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 [...]
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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 [...] 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 submit [...] Hello everyone, 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. First, here [...] 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. I just got an email from Amazon about a Grocery Sale that they are running for Earth Day. There are several great deals on gluten free foods, especially gluten free flour. And if you have trouble finding gluten free pasta and gluten free cookies at your local stores, now is your chance to stock [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 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 recipes [...] 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, please [...] 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 what [...] I just got an email from Amazon to let me know that they have started stocking Pamela’s Products Amazing Gluten-free Bread Mix And Flour Blend, 4 Pound Bags (Pack of 3). I haven’t used this product, but I know that some of you prefer to use store bought mixes, so I thought I’d pass the [...] 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 and [...] 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 points, [...] Frugal gluten free grocery shopper shares her tips on [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 is [...] 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 [...] 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 simple [...] It looks like Amazon is really pushing its gluten free products during November. You can get a 25% discount on certain Gluten Free Pantry mixes (10% off +15% Subscribe and Save discount) when you purchase before November 30th. Here’s a list of what is on sale: Just a quick note to let you know that Amazon is running a 10% discount on some Bob’s Red Mill items. If you combine that discount with their Subscribe & Save discount, then you’ll get a whopping 25% off of your order. Here are a few of the eligible items that you might want to stock [...] Menu Planning for Two (weeks that is): Sometimes it really helps me to brainstorm my menus in my blogging software….and since the menu is already in a post, I thought I’d share it with you. If any of the meals, catch your eye, let me know in the comments and I’ll make a note to post [...] For the past few weeks. . . or maybe months, I’ve been in a holding pattern. I keep waiting for life to ease up, so that I can spend time cooking. I keep waiting to feel less queasy, and waiting for a clean house, and waiting for more energy, and waiting for a creative thought. [...] 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 Rice [...] 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 [...]
So last week, I spent way to much at Walmart and have no grocery budget left for the rest of the month. Everything I’m making this week is coming straight out of the pantry. Luckily, we have a good supply of staples on hand and this week’s menu wasn’t very difficult. Next week [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 us. In my mind, [...] 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 [...] 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 [...]
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 [...] (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 [...] 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 of [...] 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 Recipe for Disaster: Combine all ingredients with an incredibly supportive family, generous Italian hospitality, helpful restaurant staffs, a stash of gluten free good and a mini-kitchen to create a long weekend [...] 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 [...] 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 it, [...] 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 it was [...] 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 [...] 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. David lying in my lap to eat his cereal this morning. He’s cutting teeth and has been extra snuggly this weekend. Our fruit basket – we’re snacking healthfully this week. 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! A cup of chamomile before bed For those who have had A 28 Days To Go Haiku A Simple Breakfast: 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. 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 [...] 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 have left [...] 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 encouragement for [...] 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. 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 [...] 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 of time allocated [...] 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 [...]
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 idea what [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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. I first discovered white sauce in my great-grandmother’s cookbook. My [...] 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 [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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. 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 gluten [...] 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, will [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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”. [...] 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 [...] |
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