of questions from readers who are concerned about the nutritional value and glycemic load of gluten free flour mixes. If there is one item of nutritional data that most Americans know, its that you should eat whole grain bread. Eating whole grain bread may seem to be nearly impossible on a [...]
Red Hot Chile Popcorn – Gluten Free Snacks for the Super Bowl
February 4, 2011 by
I know some of the guys don’t like sweets too much, so I wanted to share one more popcorn recipe before the Super Bowl gets here. I really love this recipe, because it turns the popcorn spicy red. You don’t see red popcorn often, and I think that it will really get people’s attention. Which, [...]
Gluten Free Cheese Straws – My Grandmother’s Secret Recipe
February 2, 2011 by
Cheese, salty, and crunchy with just a hint of pepper. It is even possible to adequately describe a cheese straw? I’m not sure how wide-spread this snack is. In the Deep South, it’s a given that there will be cheese straws at any baby shower, bridal tea, or wedding reception. I’ve never seen a gluten [...]
Eat Gluten Free Snacks – Because Gluten Free Should Be Fun!
February 1, 2011 by
Being on a gluten free diet does not mean that you have to give up snacks. Gluten free snacks can be delicious and sinfully bad for you, especially if you make them at home. Here are my favorite gluten free snack recipes. Savory: Jalapeno Artichoke Dip: Creamy, hot, spicy. Need I say more Black Olive [...]
Jalapeno Artichoke Dip: Easy Gluten Free Snacks for the Super Bowl
February 1, 2011 by
Who doesn’t love a creamy chip dip? This spicy Jalapeno Artichoke dip is one of our favorite gluten free snacks. I based the recipe off a dip that the Publix deli makes. While I’m sure that the Publix version is delicious, I don’t feel comfortable buying food from their deli due to potential cross-contact issues. [...]
Sweet & Salty Popcorn: Easy Gluten Free Snacks
January 31, 2011 by
Have you ever popped popcorn in a pot on top of the stove? The first time that we did, I was just as excited as our kids to watch the popcorn kernels pop against the clear lid of our stockpot. I grew up knowing nothing but microwave popcorn which hides all of that wonderful popcorn [...]
Organicville Gluten Free Salad Dressing Review and Give-away
January 7, 2011 by
Back in November I was planning to do a trial run of Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live diet. The diet includes unlimited amounts of fruits and vegetables, but it is very limiting in fat. Which is the problem for me. I love salads, but only when they have a really, good, creamy salad dressing [...]
Pasta, Po’Boys and Pineapple: What’s on our table
December 23, 2010 by
Last night’s supper was delicious AND fast. That’s not a combination that happens by chance in my household. Most of our meals are delicious….they just tend to take a while to cook. The time that a recipe takes has never before been a criteria when I was choosing our meals. That has changed. Now that [...]
Hot Homemade Gluten Free Bagels That Will Make You Groan With Pleasure
December 21, 2010 by
I’ll give it to Udi’s. Their gluten free bagels are delicious. Spread with cream cheese, the Udi’s bagel was a wonderful breakfast treat. That is, until I learned how to make homemade bagels at home. These were a revelation. Chewy, hot, yeasty goodness. That’s how we started our Sunday off (and have for several weeks [...]
Gluten Free Cookie Baking Tips
December 15, 2010 by
Cookie baking seems like it should be simple. You just have to take the cookie dough out of the freezer and plop it on a baking sheet, right? Baking cookies from scratch is not quite so simple. Here are some cookie baking tips from the cookie research that I did this morning before my sugar [...]
Gluten Free Thanksgiving Experiments
November 17, 2010 by
Thanksgiving 2010 will be our eighth gluten free Thanksgiving. God willing, we will be spending the day with family and eating more food than is good for us. We have so much to be thankful for this year – I can’t wait for next Thursday! I am getting very excited about Thanksgiving side dishes too [...]
Simple Suppers: Bean Burritos in Gluten Free Tortillas
November 17, 2010 by
These tortillas are an improved version of the gluten free tortilla recipe that I posted a couple of years ago. The new version is much more flexible and the dough is easier to roll out.
Crusts, Carrots, Coupon Codes, and Cute Baby Toes
May 18, 2010 by
Hi everyone, I’ve made a couple of the Impossibly Easy Pies with my gluten free biscuit mix and wanted to share my observations thus far. Crusts First off, it is quite a pain in the rear to mix up 1/2 cup of biscuit mix just to make a pie. Go ahead and make up a [...]
Gluten Free Pie Crust: Impossibly Easy
April 28, 2010 by
Recipe for gluten free Bisquick style Bisquick mix and introduction to gluten free pie crusts and gluten free Impossibly Easy Pie experiments.
The Essential Gluten Free Restaurant Guide & Dining Cards
January 26, 2010 by
Do you know what one of my favorite special indulgences is? Eating in a nice restaurant. Most of our family’s meals are cooked from scratch in our kitchen, but it is so nice to get out every now and then and eat delicious food that someone else has cooked. It’s probably even more special now [...]
Open Comments: What is your greatest gluten free need/challenge?
January 4, 2010 by
John and I were recently discussing what the greatest challenges/needs of a gluten free diet are. For us, it’s finding time to cook gluten free food at home, but since we, admittedly, do not have a typical lifestyle I wanted to get your input. Leave us a comment to let us know what your challenges [...]
Gluten Free Bread – 30 Minute Flatbread
January 4, 2010 by
Sometimes life does not leave time to bake a loaf of bread. Even with a bread machine there have been months during that past year in which I could not convince myself to bake a loaf of homemade gluten free bread. That’s pretty bad when you consider that the recipe is fairly simple and quick. [...]
Gluten Free Thanksgiving Recipes
November 3, 2009 by
I am ready to get started on some Thanksgiving cooking! I’m not sure that it’s going to happen, but I thought I would at least start a list of the of good gluten free Thanksgiving recipes, mine and everyone else’s. If you’d like to join in on this Gluten Free Thanksgiving Blog Event, you can [...]
Gluten Free Waffles
August 29, 2009 by
Our family has found a new favorite weekend breakfast – gluten free waffles! You all know that we’ve been on the gluten free diet for years now, so that first bite of homemade waffles was absolute heaven! We stuffed ourselves! The recipe is a conversion of the “Basic Waffles” recipe in Joy of Cooking. The [...]
Grocery Shopping for Your Gluten Free Diet – Week One
May 28, 2009 by
This is the second post in a series on Starting the Gluten Free Diet. Click here for a list of the other posts in the series. To make sure that you get all of the posts in the series sign up for free email updates in the right sidebar. For more help getting started on [...]
Peanut Butter Lollipop Cookies
May 27, 2009 by
Long-time readers will know that I don’t bake sweets that often (because I have no will power). Given that I have recently polished off Double Chocolate Brownies, a Hershey Pie, and a batch of chocolate chip cookies (the new Betty Crocker mix to be released this summer), you probably won’t be getting any more sweet [...]
