Memorial weekend is right around the corner and no better way to spruce up a gluten-free hamburger than to add a little Caramelized Bourbon Bacon Jam, gluten-free of course! Be careful when it comes to buying booze, though; not all are gluten-free. Is Bourbon Gluten-free? Bourbon is generally made of 51% corn or maize, both of [Read More]
Archive of ‘Dressings & Sauces’ category
Honey-Cumin Savoy Cabbage Salad
I had a pleasant walk through my farmer’s market this morning perusing all the bounty of delicious organic veggies when my eye caught these luscious looking savoy cabbages. Instantly my brain starts ticking away on what type of salad I could create. A cabbage salad with crisp apple, roasted chicken, slivered almonds, and a tangy, [Read More]
Making the Perfect Gluten-free French Crepe
There are a lot of gluten-free crepe recipes on the web but I think I may have perfected the skill of making the perfect gluten-free French crepe. My husband and I recently returned from a twelve day European cruise to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Wow! It was a trip of a lifetime. I had [Read More]
Peach Crisp with Maple-Rum Cream
Peaches are harvested, summer is coming to a close, and nothing says end of the summer dessert like a fresh Peach Crisp, gluten-free no less. Add a drizzle of Maple-Rum Cream and you have one amazing end of the summer dessert! I visited my local farmer’s market today and fresh peaches were everywhere. Deliciously sweet [Read More]
Grilled Chicken & Kumquat Spring Salad
“Mom, you have to blog this Grilled Chicken & Kumquat Spring Salad. It is one of the best I have ever tasted!” my daughter exclaimed as she took her first few bites. And I would have to agree, it was so delicious we ate the whole salad between the two of us! The vinaigrette has [Read More]
Tomato-Avocado Eggs Benedict
Here’s a fresh twist on the standard Eggs Benedict: replace the ham with tomato and avocado. Using a gluten-free English muffin (click on it for my English Muffin recipe), then layer it with fresh veggies and top it off with a delicious gluten-free hollandaise sauce, you have the makings of one delicious Tomato-Avocado Eggs Benedict [Read More]
Mango, Avocado, Chicken & Rice Salad
I am super excited to post this new recipe I created! This Mango, Avocado, Chicken & Rice Salad has an explosion of flavor with every bite. I used half forbidden rice (a purple nutty-flavored rice from China) and the other half is Jasmine rice. The two blended together give this dish an extra pop of [Read More]
Sautéed Chicken Breasts & Morels in a Marsala Wine Sauce
If you like mushrooms, there is nothing quite like eating fresh morels. They grow in the forest among damp woody places and are best found in the springtime after the snow has melted until early June. Know your mushrooms well. There are many mushrooms that are edible, but just as many, if not more, that [Read More]
Powerful Quinoa Salad with Orange-Cumin Dressing
This cancer-fighting salad brings with it one powerful, nutritional punch! (an updated note: this recipe took the $1,000 Grand Prize in a recipe contest I entered!) I have analyzed each ingredient and the nutritional benefits they bring to your body. This is one heart healthy, cancer-fighting, anti-inflammatory salad that tastes so delicious, not only will [Read More]
Spinach & Blue Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette
My Saturday morning routine consists of sleeping in (which usually means 7:00 am) and then hitting the farmer’s market by 9:00. My husband was out of town this past weekend, so some friends called me up to go to the market and then off to a neighboring town for an old-fashioned car show, where vintage [Read More]