My parents have often joked that they know when I’m visiting because the kitchen is always 10x messier than normal. In fact, my mom’s self-appointed job when I am cooking for all of us is to follow me around and clean up after me. Spoons disappear from the counter 5 seconds after I’ve stirred the [...]
Banana Bread Muffins
May 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
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 3 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 1 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 [...]
Best Places to Buy Bulk Gluten Free Flour
April 5, 2013 by 13 Comments
Buying gluten free flour in bulk is convenient and cost-effective. When you’re doing a lot of gluten free baking, it’s lovely to have a 25 lb bag of brown rice flour at hand, so that you’re not constantly running to the store. The price of a large bag of flour, even with shipping costs, is [...]
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 [...]