What to Eat on a Gluten Free Diet – Week One
May 21, 2009 by
The hardest part of the gluten free diet is probably when you realize that wheat is in almost every processed food imaginable. So don’t think about that now! Give yourself a week to mourn the fact that you can’t buy normal bread and pasta, and that Campbell’s soup can no longer dwell in your pantry. [...]
Getting Started on a Gluten Free Diet
May 17, 2009 by
Hello all, This week a commenter mentioned that she was developing several celiac disease symptoms and asked for advice on starting a gluten free diet, so I’ve decided to use her questions as an impetus to write a series of articles. I sat down last night and jotted down a list of 10 actions that [...]
Double Chocolate Brownies
May 14, 2009 by
So, I discovered last week why you should always make brownies from a packaged mix. (Sounds like the start of a joke doesn’t it. I wish!) It allows you to remain in the delusion that brownies do not have just as much sugar as flour! And a whole entire cup of oil! I had lost [...]
Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour Mixes
May 6, 2009 by
I’ve gotten several questions about flour mixes lately, so I threw together this post that summarizes a lot of information that’s currently spread around my blog in various places. If you have any additional questions, just ask them in the comments and I’ll answer them and somehow incorporate the answers into this post. If you’d [...]
Gluten Free Blogroll
May 5, 2009 by
Just a quick note to let my fellow bloggers know that I’m putting a blogroll back on my site. If you’d like to be included, let me know in the comments to this post.
Hershey Pie with a Rice Cereal Crust
May 2, 2009 by
There have been way too many gluten free desserts in our house lately! For some reason I developed quite a sweet tooth while I was pregnant with Grant, and I can’t seem to get rid of it! It doesn’t help that some fabulous person at Erewhon sent me 6 boxes of cereals to use in [...]
Gluten Free Bread: Submarine Rolls
April 22, 2009 by
Now there are a lot of foods that I miss on a gluten free diet, but it is just plain torture to watch my friends eat a submarine sandwich at lunch and know that I can’t join in. Since I subscribe to the belief that all foods can be recreated in a gluten free form, John and recently set out to create our own gluten free bread recipe for a submarine sandwich roll.
The New Baby
April 12, 2009 by
Since today is the day that our family celebrates Christs’ resurrection and the new life that we have in Him, I thought it would be a good time to let you know about the new life that God has placed in our lives. Grant finally arrived a few weeks ago (weighing 7 lbs 13 oz [...]
Gluten Free Fried Chicken Tenders
February 28, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Chicken BBQ Baked Potatoes
February 26, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Cream of Broccoli Soup
February 23, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Tuna Melt Sandwiches
February 19, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Cashew Nut Chicken
February 16, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Chicken & Spinach Quesadillas
February 12, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Chicken Fajita Quesadillas
February 10, 2009 by
During the month of February I will be featuring some of my recipes that have recently been on the menu for Gluten Free Suppers. Many of these recipes have not been published at Gluten Free Cooking School before because they are from my childhood or our pre-vegetarian days. And since they contain meat, I don’t [...]
Crockpot Cola Chicken
February 4, 2009 by
Crockpot Cola Chicken was one of my favorite meals as a kid. The BBQ like sauce is delicious and the chicken is so tender. Now that I’m a working mom, I can better appreciate how easy this meal is for a weeknight supper. During the month of February I will be featuring some of my [...]
What’s in a Frugal Gluten Free Pantry?
January 30, 2009 by
This is the fifth part in a series “Gluten Free Grocery Shopping on a Budget” in which Heather shares how she feeds a family of 6 a gluten free diet for $350 – $400 a month. In this last post, Heather gives us a peak into her pantry. **If you have any questions for Heather, [...]
Frugal Gluten Free Diet: Part 4
January 28, 2009 by
This is the fourth part in a series “Gluten Free Grocery Shopping on a Budget” in which Heather shares how she feeds a family of 6 a gluten free diet for $350 – $400 a month. Here are Heather’s responses to some of my follow-up questions: 1. Did you use a price book to learn [...]
5 More Tips for a Frugal Gluten Free Diet
January 26, 2009 by
This is the third part in a series “Gluten Free Grocery Shopping on a Budget” in which Heather shares how she feeds a family of 6 a gluten free diet for $350 – $400 a month. (And she says she could do with less if she really tried!) 6) Buy less expensive cuts of meat [...]
5 Tips for a Frugal Gluten Free Diet
January 13, 2009 by
This is the second part in a series “Gluten Free Grocery Shopping on a Budget” in which Heather shares how she feeds a family of 6 a gluten free diet for $350 – $400 a month. (And she says she could do with less if she really tried!) Heather: Here’s an expansion of my bullet [...]
How to Feed a Family of 6 for $9.16 a Day
January 9, 2009 by
Frugal gluten free grocery shopper shares her tips on
Breakfast on a Budget – Cream of Corn Cereal
January 6, 2009 by
The theme for January’s posts is Kitchen Management – things like gluten free grocery shopping on a budget, stocking a gluten free pantry, and how to clean a messy kitchen. The posts will be shorter and more frequent than normal (since I won’t have to multi-test as many recipes) and there will be several chances [...]
5 Steps to Clean a Really Messy Kitchen
January 3, 2009 by
I don’t think my coworkers believe me when I tell them that I haven’t cleaned my kitchen in weeks. I mean, really, how could I cook keep cooking breakfast, supper, and lunch every day without cleaning the kitchen? I think the better question is how would I ever have time to cook 3 meals a [...]
Eggnog French Toast
December 29, 2008 by
This is a picture of my stove the morning after Christmas. The monkey bread that I made on Christmas morning was a little dry and the only milk-like substance in the house was a half empty carton of Silk Eggnog. So my little elf helper and I pulled out “Joy of Cooking” (picture a dirty [...]
Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy
December 20, 2008 by
Christmas preparations in our house are way behind schedule. So far I’ve put the Christmas music in the stereo and ordered gifts. That’s it! I’m still holding out hope that I’ll get a Christmas tree up and make a batch of Sugar Cookies on Christmas Eve. (Maybe we’ll celebrate the twelve days of Christmas this [...]
Taco Soup
December 10, 2008 by
Weather reports say that we may get snow tomorrow! It’s been YEARS since we got a good snow, so we get way overexcited when there’s even a chance. And when it’s snowy outside, soup seems like the only acceptable dinner. Luckily we still have one last container of Taco Soup in the freezer. Taco Soup [...]
Spoonbread Corn Muffins Inspired by Tayst in Nashville
November 30, 2008 by
The thermometer mercury is dropping here in Alabama and I’m ready for some good, hearty non-Thanksgiving food before I start the Christmas baking. So I made up a new corn muffin recipe. A few months ago we ate dinner at Tayst in Nashville and they served us the most delicious corn muffins. They were much [...]
A Gluten Free Thanksgiving
November 23, 2008 by
Thanksgiving is only four days away and I will be in charge of all of the cooking this year. (Mom is on the DL) So, it’s high time that I planned the menu! We’re having a low-key Thanksgiving this year; just my mom and dad, John, David and myself. I want to keep the dishes [...]
