Category: Holiday
Amazing “Nut Crust”
You sure won’t miss your old favorite pie crust recipes when you taste this delicious one! I love to mix and match nut flours and these three are three of my favorites, in this ratio. Everyone raves when I use this recipe. Use for fruit pies, hearty quiches, tofu cream pies and even meat pies. […]
Yogurt Cake with Rice Flour
This delicious recipe is from a dear friend of mine, a fellow food blogger. It is absolutely to-die-for. I’m so grateful she has shared it with us! INGREDIENTS 100 g butter = 3.5 oz 150 g sugar = 5.25 oz 125 yogurt = 4.3 oz 200 g rice flour = 7 oz 4 teaspoons baking […]
Cookies and Crème Sorghum Squares
These squares are just delightful and a treat for the whole family! Perfect for a sweet tooth after a savory dinner. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups Popping Sorghum, popped 1 cup shredded coconut (preferably unsweetened) 1½ cup Faux-reo Cookie Wafers – roughly crushed (recipe below) 1 cup confectioners sugar 4 rounded tablespoons powdered milk 6 oz […]
Gluten-Free Crêpes #2
Gluten-free crêpes are great for special occasions and holiday brunches. You busy gluten-free cooks can make a stack of versatile gluten-free crêpes ahead of time. Use a blender to make really fast and easy crêpe batter. Wrap and freeze them for a fast and convenient special-occasion dessert. Serve with raspberry sauce, or your favorite fruit […]
Fresh from Elizabeth’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Kaplan, founder of the Pure Pantry
In Fresh from Elizabeth’s Kitchen, author Elizabeth Kaplan utilizes her abundance of culinary education credentials and sincere care throughout her cookbook on each and every page to give us a variety of family-friendly gluten-free recipes. You can enjoy her well thought out personal recipes in a box form her own Gluten Free company, The Pure […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is the original Toll House recipe, halved because I don’t want to make so many cookies. These are really delicious! INGREDIENTS a heaping 1 3/4 c rice flour, or flour mix 1/2 t xanthan gum 1/2 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 1 stick shortening, Earth Balance, or butter 1/2 c brown sugar […]
Katana’s Gluten-Free Ice Cream Cake
A good friend baked a gluten-free cake (with chocolate and vanilla ice cream on top!) for her daughter’s birthday celebration and it was a great hit with all of her non-GF dieter guests. Though the below recipe was made with regular ice cream, you can always opt to make your own gluten-free version. If […]
JustPoppin.comTM Gluten Free Sorghum Brittle
Thanks to our good friends at Justpoppin for giving us a fantastic Brittle recipe. Perfect as a gift or for a sweet treat. Ingredients: 2 – cups sugar 1 – cup light corn syrup 1 – cup water 3 to 4 – cups Popping Sorghum, popped ½ – teaspoon salt 1 – tablespoon unsalted butter […]
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Almond Brownies
This gluten-free recipe was shared by a friend who loves to eat gluten-free, but sometimes her family can be a little more than skeptical. Here is a recipe that has proven to surprise even her dad! INGREDIENTS: 1 cup almond butter (chunky, raw)1 ¼ cup pumpkin puree2 eggs plus one yolk1/3 cup of date syrup1 […]
Just Poppin Organic Popping Sorghum Grain- Review
Just Poppin’s Organic Popping Sorghum Grain is a product I was very excited to test. I could not believe that there could be a corn alternative—that is so available for my gluten-free friends and visitors to enjoy. When we popped it, it looked like miniature popcorn. It was actually rather cute, and not at all […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Carrot Cake
Who would have ever thought that decadent desserts could be allergy-friendly and healthy, too? INGREDIENTS ½ cup white rice flour ¾ cup sorghum flour ½ cup tapioca starch 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp xanthan gum ½ tsp ground cinnamon, optional 1 pinch ground cloves, optional ¼ tsp salt 2 large eggs ½ cup […]
Vegan Better Batter Pumpkin Brownies
A delicious holiday treat! This carrot cake goes well with it for the holidays. INGREDIENTS 15 oz. can pumpkin I package of Better Batter Brownie Mix DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for metal pans. For glass, dark, or non-stick coated pans, preheat to 325 degrees instead. Grease bottom only of pan. 2. Stir […]
Gluten-Free Scottish Oatcakes
(makes 18 oatcakes) A wonderful breakfast invention, these can be served with honey, butter, or jam, but they’re just as satisfying plain. They make an excellent hors d’oeuvre or a yummy snack, topped with smoked fish or other meat, or cheese for those who aren’t dairy-sensitive. INGREDIENTS ½ c shortening 1 c regular GF oats […]
Mariposa Baking Company
When we come across truly fine artisan-crafted gluten-free items, it’s an absolute sigh of relief. “Quality” is a word we can associate with Mariposa Baking Company. Biscottis, coffeecakes, tea loaves, brownies, and squares—all hand-crafted in a dedicated GF facility. All items are readily available to consumers online as well as wholesale. The storefront is the […]
Smart Treat – A Terrific Gluten-Free Company
(I am not paid or given any incentive to write one way or the other. What you are about to read is from me to you, my honest opinion.) Each Gluten-Free bite was unique, wholesome and had our taste buds asking for more. My Florida field testers and I had quite a reaction to the […]
MI-DEL – Company and Food Review
A cookie story and a family story is the story of MI-DEL. Mr. Samuel Midel started off with creating healthy cookies in Chicago. Originally, he created sugar-free cookies at home and for his two daughters, and these cookies were always eaten up so quickly he knew he was onto something. Mr. Midel wanted to […]
Gluten-Free Krumkakes
These cookies are popular not only in Norway but also among Norwegian immigrant descendants, who reside in the American Midwest. They are traditionally prepared for Christmas, along with other Norwegian goodies, offering a sweet dessert after the traditional Christmas Eve dinner of pinnekjøtt (literally “stick meat”)—salted, dried, and sometimes smoked lamb’s ribs. I’ve been using […]
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cookies
My sincerest gratitude to an attendee of the 2009 Tampa Bay Celiac Group Cookie Exchange for sharing this awesome seasonal recipe! You can make an assortment of cookies for everyone to enjoy. Got a recipe you would like to share? This is a great site for that. INGREDIENTS 1-1/2 c light brown sugar 1/2 c […]
Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs – Valentine’s Day Recipe
Below is a little teaser of a recipe from a soon to be released book, Gluten Free Cookies by Luane Kohnke. You will have an opportunity to read the review of many tested recipes we will be doing out of her book over the next two months. So check back soon! Enjoy and Happy Valentines […]
Chocolate Caramels
Mmmm…delicious cubes of caramel make a yummy gift or a perfect sweet treat at a party. But don’t forget your protein dish before you get all sugared out! INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp unsalted butter 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 ½ c heavy cream 2 c sugar ½ c light corn syrup Pinch of salt 1 […]