Purchasing gluten-free bars at the grocery store can add up rather quickly. These almond-cranberry super grain bars are easy to make for a fraction of the cost. I used several different seeds and grains, all of which worked well in the bars except the sorghum. The seeds are too hard, so I do not recommend [Read More]
There are a number of foods I have never tried before because I was diagnosed with a gluten-intolerance at such a young age (two). English muffins are one of those foods. Sitting across the table from my husband for nearly thirty years, watching him pull-apart the soft English muffin with a fork, pop it [Read More]
This fresh summer salad uses white beans & arugula with a tarragon & wine vinaigrette. It is fresh, light, and delicious! If you have been growing a little herb garden this summer, here’s a chance to throw in a bit of fresh tarragon. Toss this salad together in under twenty minutes, and if you are [Read More]
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]
The peaches are ripe and ready for a summer dessert. Peach pie is delicious, but why cover the peaches with a top crust when they make such a beautiful display of colorful peachy swirls in a peach tart (gluten & dairy-free of course)! There is nothing quite like a succulent peach with the rich nectar dripping from [Read More]
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]
It wasn’t easy growing up gluten-free. I was born in the 60’s and “gluten” was a foreign word. When my skin became inflamed somewhere between the age of one and two, probably due to eating too many soda crackers, my mom hunted down an allergist who placed 27 needles in my back to see which [Read More]
Back in the early nineties the Palouse region, where I live, was dubbed the “Lentil Capitol of the World“. At that time, 97% of all lentils were grown in this region. Since then, it has slipped from being the largest producer, (I believe it may be Montana now) but you will still hear [Read More]