Dad’s Brown White Rice
November 10, 2008 by
My mind has been drifting towards Thanksgiving this week and I’ve been testing out a few side dishes. Side dishes are, after all, my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal and all of you give me a great excuse to enjoy them for weeks instead of one little weekend. This recipe is from my Dad [...]
Gluten Free Bread: Banana Bread
November 8, 2008 by
Last Monday morning I was cleaning up the kitchen and discovered that we had somehow accumulated 10 very ripe bananas in the back of the freezer. John has been asking for a loaf of banana bread for several months and he’d obviously done a good job at stashing away the bananas that I would need [...]
Gluten Free Pizza: Homemade Gluten Free Pizza Crust
October 16, 2008 by
A recipe for a crisp homemade gluten free pizza crust.
For Midnight Snacking: Rice Chex Treats
October 8, 2008 by
What do you get when you cross Rice Krispies Treats with Rice Chex? A gluten free snack that is even better than the original! I made Rice Chex Treats when we were visiting my parents over Labor Day. My dad wanted to make Rice Krispies Treats for David . . . and then remembered that [...]
Parmesan Penne with Roasted Vegetables
September 29, 2008 by
Simple meals like this pasta dish have abounded on our dining room table lately. It’s not the prettiest dish I’ve ever served (and this is a particularly unfortunate picture), but it’s hot and cheesy and delicious. Just what I need when I want to save my remaining energy for bed time cuddles with super silly [...]
Light and Fluffy Gluten Free Biscuits
September 25, 2008 by
A happy accident a few weeks ago led to yet another change in my gluten free drop biscuits recipe. I ran out of soy flour and added an additional 1/2 c. of cornstarch to make up for the shortfall. The result. . . fluffy, tender biscuits that I would put up against anyone’s gluten filled [...]
Your Gluten Free Bread Baking Questions Answered
September 15, 2008 by
Answers to the most common questions about baking gluten free bread.
White Bean “Crab Cakes” with Savory Peach and Corn Salad
August 13, 2008 by
Want homemade crab cakes without the fuss of dealing with the crab? Try these white bean “crab” cakes for a tasty, healthful, inexpensive and gluten free supper.
Two Minutes to Homemade Bread
August 4, 2008 by
Making homemade bread is easy when you have a stash of homemade bread mix in the freezer. Follow along as I make a stash of my favorite gluten free bread mix.
The End of Chinese Takeout Cravings: Yummy, Yummy, Eggrolls
July 30, 2008 by
Any time your husband uses the phrase “pink foam” to describe part of the meal you just served him, you know it’s not a good night. So, tonight’s supper will not be making it into a post any time soon. Instead, we’re going to focus on the wonderful goodness I served up a few weeks [...]
The Linguistic Challenges of Slicing an Avocado
July 23, 2008 by
When I posted my recipe for Black Olive Hummus I mentioned that I love hummus sandwiches with sliced avocado, tomato and lettuce. Amy B asked how one should go about slicing an avocado, so I took a few pictures to demonstrate my method. How do you slice an avocado?
Fresh Blueberry Scones – Gluten Free, Casein Free
July 16, 2008 by
A few weeks ago I posted a lesson on How to Make Gluten Free Scones Like a Bakery. Several of you asked for my scone recipe, so I made it again this weekend so that I could take pictures for the post. It was a close thing on the pictures though. I had to snatch [...]
Black Olive Hummus: A Quick, Frugal Gluten Free Snack
July 11, 2008 by
Black Olive Hummus is my fall-back recipe when we need a quick appetizer. We always keep chickpeas and olives on hand and I can whip up a batch of this in less than five minutes for a hungry babe or hungry guests.
How to Use Bean Flours
July 9, 2008 by
I broach this topic knowing three things: 1. Most Americans would shudder at the idea of eating beans on a regular basis and thus, do not know how to cook beans. 2. Beans have a bad reputation and are oft involved in third-grade humor. 3. Beans can taste really good and are really good for [...]
Diabolically Deviled Eggs
July 4, 2008 by
Kate at Gluten Free Gobsmacked is hosting a virtual Gluten Free BBQ and I’m invited! The menu goes from A to Z, and in a moment of uncertainty I used a random number generator to pick “D” for my contribution. Days later as I racked my brain for BBQ appropriate recipes starting in D, I [...]
How to Make Gluten Free Scones Like a Bakery
July 2, 2008 by
One of my favorite things about scones is their shape. There’s just something about that wedge that makes a scone something more than a slightly sweet biscuit. A lot of the scones recipes that I’ve found online call for making drop scones, but it’s really easy to take a few extra minutes to cut the [...]
What Are Your Favorite Cookbooks?
June 23, 2008 by
I need your help! I was perusing the gluten free cookbook section of Amazon last week and was dismayed to see how many of the cookbooks had negative feedback. Can you imagine how discouraging it must be to start a gluten free diet and have the first cookbook you buy turn out to be a [...]
Gluten Free Red Velvet Cake
June 19, 2008 by
There are so many things that I should tell you about this gluten free Red Velvet Cake. I should tell you about how I baked it this morning while wearing a wrap dress, floral apron, high heels and pearls and looked like I had stepped right out of the 1950s. I should tell you how [...]
Multi-Grain Flat Bread: Gluten Free Bread Without Starch
June 18, 2008 by
If you haven’t guessed by now, most gluten free bread recipes are a bit scarce in the nutrients we’re accustomed to seeing in wheat bread. One reason is that wheat breads are usually fortified with vitamins and minerals during the manufacturing process, and the other is that gluten free breads depend heavily on starch flours [...]
Free Gluten Free Coaching by Phone – Sign up Now!
June 11, 2008 by
Have you ever wished there was someone you could call when your bread falls in the middle for the umpteenth time? Or maybe a friendly voice to offer encouragement and guidance during those first few gluten free months? Starting later this summer, I will be offering Gluten Free Coaching (by phone). Until then I’d like [...]
Pineapple Mango Salsa
June 9, 2008 by
Have you ever seen the pineapple mango salsa at Whole Foods? In the store near our house, it’s almost always out for sample in the produce aisle and we almost always make sure we stop for a bit. We never bought it, though, until I decided that I needed a treat before starting Eat to [...]
Minty Purple Peach Smoothie
June 1, 2008 by
Today is the first day of the 6 week Eat to Live trial and I opted for a fruit smoothie for breakfast. I picked up fresh Chilton County peaches at the produce stand yesterday and decided to pair them with frozen blueberries and fresh mint for a very refreshing start to the morning. I could [...]
GF Birthday Cake, Allergies, Veganism and 50 Lbs to Lose
May 28, 2008 by
This, my friends, is a picture of a birthday cake. A gluten free Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. David and I share a birthday, and my gift to myself this year was a homemade cake. For a first try I thought it turned out extremely well. No one could tell that [...]
Lazy Man’s Beer Battered Onion Rings
May 20, 2008 by
Vidalia onions may be the most famous crop of the state of Georgia. Mild and sweet, these onions are one of the treasures of spring. And in our house, the advent of the Vidalias can mean only one thing – gluten free fried onion rings. I’ve adapted this batter recipe from Joy of Cooking and [...]
