GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
An Amazing Brined Gluten Free Turkey Recipe for Thanksgiving
November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free, Casein Free Bread Stuffing for Thanksgiving
November 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Green Bean Casserole (Gluten Free & Casein Free)
November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Mixed Green Salad with Apples & Pecans, Buttermilk Honey Dressing
November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free, Casein Free Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
November 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Hot, Steamy, Wonderful Gluten Free Yeast Rolls
November 8, 2011 By 12 Comments
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Impossibly Easy Sweet Potato Pie
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Cooking Class FAQ
October 17, 2011 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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.… [Continue Reading]
Sweet & Salty Popcorn: Easy Gluten Free Snacks for the Super Bowl
January 31, 2011 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); I take a hard-line approach to sharing baked gluten free snacks. I don’t share. Maybe I’m stingy, but I’m not about to make anything with gluten free flours to share with friends who are not gluten free. For example, I know that if I made cupcakes they would be delicious and no one would… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Bread – 30 Minute Flatbread
January 4, 2010 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Thanksgiving Recipes
November 3, 2009 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Waffles
August 29, 2009 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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.… [Continue Reading]
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.
Breakfast on a Budget – Cream of Corn Cereal
January 6, 2009 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Spoonbread Corn Muffins Inspired by Tayst in Nashville
November 30, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Dad’s Brown White Rice
November 10, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Bread: Banana Bread
November 8, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Menu Swap Roundup for August 18th
August 17, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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 may… [Continue Reading]
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.
Gluten Free Red Velvet Cake
June 19, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Multi-Grain Flat Bread: Gluten Free Bread Without Starch
June 18, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Pineapple Mango Salsa
June 9, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Minty Purple Peach Smoothie
June 1, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
How to Bake a Gluten Free Angel Food Cake
March 27, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Last of the Sweet Potatoes Soft Tacos
March 25, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); “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:… [Continue Reading]
22 Days to Go: Gluten Free Flour Tortillas
March 24, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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.
Gluten Free Breakfast Scones
March 5, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Gusto: Mixing it up
January 31, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna (GF,CF,SF)
January 24, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Vegetable Gumbo Recipe
January 16, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free, Soy Free All Purpose Flour Mix
January 5, 2008 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Best Gluten Free Recipes from 2007
December 31, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Black Bean Enchiladas Recipe
December 9, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Southern Cornbread
December 6, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Golden Yum-Yums: A Recipe for Comfort Food
December 2, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Spiced Apple Pancakes
September 29, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Black Bean Sausage Recipe
September 24, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Drop Biscuits Recipe No. 2
September 16, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Finally, Really Good Sandwich Bread: Our Favorite Gluten Free Bread Recipe
June 25, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
Gluten Free Drop Biscuits Recipe
June 7, 2007 By
GA_googleFillSlot(“GFCS_Top_Rec”); 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… [Continue Reading]
