The Quince, a Peculiar Fruit: I like trying new things, so when I found this interesting fuzzy fruit called a quince, I had to try it. It looked like a cross between an apple and a pear and I wasn’t even sure how to cook it, but isn’t that half the fun?! I searched the internet and found that it [Read More]
A Thanksgiving Side Dish If you are looking for a beautiful side dish to garnish your gluten & dairy-free Thanksgiving meal, you may want to try this enticing dish of Herbed Potatoes gluten & dairy-free of course! They are easy to put together, especially if you have a mandolin that slices all your potatoes in [Read More]
Quick & Tasty I tried Modern Table meals for the first time a little over a month ago at Costco. Modern Table Meals was started by a group of busy moms who wanted to bring healthy and easy meals that taste yummy to everyday life, and that is exactly what they did. Their Modern Table [Read More]
It’s Autumn Orange glazed chicken with baby Bok Choy is a light comfort meal that brings in the flavors of fall to your dinner table. It’s Autumn. The sun sets earlier now and the nights are growing shorter as fall begins its slow melt into winter. Out my kitchen window the starlings pick the last of the fermented berries off the European mountain [Read More]
I teach gluten-free cooking classes at a local olive oil and vinegar store and this month I will be presenting among several other recipes, a gluten-free olive oil cake. If you’ve never tried one, you need to! The moistness in this cake is superb. I decided to create a cake that represented autumn in its taste, so [Read More]
I have never been a huge cauliflower fan, maybe because my mother always boiled it in water and served a mushy head of white brains, as I always saw it. It wasn’t until my adulthood that I actually started enjoying cauliflower, especially baked. My husband has always thought of cauliflower as a vegetable you need to [Read More]
It doesn’t take but one bite and this super moist gluten & dairy-free pumpkin bread will have you questioning whether it’s truly allergy free! I guarantee it is, and if you like pumpkin at all, a must try recipe! I’m afraid if I hadn’t taken it to work to share with my gluten & dairy-free [Read More]
The last time I visited Astoria, Oregon, was back in the ’90’s when we took our kids to find the house where the “Goonies” was filmed. They were excited when we found it and I still remember them hoping to see the old pirate ship with its trove of treasure, any child’s dream. We, of [Read More]
The morning sun peeked through the blinds onto my makeshift bed in the living room of my daughter and son-in-law’s home. Even though I awake with a slightly kinked back, I wouldn’t change it for the most comfy bed in the world. I hear the sounds of a two-year old humming in his crib in [Read More]
Making the Perfect GF Rose tartlets I don’t know about you, but Pinterest inspires me, so when I saw these caramel apple rose tartlets I knew I wanted to try to make them gluten-free. As you know, it’s always a bit of a challenge getting it to turn out exactly like it looks on Pinterest, especially when it [Read More]