Cookbook Giveaway: Betty Crocker’s Best Chicken Cookbook
May 18, 2008 by
(And we have a winner: Karen from Comment #6 will receive my copy of Betty Crocker’s Best Chicken Cookbook as well as any advice she would like from me as to how to make the recipe’s gluten free. Congratulations, Karen!) (Update: Today (05.18.08) is the last day to sign up for the giveaway. Just subscribe [...]
Gluten Free Southern Fried Okra
May 17, 2008 by
(Update: This is going to be the first in a series on Fried Southern food – all gluten free. I had hoped to start this with my recipe for Fried Onion Rings, but I need to perfect the dipping sauce tonight. After that will be Fried Green Tomatoes, and my Grandmother Somerville’s Fried Chicken Bits.) [...]
I Don’t Have Celiac!!!!
May 14, 2008 by
This may be a long story, but I found it so interesting that I’m going to share. There. You’ve been forewarned. After the incredibly busy time in my life that I will not refer to by name for another nine months or so, I got back on a strict gluten free diet. I expected most [...]
I’ve Been Working on the Blog
May 10, 2008 by
To my feed and email readers: Come visit the blog! I’ve been making some changes to the blog over the past few weeks and I’d love for you to come check it out: There’s a new header showcasing my Roasted Asparagus I’ve changed the blog colors and I’m really loving the new look Towards the [...]
A Gluten Free Breakfast for Mother’s Day
May 9, 2008 by
Are you looking for recipes for a special gluten-free Mother’s Day breakfast or brunch? Give these recipes a try: “Light and Fluffy Gluten Free Biscuits” “Gluten Free Banana Nut Pancakes” “Gluten Free Spiced Apple Pancakes” “Mushroom & Broccoli Quiche Recipe”
Asparagus & Mushroom Risotto: Spring
May 9, 2008 by
Risotto is such a wonderfully versatile dish. The rice is like a blank canvas just waiting for flavorful food combinations to be thrown on top. The Asparagus & Mushroom risotto recipe below is the first in a series of seasonal risotto recipes that I’ll be posting this year. It would make a great side dish [...]
Risotto: A Step by Step Cooking Lesson
May 6, 2008 by
Has anyone else noticed that they are eating a lot of rice now that they’re gluten free? We never, ever ate rice before gluten free. Comments such as the following were not unhears of: “The stuff has no flavor”. “Do we have to have rice?” Now….we eat rice all the time. But that’s no reason [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – May 5th
May 5, 2008 by
I’m so happy! I’m finally planning our menu for the first time in months and I’m really excited about trying some new recipes. My inspiration for this week’s menu is the cookbook Beans by Eliza Green. We bought this cookbook before we switched to a vegetarian diet because we knew we need to learn how [...]
Roasted Asparagus
May 2, 2008 by
Asparagus is my very favorite spring vegetable. I wait impatiently all winter to see those long green stalks standing up in their funny water trays at the front of the produce section. Since asparagus is quite pricey when it is out of season, we celebrate spring by eating asparagus as frequently as possible. One of [...]
Planning a Gluten Free Weekend Away
April 29, 2008 by
Recipe for Disaster: 3 nights away from home 3 people that need to eat gluten free a big Italian family supper a rehearsal dinner a wedding reception and a toddler without a schedule Combine all ingredients with an incredibly supportive family, generous Italian hospitality, helpful restaurant staffs, a stash of gluten free good and a [...]
Rolling out Flour Tortillas (Gluten Free Tortillas, At That)
April 23, 2008 by
Rolling out dough, particularly into a circular shape, is a learned skill. I was reminded of this a few weeks ago when John tried his hand at making tortillas. At approximately 11:30 on a Tuesday morning I received a call from work that went something like this, “So how do you keep the dough from [...]
Shopping Alert: Breadman Breadmaker w/ Gluten Free Setting
April 23, 2008 by
On sale today at Amazon.com is the Breadman TR875 2-Pound Breadmaker, on sale for $79.95 from $114.99. Free shipping is available. This bread machine has a special gluten free setting. I haven’t tried it yet – our bread machine is still going strong after almost 5 years. But if you’d like to hear more about [...]
No More Naked Burritos: Gluten Free Flour Tortillas
April 22, 2008 by
For more great recipes like this one for gluten free tortillas, make sure to check out my online Cooking School. I’ll walk you through step-by-step how to cook great gluten free food using easy to find ingredients. You can find out more about the online Cooking School here. I’ve been sitting here for ages trying [...]
Planning for a Busy Gluten Free Life
April 19, 2008 by
I have a confession to make. I’ve been eating gluten for the past 2.5 months. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not; but I have been eating it. My stomach is a mess. And I’m tired. And I’m mad at myself. None of the gluten-filled food that I ate was even that good. I just ate it because [...]
How to Bake a Gluten Free Angel Food Cake
March 27, 2008 by
Please welcome our guest author:Natalie Naramor, Gluten Free Mommy Homemade angel food cake requires very few ingredients and is a snap if your gluten free flour mix is already prepared. It can be intimidating to work with egg whites at first, so visit Gluten Free Cooking School’s archives on How to Beat Egg Whites for [...]
Last of the Sweet Potatoes Soft Tacos
March 25, 2008 by
“Last of the Sweet Potatoes” Soft Tacos (made 4 large soft tacos – which we ate in one sitting) 2 medium sweet potatoes, diced and boiled 1/2 onion, diced 1 jalepeno, diced 1 can black beans, drained 1/2 Gala Apple, diced 1 packet Guacamole seasoning* Romaine lettuce, chopped 4 gluten free flour tortillas Instructions: 1. [...]
22 Days to Go: Gluten Free Flour Tortillas
March 24, 2008 by
These were so yummy and so easy to make. We used them in Last of the Sweet Potatoes soft tacos, which I’ll get around to posting some day.
23 Days to Go: A Snuggly Boy
March 23, 2008 by
David lying in my lap to eat his cereal this morning. He’s cutting teeth and has been extra snuggly this weekend.
25 Days to Go
March 23, 2008 by
A Salad Trio for Supper: Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, and (not pictured) a green salad w/ apple slices, dried cranberries, pecans and wasabi dressing. Yum!
27 Days to Go: A Biscuit Haiku
March 19, 2008 by
For those who have had Trouble with dough – A Picture To guide you next time.
28 Days to Go: A Simple Breakfast
March 18, 2008 by
A 28 Days To Go Haiku A Simple Breakfast: Brown Rice, Butter, Sugar – A Cup to Go, A Spoon
29 Days to Go: Spaghetti Squash
March 18, 2008 by
This new recipe got a few strange looks, but was actually pretty tasty. Creamed Mustard Greens over Spaghetti Squash. When I don’t plan menus, there is no telling what is going to end up on our table. Especially when I decide we need to eat more greens.
31 days to go
March 15, 2008 by
Friends, I’ve missed you. I’ve missed your comments, your encouragement, your suggestions, and your questions. I’ve missed talking to you a few times a week through this blog. And even though there are still 31 days to go in this busiest time of the year (for me), I’m ready to get back to blogging. Inspired [...]
Open Thread: Your Burning Gluten Free Questions
March 10, 2008 by
Hi everyone, Last weeks open thread went so well that I’d like to try another one. This week you can head down to the comments and leave your most urgent question about living gluten free or you can chime in and answer someone else’s questions. Since I’ve been horrible about answering the questions that readers [...]
Gluten Free Breakfast Scones
March 5, 2008 by
Please welcome a new guest author, Kristina Kofski, who shares her recipe for gluten free scones ~ Mary Frances I am not a morning person. In fact, I’ve been known to hit the snooze button for a good 45 minutes in the morning, until my poor fiancé is ready to throw the alarm clock (or [...]
Open Thread: What advice would you give someone who has just started a gluten free diet?
February 26, 2008 by
Hi everyone, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth quite yet. The blog has been a bit lonely since I’ve had to take a blogging hiatus, so I thought I’d see if you, my readers, are interested in conversing among yourselves. Scroll down to the comments section and leave your best advice and [...]
How to Make Chocolate Truffles
February 13, 2008 by
Natalie at Gluten Free Mommy made truffles yesterday and kindly wrote a “how-to” article to guest post here at Gluten Free [Cooking School]. The recipe for the chocolate truffles is posted on her site, so be sure to click over and leave her a comment. You can also subscribe to her site while you’re there [...]
10 Strategies to Lower My Grocery Bill – Part 2
February 11, 2008 by
This is the second in a two part post on minimizing your grocery bill while eating a gluten free diet. If you’d like to share your best grocery shopping tips, or commiserate on the price of groceries, please leave a comment and join in the discussion. 6. Set a maximum $/pound. When I shop I [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – February 4th
February 3, 2008 by
Sunday has rolled around again and it’s time for Gluten Free Menu Swap. This week’s Swap is hosted by Sally at Aprovechar, so stop by her blog on Monday to get the full roundup. My menu this week was based on the staples that I already had in the pantry: rice, beans, and gluten free [...]
10 Strategies to Lower My Grocery Bill – Part 1
February 3, 2008 by
Our Story: A gluten free diet can be hard on the pocketbook. Wheat is cheap and it’s in almost every single processed food that I used to buy to keep our grocery bill under control. Back in our college days (pre-GF), John and I used to cook all of our suppers for one month with [...]
Gluten Free Gusto: Mixing it up
January 31, 2008 by
A few weeks ago I sent out a call for you favorite gluten free mixes. Gluten free flours are definitely one of the more overwhelming aspects of gluten free cooking, but it helps to hear what mixes are working for others. I’m really excited to try some of the mixes below. I mean, who can [...]
Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna (GF,CF,SF)
January 24, 2008 by
A few weeks ago Gluten Free Mommy called my bluff and asked me to post the Spinach Mushroom Lasagna that was in my menu for that week. I had to sheepishly admit that I hadn’t even come up with the recipe yet. I gave it some thought and decided to go for a gluten free, [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – January 21st
January 20, 2008 by
I haven’t planned my menu yet. We went shopping on Thursday and I just bought a ton of vegetables and normal pantry stocking things. But it’s 10:18 on Sunday night and I need to get this post up, so I’m going to share my general thoughts and ideas of what we’ll be eating over the [...]
Vegetable Gumbo Recipe
January 16, 2008 by
Updated, but still lacking a photo =) Here in Alabama it’s sleeting and there is the merest chance of snow. For me it’s the perfect night to enjoy a bowl of my Grandmother Somerville’s Vegetable Gumbo. Her recipe calls for two hours of simmering, but I have a stash in the freezer so that’s what [...]
Yummy Sandwich Bread (Gluten Free, Casein Free, Soy Free)
January 9, 2008 by
Update 10/3/2011: Baking gluten free bread can be overwhemlming, frustrating, and scary. But it doesn’t have to be. Learn to bake good gluten free bread the first time and every time, by taking Gluten Free Bread 101, a virtual cooking class from Gluten Free Cooking School. An updated version of this recipe is featured in the [...]
Gluten Free, Soy Free All Purpose Flour Mix
January 5, 2008 by
Sometime in my early days of gluten free baking I learned the following: Truth #1: Gluten free baking takes longer than non-gluten free baking. Truth #2: I still have only 24 hours per day. Conclusion: If I’m ever going to get around to cleaning the kitchen or folding laundry, I need to reduce the amount [...]
Best Gluten Free Recipes from 2007
December 31, 2007 by
I only have an hour and 15 minutes left to look back on 2007, so here is a quick roundup of my most popular blog posts from the year (determined by the number of times each was viewed). There has been some recent comment action on several of these, so you may want to go [...]
Rolling in Dough: The Last of the Sugar Cookie Series
December 27, 2007 by
This post is the last in a 4-part series on Gluten Free Sugar Cookies. If you missed the first three, here they are: Part 1: How to Cream Butter & Sugar Part 2: To Cream or Not – The Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Trials Part 3: My Basic Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Recipe How [...]
Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
December 20, 2007 by
This is the third of four posts on How to Bake Sugar Cookies. We’ve already learned how to cream butter and sugar, and performed some related experiments. This post will cover the basic Gluten Free Sugar Cookie recipe. And then after Christmas I’ll write a post on how to roll out the cookie dough. Yes, [...]
To Cream or Not: Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Trials
December 19, 2007 by
This is the second of four posts in a series on Gluten Free Sugar Cookies. The first post on How to Cream Butter and Sugar may be found here. The third post (currently scheduled for Friday) will be How to Roll Out Sugar Cookies, and the fourth post, (check back on Sunday) will be my [...]
How to Cream Butter & Sugar
December 17, 2007 by
This post is the first in a 4-part series on How to Make Sugar Cookies. Check back throughout the week for the next three posts. As I was making up a batch of gluten free sugar cookies this week, I realized that a new cook reading a recipe for sugar cookies, would have no [...]
Gluten Free Menu – December 10th
December 9, 2007 by
Some Sundays it is very comforting to know that I won’t have to figure out what we’re having for supper on my drive home from work every day. December has been a very tiring month so far, and I want this week to be easy. So even though Gluten Free Menu Swap is on hiatus [...]
Black Bean Enchiladas Recipe
December 9, 2007 by
Somehow we end up with orphaned packets of taco seasoning in our pantry. I’m not sure how it happens; maybe there is a taco seasoning fairy. But when they show up, we’re always happy to see them because it means we’ll be having Black Bean Enchiladas for supper. This recipe started out one night at [...]
Messing around with the site
December 7, 2007 by
Hi everyone, I played around with the layout of my site last night and it’s looking a bit funky right now. I’m going to go ahead and do some more major changes while I have it messed up so that it only looks strange once this week. I should have it back to normal by [...]
Gluten Free Southern Cornbread
December 6, 2007 by
Cornbread is one of John’s favorite foods. He has been known to eat an entire pan all by himself, and yet somehow he is still a slim, trim hunk (I’m waiting to see how long it takes him to edit this!). We make when we’re having soups, stews, and any food that has yummy juices [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – December 3rd
December 2, 2007 by
Just a short post to give everyone my menu for the week. Unfortunately I’ll be out of town on a business trip from Tuesday to Friday and John and David will be fending for themselves. The menu should give you a good idea of how John copes with cooking when I’m not around or otherwise [...]
Golden Yum-Yums: A Recipe for Comfort Food
December 2, 2007 by
One of David’s new words is “yum-yum”. It doesn’t come out very clearly, but anytime we give him one his favorite foods, like bananas or cereal, he says “yum-yum” before he digs in. In fact he said it this week when we gave him a helping of what was formerly knows as “Roasted Root Vegetables” [...]
Gluten Free Bread & Bread Machines
November 29, 2007 by
A Flour Shortage We’ve been waiting for our 25 lb. bag of brown rice flour from Bob’s Red Mill forever! The gluten free oats that we ordered with it were back-ordered and the shipping people at Bob’s Red Mill were waiting to send us everything in one shipment. A quick call fixed this problem, but [...]
John’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
November 27, 2007 by
Friends that make gluten free food for you are friends to keep. Years ago we were playing board games with our old college roommates and my roommate made gluten free Peanut Butter Cookies for John (I didn’t know I had problems with gluten at that point). You’ve probably seen the recipe for the cookies that [...]
Gluten Free Gravy for your Turkey and Dressing
November 21, 2007 by
It looks like I’m getting a lot of first time visitors due to the holidays. If this is your first time on the site, I hope you’ll take the time to look around a bit or bookmark the site so that you can come back later. You can also subscribe (for free) to the Gluten [...]
Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing Recipe
November 21, 2007 by
My grandmother made the best Cornbread Dressing. I loved helping her crumble up the stale hamburger buns to mix with the cornbread and gushing my fingers through the gloopy mixture of cornbread, spices and chicken stock to make sure that everything was well mixed. When John started a gluten free diet five years ago, I [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – November 19th
November 18, 2007 by
Thanksgiving is almost here! We’re about to sit down to a pre-Thanksgiving dinner trial run. Gluten Free Southern Cornbread Dressing, Gluten Free Gravy, Gluten free Green Bean & Corn Casserole, Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Relish, and Gluten Free Pan-Fried Tofu. For those of you who are about to have your first Gluten Free Thanksgiving, I [...]
Thanksgiving Leftovers: Toasted Turkey (Tofu) Sandwich with Cranberry & Arugula
November 15, 2007 by
Leftover turkey is my favorite part of Thanksgiving Day. After stuffing (pun intended) myself for lunch, a late-night turkey sandwich is the perfect way end to the day. In fact, turkey sandwiches are so important to my family’s Thanksgiving celebration that we’ve even cooked a turkey at home before visiting relatives so that we’d have [...]
Sweet Baby Banana! A Fun Fruit Topping Your Kids Will Love
November 12, 2007 by
Last week when I was cruising the aisles of Whole Foods I found a treasure in a pile of bananas. Hidden beneath the plain Jane normal bananas was a whole hand of baby bananas! I haven’t found a good picture, but each baby banana is about as long as an adult finger. There are 15 [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – November 12th
November 11, 2007 by
Here’s the picture of my gluten free tortellini attempt. As you can see we ended up making ravioli. This week’s menu starts off easy since it is largely a repeat of last week! We had quite a busy week buying a new car and working on a house that we’re putting up for sale, so [...]
Pumpkin Stuffed French Toast
November 7, 2007 by
We’re having our first freeze tonight and our house is cold. I’m bundled up in my favorite college sweatshirt with my hands wrapped around a mug of hot chocolate. It seems like the perfect night to write about a warm comfort food breakfast. Sunday morning we were up early since David didn’t realize that the [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – November 5th
November 4, 2007 by
The leaves are starting to change color here in Alabama and my winter garden of greens is flourishing. I think that the arugula and lettuce are almost ready to harvest, so I made sure to include them in my menu for this week. And as soon as we get our first frost the chard, collards, [...]
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
October 31, 2007 by
Monday morning I was attempting to clear a path through the dirty dishes when I came upon an extremely ripe banana. With no idea what we were having for breakfast, I took this as a sign that we should have Banana Nut Bread. What followed was a typical early morning cooking experience in the Pickett [...]
Halloween Quesadillas
October 26, 2007 by
I first made these quesadillas a few months ago and realized that they would be perfect for Halloween. Besides being orange and black, these quesadillas are really fast to make which is perfect for a night when you’re trying to cook, trick-or-treat, and get kids to bed at a reasonable hour. I’m going to give [...]
How to Prep a Butternut Squash
October 22, 2007 by
Winter squash can be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. They suddenly appear in the supermarket when the first hint of autumn is in the air, a heaped pile of colors and shapes. A lot of people buy them for decoration. But the wise cooks buy them and cook them up into wonderful pies and [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – October 22
October 21, 2007 by
We’ll be out of town this weekend, so my menu for the week is based on what is in the refrigerator that needs to be eaten. I think I did a pretty good job, since our grocery bill today was only a third of what it usually is. The meals are relatively well-balanced and I [...]
Curried Sweet Potato Fries
October 20, 2007 by
I made up a new recipe last night! This is a pretty common occurrence, but it’s always exciting because of the suspense when you take the first bite. I knew I’d hit on a good one when I wanted to go back and make more as soon as we were done eating. Unfortunately neither John [...]
Falafel on Flat Bread with Creamy Cilantro Sauce
October 17, 2007 by
Falafel on Flat Bread. Fast Food for the Gluten Free Family. That’s what falafel is for me – a meal that seems as indulgent as stopping by McDonald’s. It’s not that it’s really fast….it just tastes like it should be. Start by making the dressing. It needs some time in the fridge for all of [...]
Gluten Free Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe No. 1
October 16, 2007 by
For those of you who want to take a stab at making cream of mushroom soup, here is the recipe that I made in the How to Make Gluten Free Cream of Mushroom Soup tutorial. I’ve named the recipe No. 1 because I’m sure that I will come up with other versions at some point. [...]
How to Make Gluten Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
October 15, 2007 by
So many of the favorite dishes from my childhood started with a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup. Poppy Seed Chicken, Chicken Rollups, Chicken Spaghetti Casserole, my Grandmother’s gravy….all unattainable on a gluten free diet until you learn how to make a white sauce. For more great gluten free recipes like this one, make [...]
Gluten Free Menu Swap – October 15
October 14, 2007 by
Sunday is here again and thanks to Gluten Free Mommy’s Gluten Free Menu Swap, I have actually planned our meals for the week. Now I’ve just got to force myself to sit down and make the shopping list (groan!). I’m not looking forward to facing Walmart after work tomorrow night! Gluten Free Mommy is hosting [...]
Gluten Free Curried Carrot Soup Recipe
October 8, 2007 by
I love soup! So simple, so good, and so perfect for a quick lunch or supper. The daytime temperatures in Alabama are still in the high eighties, but the nights have a chill in the air, so I have declared soup season to be officially open. John’s parents and sister visited us this weekend and [...]
Gluten Free Menu Monday
October 8, 2007 by
Natalie over at Gluten Free Mommy has started a Gluten Free Menu Swap. Every Monday, gluten free bloggers can post their menu for the week and Natalie (or whoever is hosting for the week) will do a roundup of all of the gluten free menus. If you’d like to participate next week, the optional special [...]
Bread Baking Bonanza Roundup
October 7, 2007 by
It is getting to be late on Sunday night, and in case you’re busy blog surfing I wanted to let you know that Gluten a Go Go posted her Bread Baking Bonanza Roundup this past week. The post features bread recipes from eight different blogs, including two of my favorites Gluten Free Mommy and Gluten [...]
Gluten Free Banana Nut Pancakes
October 5, 2007 by
I seem to be on a pancakes kick these days. John’s parents and sister are visiting us this weekend, so I needed a relatively easy, big breakfast for this morning. Pancakes seemed perfect and since I wanted to post something today too, I decided to make up a new recipe. Thus were banana nut pancakes [...]
Zucchini Corn Sauté
October 2, 2007 by
Corn and zucchini are both great summer vegetables and they come together in this recipe to make a tasty and easy side dish. The veggies take all for two minutes to prepare and the dish can cook away on the stove while you’re working on the entree. If it gets done before the rest of [...]
Gluten Free Spiced Apple Pancakes
September 29, 2007 by
The fall air has made it back to Alabama this morning and it is lovely. A perfect day to drink hot tea on the deck and enjoy the cool air, sunshine, and birds. It was also a perfect morning to play with my pancake recipe. The Gala apples that have been sitting in the fruit [...]
Gluten Free Kasha Varnishkes
September 26, 2007 by
Kasha Varnishkes is the first of what I hope will be many Easy Gluten Free Recipes. By easy, I mean 5 ingredients or less for a main dish, and three ingredients or less for a side dish. Of course, if you scroll ahead, you’ll see that the Kasha Varnishkes has six ingredients. I’ve decided not [...]
Black Bean Sausage Recipe
September 24, 2007 by
Over the past week I’ve been working on simplifying our breakfasts. We’ve had a lot of smoothies, fruit salad, and toast and there will be some new recipes coming soon. This weekend I made a batch of “Gluten Free Drop Biscuits Recipe No. 2″ and these black bean sausages. You don’t have to be a [...]
Gluten Free Drop Biscuits Recipe No. 2
September 16, 2007 by
Gluten free breakfasts are a thorn in my side. My whole-grain loving self cannot stomach gluten free cereals and John only likes eggs for about two weeks a year. So for the last couple of months we’ve been eating a lot of pancakes, biscuits, and grits, and I and my scale are ready for a [...]
Spinach Meatball Sandwiches
September 12, 2007 by
Here’s the follow-up recipe for the spinach meatballs featured in “Spinach Meatballs over Spaghetti”. I really liked this recipe – I enjoyed having a meatball sub for the first time in way too long and I enjoyed how quickly the meal came together. We used Kate’s wrap recipe, but you could use any gluten free [...]
Spinach Meatballs over Spaghetti
September 10, 2007 by
It doesn’t seem right to call meatballs that are made with beans “meatballs”. They should be called beanballs. But that sounds like something that you might hear in a whispered conversation between fourth-grade boys. Regardless, these meatballs made with beans make a quick and satisfying supper with plenty of leftovers for meatball sandwiches later in [...]
7 Great Things About a Gluten Free Diet
September 5, 2007 by
The first few days and weeks of life on a gluten free diet are tough. You’re not sure what to eat. Lots of the food in your pantry is full of gluten. And, many of your favorite comfort foods are off-limits just when you really need some comfort. But, there is hope. Here are seven [...]
Toasted Pimento Cheese Sandwich
September 3, 2007 by
Before the summer gets completely away from us and we want more than sandwiches for supper, here’s a classic Southern recipe for pimento cheese sandwiches. I had no idea until I read this NPR story that pimento cheese is just a Southern thing. I probably should have guessed though, since we often eat pimento cheese [...]
August Roundup
September 1, 2007 by
Just in case you missed them, here are the top five posts from August. “Gluten Free Fried Brown Rice Recipe” Fried Brown Rice is one of our favorites because it’s yummy and it’s quick. We never have leftovers when I make this, so when my coworkers see that I’m eating a sandwich, they now comment [...]
Gluten Free Garlic & Cheese Biscuits
August 30, 2007 by
I can’t think of any more addictive bread for supper than gluten free Garlic & Cheese biscuits. These delicious gluten free biscuits are our favorite accompaniment to a bowl of steaming hot stew. Be sure to make plenty, because these biscuits will disappear quickly. In fact, now that our children are getting older, I’d probably [...]
My First Meme!
August 29, 2007 by
Kate at Gluten Free Gobsmacked has tagged me for my first ever meme. Never heard of a meme; it’s kind of like a chain-letter for bloggers. Here are the rules: 1. Once tagged, let others know who tagged you. 2. Players are to list 8 random facts about themselves. 3. Those who are tagged should [...]
Gluten Free Eggplant Parmigiana Recipe
August 28, 2007 by
Eggplants are one of those prolific summer vegetables for which we run out of recipes long before we run out of produce. Last week we had a couple of eggplants that had been lingering in the refrigerator for several days. Several readers had requested a gluten free recipe for eggplant parmigiana, and I really wanted [...]
Roasted Summer Veggies over Brown Rice
August 26, 2007 by
Roasted Vegetables over Brown Rice is a great supper recipe for at least four reasons. One, it’s an easy recipe so it’s great for a night when you don’t want to cook. Two, you can roast the vegetables in a toaster oven and not heat up the kitchen. Three, this recipe will use up some [...]
How to Cook Brown Rice: The Experiment
August 22, 2007 by
When I was a kid, our church had a potluck lunch every Fifth Sunday (i.e., if a month had five Sundays, we at lunch together on the fifth one). Every family would bring a couple of dishes, and since there were a lot of good cooks in our church, we always had quite a spread. [...]
GF[CS] Expansion: Reader Submitted Recipes
August 18, 2007 by
The Gluten Free [Cooking School] Website is about to under-go an expansion. We will be adding a separate page for reader submitted recipes, so that all gluten free cooks can share there recipes with the world. If you’d like to go ahead and submit a recipe, just type it into the comments section of the [...]
Egg Series No. 1: How to Beat Egg Yolks & Crème Brûlée Recipe
August 18, 2007 by
If you’ve been missing desserts since you went gluten free, then you’ve come to the right place. This is the last in a three-part series on eggs, and we’ve been learning how to crack and separate an egg, beat egg whites, and beat egg yolks. All three of these skill are used in gluten free [...]
Forgotten Cookies Recipe
August 16, 2007 by
Here is a recipe for one of my favorite cookies. As a kid, it was so hard to wait for the cookies to cook overnight, but it was so worth it the next morning when we’d have cookies for breakfast =) If you’ve never beaten egg whites before, check out this lesson before you get [...]
Egg Series No. 1: How to Beat Egg Whites
August 16, 2007 by
I remember the first time I tried to beat egg whites by myself. I beat and beat and beat (with a whisk), and nothing happened. Luckily, Mom came into the kitchen right before I broke into tears and started questioning me about what I had done thus far. “Did you dry the bowl before you [...]
Gluten Free Wraps and Puff Pancakes
August 15, 2007 by
We’re running a bit behind on the Forgotten Cookie recipe that I had meant to post for tonight. Hopefully it will be up tomorrow night, but in the meantime I wanted to tell you about a few great recipes that we’ve tried this past week. First, Gluten Free Gobsmacked has a wonderfully good recipe for [...]
Egg Series No. 1: How to Crack and Separate an Egg
August 14, 2007 by
How to Crack an Egg Cracking an egg for the first time can be intimidating, even if you’ve seen it done before. 1. Firmly tap the middle of the egg against the side of the bowl or the edge of your counter. Basically any sharp object that will crack the shell, rather than crushing it, [...]
How To: The Egg Series No. 1
August 13, 2007 by
The lesson to recipe ratio is getting a bit too low on this blog, so this week I am going to focus on “how to” articles. Tomorrow’s post will cover how to crack an egg and how to separate the egg white from the egg yolk. The topic for Wednesday’s post is beating egg whites [...]
Savory Sage Corn Cakes Recipe
August 11, 2007 by
What do you get when you need to figure out how to use the sage in your garden, you want to try a new recipe, supper needs to be on the table pronto, and you’ve been thinking about writing a post for Weekend Herb Blogging? Well, I have no idea what you would get, but [...]
Summer Veggie Quesadillas
August 8, 2007 by
After feeding and bathing a fussy toddler last night, I needed a quick and easy supper. Quesadillas made with corn tortillas are a old stand-by in our household, and since they have the advantage of not requiring an oven, that’s what we had. I had a refrigerator full of vegetables from my visit to our [...]
Nana’s Texas Spaghetti
August 6, 2007 by 10 Comments
Nana’s Texas Spaghetti is an original creation of John’s maternal grandmother, Janie Cook Smith (Nana to the grandkids). When John and I first started dating, I would suggest that we have spaghetti for supper, and he would refuse. For the longest I thought that he just didn’t like spaghetti. Then we visited his parents. Turns [...]
Gluten Free Fried Brown Rice Recipe
August 2, 2007 by
Fried Brown Rice is one of our favorite meals right now, and luckily for me it’s super easy and fast. “How,” you ask, “is any recipe with brown rice quick?” Well, if you want your fried rice to turn out as something other than a gluey mess, you’ll use chilled rice. Since it only takes [...]
Singapore Street Noodles Recipe
July 30, 2007 by
A few weeks ago I was in a cooking rut. We were eating the same things over and over and I never knew what I was going to be cooking for supper, until five minutes before I started. I somehow convinced myself that the solution to this dilemma was to plan my menus for a [...]
Green String Penne Pasta
July 29, 2007 by
I’ve decided that we must always come back from vacation on a Saturday. I had such a sense of peace yesterday when we came home to a mostly clean house, enough food for a few days, and nothing that had to be done till Monday. This morning I made Gluten Free Mommy’s Carrot Zuchinni Muffins [...]
We’re on Vacation!!
July 23, 2007 by
Hi everyone, John and I are heading off on our first week-long vacation in over a year. My younger brother is home on leave from Iraq and we are going to spend some time with him, his fiancee, and my parents. I’ll be back with more recipes next week, and I hope you’ll spend some [...]
Easy Summer Coleslaw Recipe
July 21, 2007 by
As promised in my previous post, “Five Reasons to Shred Cabbage with a Knife, and How To Do It.”, here is an easy recipe for all of the cabbage that you’re shredded by now. I usually use white cabbage (it’s green, really), but the red cabbage (purple, really) that I had on hand worked just [...]
Five Reasons to Shred Cabbage with a Knife, and How To Do It.
July 19, 2007 by
Despite the fact that I own a lovely Cuisinart and that pre-shredded, bagged cabbage is readily available at the supermarket, I have always shredded cabbage with a knife. Hhere is a brief picture tutorial on how to shred a cabbage and five reasons why everyone should learn how.
Eggplant Florentine Casserole
July 16, 2007 by
Eggplant Florentine is one our favorite pantry suppers. I usually have all of the ingredients on hand, and it’s a breeze to throw together. If you like diced tomatoes, they are an optional ingredient. My husband is not too crazy about tomatoes, and as seen in the picture above, I sometimes leave them out. I [...]
Mushroom & Broccoli Quiche Recipe
July 11, 2007 by
I walked into the kitchen this past Saturday morning, babe in arms, and wondered what in the world we were going to have for breakfast. For the past few months our weekend breakfasts have been a regular rotation of my gluten free pancakes or my gluten free drop biscuits, and we were definitely ready for [...]
Gluten Free Pizza Recipe
July 6, 2007 by
Friday night in our house is a date night of sorts. We often put the babe to bed and then make homemade gluten free pizza while sipping on a cold gluten free beer. When the pizzas are done, we top them with Parmesan and red pepper flakes and head to the den to watch a [...]
Brown Rice & Buckwheat Sandwich Bread Recipe
July 4, 2007 by
One of my readers recently asked if she could substitute a non-bean flour for the soybean flour in the “Really Good Sandwich Bread” recipe. I did some research and responded back to her that I thought sorghum flour or buckwheat flour would work well as a substitution. Last night, I picked up some buckwheat flour [...]
How to Dice an Onion in 5 Steps
July 2, 2007 by
Onions seem to be in almost every supper recipe that I cook. I have been known to dice an onion and start sauteing it before I even decide what we’re having for supper. However, I do know people that run at the thought of prepping veggies for supper because “it takes so long”. That is [...]
Finally, Really Good Sandwich Bread: Our Favorite Gluten Free Bread Recipe
June 25, 2007 by
Gluten free bread is a staple of our diet. When John first started a gluten free diet we searched through grocery store after grocery store hunting the elusive frozen rice bread that our internet searches indicated should be there. We finally found some and, upon trying it, promptly spit it out. It was horrible! John [...]
Gluten Free Pancakes
June 15, 2007 by
Just in time for the weekend, here is one of our favorite breakfasts: gluten free pancakes. We love to cook these on the weekend, when we have more time to sit and enjoy them. You can always top them with syrup, of course, but we’ve also enjoyed strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream and bananas. For more [...]
Mmmm…. Hot Biscuits with Tomato Gravy
June 12, 2007 by
There are days in our house when the pantry is almost empty and the produce bin only holds a few [slightly shriveled] carrots and potatoes. For some reason, this is when I tend to revert to the cooking of my childhood….downhome Southern cooking. Last Monday night was one of those nights. I rummaged through the [...]
Gluten Free Drop Biscuits Recipe
June 7, 2007 by
My husband loves biscuits. In the pre-gluten free days, one of his favorite Saturday morning breakfasts was a sausage and cheese biscuit. For years we used gluten free bread for our breakfast sandwiches, but a recent trip to Whole Foods inspired me to try my hand at biscuits. I have to say, these taste just [...]